Composer

Maurice Ravel

Wrote Bolero, which he described as an orchestral piece without music, and resented being known for it. A neurological illness took his ability to write in his last years while leaving the music in his head.

Born1875-03-07, Ciboure, FranceA Sunday
Died1937-12-28, Paris, FranceA Tuesday, aged 62
At birthSun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces

Birth Chart

1875-03-07, Ciboure, France · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Paristhe 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
SunPisces16°31′Direct
MoonPisces11°48′Direct
MercuryPisces5°28′Retrograde
VenusAquarius0°36′Direct
MarsSagittarius12°08′Direct
JupiterScorpio1°02′Retrograde
SaturnAquarius20°12′Direct
UranusLeo11°53′Retrograde
NeptuneAries28°56′Direct
PlutoTaurus20°55′Direct

This is Maurice Ravel's chart for 1875-03-07, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1937-12-28, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Paristhe 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
SunCapricorn6°21′Direct
MoonScorpio20°03′Direct
MercuryCapricorn10°10′Retrograde
VenusSagittarius27°20′Direct
MarsPisces5°07′Direct
JupiterAquarius1°50′Direct
SaturnPisces28°58′Direct
UranusTaurus9°53′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo21°08′Retrograde
PlutoCancer29°28′Retrograde

This is Maurice Ravel's chart for 1937-12-28, 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 Maurice Ravel 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
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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.