Charles-Marie WidorBirth Chart

21/02/1844 14:00

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Astro-Databank

Lyon

France

45°45' ↑ North - 4°51' → East

00:19 East

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Charles-Marie Widor was one of the most influential French organists, composers, and teachers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into a family of organ builders, he trained in the tradition associated with Aristide Cavaillé-Coll and Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, and built his career in Paris, where he held the principal organ post at Saint-Sulpice for nearly 64 years. His position and the tonal qualities of Cavaillé-Coll’s instruments were decisive drivers of his musical aesthetic.

A professor at the Paris Conservatoire, he succeeded César Franck in the organ chair and taught a generation of notable musicians — among them Marcel Dupré, Louis Vierne, Charles Tournemire, and Darius Milhaud — shaping both performance practice and pedagogy for the instrument. He also took part in the institutional life of the arts, receiving high honors and serving in positions at the Académie des Beaux-Arts and the Institut de France.

As a composer he wrote for various forces, but his principal legacy is the organ symphonies — works that exploit the “symphonic” character of large Romantic organs and that remain central to the instrument’s repertoire. Some pieces, such as the famous Toccata from the Fifth Symphony, have become emblematic of the organ literature.

Widor also founded the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, contributing to the international training of musicians. His long career and his contributions as performer, teacher, and composer established him as a key figure in the renewal of organ music in France.

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Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Pisces - 02°05' - in house 9

↣ Moon in Aries - 09°14' - in house 10

↣ Mercury in Aquarius - 05°23' - in house 7/8

↣ Venus in Aries - 05°34' - in house 10

↣ Mars in Aries - 21°34' - in house 10

↣ Jupiter in Pisces - 08°18' - in house 9

↣ Saturn in Aquarius - 02°02' - in house 7

↣ Uranus in Aries - 00°33' - in house 10

↣ Neptune in Aquarius - 21°35' - in house 8

↣ Pluto in Aries - 21°22' - in house 10

↣ North Node in Sagittarius - 19°59' - in house 6 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Cancer - 22°41' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Aries - 00°39' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Cancer - 00°32'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 9

↣ Moon in house 10

↣ Mercury in house 7/8

↣ Venus in house 10

↣ Mars in house 10

↣ Jupiter in house 9

↣ Saturn in house 7

↣ Uranus in house 10

↣ Neptune in house 8

↣ Pluto in house 10

↣ North Node in house 6

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Jupiter conjunction (6°13' applying) parallel

↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant trine (1°33' applying)

↣ Moon and Mercury sextile (3°51' separating)

↣ Moon and Venus conjunction (3°40' separating)

↣ Moon and Mars parallel

↣ Moon and Jupiter antiparallel

↣ Moon and Uranus conjunction (8°41' separating)

↣ Moon and Pluto antiparallel

↣ Moon and Midheaven conjunction (8°36' applying)

↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (0°11' separating)

↣ Mercury and Saturn conjunction (3°21' separating)

↣ Mercury and Uranus sextile (4°50' separating)

↣ Mercury and Midheaven sextile (4°44' applying)

↣ Venus and Saturn sextile (3°32' separating)

↣ Venus and Uranus conjunction (5°01' separating)

↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant square (5°02' applying)

↣ Venus and Midheaven conjunction (4°55' applying)

↣ Mars and Jupiter antiparallel

↣ Mars and Neptune sextile (0°02' applying)

↣ Mars and Pluto conjunction (0°12' separating)

↣ Mars and North Node trine (1°34' separating)

↣ Mars and Ascendant square (1°08' separating)

↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (1°29' separating)

↣ Saturn and Ascendant opposition (9°21' applying)

↣ Saturn and Midheaven sextile (1°24' applying)

↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant square (0°00' applying) parallel

↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (0°06' separating) antiparallel

↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (0°14' separating)

↣ Neptune and North Node sextile (1°36' separating)

↣ Pluto and North Node trine (1°22' separating)

↣ Pluto and Ascendant square (1°20' separating)

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