Astronomer
Nevil Maskelyne
The Nautical Almanac, which is how ships found their longitude.
Nevil Maskelyne was the fifth British Astronomer Royal. He held the office from 1765 to 1811. He was the first person to scientifically measure the mass of the planet Earth. He created The Nautical Almanac, in full the British Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Meridian of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, using Tobias Mayer's corrections for Leonhard Euler's Lunar Theory tables.
- Born
- 1732-10-06, London, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 1811-02-09, Greenwich, EnglandA Saturday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1732-10-06, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 18°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 2°07′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 0°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 5°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 18°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 13°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 7°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 19°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 17°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1811-02-09, Greenwich, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 19°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 0°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 1°52′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 7°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 18°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 22°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 24°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 18°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 10°55′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Pisces | 15°54′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nevil Maskelyne 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.