Cricketer
Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lankan spin bowler and the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket. Born in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, businessman and former professional cricketer. Averaging over six wickets per Test match, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He is the only bowler to take 800 Test wickets and more than 530 One Day International (ODI) wickets. As of 2026, he has taken more wickets in international cricket than any other bowler. Muralitharan was a part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup and the team which was joint-winners with India of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.
- Born
- 1972-04-17, Kandy, Sri LankaA Monday
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1972-04-17, Kandy, Sri Lanka · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Colombothe zone used then
Asia/ColomboThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 27°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 15°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 4°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 12°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 13°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 8°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 4°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 15°48′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 4°49′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 0°00′ | Retrograde |
Muttiah Muralitharan 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 Muttiah Muralitharan 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.