Ali Akbar Khan (April 14, 1922 – June 18, 2009) was a highly acclaimed Indian classical musician renowned for his skillful sarod playing. Also known as Khansahib or Ustad, he was a key figure in promoting Indian classical music in the West, often performing alongside sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. He founded a music school in Calcutta in 1956 and later established the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1967, which has branches in San Rafael and Basel. Khan was nominated for five Grammy Awards and awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1989.
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Meaning of the name - Ali
high, exalted, noble, champion, great, supreme, master
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Place of Birth: Brahmanbaria
Place of Death: San Francisco
Cause of Death: kidney failure
Occupation: film score composer | musician | singer | composer
Children: Aashish Khan
Employers: University of California, Santa Cruz | Ali Akbar College of Music
Awards Received: honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta | Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi | MacArthur Fellows Program | Padma Bhushan | Padma Vibhushan
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for April 14, 1922
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 14, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 14, 2026 |
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| Sun | 23 Aries 57 | 24 Aries 45 | 3 Leo 51 |
| Moon | 2 Sagittarius 5 | 17 Pisces 48 | 17 Virgo 30 |
| Mercury | 13 Aries 19 | 29 Pisces 24 | 22 Cancer 11 |
| Venus | 9 Taurus 56 | 18 Taurus 28 | 14 Virgo 31 |
| Mars | 22 Sagittarius 11 | 3 Aries 48 | 11 Sagittarius 52 |
| Jupiter | 12 Libra 24 | 16 Cancer 57 | 12 Libra 23 |
| Saturn | 3 Libra 29 | 7 Aries 8 | 3 Libra 47 |
| Uranus | 11 Pisces 58 | 29 Taurus 25 | 13 Pisces 0 |
| Neptune | 13 Leo 11 | 2 Aries 42 | 15 Leo 14 |
| Pluto | 8 Cancer 2 | 5 Aquarius 23 | 10 Cancer 11 |
| Rahu | 8 Libra 10 | 6 Pisces 40 | 2 Libra 40 |
| Ketu | 8 Aries 10 | 6 Virgo 40 | 2 Aries 40 |
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