James Benson 'Jim' Irwin was an American astronaut, aerospace engineer, test pilot, and U.S. Air Force officer born on March 17, 1930. He was selected as part of Astronaut Group 5 and served as the lunar module pilot for Apollo 15, which conducted the fourth moon landing. Irwin became the eighth person to walk on the moon and was the first of the twelve men who have done so to pass away, dying in 1991 after suffering a series of heart attacks, primarily attributed to exertion during physical activities.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - James
supplanter, he who takes the place of another
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James Irwin belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh
Place of Death: Glenwood Springs
Cause of Death: myocardial infarction
Educated At: East High School | U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School | United States Naval Academy | University of Michigan
Occupation: aircraft pilot | military officer | astronaut
Employers: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Awards Received: International Space Hall of Fame | United Nations Peace Medal | NASA Distinguished Service Medal | United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
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Ephemeris for March 17, 1930
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 17, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for March 17, 2024 |
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| Sun | 26 Pisces 23 | 27 Pisces 35 | 27 Gemini 40 |
| Moon | 4 Scorpio 36 | 3 Cancer 56 | 1 Aries 14 |
| Mercury | 12 Pisces 56 | 13 Aries 42 | 5 Gemini 13 |
| Venus | 5 Aries 57 | 7 Pisces 11 | 0 Leo 37 |
| Mars | 0 Pisces 21 | 25 Aquarius 53 | 12 Taurus 14 |
| Jupiter | 9 Gemini 29 | 14 Taurus 23 | 28 Gemini 14 |
| Saturn | 11 Capricorn 10 | 11 Pisces 53 | 9 Capricorn 43 |
| Uranus | 10 Aries 28 | 20 Taurus 11 | 14 Aries 57 |
| Neptune | 1 Virgo 34 | 27 Pisces 22 | 1 Virgo 11 |
| Pluto | 17 Cancer 29 | 1 Aquarius 36 | 18 Cancer 35 |
| Rahu | 4 Taurus 55 | 16 Aries 48 | 29 Aries 57 |
| Ketu | 4 Scorpio 55 | 16 Libra 48 | 29 Libra 57 |
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