Birth Chart
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Sun Leo
Moon Scorpio
Ascendant Leo
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Leo - 28°43' - in house 2
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 14°59' - in house 5
↣ Mercury in Virgo - 04°34' - in house 2/3
↣ Venus in Virgo - 12°53' - in house 3
↣ Mars in Gemini - 08°03' - in house 11
↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 10°19' - in house 11
↣ Saturn in Sagittarius - 12°31' - in house 5
↣ Uranus in Aries - 06°47' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Leo - 28°55' - in house 2
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 17°44' - in house 12
↣ North Node in Gemini - 05°34' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Leo - 01°04' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Aries - 07°25' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Cancer - 06°16'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 2
↣ Moon in house 5
↣ Mercury in house 2/3
↣ Venus in house 3
↣ Mars in house 11
↣ Jupiter in house 11
↣ Saturn in house 5
↣ Uranus in house 10
↣ Neptune in house 2
↣ Pluto in house 12
↣ North Node in house 11
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (5°51' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Neptune conjunction (0°11' applying) parallel
↣ Moon and Venus sextile (2°06' separating)
↣ Moon and Jupiter opposition (4°41' separating) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Pluto trine (2°45' applying)
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (8°18' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars square (3°29' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter trine (5°44' applying)
↣ Mercury and Neptune conjunction (5°40' separating)
↣ Mercury and North Node square (0°59' applying)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°41' separating)
↣ Venus and Mars square (4°50' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter trine (2°34' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn square (0°22' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto sextile (4°52' applying)
↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (4°28' applying) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Uranus sextile (1°16' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto parallel
↣ Mars and North Node conjunction (2°30' separating) parallel
↣ Mars and Ascendant parallel
↣ Mars and Midheaven sextile (0°38' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°03' applying)
↣ Saturn and Uranus trine (5°44' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Saturn and North Node opposition (6°58' separating) antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Midheaven trine (5°06' applying)
↣ Uranus and North Node sextile (1°14' applying)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant square (0°31' applying)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant trine (5°43' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (0°39' separating) parallel
↣ Pluto and North Node parallel
↣ North Node and Ascendant sextile (4°30' applying)
↣ North Node and Midheaven sextile (1°52' separating)
Birth data
- Chart date
- 22/08/1928
- Chart time
- 03:00
- Date and time quality
- B Biography/autobiography what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Kerpen, Germany - Latitude and longitude
- 50°52' North · 6°41' East
- Time zone
- 01:00 East
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About
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer central to twentieth-century contemporary music, known for innovations that expanded the boundaries of composition and listening. A key figure at the Darmstadt School, he advanced serial techniques, explored sound spatialization, and was among the pioneers of electronic music and musique concrète, with foundational pieces such as Studie I/II and Gesang der Jünglinge.
His œuvre combines disciplined structures and theatrical ambitions: the seven-opera cycle Licht, conceived over decades, and radical experiments such as the Helikopter-Streichquartett illustrate both the scale and the provocative spirit of his output. Works like Stimmung, Mikrophonie and Kontakte demanded a new stance from audiences toward sonic perception.
Stockhausen exerted enormous influence beyond the classical sphere, affecting jazz, rock and electronic music; artists and bands such as Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Kraftwerk and members of the Beatles acknowledged his impact. Author of hundreds of works and extensive theoretical writing, his legacy remains evident in compositional practice and in debates about the role of sound and technology in music.
