Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Co-wrote The Girl from Ipanema and most of bossa nova, and is one of the most recorded songwriters in the world.
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, also known as Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and singer. Jobim is considered a great exponent of Brazilian music and one of the fathers of bossa nova for having merged samba with cool jazz in the 1960s as a pioneer of the genre. He is also regarded as one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th century, and his compositions have been played and recorded by many singers and instrumentalists internationally since the early 1960s.
- Born
- 1927-01-25, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilA Tuesday
- Died
- 1994-12-08, New York, New York, USAA Thursday, aged 67
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Libra
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1927-01-25, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · time unknown, noon chart
America/Sao_Paulothe zone used then
America/Sao_PauloThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 4°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 29°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 2°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 20°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 16°58′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 1°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 5°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 26°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°10′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°28′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1994-12-08, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 16°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 13°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 6°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 29°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 29°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 6°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 24°12′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 21°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 28°41′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Antonio Carlos Jobim 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.