Astronaut
Bjarni Tryggvason
The first Icelandic born astronaut, flying for Canada.
Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/CSA astronaut. He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a nearly 12-day mission to study changes in the Earth's atmosphere. Bjarni is the first, and as of 2024, only Canadian astronaut of Icelandic birth.
- Born
- 1945-09-21, Reykjavík, IcelandA Friday
- Died
- 2022-04-05, London, CanadaA Tuesday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1945-09-21, Reykjavík, Iceland · time unknown, noon chart
Atlantic/Reykjavikthe zone used then
Atlantic/ReykjavikThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 28°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 23°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 18°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 26°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 7°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 23°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 11°12′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2022-04-05, London, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 15°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 6°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 18°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 0°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 22°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 13°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 23°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 28°27′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bjarni Tryggvason 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.