DJ & record producer
Frankie Knuckles
The godfather of house music, whose sets at the Warehouse in Chicago gave the genre its name.
Francis Warren Nicholls Jr., known professionally as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music, which originated in Chicago during the early 1980s and spread worldwide. In 1997, Knuckles won the Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. Knuckles was often called "the godfather of house music".
- Born
- 1955-01-18, The Bronx, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2014-03-31, Chicago, USAA Monday, aged 59
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1955-01-18, The Bronx, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 27°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 28°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 12°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 11°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 24°31′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 19°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 25°34′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 28°12′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 26°12′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2014-03-31, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 22°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 18°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 24°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 21°57′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 11°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 22°37′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 12°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 6°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 13°31′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Frankie Knuckles 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.
