Composer

Dmitri Shostakovich

Denounced twice by the Soviet state and rehabilitated twice, he kept a packed bag by the door for years. What his music actually says about the regime is still argued.

Born1906-09-25, Saint Petersburg, RussiaA Tuesday
Died1975-08-09, Moscow, RussiaA Saturday, aged 68
At birthSun in Libra, Moon in Capricorn

Birth Chart

1906-09-25, Saint Petersburg, Russia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Moscowthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLibra1°23′Direct
MoonCapricorn3°11′Direct
MercuryLibra2°15′Direct
VenusScorpio17°42′Direct
MarsVirgo8°07′Direct
JupiterCancer9°10′Direct
SaturnPisces10°08′Retrograde
UranusCapricorn4°33′Direct
NeptuneCancer12°31′Direct
PlutoGemini23°46′Retrograde

This is Dmitri Shostakovich's chart for 1906-09-25, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1975-08-09, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Moscowthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo16°10′Direct
MoonVirgo12°38′Direct
MercuryLeo24°34′Direct
VenusVirgo11°31′Retrograde
MarsTaurus26°33′Direct
JupiterAries24°39′Direct
SaturnCancer25°40′Direct
UranusLibra28°50′Direct
NeptuneSagittarius9°03′Retrograde
PlutoLibra7°14′Direct

This is Dmitri Shostakovich's chart for 1975-08-09, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Dmitri Shostakovich was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
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Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.