Composer & conductor
Richard Strauss
Wrote Also sprach Zarathustra and Salome, and accepted a post under the Nazi regime that he spent the rest of his life explaining. The Four Last Songs came at eighty-four.
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. He was a leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era.
- Born
- 1864-06-11, Munich, GermanyA Saturday
- Died
- 1949-09-08, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyA Thursday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1864-06-11, Munich, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 20°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 29°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 10°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 10°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 19°21′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 11°18′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 24°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 8°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 12°39′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1949-09-08, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 15°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 26°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 12°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 22°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 0°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 22°30′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 10°19′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 4°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 13°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 17°04′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Richard Strauss 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.