Cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova
The first woman in space, in 1963, a textile worker and amateur parachutist selected from more than four hundred applicants.
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, politician, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission and is the last surviving Vostok programme cosmonaut. Twenty-six years old at the time of her spaceflight, she remains the youngest woman to orbit Earth.
- Born
- 1937-03-06, Bolshoye Maslennikovo, RussiaA Saturday
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Russia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1937-03-06, Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
Europe/MoscowThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 26°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 29°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 28°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 27°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 20°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 24°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 6°43′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 17°39′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 26°43′ | Retrograde |
Valentina Tereshkova is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Valentina Tereshkova 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.