Intelligence officer & spy
Kim Philby
Rose to head the Soviet counter-espionage section of British intelligence while working for the Soviets, and defected to Moscow in 1963.
Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was a British intelligence officer and a double agent for the Soviet Union. In 1963, he was revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring that had divulged British secrets to the Soviets during World War II and in the early stages of the Cold War. Of the five, Philby is widely considered to have been the most successful in providing secret information to the Soviets.
- Born
- 1912-01-01, Ambala, IndiaA Monday
- Died
- 1988-05-11, Moscow, RussiaA Wednesday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1912-01-01, Ambala, India · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then
Asia/KolkataThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 9°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 23°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 25°24′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 25°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 24°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 4°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 13°30′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 28°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 22°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°45′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1988-05-11, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 20°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 20°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 28°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 22°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 14°40′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 1°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 0°30′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 9°57′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 10°54′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Kim Philby 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.