Farmer & philosopher
Masanobu Fukuoka
Natural farming, and The One-Straw Revolution.
Masanobu Fukuoka was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, herbicide and pesticide-free cultivation methods from which he created a particular method of agriculture, commonly referred to as "natural farming" or "do-nothing farming".
- Born
- 1913-02-02, Iyo, JapanA Sunday
- Died
- 2008-08-16, Iyo, JapanA Saturday, aged 95
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1913-02-02, Iyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 12°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 27°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 4°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 16°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 6°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 4°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 24°07′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 28°16′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2008-08-16, Iyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 23°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 14°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 10°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 12°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 27°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 13°22′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 9°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 21°44′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 22°49′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 28°38′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Masanobu Fukuoka 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.