Astronaut & chemist
Helen Sharman
The first British person in space, in 1991, selected from an advertisement she heard on the radio. Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Helen Patricia Sharman is a British chemist and cosmonaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station, in May 1991.
- Born
- 1963-05-30, Sheffield, EnglandA Thursday
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1963-05-30, Sheffield, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 8°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 11°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 21°44′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 13°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 28°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 12°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 23°05′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 13°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 9°33′ | Direct |
Helen Sharman is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Helen Sharman 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.