Spy

Richard Sorge

Told Moscow the exact date of the German invasion and was not believed, then was hanged in Tokyo.

Born
1895-10-04, Baku, AzerbaijanA Friday
Died
1944-11-07, Sugamo Prison, JapanA Tuesday, aged 49
At birth
Sun in Libra, Moon in Aries
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1895-10-04, Baku, Azerbaijan · time unknown, noon chart

Asia/Bakuthe zone used then

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto

The chart

The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.

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Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLibra10°52′Direct
MoonAries15°25′Direct
MercuryScorpio6°17′Direct
VenusVirgo18°43′Retrograde
MarsLibra13°09′Direct
JupiterLeo5°02′Direct
SaturnScorpio6°33′Direct
UranusScorpio17°54′Direct
NeptuneGemini18°00′Retrograde
PlutoGemini12°40′Retrograde

This is Richard Sorge's chart for 1895-10-04, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1944-11-07, Sugamo Prison, Japan · time unknown, noon chart

Asia/Tokyothe zone used then

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto

The chart

The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.

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Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunScorpio14°35′Direct
MoonLeo7°21′Direct
MercuryScorpio24°54′Direct
VenusSagittarius18°49′Direct
MarsScorpio16°55′Direct
JupiterVirgo21°20′Direct
SaturnCancer10°34′Retrograde
UranusGemini12°09′Retrograde
NeptuneLibra5°24′Direct
PlutoLeo10°15′Direct

This is Richard Sorge's chart for 1944-11-07, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Richard Sorge 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.

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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. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.