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Edgar Allan Poe is a poet, writer, essayist born in Boston (United States).
Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career. Poe was born in Boston. He was the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe.
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| Born | 19 January 1809, Boston |
| Profession | poet, writer, essayist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Educated at | University of Virginia, United States Military Academy |
| Spouse | Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Aquarius |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Sagittarius |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: The Times Select Horoscopes), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 314 writers and poets with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 30 of them (10%) have the Moon in Aquarius, like Edgar Allan Poe, and 13 (4%) share the Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra — the #7 most common Moon Nakshatra among writers and poets, where Shravana leads with 18 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Edgar Allan Poe was born on 19 January 1809 in Boston. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: The Times Select Horoscopes), so this chart is reliable.
Edgar Allan Poe's Moon sign (Rashi) is Aquarius and the Nakshatra is Purva Bhadrapada, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Edgar Allan Poe's Ascendant is Sagittarius, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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