Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, was an influential American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, numerous essay collections, and poetry books throughout her career, spanning over 50 years. Her most acclaimed work, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' (1969), is a landmark autobiography detailing her life until the age of 17. Angelou received numerous awards and more than 50 honorary degrees, making significant contributions to literature and civil rights.
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Meaning of the name - Maya
illusion, magic, mother, water, dream, measure, space, power, skill, cleverness
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Maya Angelou belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: St. Louis
Place of Death: Winston-Salem
Cause of Death: disease
Educated At: California Labor School | George Washington High School
Occupation: autobiographer | essayist | television actor | novelist | dancer | stage actor | film director | film producer | human rights activist | songwriter | television producer | journalist | comedian | playwright | singer | professor | politician | writer | screenwriter
Spouses: Paul du Feu
Employers: Wake Forest University
Awards Received: honorary doctorate of the University of South Carolina | Crystal Award | Arkansas Black Hall of Fame | Horatio Alger Award | Candace Award | Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction | honorary citizen of Baltimore | Paul Robeson Award | Marian Anderson Award | Langston Hughes Medal | Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording | honorary degree from Spelman College | North Carolina Award for Literature | Spingarn Medal | National Women's Hall of Fame | National Medal of Arts | Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for April 4, 1928
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 4, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 4, 2026 |
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| Sun | 14 Aries 43 | 14 Aries 58 | 19 Cancer 9 |
| Moon | 10 Libra 8 | 15 Scorpio 5 | 5 Taurus 20 |
| Mercury | 20 Pisces 18 | 17 Pisces 14 | 3 Cancer 18 |
| Venus | 21 Pisces 38 | 6 Taurus 16 | 21 Cancer 57 |
| Mars | 27 Aquarius 50 | 26 Pisces 2 | 10 Taurus 55 |
| Jupiter | 16 Aries 4 | 16 Cancer 3 | 6 Taurus 36 |
| Saturn | 19 Sagittarius 28 | 5 Aries 55 | 13 Sagittarius 55 |
| Uranus | 4 Aries 1 | 28 Taurus 56 | 7 Aries 23 |
| Neptune | 26 Leo 40 | 2 Aries 20 | 27 Leo 29 |
| Pluto | 15 Cancer 0 | 5 Aquarius 16 | 16 Cancer 45 |
| Rahu | 12 Gemini 37 | 7 Pisces 12 | 7 Gemini 26 |
| Ketu | 12 Sagittarius 37 | 7 Virgo 12 | 7 Sagittarius 26 |
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