Astronaut
Jack Swigert
Apollo 13's command module pilot, added to the crew two days before launch.
John Leonard Swigert Jr. was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and politician. In April 1970, as command module pilot of Apollo 13, he became one of 24 Apollo astronauts who reached the Moon. Due to the "slingshot" route around the Moon they chose to safely return to Earth, the Apollo 13 astronauts flew farther away from Earth than any other astronauts until the Artemis II lunar flyby in 2026, though they had to abort the Moon landing.
- Born
- 1931-08-30, Denver, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1982-12-27, Washington, D.C., USAA Monday, aged 51
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1931-08-30, Denver, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
America/DenverThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 6°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 5°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 16°15′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 4°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 18°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 9°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 17°02′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 18°52′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 21°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1982-12-27, Washington, D.C., USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 5°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 27°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 24°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 18°39′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 13°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 0°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 2°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 27°05′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 29°09′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jack Swigert 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.