Nino Rota’s birth chart
Born 3 December 1911, in Milan, Italy. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Sagittarius Sun · Moon in Aries or Taurus
Nino Rota’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Nino Rota was born on Sunday, 3 December 1911, in Milan, Italy. The Sun was in Sagittarius, so Sagittarius was their zodiac sign. The Moon changed sign at about 05:45, from Aries to Taurus; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Nino died on 10 April 1979, aged 67. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the eight planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, three are in earth signs, two in air, two in water and one in fire. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is three, three and two. The tightest aspect is Venus square Neptune, about 0.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 17 other people born on 3 December, among them Julianne Moore, Ozzy Osbourne and Jean-Luc Godard.
See the sky the day Nino was born: the stars over Milan, Italy, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Nino Rota’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Sagittarius
about 10° Sagittarius at midday
A Sagittarius Sun seeks. Meaning, distance and the bigger picture are likely to pull Nino Rota forward, and the honesty of this placement is a kind of generosity. Its lesson is that the journey also needs somewhere to land.
Moon sign
Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 05:45, then Taurus (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 05:45: Moon in Aries
With the Moon in Aries, Nino is likely to feel fast and forgive fast. Anger comes up quickly and passes just as quickly, and feeling needs a physical outlet. This is a Moon soothed by action, not by talking it over.
Born after about 05:45: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon feels through the body and its surroundings. On this reading, good food, familiar places and slow evenings are what restore Nino, and sudden change lands hard. Once they feel safe, they can be the steadiest person in the room.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Milan, Italy, at each hour of the day.
Nino Rota’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Nino yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 3 December 1911, computed for Milan, Italy.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:40 | Virgo rising |
| 01:40 to 04:20 | Libra rising |
| 04:20 to 07:00 | Scorpio rising |
| 07:00 to 09:25 | Sagittarius rising |
| 09:25 to 11:15 | Capricorn rising |
| 11:15 to 12:35 | Aquarius rising |
| 12:35 to 13:40 | Pisces rising |
| 13:40 to 14:45 | Aries rising |
| 14:45 to 16:00 | Taurus rising |
| 16:00 to 17:55 | Gemini rising |
| 17:55 to 20:20 | Cancer rising |
| 20:20 to 23:00 | Leo rising |
| 23:00 to 24:00 | Virgo rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 3 December 1911, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 10° Sagittarius 10' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Aries until about 05:45, then Taurus |
| Mercury | Sagittarius until about 02:45, then Capricorn |
| Venus | 23° Libra 37' |
| Mars | 28° Taurus 52'℞ |
| Jupiter | 28° Scorpio 27' |
| Saturn | 14° Taurus 56'℞ |
| Uranus | 26° Capricorn 47' |
| Neptune | 23° Cancer 26'℞ |
| Pluto | 28° Gemini 19'℞ |
| North Node | 0° Taurus 22' |
| South Node | 0° Scorpio 22' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Nino Rota’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Nino Rota’s private life.
Growth, travel and ideas bigger than daily life are where Nino Rota's Sagittarius Sun finds purpose, and their energy tends to lift the moment there is somewhere new to go. Familiarity is what wears on this placement. A few months into any routine, however good it is, restlessness usually sets in.
Moon in Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 05:45, then Taurus
needs and habits
Born before about 05:45: Moon in Aries
The Moon in Aries keeps day-to-day needs simple: something to do right now, and permission to feel it and move on. For Nino, comfort probably comes from action rather than discussion. The instinct of this Moon is to pace the room or go for a walk rather than sit with a feeling until it passes on its own.
Born after about 05:45: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon needs routine, familiar food and physical comfort to feel steady from day to day. A sudden change of schedule probably unsettles Nino more than they let on. A good bed, a favourite mug or the same coffee order can turn an unsteady morning around.
Mercury in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 02:45, then Capricorn
mind and voice
Born before about 02:45: Mercury in Sagittarius
Nino's Mercury in Sagittarius thinks in big, connective leaps and communicates with enthusiasm and a wide frame of reference drawn from everywhere they have been. The weak point is generalising past what the details support. A specific question may get a sweeping theory nobody quite asked for.
Born after about 02:45: Mercury in Capricorn
Mercury in Capricorn thinks methodically, and Nino tends to communicate in a measured, practical way that people trust. The focus on a useful conclusion can be so strong that ideas which have not yet proven their worth are dismissed. Nino will often get straight to the point in a conversation other people expected to be casual.
Venus in Libra loves with an instinct for balance and partnership, and Nino probably values harmony, fairness and someone who makes an effort to look good together. The risk with this Venus is staying in a relationship for the sake of the pairing itself. Nino may give up a personal preference before anyone has even asked.
Mars in Taurus acts deliberately and sticks with a course once chosen, and its anger builds slowly but takes a long time to cool once it arrives. At times Nino may dig in out of stubbornness rather than conviction. It takes real provocation to make this Mars snap, and the rattled feeling tends to last a while afterwards.
Jupiter in Scorpio
28° Scorpio 27' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Scorpio grows by facing what is difficult rather than avoiding it, even when that is the harder road at the time. The overreach, for Nino, may be an intensity that turns a manageable situation into an all-consuming one. The resilience tends to be noticed only after the hard part is over.
Saturn in Taurus gathers its discipline around security and the things a person relies on, and Nino is likely to take very little for granted. The doubt is a fear that stability could disappear, even when it clearly has not. This placement likes to know what things cost before committing, and tends to stay careful even in steady times.
Uranus in Capricorn
26° Capricorn 47' at midday
freedom, generational
Many people within a few years of Nino's age share Uranus in Capricorn, the mark of a generation that dismantles and rebuilds old institutions and structures of authority. Personally, that can mean scepticism towards any system that asks for trust without having shown why it deserves it.
Neptune in Cancer
23° Cancer 26' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Cancer is shared by Nino and many people born in the same decade or so. The generation idealises home and family, often carrying a wider nostalgia for a version of belonging that may never quite have existed. Personally it can be a soft-focus longing for a childhood home.
Pluto in Gemini
28° Gemini 19' at midday ℞
power, generational
Nino shares Pluto in Gemini with many people born in the same long stretch of years. That generation transforms communication and collective thought, often through upheavals in how information is controlled and shared. The personal portion is an intense relationship with what counts as truth.
Aspects in Nino Rota’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Venus square Neptune
about 0.2° at midday
Under Venus square Neptune, affection can blur into an idealised picture of love, and disappointment follows when a real person or relationship falls short of the dream. Nino Rota's task is to love what is there, which tends to prove more durable than loving the fantasy.
Mars opposition Jupiter
about 0.4° at midday
Mars opposite Jupiter pits Nino's own direct action against other people's grander plans or expectations, which can end in overcommitting to someone else's vision. Nino's own sense of scale is usually a better guide than anyone else's.
Jupiter sextile Uranus
about 1.7° at midday
This sextile puts possibility and originality on easy terms, so Nino can take up a fresh opportunity without much disruption. Think of it as innovation at low cost, the kind that improves something without first tearing it down.
Mars trine Uranus
about 2.1° at midday
Nino's drive and originality tend to run together easily, which allows fast, inventive action when a situation calls for something different. Mars trine Uranus can make a bold move look natural, and it is carried off more often than the risk would seem to justify.
Mercury opposition Pluto
about 2.2° at midday
With Mercury opposite Pluto, other people's attempts to control the story can collide with Nino's own conclusions and turn a disagreement into a deeper power struggle. Staying with the argument itself, rather than the fight for control, resolves more.
Venus square Uranus
about 3.2° at midday
In Nino's chart the desire for closeness and the need for freedom can work against each other, and this square is known for sudden shifts in an otherwise good relationship. The remedy is to build enough independence into the relationship that none has to be created by pulling away.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Uranus opposition Neptuneabout 3.3°
- Venus trine Plutoabout 4.7°
- Jupiter trine Neptuneabout 5.0°
Sagittarius Suns born within 2 years of Nino Rota
Also born on 3 December
How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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