Birth Chart
Gary (1955) Webb
Gary Stephen Webb
Sun Virgo
Moon Aquarius
Ascendant Sagittarius
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Virgo - 07°40' - in house 9
↣ Moon in Aquarius - 20°05' - in house 3
↣ Mercury in Virgo - 29°04' - in house 10
↣ Venus in Virgo - 07°32' - in house 9
↣ Mars in Virgo - 02°50' - in house 9
↣ Jupiter in Leo - 17°06' - in house 9
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 16°00' - in house 11/12
↣ Uranus in Leo - 00°23' - in house 8
↣ Neptune in Libra - 26°15' - in house 11
↣ Pluto in Leo - 26°51' - in house 9
↣ North Node in Sagittarius - 23°35' - in house 1 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 11°35' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Virgo - 25°35' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Sagittarius - 26°17'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 9
↣ Moon in house 3
↣ Mercury in house 10
↣ Venus in house 9
↣ Mars in house 9
↣ Jupiter in house 9
↣ Saturn in house 11/12
↣ Uranus in house 8
↣ Neptune in house 11
↣ Pluto in house 9
↣ North Node in house 1
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (0°08' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (4°50' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Sun and Ascendant square (3°55' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus antiparallel
↣ Moon and Mars antiparallel
↣ Moon and Jupiter opposition (2°59' separating)
↣ Moon and Saturn square (4°05' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune trine (6°10' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto opposition (6°46' applying)
↣ Moon and North Node sextile (3°29' applying)
↣ Mercury and Uranus sextile (1°19' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node square (5°30' separating)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant square (2°48' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Midheaven conjunction (3°29' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars conjunction (4°43' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant square (4°03' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto conjunction (5°59' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn square (1°06' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant trine (5°31' applying)
↣ Uranus and Neptune square (4°08' separating)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven sextile (4°48' applying)
↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (0°36' separating)
↣ Neptune and North Node sextile (2°40' separating)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°02' separating)
↣ Pluto and North Node trine (3°16' separating)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°34' applying)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (2°42' separating)
↣ North Node and Midheaven square (2°00' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Gary Stephen Webb
- Chart date
- 31/08/1955
- Chart time
- 14:57
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Corona (CA), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 33°53' North · 117°34' West
- Time zone
- 07:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Gary Stephen Webb was an American investigative journalist known for reporting that challenged powerful political and military interests. Trained on the job in local newsrooms in Kentucky and Ohio, he built a career in investigative journalism and joined the San Jose Mercury News team covering the Loma Prieta earthquake, a coverage that earned the paper a Pulitzer Prize.
His notoriety stems from the “Dark Alliance” series (1996), published in the Mercury News, which connected the rise of the crack trade in Los Angeles to intermediaries linked to the Nicaraguan Contras and suggested possible CIA complicity. The series provoked a strong public reaction, official inquiries and criticism from other outlets, which pointed to exaggerations and editorial flaws; an internal review by the paper itself acknowledged weaknesses in reporting and presentation.
Webb stood by his findings, published a book on the subject in 1998 and continued working as a reporter and researcher, including assignments for the California Assembly. His work remains controversial, debated by critics who question his methods and by defenders who emphasize the importance of his observations about intersections between foreign policy and drug trafficking.
He died in 2004; his career left a complex legacy regarding the limits and risks of investigative journalism when confronting state and media interests.
