Musician & songwriter
Buddy Holly
Established the two guitars, bass and drums line-up as the standard rock band, in about eighteen months of recording. He died in an Iowa field at twenty-two.
Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally by his stage name Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his two siblings.
- Born
- 1936-09-07, Lubbock, Texas, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1959-02-03, Clear Lake, Iowa, USAA Tuesday, aged 22
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1936-09-07, Lubbock, Texas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 14°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 9°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 4°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 18°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 15°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 19°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 9°21′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 16°26′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 28°12′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1959-02-03, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 14°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 22°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 4°17′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 27°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 29°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 3°09′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 14°19′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 6°57′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 3°26′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Buddy Holly 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.