Naval officer & viceroy
Louis Mountbatten
The last Viceroy of India, who oversaw partition on an accelerated timetable, and was killed by an IRA bomb on his fishing boat in 1979.
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, and member of the British royal family. A maternal uncle of Prince Philip and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, he served in the Royal Navy during both world wars and rose to become Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the later stages of the Second World War. He subsequently oversaw the transition of British India to independence as the last Viceroy and the first Governor‑General of independent India. As the last viceroy of India, Mountbatten also oversaw its partition into the Dominions of India and Pakistan and the integration of the princely states into India.
- Born
- 1900-06-25, Windsor, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 1979-08-27, Mullaghmore, IrelandA Monday, aged 79
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Gemini
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1900-06-25, Windsor, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 3°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 14°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 27°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 22°33′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Taurus | 28°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 2°40′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 1°36′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 9°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 26°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 16°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1979-08-27, Mullaghmore, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 3°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 25°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 18°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 4°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 12°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 23°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 15°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 17°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 17°43′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 17°25′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Louis Mountbatten 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.