Composer
Arthur Sullivan
Wrote the music for the Savoy operas and considered them beneath him, wanting to be a serious composer. He also wrote Onward, Christian Soldiers.
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan was an English composer. He is best known for 14 comic opera collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. His works include 24 operas, 11 major orchestral works, ten choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. His hymns and songs include "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord".
- Born
- 1842-05-13, London, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 1900-11-22, London, EnglandA Thursday, aged 58
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1842-05-13, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 0°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 25°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 9°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 4°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 22°39′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 14°07′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 27°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 19°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 21°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1900-11-22, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 29°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 1°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 25°08′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 22°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 29°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 17°01′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 3°12′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 11°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 28°35′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 17°00′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Arthur Sullivan was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
