Astronaut
Bruce McCandless II
Flew untethered away from the shuttle, the photograph everybody has seen.
Bruce McCandless II was an American Navy officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
- Born
- 1937-06-08, Boston, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2017-12-21, Conifer, USAA Thursday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1937-06-08, Boston, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 17°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 14°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 23°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 3°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 21°55′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 26°25′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 3°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 11°44′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 16°12′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 27°12′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2017-12-21, Conifer, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 0°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 8°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 13°08′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 25°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 7°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 15°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 0°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 24°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 11°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°26′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bruce McCandless II 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.