Composer

John Cage

Wrote a piece consisting entirely of silence to make the point that there is no such thing, and prepared pianos with screws and rubber to make them percussion.

Born1912-09-05, Los Angeles, California, USAA Thursday
Died1992-08-12, New York, New York, USAA Wednesday, aged 79
At birthSun in Virgo, Moon in Gemini

Birth Chart

1912-09-05, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/Los_Angelesthe 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
SunVirgo12°51′Direct
MoonGemini29°21′Direct
MercuryLeo25°12′Direct
VenusVirgo29°44′Direct
MarsLibra2°01′Direct
JupiterSagittarius7°17′Direct
SaturnGemini4°00′Direct
UranusCapricorn29°58′Retrograde
NeptuneCancer25°14′Direct
PlutoGemini29°57′Direct

This is John Cage's chart for 1912-09-05, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1992-08-12, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe 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
SunLeo20°10′Direct
MoonAquarius11°48′Direct
MercuryLeo5°58′Retrograde
VenusVirgo6°38′Direct
MarsGemini11°14′Direct
JupiterVirgo17°27′Direct
SaturnAquarius14°44′Retrograde
UranusCapricorn14°42′Retrograde
NeptuneCapricorn16°42′Retrograde
PlutoScorpio20°11′Direct

This is John Cage's chart for 1992-08-12, 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 John Cage 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
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

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.