Inventor & electrical engineer

Nikola Tesla

The visionary engineer behind alternating current and much of modern electrical power. Born during a storm in Smiljan; he died alone in a New York hotel.

Born1856-07-10, Smiljan, CroatiaA Thursday
Died1943-01-07, New York, New York, USAA Thursday, aged 86
At birthSun in Cancer, Moon in Libra
TimezonesEurope/Zagreb · America/New_YorkHistorical, for the place and the date. Not the zone that place uses now.

Birth Chart

1856-07-10, Smiljan, Croatia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Zagreb

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCancer18°16′Direct
MoonLibra19°45′Direct
MercuryGemini28°25′Direct
VenusCancer15°25′Direct
MarsLibra19°10′Direct
JupiterAries8°37′Direct
SaturnCancer5°37′Direct
UranusTaurus23°57′Direct
NeptunePisces20°21′Retrograde
PlutoTaurus5°32′Direct

Death Chart

1943-01-07, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_York

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCapricorn16°29′Direct
MoonAquarius2°43′Direct
MercuryAquarius5°31′Direct
VenusCapricorn29°03′Direct
MarsSagittarius16°13′Direct
JupiterCancer20°41′Retrograde
SaturnGemini6°23′Retrograde
UranusGemini0°59′Retrograde
NeptuneLibra2°03′Retrograde
PlutoLeo6°32′Retrograde

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nikola Tesla was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.