Dancer & choreographer
Martha Graham
Invented a movement technique built on contraction and release that is still taught everywhere, and choreographed for seventy years.
Martha Graham was an American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer responsible for creating the Graham technique.
- Born
- 1894-05-11, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1991-04-01, New York, New York, USAA Monday, aged 96
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1894-05-11, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 20°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 13°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 10°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 5°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 1°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 8°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 19°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 12°59′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 12°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 9°49′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1991-04-01, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 11°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 9°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 28°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 16°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 29°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 3°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 5°12′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 13°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 16°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 19°57′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Martha Graham 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.