Astronomer

Frank Drake

Ran the first search for extraterrestrial radio signals and wrote the equation estimating how many civilisations there might be.

Born1930-05-28, Chicago, United StatesA Wednesday
Died2022-09-02, Aptos, United StatesA Friday, aged 92
At birthSun in Gemini, Moon in Gemini
Birth-time sourceNo birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1930-05-28, Chicago, United States · time unknown, noon chart

America/Chicagothe 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
SunGemini6°37′Direct
MoonGemini12°54′Direct
MercuryTaurus24°23′Retrograde
VenusCancer4°14′Direct
MarsAries25°56′Direct
JupiterGemini23°19′Direct
SaturnCapricorn10°49′Retrograde
UranusAries14°14′Direct
NeptuneVirgo0°51′Direct
PlutoCancer18°04′Direct

This is Frank Drake's chart for 1930-05-28, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

2022-09-02, Aptos, United States · time unknown, noon chart

America/Los_Angelesthe 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
SunVirgo10°17′Direct
MoonScorpio27°54′Direct
MercuryLibra6°29′Direct
VenusLeo27°03′Direct
MarsGemini7°30′Direct
JupiterAries6°41′Retrograde
SaturnAquarius20°30′Retrograde
UranusTaurus18°53′Retrograde
NeptunePisces24°24′Retrograde
PlutoCapricorn26°24′Retrograde

This is Frank Drake's chart for 2022-09-02, 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 Frank Drake 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
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

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.