Composer
Delia Derbyshire
Realised the Doctor Who theme on tape, years before synthesisers.
Delia Ann Derbyshire was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She worked with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, including an electronic arrangement of the theme music to the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. She has been referred to as "the unsung heroine of British electronic music", having influenced musicians including Aphex Twin, the Chemical Brothers and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital.
- Born
- 1937-05-05, Coventry, EnglandA Wednesday
- Died
- 2001-07-03, Northampton, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1937-05-05, Coventry, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 14°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 5°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 23°23′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 19°43′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 2°49′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 27°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 1°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 9°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 16°18′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 26°38′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2001-07-03, Northampton, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 11°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 16°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 22°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 27°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 16°58′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 27°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 9°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 24°22′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 8°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 13°10′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Delia Derbyshire 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.