Composer & organist
Camille Saint-Saëns
Wrote The Carnival of the Animals for fun and banned its publication in his lifetime in case it damaged his reputation as a serious composer.
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse macabre (1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the Third Violin Concerto (1880), the Third ("Organ") Symphony (1886) and The Carnival of the Animals (1886).
- Born
- 1835-10-09, Paris, FranceA Friday
- Died
- 1921-12-16, Algiers, AlgeriaA Friday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1835-10-09, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 15°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 16°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 9°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 16°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 5°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 14°54′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 24°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 26°56′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 1°01′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 13°47′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1921-12-16, Algiers, Algeria · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Algiersthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 24°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 12°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 17°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 24°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 15°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 6°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 6°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 15°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°18′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Camille Saint-Saëns 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.