Birth Chart
Forrest Ackerman
Forrest James Ackerman
Sun Sagittarius
Moon Scorpio
Ascendant Scorpio
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Sagittarius - 02°00' - in house 1
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 21°47' - in house 1
↣ Mercury in Sagittarius - 02°17' - in house 1
↣ Venus in Libra - 25°54' - in house 11
↣ Mars in Sagittarius - 24°37' - in house 2
↣ Jupiter in Aries - 26°37' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Leo - 00°28' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Aquarius - 16°08' - in house 3
↣ Neptune in Leo - 04°49' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 03°58' - in house 8 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Capricorn - 20°54' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Scorpio - 28°34' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Virgo - 08°51' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Sagittarius - 11°58'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 1
↣ Moon in house 1
↣ Mercury in house 1
↣ Venus in house 11
↣ Mars in house 2
↣ Jupiter in house 5
↣ Saturn in house 9
↣ Uranus in house 3
↣ Neptune in house 9
↣ Pluto in house 8
↣ North Node in house 2
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon conjunction (10°13' applying)
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (0°17' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Saturn trine (1°32' separating) antiparallel
↣ Sun and Neptune trine (2°49' applying)
↣ Sun and North Node parallel
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (9°58' separating)
↣ Sun and Ascendant conjunction (3°25' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Midheaven square (6°51' separating)
↣ Moon and Mercury conjunction (10°30' applying) parallel
↣ Moon and Uranus square (5°38' separating)
↣ Moon and North Node sextile (0°53' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Ascendant conjunction (6°48' separating)
↣ Mercury and Saturn trine (1°49' separating)
↣ Mercury and Neptune trine (2°32' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node parallel
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (9°41' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant conjunction (3°42' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (1°17' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter opposition (0°42' applying) antiparallel
↣ Venus and Saturn square (4°34' applying)
↣ Venus and North Node square (5°00' separating)
↣ Venus and Midheaven antiparallel
↣ Mars and Jupiter trine (1°59' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn square (3°51' separating)
↣ Jupiter and North Node square (5°42' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven parallel
↣ Saturn and Neptune conjunction (4°21' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant trine (1°53' applying) antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°11' applying)
↣ Neptune and Pluto parallel
↣ Neptune and Ascendant trine (6°14' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven sextile (4°53' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Forrest James Ackerman
- Chart date
- 24/11/1916
- Chart time
- 06:22
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Los Angeles (CA), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 34°03' North · 118°15' West
- Time zone
- 08:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Forrest J. Ackerman was a central figure in twentieth‑century science fiction culture, working as an editor, literary agent, writer and collector. He founded and served as the driving force behind Famous Monsters of Filmland, an influential magazine that promoted films and authors of the fantastic. As an agent he represented names such as Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and A. E. van Vogt, helping to place and sustain genre works in the publishing market.
Ackerman was also a tireless organizer and promoter of fandom: he attended the first Worldcon, popularized costume wearing at conventions—being acknowledged as the “father” of costuming—and coined the term “sci‑fi,” which became a common label for the genre. A proponent of Esperanto among fans, he remained active in the networks of clubs and fanzines that formed the science‑fiction community.
A compulsive collector, he amassed hundreds of thousands of books and film memorabilia in the famed “Ackermansion,” opening his home to thousands of visitors and helping to preserve the history of the fantastic. His legacy includes the professionalization of the science‑fiction market, the spread of popular fantastic culture, and the preservation of a vast reference collection for scholars and fans.
