Writer
Octavia E. Butler
Kindred and Parable of the Sower, and the first science fiction writer given a MacArthur.
Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction and speculative fiction author who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
- Born
- 1947-06-22, Pasadena, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2006-02-24, Lake Forest Park, USAA Friday, aged 58
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1947-06-22, Pasadena, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 0°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 25°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 24°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 10°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 24°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 7°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 8°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 11°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2006-02-24, Lake Forest Park, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 6°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 21°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 24°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 23°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 3°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°45′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 5°44′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 10°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 17°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 26°27′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Octavia E. Butler was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.