Author
Samuel R. Delany
Dhalgren, and one of the first Black writers to be central to science fiction.
Samuel R. Delany is an African American writer and literary critic. His work includes fiction, memoir, criticism, and essays on science fiction, literature, sexuality, and society.
- Born
- 1942-04-01, New York City, USAA Wednesday
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1942-04-01, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 11°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 13°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 23°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 25°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 15°05′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 16°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 25°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 27°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 28°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 3°30′ | Retrograde |
Samuel R. Delany is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Samuel R. Delany 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.