Thomas A. Steitz — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1940-08-23 (time unknown) · Milwaukee, WI, USA
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). The Nobel Foundation's official laureate record gives 23 August 1940 in Milwaukee, WI, USA, but publishes no birth hour.
Thomas A. Steitz received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Nobel Foundation documents a birth on 23 August 1940 in Milwaukee, WI, USA. Because no birth hour is published, this chart omits time-dependent angles and houses.
Reading the chart
Virgo Sun — Moon sign, rising sign and sect are unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Stellium in Virgo: Sun, Mars, Neptune — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Earth is the leading element (65% weighted), while air 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 0°23′ 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 27.4005° → 39.2532° (Aries → Taurus).
Stellium in Virgo: Sun, Mars, Neptune — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Stellium in Taurus: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Sun conjunction Mars (orb 2°11′, applying): Sun and Mars fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn (orb 0°41′, separating): Jupiter and Saturn fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Venus sextile Jupiter (orb 0°14′, applying): Venus and Jupiter cooperate when invited — an opportunity aspect that rewards small deliberate efforts.
Western natal chart
Sun Virgo 0°22′ · Moon Aries or Taurus (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo 0°22′ | — | — | direct |
| Moon | Aries or Taurus (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Leo 18°44′ | — | — | direct |
| Venus | Cancer 15°13′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Virgo 2°34′ | — | — | direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus 15°26′ | — | — | direct |
| Saturn | Taurus 14°46′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Uranus | Taurus 26°07′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Virgo 24°19′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Leo 3°16′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Sun ☌ Mars (conjunction, orb 2.2°)
- Jupiter ☌ Saturn (conjunction, orb 0.7°)
- Venus ⚹ Jupiter (sextile, orb 0.2°)
- Venus ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 0.4°)
- Uranus △ Neptune (trine, orb 1.8°)
- Sun □ Uranus (square, orb 4.3°)
- Mercury □ Jupiter (square, orb 3.3°)
- Venus □ North Node (square, orb 3.6°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Earth (戊). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 庚辰 Gēng Chén | 甲申 Jiǎ Shēn | 戊戌 Wù Xū |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1945 | 乙酉 | directOfficer |
| 15 | 1955 | 丙戌 | indirectResource |
| 25 | 1965 | 丁亥 | directResource |
| 35 | 1975 | 戊子 | friend |
| 45 | 1985 | 己丑 | robWealth |
| 55 | 1995 | 庚寅 | eatingGod |
| 65 | 2005 | 辛卯 | hurtingOfficer |
| 75 | 2015 | 壬辰 | indirectWealth |
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 | |||