Baseball player
Willie Mays
Widely held to be the most complete player in the history of the game, and the man who made the catch that is simply called The Catch.
Willie Howard Mays Jr., nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 major league seasons. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Mays was a five-tool player who began his career in the Negro leagues, playing for the Birmingham Black Barons, and spent the rest of his career in the National League (NL), playing for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets.
- Born
- 1931-05-06, Westfield, Alabama, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 2024-06-18, Palo Alto, California, USAA Tuesday, aged 93
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1931-05-06, Westfield, Alabama, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 15°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 12°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 5°19′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 12°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 23°16′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 17°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 3°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 18°55′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2024-06-18, Palo Alto, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 28°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 18°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 3°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 1°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 7°05′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 5°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 19°19′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 25°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 29°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 1°37′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Willie Mays 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.