Physicist
Victor Hess
Took an electroscope up in a balloon and discovered cosmic rays.
Victor Franz Hess was an Austrian-American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carl David Anderson for his discovery of cosmic rays.
- Born
- 1883-06-24, Schloss Waldstein, AustriaA Sunday
- Died
- 1964-12-17, Mount Vernon, USAA Thursday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Austria
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1883-06-24, Schloss Waldstein, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
Europe/ViennaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 2°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 18°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 13°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 8°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 18°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 10°40′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 3°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 19°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 20°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 0°28′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1964-12-17, Mount Vernon, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 25°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 5°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 28°33′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 28°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 19°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 17°03′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 0°06′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 14°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 18°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 16°19′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Victor Hess 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.