Birth Chart
Alfred Balk
Alfred William Balk
Sun Leo
Moon Cancer
Ascendant Cancer
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Leo - 00°44' - in house 2
↣ Moon in Cancer - 09°39' - in house 1
↣ Mercury in Leo - 10°38' - in house 2/3
↣ Venus in Virgo - 11°10' - in house 4
↣ Mars in Gemini - 06°50' - in house 12
↣ Jupiter in Cancer - 06°10' - in house 1
↣ Saturn in Capricorn - 06°56' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Aries - 15°22' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Virgo - 02°07' - in house 3
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 19°29' - in house 1/2
↣ North Node in Aries - 28°05' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Cancer - 05°29' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Pisces - 12°20' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Gemini - 14°59'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 2
↣ Moon in house 1
↣ Mercury in house 2/3
↣ Venus in house 4
↣ Mars in house 12
↣ Jupiter in house 1
↣ Saturn in house 7
↣ Uranus in house 11
↣ Neptune in house 3
↣ Pluto in house 1/2
↣ North Node in house 11
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (9°54' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Mars parallel
↣ Sun and North Node square (2°38' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus sextile (1°32' applying)
↣ Moon and Jupiter conjunction (3°29' separating)
↣ Moon and Saturn opposition (2°43' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus square (5°44' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto conjunction (9°50' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant conjunction (4°09' applying)
↣ Moon and Midheaven trine (2°41' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars sextile (3°48' separating)
↣ Mercury and Uranus trine (4°44' applying)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°22' separating)
↣ Venus and Mars square (4°21' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter sextile (5°01' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn trine (4°14' separating)
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant square (3°49' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant sextile (5°41' applying)
↣ Venus and Midheaven opposition (1°10' separating)
↣ Mars and Neptune square (4°43' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto parallel
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (8°10' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven square (5°30' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn opposition (0°47' applying) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Neptune sextile (4°03' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant conjunction (0°40' applying) parallel
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven trine (6°11' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (4°50' applying)
↣ Saturn and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Ascendant opposition (1°27' applying) antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Midheaven sextile (5°24' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto square (4°06' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°23' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node trine (4°01' separating) parallel
↣ Neptune and Ascendant sextile (3°23' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Alfred William Balk
- Chart date
- 24/07/1930
- Chart time
- 03:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Oskaloosa (IA), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 41°18' North · 92°39' West
- Time zone
- 06:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Alfred Balk was an American reporter, non-fiction author, and magazine editor whose investigative work influenced social issues and journalistic practice. He became known for pioneering reports on housing segregation — including a series that exposed real-estate predatory practices against Black families — and also covered the Nation of Islam, environmental issues, and Illinois politics. His refusal to reveal a confidential source led to a landmark legal case that helped establish reporter’s privilege.
He also worked as an editor and opinion shaper in the press: he was editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, founding editor of the World Press Review, and held positions in organizations such as the Society of Magazine Writers and the American Society of Magazine Editors. He taught journalism at Columbia and at the S.I. Newhouse School and produced audiovisual projects about the profession’s challenges.
Author of more than a hundred articles and seven books, he wrote on topics ranging from the history of radio to the tax-exempt status of religious institutions. His work influenced ethical reforms in Illinois politics and contributed to debates about media responsibility, leaving a legacy as an investigative journalist and educator of the profession.
