Tu Youyou — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1930-12-30 (time unknown) · Ningbo, China
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives 30 December 1930 at Ningbo and states no hour of birth.
Pharmaceutical chemist who identified artemisinin, the antimalarial compound derived from sweet wormwood. She was born in Ningbo in Zhejiang province. The source gives a date only, with no hour of birth.
Reading the chart
Capricorn Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Saturn carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
T-square: Jupiter opposite Saturn, both square Uranus — the apex (Uranus) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Earth is the leading element (49% weighted), while air is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Cardinal modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is initiating — starting things comes naturally.
Sun at 7°45′ Capricorn: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates strategically, patiently, with respect for structure — the keynote is mastery.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 23.8816° → 36.3517° (Aries → Taurus).
T-square: Jupiter opposite Saturn, both square Uranus — the apex (Uranus) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Stellium in Capricorn: Sun, Mercury, Saturn — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Mercury opposition Pluto (orb 1°46′, applying): Mercury and Pluto face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Sun trine Neptune (orb 2°05′, separating): Sun and Neptune flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Pluto square North Node (orb 0°20′, separating): Pluto and North Node grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Western natal chart
Sun Capricorn 7°44′ · Moon Aries or Taurus (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn 7°44′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Aries or Taurus (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Capricorn 21°49′ | — | peregrine | retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio 27°09′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Mars | Leo 15°54′ | — | peregrine | retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer 16°28′ | — | exaltation | retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn 13°29′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Uranus | Aries 11°28′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Virgo 5°39′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer 20°03′ | — | — | retrograde |
Strongest aspects
- Mercury ☍ Pluto (opposition, orb 1.8°)
- Sun △ Neptune (trine, orb 2.1°)
- Pluto □ North Node (square, orb 0.3°)
- Mercury □ North Node (square, orb 1.4°)
- Neptune ☍ Lilith (mean apogee) (opposition, orb 0.2°)
- Saturn □ Uranus (square, orb 2.0°)
- Jupiter ☍ Saturn (opposition, orb 3.0°)
- Sun □ Uranus (square, orb 3.7°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Wood (甲). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 庚午 Gēng Wǔ | 戊子 Wù Zǐ | 甲寅 Jiǎ Yín |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 1932 | 己丑 | directWealth |
| 12.4 | 1942 | 庚寅 | sevenKillings |
| 22.4 | 1952 | 辛卯 | directOfficer |
| 32.4 | 1962 | 壬辰 | indirectResource |
| 42.4 | 1972 | 癸巳 | directResource |
| 52.4 | 1982 | 甲午 | friend |
| 62.4 | 1992 | 乙未 | robWealth |
| 72.4 | 2002 | 丙申 | eatingGod |
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 | |||