Chemist
Mario Molina
Showed CFCs destroy the ozone layer, which led to the Montreal Protocol.
Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez was a Mexican physical chemist. He played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in discovering the threat to the Earth's ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases. He was the first Mexican-born scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the third Mexican-born person to receive a Nobel prize.
- Born
- 1943-03-19, Mexico City, MexicoA Friday
- Died
- 2020-10-07, Mexico City, MexicoA Wednesday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1943-03-19, Mexico City, Mexico · time unknown, noon chart
America/Mexico_Citythe zone used then
America/Mexico_CityThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 28°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 3°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 14°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 27°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 8°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°16′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 7°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 1°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 0°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°06′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2020-10-07, Mexico City, Mexico · time unknown, noon chart
America/Mexico_Citythe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 14°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 18°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 9°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 5°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 23°04′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 18°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 25°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 9°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 18°51′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 22°29′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Mario Molina 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.