Programmer
John Carmack
Wrote the engines for Doom and Quake, which invented the first person shooter, and later led virtual reality at Oculus.
John D. Carmack II is an American computer programmer and video game developer. He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and their sequels. Carmack made innovations in 3D computer graphics, such as his Carmack's Reverse algorithm for shadow volumes.
- Born
- 1970-08-21, Shawnee Mission, USAA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1970-08-21, Shawnee Mission, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 28°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 1°18′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 24°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 14°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 22°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 0°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 28°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 26°08′ | Direct |
John Carmack 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 John Carmack 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.