Tabla player
Zakir Hussain
Indian tabla player who took the instrument onto Western concert stages.
Ustad Zakir Hussain Qureshi was an Indian tabla player, composer, arranger, percussionist, music producer and film actor who was based for much of his career in the San Francisco Bay Area. The eldest son of esteemed tabla player Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain was widely regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation and one of its finest percussionists. He produced music across multiple genres and contributed to popularizing Indian classical music to a global audience.
- Born
- 1951-03-09, Mumbai, IndiaA Friday
- Died
- 2024-12-15, San Francisco, USAA Sunday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- India
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1951-03-09, Mumbai, India · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then
Asia/KolkataThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 17°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 5°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 15°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 15°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 5°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 19°44′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 29°51′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 5°24′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 18°57′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 17°59′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2024-12-15, San Francisco, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 24°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 6°23′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 9°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 5°38′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 15°10′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 13°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 24°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 0°35′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Zakir Hussain 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.