Michael Levitt — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1947-05-09 (time unknown) · Pretoria, South Africa
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). The Nobel Foundation's official laureate record gives 9 May 1947 in Pretoria, South Africa, but publishes no birth hour.
Michael Levitt received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Nobel Foundation documents a birth on 9 May 1947 in Pretoria, South Africa. Because no birth hour is published, this chart omits time-dependent angles and houses.
Reading the chart
Taurus Sun — Moon sign, rising sign and sect are unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Mars carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Fire is the leading element (44% weighted), while water is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Fixed modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is sustaining — consolidating and holding course.
Sun at 17°56′ Taurus: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates steadily, sensually, with a taste for the durable — the keynote is consolidation.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 269.0522° → 280.9130° (Sagittarius → Capricorn).
Mercury square Pluto (orb 0°43′, applying): Mercury and Pluto grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Venus conjunction Mars (orb 3°59′, applying): Venus and Mars fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Saturn sextile North Node (orb 0°31′, separating): Saturn and North Node cooperate when invited — an opportunity aspect that rewards small deliberate efforts.
Western natal chart
Sun Taurus 17°56′ · Moon Sagittarius or Capricorn (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus 17°56′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius or Capricorn (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Taurus 10°19′ | — | — | direct |
| Venus | Aries 17°08′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Mars | Aries 21°07′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio 23°19′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo 3°04′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Uranus | Gemini 19°54′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Libra 8°27′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo 11°02′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Mercury □ Pluto (square, orb 0.7°)
- Venus ☌ Mars (conjunction, orb 4.0°)
- Saturn ⚹ North Node (sextile, orb 0.5°)
- Mars ⚹ Uranus (sextile, orb 1.2°)
- Sun ☍ Jupiter (opposition, orb 5.4°)
- Venus ⚹ Uranus (sextile, orb 2.8°)
- Neptune ⚹ Pluto (sextile, orb 2.6°)
- Sun ☌ Mercury (conjunction, orb 7.6°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Earth (戊). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 丁亥 Dīng Hài | 乙巳 Yǐ Sì | 戊子 Wù Zǐ |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1948 | 甲辰 | sevenKillings |
| 11 | 1958 | 癸卯 | directWealth |
| 21 | 1968 | 壬寅 | indirectWealth |
| 31 | 1978 | 辛丑 | hurtingOfficer |
| 41 | 1988 | 庚子 | eatingGod |
| 51 | 1998 | 己亥 | robWealth |
| 61 | 2008 | 戊戌 | friend |
| 71 | 2018 | 丁酉 | directResource |
Vedic kundli ज्योतिष (sidereal, Lahiri)
Moon-dependent Vedic calculations are unavailable without an exact birth time; no local-noon Moon, nakshatra or dasha is published.
Vimshottari mahadashas
| Period lord | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable without an exact birth time | |||