Songwriter
Stephen Foster
Oh! Susanna and Camptown Races, and died with thirty eight cents in his pocket.
Stephen Collins Foster, known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and folk music during the Romantic period. Foster wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". Many of his compositions remain popular in the 21st century.
- Born
- 1826-07-04, Lawrenceville, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1864-01-13, Manhattan, USAA Wednesday, aged 37
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1826-07-04, Lawrenceville, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 12°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 4°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 23°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 11°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 7°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 10°01′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 27°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 22°32′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 12°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 5°21′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1864-01-13, Manhattan, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 24°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 10°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 9°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 19°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 22°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 21°51′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 3°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 10°23′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Stephen Foster 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.