Astronomer
Edward Charles Pickering
Ran Harvard's observatory and employed the women who classified the stars.
Edward Charles Pickering was an American astronomer and physicist and the older brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He wrote Elements of Physical Manipulations.
- Born
- 1846-07-19, Boston, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1919-02-03, Cambridge, USAA Monday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, 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
1846-07-19, Boston, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 26°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 15°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 21°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 13°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 8°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 29°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 14°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 27°34′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 25°56′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1919-02-03, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 13°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 19°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 29°50′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 0°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 6°56′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 25°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 26°54′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 7°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°54′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Edward Charles Pickering 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.