Physicist
Rainer Weiss
German American physicist who designed the interferometer that detected gravitational waves, and a Nobel laureate.
Rainer Weiss was a German-American physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He was a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University. He is best known for inventing the laser interferometric technique which is the basic operation of LIGO. He was Chair of the COBE Science Working Group.
- Born
- 1932-09-29, Berlin, Margraviate of BrandenburgA Thursday
- Died
- 2025-08-25, Cambridge, USAA Monday, aged 92
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1932-09-29, Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 6°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 25°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 6°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 21°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 10°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 28°07′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 22°00′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 8°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 23°19′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2025-08-25, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 0°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 16°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 29°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 11°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 16°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 0°26′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 1°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 1°30′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 1°53′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Rainer Weiss 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.