Astronomer
Harlow Shapley
Worked out the size of the Milky Way and that the sun is nowhere near its centre, which was as large a demotion as anything since Copernicus.
Harlow Shapley was an American astronomer, who served as head of the Harvard College Observatory from 1921 to 1952, and political activist during the New Deal and Fair Deal.
- Born
- 1885-11-02, Nashville, Missouri, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1972-10-20, Boulder, Colorado, USAA Friday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1885-11-02, Nashville, Missouri, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 10°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 19°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 21°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 24°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 26°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 27°40′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 8°14′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 5°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 24°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 2°31′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1972-10-20, Boulder, Colorado, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 27°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 2°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 16°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 12°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 3°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 20°17′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 19°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 3°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 2°51′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Harlow Shapley 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.