Composer & conductor
Tan Dun
Chinese composer of the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon score and of the medal ceremony music for the Beijing Olympics. Born in Simao, Hunan.
Tan Dun is a Chinese-born American composer and conductor. A leading figure of contemporary classical music, he draws from a variety of Western and Chinese influences, a pairing which has shaped much of his life and music. Having collaborated with leading orchestras around the world, Tan is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Grawemeyer Award for his opera Marco Polo (1996) and both an Academy Award and Grammy Award for his film score in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). His oeuvre as a whole includes operas, orchestral, vocal, chamber, solo and film scores, as well as genres that Tan terms "organic music" and "music ritual."
- Born
- 1957-08-18, Changsha, ChinaA Sunday
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1957-08-18, Changsha, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
Asia/ShanghaiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 24°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 18°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 27°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 6°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 2°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 8°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 0°11′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 29°57′ | Direct |
Tan Dun is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Tan Dun 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.