Clarinettist & bandleader
Benny Goodman
The King of Swing, whose 1938 Carnegie Hall concert made jazz respectable, and who integrated his own band years before that was safe.
Benjamin David Goodman was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing".
- Born
- 1909-05-30, Chicago, Illinois, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1986-06-13, New York, New York, USAA Friday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1909-05-30, Chicago, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 8°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 19°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 27°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 2°58′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 5°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 19°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 20°35′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 15°25′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 24°55′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1986-06-13, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 22°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 13°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 27°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 22°58′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 21°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 5°12′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°17′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 4°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 4°48′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Benny Goodman 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.