Susumu Tonegawa Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Susumu Tonegawa is a Japanese molecular biologist and immunologist born on September 6, 1939. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of the genetic mechanisms that govern the diversity of antibodies. His research interests include exploring the relationship between the storage of life experiences in long-term memory and the size and shape of synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex. He collaborates with American, Japanese, and Indian scientists at the Picower Institute at MIT, Johns Hopkins University, and the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research in India.

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Zodiac Sign (Western)
Virgo

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Taurus

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Age (Today)
86 years, 7 days

Your next birthday is 357 days away.

Place of Birth
Nagoya

Time Zone - Asia/Tokyo (9:0 E)

Chinese Zodiac Sign
Rabbit (兔)
Birth Number
06

Life Path Number
1
Name Number (Chaldean)
60 => 6

Name Number (Pythagorean)
11

Meaning of the name - Susumu

progress, advance, move forward

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September 6, 1939 Facts

Generation Group

Susumu Tonegawa belongs to the Silent Generation group.


Place of Birth: Nagoya

Educated At: Hibiya High School | University of California, San Diego | Kyoto University

Occupation: molecular biologist | immunologist | neuroscientist | geneticist | researcher | chemist | professor | physician | scientist

Employers: Salk Institute for Biological Studies | RIKEN | Basel Institute for Immunology | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Awards Received: honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala | Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research | EMBO Membership | Cloëtta Prize | Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize | Person of Cultural Merit | Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council | Canada Gairdner International Award | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize | German Immunology Prize | Asahi Prize | Order of Culture | Robert Koch Prize | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine


Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.

Ephemeris for September 6, 1939

Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.
Planet Position (Tropical, Western) Transits on September 6, 2025 Secondary Progressions for September 6, 2025
Sun 12 Virgo 37 13 Virgo 47 8 Sagittarius 1
Moon 3 Gemini 38 22 Aquarius 34 1 Leo 50
Mercury 28 Leo 7 6 Virgo 53 2 Sagittarius 22
Venus 12 Virgo 42 13 Leo 43 29 Sagittarius 54
Mars 25 Capricorn 4 19 Libra 15 7 Pisces 21
Jupiter 6 Aries 26 18 Cancer 47 28 Pisces 53
Saturn 0 Taurus 58 29 Pisces 32 25 Aries 13
Uranus 21 Taurus 57 1 Gemini 29 19 Taurus 14
Neptune 22 Virgo 40 1 Aries 13 25 Virgo 18
Pluto 2 Leo 12 1 Aquarius 40 2 Leo 45
Rahu 1 Scorpio 44 18 Pisces 21 27 Libra 11
Ketu 1 Taurus 44 18 Virgo 21 27 Aries 11

Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025

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Susumu Tonegawa's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets