Computer scientist
Linus Torvalds
Created the Linux kernel as a student and later Git, both of which most of the world's software now depends on. Born in Helsinki, Finland.
Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel since 1991. He also created the distributed version control system Git.
- Born
- 1969-12-28, Helsinki, FinlandA Sunday
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Finland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1969-12-28, Helsinki, Finland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Helsinkithe zone used then
Europe/HelsinkiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 6°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 27°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 26°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 29°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 9°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 1°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 2°05′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 8°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 29°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 27°23′ | Direct |
Linus Torvalds 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 Linus Torvalds 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.