Gara Garayev was an Azerbaijani composer, music theorist, and opera writer recognized as one of the greatest musical geniuses in Azerbaijan's history. Born on February 5, 1918, in Baku, he was also a deputy in the Soviet Union's legislative council and an academic at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. Garayev received numerous accolades throughout his life, including being named Honored Artist in 1955 and People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1959. He passed away on May 13, 1982.
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Meaning of the name - Gara
The exact meaning of Gara is not widely documented, but it is believed to be related to the Spanish word "garra," which means "claw" or "grip", suggesting strength and tenacity.
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Gara Garayev belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Baku
Place of Death: Moscow
Educated At: Moscow Conservatory | Baku Academy of Music
Occupation: music teacher | film score composer | deputy | university teacher | pianist | composer
Children: Zuleykha Garayeva | Faraj Garayev
Awards Received: State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR | Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR | State Stalin Prize, 2nd degree | Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR | People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Order of the October Revolution | People's Artist of the USSR | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Hero of Socialist Labour | Order of Lenin | Lenin Prize
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 5, 1918
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 5, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 5, 2026 |
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| Sun | 16 Aquarius 6 | 16 Aquarius 54 | 2 Gemini 41 |
| Moon | 1 Sagittarius 55 | 3 Libra 54 | 18 Scorpio 35 |
| Mercury | 23 Capricorn 29 | 27 Aquarius 49 | 7 Taurus 43 |
| Venus | 23 Aquarius 11 | 24 Aquarius 5 | 19 Aries 21 |
| Mars | 3 Libra 2 | 10 Aquarius 25 | 18 Virgo 25 |
| Jupiter | 1 Gemini 24 | 16 Cancer 52 | 18 Gemini 31 |
| Saturn | 11 Leo 30 | 29 Pisces 1 | 10 Leo 5 |
| Uranus | 23 Aquarius 13 | 27 Taurus 28 | 27 Aquarius 38 |
| Neptune | 5 Leo 26 | 0 Aries 16 | 4 Leo 43 |
| Pluto | 3 Cancer 43 | 3 Aquarius 50 | 4 Cancer 14 |
| Rahu | 29 Sagittarius 8 | 10 Pisces 16 | 23 Sagittarius 25 |
| Ketu | 29 Gemini 8 | 10 Virgo 16 | 23 Gemini 25 |
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