Mathematician
Katherine Johnson
Calculated trajectories for the first American in space and for Apollo 11. John Glenn refused to fly until she had checked the computer's numbers by hand.
- Born
- 1918-08-26, White Sulphur Springs, USAA Monday
- Died
- 2020-02-24, Newport News, USAA Monday, aged 101
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1918-08-26, White Sulphur Springs, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 4°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 14°20′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 9°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 5°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 9°00′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 25°27′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 7°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 6°19′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2020-02-24, Newport News, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 5°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 17°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 8°21′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 19°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 5°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 18°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 27°38′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 3°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 24°07′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Katherine Johnson 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.