Astronomer

Walter Sydney Adams

Found the first white dwarf, and measured stellar distances by spectrum.

Born
1876-12-20, Antioch, TurkeyA Wednesday
Died
1956-05-11, Pasadena, USAA Friday, aged 79
At birth
Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aquarius
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1876-12-20, Antioch, Turkey · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Istanbulthe 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
SunSagittarius28°56′Direct
MoonAquarius19°35′Direct
MercuryCapricorn7°54′Direct
VenusScorpio25°48′Direct
MarsScorpio13°33′Direct
JupiterSagittarius16°25′Direct
SaturnPisces3°09′Direct
UranusLeo24°31′Retrograde
NeptuneTaurus2°39′Retrograde
PlutoTaurus22°59′Retrograde

This is Walter Sydney Adams's chart for 1876-12-20, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1956-05-11, Pasadena, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/Los_Angelesthe 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.

Birth chart wheel♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎123456789101112♂☉☽☿♀♅♃♇♆℞♄℞ASC

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
SunTaurus21°02′Direct
MoonGemini7°51′Direct
MercuryGemini8°34′Direct
VenusCancer2°22′Direct
MarsAquarius16°47′Direct
JupiterLeo22°22′Direct
SaturnSagittarius0°10′Retrograde
UranusCancer28°47′Direct
NeptuneLibra28°27′Retrograde
PlutoLeo26°06′Direct

This is Walter Sydney Adams's chart for 1956-05-11, 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 Walter Sydney Adams 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.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

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.