Birth Chart
Gilbert Moses
Sun Leo
Moon Sagittarius
Ascendant Sagittarius
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Leo - 27°10' - in house 8/9
↣ Moon in Sagittarius - 15°17' - in house 1
↣ Mercury in Virgo - 13°43' - in house 9
↣ Venus in Leo - 04°32' - in house 8
↣ Mars in Virgo - 12°19' - in house 9
↣ Jupiter in Cancer - 15°41' - in house 7/8
↣ Saturn in Gemini - 11°25' - in house 6
↣ Uranus in Gemini - 04°25' - in house 6
↣ Neptune in Virgo - 28°25' - in house 9
↣ Pluto in Leo - 06°01' - in house 8
↣ North Node in Virgo - 04°16' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 20°29' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Libra - 12°52' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 10°53'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 8/9
↣ Moon in house 1
↣ Mercury in house 9
↣ Venus in house 8
↣ Mars in house 9
↣ Jupiter in house 7/8
↣ Saturn in house 6
↣ Uranus in house 6
↣ Neptune in house 9
↣ Pluto in house 8
↣ North Node in house 9
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and North Node conjunction (7°06' applying)
↣ Sun and Ascendant trine (6°40' applying)
↣ Moon and Mercury square (1°35' separating)
↣ Moon and Mars square (2°58' separating)
↣ Moon and Saturn opposition (3°52' separating)
↣ Moon and Ascendant conjunction (5°12' separating)
↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (2°26' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (1°23' separating) parallel
↣ Mercury and Jupiter sextile (1°58' applying)
↣ Mercury and Saturn square (2°18' separating)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant trine (2°50' applying)
↣ Venus and Saturn parallel
↣ Venus and Uranus sextile (0°07' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto conjunction (1°29' applying)
↣ Mars and Jupiter sextile (3°22' applying)
↣ Mars and Saturn square (0°54' separating)
↣ Mars and North Node conjunction (8°03' separating)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant trine (1°26' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto parallel
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (4°48' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven square (2°49' applying)
↣ Saturn and Uranus conjunction (7°00' separating) parallel
↣ Saturn and Pluto sextile (5°25' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant opposition (9°05' separating)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven trine (1°27' separating)
↣ Uranus and Neptune trine (5°59' applying)
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (1°36' separating)
↣ Uranus and North Node square (0°09' separating)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant antiparallel
Birth data
- Chart date
- 20/08/1942
- Chart time
- 17:20
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Cleveland (OH), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 41°30' North · 81°42' West
- Time zone
- 04:00 West
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About
Gilbert Moses was an American director and filmmaker whose career spanned theater, film and television, playing a significant role in the African‑American theater movement. As founder of the Free Southern Theater Company, he helped forge a theater committed to racial and social issues in the 1960s and 1970s, blending art with cultural activism.
In theater, he became known for productions acclaimed by critics: he won an Obie Award for Slave Ship (Amiri Baraka) and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for The Taking of Miss Janie; in 1971 he made his Broadway debut with Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death, which earned him Tony and Drama Desk nominations. These productions established his reputation as a director of ensembles and a shaper of contemporary Black narratives.
In film, he directed notable titles such as Willie Dynamite (1974) and The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979), works that engage with the aesthetics and cultural concerns of the era. For television he directed episodes and productions for major series, including contributions to Roots, Law & Order, The Paper Chase and other popular programs.
His legacy lies in opening space for Black artists across media and in influencing generations of theater and film directors interested in portraying African‑American experiences with an independent voice.
