Computer scientist and rear admiral

Grace Hopper

Built the first compiler and argued that programs should be written in something closer to English, which became COBOL. Kept a nanosecond on her desk: a length of wire light travels in one.

Born
1906-12-09, New York, United States
Died
1992-01-01, Arlington, United States

Birth Chart

1906-12-09, New York, United States · time unknown, noon chart

Timezone America/New_York

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunSagittarius16°43′Direct
MoonVirgo24°25′Direct
MercuryScorpio29°13′Retrograde
VenusSagittarius1°53′Retrograde
MarsLibra25°11′Direct
JupiterCancer8°27′Retrograde
SaturnPisces8°56′Direct
UranusCapricorn7°20′Direct
NeptuneCancer11°54′Retrograde
PlutoGemini22°52′Retrograde

Death Chart

1992-01-01, Arlington, United States · time unknown, noon chart

Timezone America/New_York

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCapricorn10°31′Direct
MoonSagittarius4°50′Direct
MercurySagittarius18°54′Direct
VenusSagittarius1°17′Direct
MarsSagittarius24°18′Direct
JupiterVirgo14°37′Retrograde
SaturnAquarius5°56′Direct
UranusCapricorn13°43′Direct
NeptuneCapricorn16°14′Direct
PlutoScorpio22°06′Direct

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.