Designer & theorist
Buckminster Fuller
Popularised the geodesic dome, coined Spaceship Earth, and kept a diary documenting his life every fifteen minutes for over sixty years.
Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr. was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishing more than 30 books and coining or popularizing such terms as "Spaceship Earth", "Dymaxion", "ephemeralization", "synergetics", and "tensegrity".
- Born
- 1895-07-12, Milton, Massachusetts, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1983-07-01, Los Angeles, California, USAA Friday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1895-07-12, Milton, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 20°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 23°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 5°10′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 5°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 19°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 18°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 0°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 15°55′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 16°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 12°07′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1983-07-01, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 9°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 29°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 23°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 1°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 2°11′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 5°49′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 27°32′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 26°43′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Buckminster Fuller 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.