Poet
Simon Armitage
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom since 2019, and a translator of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Simon Robert Armitage is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the University of Leeds.
- Born
- 1963-05-26, Huddersfield, EnglandA Sunday
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1963-05-26, Huddersfield, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 4°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 19°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 22°24′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 8°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 26°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 11°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 23°03′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 1°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 13°44′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 9°32′ | Direct |
Simon Armitage 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 Simon Armitage 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.