Composer & bandleader
Duke Ellington
Wrote around a thousand pieces and treated his orchestra as the instrument, composing for the specific players in it. He kept the band on the road for nearly fifty years.
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Music critic Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer".
- Born
- 1899-04-29, Washington, D.C., USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1974-05-24, New York, New York, USAA Friday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1899-04-29, Washington, D.C., USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 9°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 29°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 16°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 3°14′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 5°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 4°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 23°05′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 7°07′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 22°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 14°22′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1974-05-24, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 3°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 11°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 23°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 22°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 20°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 14°54′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 3°40′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 24°16′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 8°23′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 4°10′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Duke Ellington 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.