Poet
Walt Whitman
Self-published Leaves of Grass in 1855 and kept rewriting it for the rest of his life. He nursed wounded soldiers through the Civil War and never got over what he saw.
Walter Whitman Jr. was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in his time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described by some as obscene for its overt sensuality.
- Born
- 1819-05-31, West Hills, New York, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1892-03-26, Camden, New Jersey, USAA Saturday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1819-05-31, West Hills, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 9°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 4°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 15°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 5°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 23°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 17°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 29°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 23°05′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 27°48′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 27°27′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1892-03-26, Camden, New Jersey, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 6°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 10°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 24°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 19°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 7°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 2°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 26°00′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 5°11′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 7°06′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Walt Whitman 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.