Osamu Shimomura — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1928-08-27 (time unknown) · Kyoto, Japan
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). The Nobel Foundation's official laureate record gives 27 August 1928 in Kyoto, Japan, but publishes no birth hour.
Osamu Shimomura received the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Nobel Foundation documents a birth on 27 August 1928 in Kyoto, Japan. Because no birth hour is published, this chart omits time-dependent angles and houses.
Reading the chart
Virgo Sun, Capricorn Moon — Moon degree varies because the birth time is unknown; rising sign and sect are unavailable.
Mercury carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
T-square: Mars opposite Saturn, both square Mercury — the apex (Mercury) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Earth is the leading element (56% weighted), while water is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Mutable modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is adapting — adjusting and redistributing energy.
Sun at 3°35′ Virgo: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates precisely, usefully, through discernment and craft — the keynote is refinement.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 279.1457° → 291.5697° (Capricorn).
T-square: Mars opposite Saturn, both square Mercury — the apex (Mercury) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Stellium in Virgo: Sun, Mercury, Venus — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Mars opposition Saturn (orb 1°31′, applying): Mars and Saturn face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Mercury square Saturn (orb 1°17′, separating): Mercury and Saturn grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Sun square North Node (orb 1°50′, applying): Sun and North Node grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Western natal chart
Sun Virgo 3°34′ · Moon Capricorn (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo 3°34′ | — | — | direct |
| Moon | Capricorn (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Virgo 13°52′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Venus | Virgo 19°06′ | — | fall | direct |
| Mars | Gemini 11°03′ | — | — | direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus 10°24′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius 12°35′ | — | — | direct |
| Uranus | Aries 6°37′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo 29°05′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Cancer 17°50′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Mars ☍ Saturn (opposition, orb 1.5°)
- Mercury □ Saturn (square, orb 1.3°)
- Sun □ North Node (square, orb 1.8°)
- Mercury □ Mars (square, orb 2.8°)
- Sun ☌ Neptune (conjunction, orb 4.5°)
- Venus ⚹ Pluto (sextile, orb 1.3°)
- Mercury △ Jupiter (trine, orb 3.5°)
- Uranus ⚹ North Node (sextile, orb 1.2°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Earth (己). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 戊辰 Wù Chén | 庚申 Gēng Shēn | 己亥 Jǐ Hài |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | 1932 | 辛酉 | eatingGod |
| 13.9 | 1942 | 壬戌 | directWealth |
| 23.9 | 1952 | 癸亥 | indirectWealth |
| 33.9 | 1962 | 甲子 | directOfficer |
| 43.9 | 1972 | 乙丑 | sevenKillings |
| 53.9 | 1982 | 丙寅 | directResource |
| 63.9 | 1992 | 丁卯 | indirectResource |
| 73.9 | 2002 | 戊辰 | robWealth |
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 | |||