Physicist

Frits Zernike

Phase contrast microscopy, which let biologists watch living cells.

Born
1888-07-16, Amsterdam, NetherlandsA Monday
Died
1966-03-10, Amersfoort, NetherlandsA Thursday, aged 77
At birth
Sun in Cancer, Moon in Libra
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1888-07-16, Amsterdam, Netherlands · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Amsterdamthe zone used then

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto

The chart

The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.

Birth chart wheel♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎123456789101112♆♇☿℞☉♀♄♅☽♂♃℞ASC

Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCancer24°17′Direct
MoonLibra24°00′Direct
MercuryCancer13°36′Retrograde
VenusCancer25°35′Direct
MarsLibra27°13′Direct
JupiterScorpio26°34′Retrograde
SaturnLeo7°58′Direct
UranusLibra13°25′Direct
NeptuneGemini1°39′Direct
PlutoGemini5°33′Direct

This is Frits Zernike's chart for 1888-07-16, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1966-03-10, Amersfoort, Netherlands · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Amsterdamthe zone used then

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto

The chart

The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.

Birth chart wheel♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎123456789101112♀☉♄♂☿♃♇℞♅℞☽♆℞ASC

Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunPisces19°25′Direct
MoonScorpio6°01′Direct
MercuryAries5°32′Direct
VenusAquarius6°47′Direct
MarsAries0°42′Direct
JupiterGemini22°07′Direct
SaturnPisces19°49′Direct
UranusVirgo17°30′Retrograde
NeptuneScorpio22°06′Retrograde
PlutoVirgo17°06′Retrograde

This is Frits Zernike's chart for 1966-03-10, 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 Frits Zernike 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.