Mountaineer
Tenzing Norgay
Sherpa who reached the summit of Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953, and never said which of them stepped up first.
Tenzing Norgay, born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. On 29 May 1953, he and Edmund Hillary were the first confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, as part of the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition. Time named Norgay one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
- Born
- 1914-05-29, Tengboche, NepalA Friday
- Died
- 1986-05-09, Darjeeling, IndiaA Friday, aged 71
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- India
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1914-05-29, Tengboche, Nepal · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Kathmanduthe zone used then
Asia/KathmanduThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 7°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 25°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 20°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 3°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 14°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 22°01′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 19°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 11°33′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 26°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 0°03′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1986-05-09, Darjeeling, India · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 18°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 22°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 3°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 15°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 16°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°45′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 21°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 5°32′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 5°36′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Tenzing Norgay 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.