Country musician
Merle Haggard
Was in San Quentin when Johnny Cash played there in 1958 and decided to go straight. He died on his seventy-ninth birthday.
Merle Ronald Haggard was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield sound. With a career spanning over five decades, Haggard had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart.
- Born
- 1937-04-06, Bakersfield, California, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2016-04-06, Palo Cedro, California, USAA Wednesday, aged 79
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1937-04-06, Bakersfield, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 16°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 18°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 29°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 3°46′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 5°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 25°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 8°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 16°49′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 26°29′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2016-04-06, Palo Cedro, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 17°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 7°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 1°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 8°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 14°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 16°16′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 20°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 10°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 17°27′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Merle Haggard 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.