Birth Chart
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel Ray Delany Jr
Sun Aries
Moon Libra
Ascendant Aries
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Aries - 11°04' - in house 1
↣ Moon in Libra - 09°50' - in house 7
↣ Mercury in Pisces - 23°17' - in house 1
↣ Venus in Aquarius - 25°24' - in house 12
↣ Mars in Gemini - 14°57' - in house 3
↣ Jupiter in Gemini - 16°00' - in house 3
↣ Saturn in Taurus - 25°35' - in house 2
↣ Uranus in Taurus - 27°41' - in house 2
↣ Neptune in Virgo - 28°10' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Leo - 03°31' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Virgo - 13°16' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Aries - 00°20' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Capricorn - 00°11' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aries - 00°13'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 1
↣ Moon in house 7
↣ Mercury in house 1
↣ Venus in house 12
↣ Mars in house 3
↣ Jupiter in house 3
↣ Saturn in house 2
↣ Uranus in house 2
↣ Neptune in house 7
↣ Pluto in house 5
↣ North Node in house 6
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon opposition (1°13' applying)
↣ Sun and Mercury antiparallel
↣ Sun and Mars sextile (3°54' applying)
↣ Sun and Jupiter sextile (4°56' applying)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (10°51' applying)
↣ Sun and Ascendant conjunction (10°43' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars trine (5°07' applying)
↣ Moon and Jupiter trine (6°09' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (9°38' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant opposition (9°30' applying)
↣ Mercury and Saturn sextile (2°18' applying)
↣ Mercury and Uranus sextile (4°24' applying)
↣ Mercury and Neptune opposition (4°53' applying)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (6°56' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant conjunction (7°03' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn square (0°11' applying)
↣ Venus and Uranus square (2°18' applying)
↣ Venus and Midheaven sextile (4°47' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter conjunction (1°03' applying)
↣ Mars and Pluto parallel
↣ Mars and North Node square (1°41' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and North Node square (2°44' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus conjunction (2°07' applying)
↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (2°35' applying)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°38' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant sextile (4°46' separating)
↣ Uranus and Neptune trine (0°28' applying)
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (5°49' applying)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (2°31' separating)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant sextile (2°39' separating)
↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (5°21' separating)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (2°03' separating)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant opposition (2°11' separating)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven square (2°01' separating)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant trine (3°18' applying)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant trine (3°10' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven antiparallel
Birth data
- Original name
- Samuel Ray Delany Jr
- Chart date
- 01/04/1942
- Chart time
- 07:20
- Date and time quality
- A Memory what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Harlem (NY), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 40°48' North · 73°57' West
- Time zone
- 04:00 West
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About
Samuel R. Delany is an American writer whose work spans fiction—especially science fiction—memoir, literary criticism and essays on literature, sexuality and society. He rose to prominence in the 1960s with innovative novels and short stories, including Babel-17 and The Einstein Intersection, both Nebula winners, and with influential works such as Nova, Dhalgren and the Return to Nevèrÿon series. His fiction is marked by formal experimentation and sustained reflection on identity and language.
In addition to his fiction, Delany has an extensive body of nonfiction, including books such as Times Square Red, Times Square Blue and About Writing, as well as essay collections that engage with literary theory and sexuality studies. He has received multiple major science fiction awards—among them four Nebulas and two Hugos—and career honors such as the SFWA Grand Master title and induction into several literary academies and centers.
As a teacher, he taught English, comparative literature and creative writing at public American universities for four decades, helping to train generations of writers and scholars. Born and raised in Harlem, his personal and intellectual life engages with African American history and with the cultural debates of recent decades, leaving a lasting legacy in Anglophone literature and literary criticism.
