Novelist & biochemist
Isaac Asimov
Wrote or edited around five hundred books and gave science fiction its three laws of robotics. He was also a professor of biochemistry at Boston University.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
- Born
- 1920-01-02, Petrovichi, RussiaA Friday
- Died
- 1992-04-06, New York, New York, USAA Monday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1920-01-02, Petrovichi, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 10°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 21°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 21°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 27°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 17°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 16°53′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 11°35′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 29°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 10°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 6°39′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1992-04-06, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 17°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 29°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 29°02′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 29°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 7°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 5°31′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 16°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 17°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 18°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 22°28′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Isaac Asimov 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.
