Composer
Modest Mussorgsky
Wrote Pictures at an Exhibition and Boris Godunov, and died of alcoholism at forty-two. Most of his work reached the public in versions other composers tidied up.
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five." He was an innovator of Russian music in the Romantic period and strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music.
- Born
- 1839-03-21, Karevo, RussiaA Thursday
- Died
- 1881-03-28, Saint Petersburg, RussiaA Monday, aged 42
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1839-03-21, Karevo, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 0°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 19°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 7°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 22°17′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 17°30′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Libra | 15°34′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 10°19′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 13°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 11°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 16°58′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1881-03-28, Saint Petersburg, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 7°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 17°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 13°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 25°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 26°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 28°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 10°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 12°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 26°47′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Modest Mussorgsky 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.
