Physicist

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

The first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in a science, for the scattering effect that carries his name, prompted by the blue of the Mediterranean.

Born1888-11-07, Tiruchirappalli, IndiaA Wednesday
Died1970-11-21, Bengaluru, IndiaA Saturday, aged 82
At birthSun in Scorpio, Moon in Capricorn
Birth-time sourceNo birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1888-11-07, Tiruchirappalli, India · time unknown, noon chart

Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunScorpio15°19′Direct
MoonCapricorn1°26′Direct
MercuryScorpio2°37′Retrograde
VenusSagittarius16°01′Direct
MarsCapricorn11°02′Direct
JupiterSagittarius10°18′Direct
SaturnLeo19°50′Direct
UranusLibra19°20′Direct
NeptuneGemini1°20′Retrograde
PlutoGemini5°20′Retrograde

This is Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman's chart for 1888-11-07, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1970-11-21, Bengaluru, India · time unknown, noon chart

Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunScorpio28°31′Direct
MoonVirgo1°48′Direct
MercurySagittarius12°27′Direct
VenusScorpio11°42′Retrograde
MarsLibra20°12′Direct
JupiterScorpio19°06′Direct
SaturnTaurus18°22′Retrograde
UranusLibra12°03′Direct
NeptuneSagittarius0°32′Direct
PlutoVirgo29°13′Direct

This is Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman's chart for 1970-11-21, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
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Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.