Composer
Nino Rota
Scored every Fellini film and The Godfather, and wrote symphonies and operas nobody remembers. He was a child prodigy who had an oratorio performed at eleven.
Giovanni "Nino" Rota Rinaldi was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare screen adaptations, and for the first two installments of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather trilogy, earning the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Godfather Part II (1974).
- Born
- 1911-12-03, Milan, ItalyA Sunday
- Died
- 1979-04-10, Rome, ItalyA Tuesday, aged 67
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Italy
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1911-12-03, Milan, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
Europe/RomeThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 10°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 3°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 0°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 23°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 28°52′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 28°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 14°56′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 26°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 23°26′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 28°19′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1979-04-10, Rome, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 26°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 26°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 14°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 2°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 29°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 7°48′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 20°09′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 20°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 17°47′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nino Rota 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.