Astronaut
Michael P. Anderson
Columbia's payload commander, lost on re-entry.
Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. He and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Anderson served as the payload commander and lieutenant colonel in charge of science experiments on the Columbia. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
- Born
- 1959-12-25, Plattsburgh, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2003-02-01, Texas, USAA Saturday, aged 43
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1959-12-25, Plattsburgh, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 3°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 5°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 15°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 20°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 15°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 17°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 8°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 20°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 8°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 6°05′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2003-02-01, Texas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 12°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 16°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 17°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 26°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 10°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 13°11′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 22°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 10°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 19°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Michael P. Anderson 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.