Poet
Stephen Vincent Benét
John Brown's Body, and The Devil and Daniel Webster.
Stephen Vincent Benét was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He wrote a book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body, published in 1928, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster", published in 1936, and "By the Waters of Babylon", published in 1937.
- Born
- 1898-07-22, Fountain Hill, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1943-03-13, New York City, USAA Saturday, aged 44
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1898-07-22, Fountain Hill, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 29°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 13°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 21°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 8°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 2°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 5°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 29°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 23°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 15°12′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1943-03-13, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 22°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 20°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 3°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 19°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 3°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 6°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 1°03′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 0°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°11′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Stephen Vincent Benét 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.
