Bandleader & composer
Sun Ra
Claimed to be from Saturn, led a big band for forty years in costumes and electronics nobody else was using, and released about a hundred albums on his own label.
Le Sony'r Ra, better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led The Arkestra, an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.
- Born
- 1914-05-22, Birmingham, Alabama, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1993-05-30, Birmingham, Alabama, USAA Sunday, aged 79
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1914-05-22, Birmingham, Alabama, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 0°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 4°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 7°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 25°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 10°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 21°41′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 18°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 11°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 26°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 29°54′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1993-05-30, Birmingham, Alabama, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 9°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 5°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 25°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 23°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 16°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°45′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 0°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°43′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 20°47′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 23°42′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sun Ra 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.