Businessman
Akio Morita
Co-founded Sony and pushed the Walkman through against the objections of everybody in the company who did tape recorders.
Akio Morita was a Japanese entrepreneur and co-founder of Sony along with Masaru Ibuka.
- Born
- 1921-01-26, Nagoya, JapanA Wednesday
- Died
- 1999-10-03, Tokyo, JapanA Sunday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1921-01-26, Nagoya, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 12°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 21°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 16°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 18°07′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 24°22′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 3°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 12°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°19′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1999-10-03, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 9°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 21°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 26°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 26°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 20°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 2°34′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 16°11′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 13°01′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 1°37′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 8°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Akio Morita 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.