Aviator
Gago Coutinho
Made the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic, navigating by sextant.
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, GCTE, GCC, generally known simply as Gago Coutinho, was a Portuguese geographer, cartographer, naval officer, historian and aviator. An aviation pioneer, Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral were the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air, in a journey from March to June 1922, started in Lisbon, Portugal, and finished in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using a seaplane variant of the British reconnaissance biplane Fairey III.
- Born
- 1869-02-17, Lisbon, PortugalA Wednesday
- Died
- 1959-02-18, Lisbon, PortugalA Wednesday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1869-02-17, Lisbon, Portugal · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Lisbonthe zone used then
Europe/LisbonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 28°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 3°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 3°07′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 8°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 23°33′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aries | 13°47′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 16°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 13°45′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 15°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 15°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1959-02-18, Lisbon, Portugal · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Lisbonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 29°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 2°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 22°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 3°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 0°45′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 4°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 13°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 6°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 3°04′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Gago Coutinho 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.