Composer
Harold Arlen
Over the Rainbow, Stormy Weather and five hundred other songs.
Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow", which won him the Oscar for Best Original Song, he was nominated as composer for 8 other Oscar awards. Arlen is a contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the RIAA and the NEA.
- Born
- 1905-02-15, Buffalo, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1986-04-23, New York City, USAA Wednesday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1905-02-15, Buffalo, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 26°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 2°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 9°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 13°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 14°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 26°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 23°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 3°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 5°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 19°44′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1986-04-23, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 3°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 21°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 7°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 26°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 12°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 13°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 8°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 22°03′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 5°44′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 6°03′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Harold Arlen 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.