Physicist & dissident
Andrei Sakharov
Designed the Soviet hydrogen bomb and then spent the rest of his life opposing the state that built it, winning the Nobel Peace Prize from internal exile.
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was a Soviet physicist and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, which he was awarded in 1975 for emphasizing human rights around the world.
- Born
- 1921-05-21, Moscow, RussiaA Saturday
- Died
- 1989-12-14, Moscow, RussiaA Thursday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1921-05-21, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
Europe/MoscowThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 29°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 23°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 12°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 24°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 10°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°16′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 17°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 11°11′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°28′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1989-12-14, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 22°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 15°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 9°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 2°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 27°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 7°34′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 13°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 4°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 11°21′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 16°31′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Andrei Sakharov 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.