Jazz pianist & composer
Horace Silver
Hard bop pianist and composer of Song for My Father, and a founding Jazz Messenger.
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
- Born
- 1928-09-02, Norwalk, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2014-06-18, New Rochelle, USAA Wednesday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1928-09-02, Norwalk, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 9°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 13°18′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 25°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 14°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 10°24′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 12°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 6°24′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 29°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°57′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2014-06-18, New Rochelle, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 27°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 29°18′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 24°14′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 13°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 23°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 17°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 16°03′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 7°34′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 12°40′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Horace Silver 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.