Composer & ornithologist
Olivier Messiaen
Transcribed birdsong across four continents and built it into his music, and wrote the Quartet for the End of Time in a prisoner of war camp for the four instruments available.
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was also an outstanding teacher of composition and musical analysis.
- Born
- 1908-12-10, Avignon, FranceA Thursday
- Died
- 1992-04-27, Clichy, FranceA Monday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1908-12-10, Avignon, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 18°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 18°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 14°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 9°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 13°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 3°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 15°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 16°26′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 24°57′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1992-04-27, Clichy, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 7°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 4°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 10°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 24°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 23°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 4°38′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 17°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 18°00′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 18°56′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 21°58′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Olivier Messiaen 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.