Physicist
Chen-ning Yang
Showed that parity is not conserved, overturning an assumption nobody had questioned.
Yang Chen-Ning also known as C.N. Yang and Franklin Yang, was a Chinese-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge theory, particle physics and condensed matter physics.
- Born
- 1922-10-01, Hefei, ChinaA Sunday
- Died
- 2025-10-18, Beijing, ChinaA Saturday, aged 103
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1922-10-01, Hefei, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
Asia/ShanghaiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 7°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 14°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 29°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 22°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 10°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 24°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 10°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 10°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 17°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 11°11′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2025-10-18, Beijing, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 25°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 17°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 16°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 5°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 17°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 24°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 26°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°45′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 0°06′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 1°22′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Chen-ning Yang 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.