Astronomer
Clyde Tombaugh
A Kansas farm boy with a homemade telescope who found Pluto at twenty-four by comparing photographic plates. Some of his ashes are aboard the New Horizons probe.
Clyde William Tombaugh was an American astronomer and telescope maker, best known for discovering Pluto in 1930, marking the first detection of what would eventually be recognized as the Kuiper belt. At the time, Pluto was referred to as the ninth planet in the Solar System, a classification that stood for over seven decades.
- Born
- 1906-02-04, Streator, Illinois, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1997-01-17, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USAA Friday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, 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
1906-02-04, Streator, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 15°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 20°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 3°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 29°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 26°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 2°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 6°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 8°05′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 20°52′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1997-01-17, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 21°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 4°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 9°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 3°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 2°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 4°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 27°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 4°53′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Clyde Tombaugh 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.