Physicist
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Directed Los Alamos and watched the first test at Trinity. His security clearance was stripped in 1954 in a hearing that was formally vacated sixty-eight years later.
J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. He is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in overseeing the development of the first nuclear weapons.
- Born
- 1904-04-22, New York, New York, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1967-02-18, Princeton, New Jersey, USAA Saturday, aged 62
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1904-04-22, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 2°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 25°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 22°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 11°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 11°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 12°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 19°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 29°48′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 3°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 19°07′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1967-02-18, Princeton, New Jersey, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 29°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 11°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 17°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 23°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 1°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 25°54′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 28°26′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 23°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 24°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 19°51′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment J. Robert Oppenheimer 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.