Astronaut
Koichi Wakata
Five flights, and the first Japanese commander of the space station.
Koichi Wakata is a Japanese engineer and an astronaut working for Axiom Space. Wakata retired from JAXA in 2024 after a career in spaceflight spanning nearly two decades. He logged over 500 days in space across five missions: three aboard the Space Shuttle, one on the Soyuz, and one on the Crew Dragon. His missions included three long-duration stays on the International Space Station (ISS) and two short-duration flights-one to the ISS and one aboard the Space Shuttle. Notably, during Expedition 39, he became the first Japanese commander of the ISS.
- Born
- 1963-08-01, Ōmiya, JapanA Thursday
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1963-08-01, Ōmiya, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 8°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 17°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 26°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 0°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 3°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 19°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 20°39′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 3°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 12°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 10°44′ | Direct |
Koichi Wakata 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 Koichi Wakata 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.