Composer
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Johann Sebastian's second surviving son, and for most of the eighteenth century the more famous Bach. Haydn and Beethoven both studied his keyboard treatise.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras. He was the fifth child and second surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach.
- Born
- 1714-03-08, Weimar, GermanyA Thursday
- Died
- 1788-12-14, Hamburg, GermanyA Sunday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1714-03-08, Weimar, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 17°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 6°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 8°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 2°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 23°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 7°09′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 14°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 4°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 4°48′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1788-12-14, Hamburg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 23°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 9°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 2°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 26°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 28°28′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 5°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 4°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 15°51′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 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.