Admiral
Isoroku Yamamoto
Planned Pearl Harbor while arguing against war with America, which he had studied at Harvard and expected Japan to lose. American fighters shot his aircraft down in 1943.
Isoroku Yamamoto was an admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander of the Combined Fleet during World War II. He commanded the fleet from 1939 until his death in 1943, overseeing the start of the Pacific War in 1941 and Japan's initial successes and defeats before his plane was shot down by U.S. fighter aircraft over New Guinea.
- Born
- 1884-04-04, Nagaoka, JapanA Friday
- Died
- 1943-04-18, Bougainville, Papua New GuineaA Sunday, aged 59
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1884-04-04, Nagaoka, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 14°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 0°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 19°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 28°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 5°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 24°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 6°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 25°18′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 19°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 29°42′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1943-04-18, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea · time unknown, noon chart
Pacific/Bougainvillethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 27°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 28°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 11°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 2°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 0°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 17°16′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 9°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 2°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 29°59′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 4°55′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Isoroku Yamamoto 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.
