Birth Chart
August Wilson
Frederick August Kittel
Sun Taurus
Moon Scorpio
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Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Taurus - 06°58'
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 09°01'
↣ Mercury in Aries - 16°52'
↣ Venus in Aries - 18°55' - retrograde
↣ Mars in Pisces - 25°58'
↣ Jupiter in Virgo - 17°58' - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Cancer - 06°16'
↣ Uranus in Gemini - 11°07'
↣ Neptune in Libra - 04°14' - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Leo - 07°55'
↣ North Node in Cancer - 11°13' - retrograde
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon opposition (2°02' separating)
↣ Sun and Saturn sextile (0°43' separating)
↣ Sun and Pluto square (0°57' applying)
↣ Sun and North Node sextile (4°15' applying)
↣ Moon and Venus antiparallel
↣ Moon and Saturn trine (2°45' separating)
↣ Moon and Pluto square (1°05' separating)
↣ Moon and North Node trine (2°13' applying)
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (2°03' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter parallel
↣ Mercury and Uranus sextile (5°45' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node square (5°39' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter opposition (8°00' separating)
↣ Mars and Neptune opposition (8°16' applying)
↣ Saturn and Uranus parallel
↣ Saturn and Neptune square (2°02' separating)
↣ Saturn and North Node conjunction (4°57' applying) parallel
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (3°12' separating)
↣ Uranus and North Node parallel
↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (3°41' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Frederick August Kittel
- Chart date
- 27/04/1945
- Chart time
- No time
- Date and time quality
- XX Time not informed what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Dormont (PA), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 40°26' North · 80°00' West
- Time zone
- 04:00 West
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About
August Wilson was an American playwright whose work documented, with lyrical voice and close attention to detail, the African‑American experience of the twentieth century. He is best known for a series of ten plays called the Pittsburgh Cycle (or Century Cycle), which traces decades of stories and conflicts in urban Black communities. Notable among the plays are Fences and The Piano Lesson, both winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.
Wilson’s writing examines themes such as institutional racism, migration, identity, and cultural inheritance, pairing realistic dialogue with a keen ear for accents and speech patterns. His self‑education and life in Pittsburgh’s Hill District shaped recurring characters and settings, often featuring strong matriarchs and scenes of everyday popular life.
Acknowledged as “the poetic dramatist of Black America,” Wilson exerted major influence on contemporary playwriting and on amplifying Black voices on stage. After his death, several of his works were adapted for film, broadening his cultural legacy and helping keep his perspective on history and identity central to American theater and the arts.
