Maarten Schmidt Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Maarten Schmidt (born December 28, 1929) is a Dutch astronomer from the Netherlands known for measuring the distances to quasars. He was born in Groningen, Netherlands, and studied at Leiden University, obtaining his PhD in 1956. He emigrated to the USA in 1959 to work at the California Institute of Technology. His significant contributions include proposing the Schmidt Law related to density in the universe and discovering the quasar 3C 273 using a 200-inch telescope in 1963, which proved to be at a substantial redshift, hence confirming its high luminosity.

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Zodiac Sign (Western)
Capricorn

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Scorpio

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Age (Today)
94 years, 10 months, 27 days

Your next birthday is 33 days away.

Place of Birth
Groningen, Netherlands

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Chinese Zodiac Sign
Snake (蛇)
Birth Number
1

Life Path Number
7
Name Number (Chaldean)
46 => 1

Name Number (Pythagorean)
4

Meaning of the name - Maarten

warrior, Mars (the Roman god of war)

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December 28, 1929 Facts

Generation Group

Maarten Schmidt belongs to the Silent Generation group.


Place of Birth: Groningen, Netherlands

Educated At: Leiden University

Occupation: astronomer

Employers: California Institute of Technology


Astrology Analysis

Ephemeris for December 28, 1929

Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.
Planet Position (Tropical, Western) Transits on December 28, 2023 Secondary Progressions for December 28, 2023
Sun 6 Capricorn 30 6 Capricorn 41 11 Aries 15
Moon 11 Sagittarius 25 26 Cancer 9 10 Taurus 49
Mercury 23 Capricorn 24 23 Sagittarius 48 11 Aries 25
Venus 26 Sagittarius 56 28 Scorpio 37 24 Aries 33
Mars 29 Sagittarius 26 24 Sagittarius 52 12 Pisces 5
Jupiter 8 Gemini 5 5 Taurus 33 11 Gemini 44
Saturn 3 Capricorn 36 2 Pisces 55 11 Capricorn 50
Uranus 7 Aries 29 19 Taurus 29 11 Aries 19
Neptune 3 Virgo 27 25 Pisces 2 1 Virgo 13
Pluto 18 Cancer 47 29 Capricorn 15 17 Cancer 27
Rahu 9 Taurus 6 21 Aries 3 4 Taurus 8
Ketu 9 Scorpio 6 21 Libra 3 4 Scorpio 8

Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

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Maarten Schmidt's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets