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Martin Chalfie

Martin Chalfie (born January 15, 1947, Chicago, United States), aged 79, is an American biochemist, cell biologist, and university teacher (born 1947). Chalfie's honours include Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Lomonosov Gold Medal and Rosenstiel Award.

Martin Chalfie’s zodiac sign is Capricorn, Chinese zodiac is Fire Dog, with Life Path 1 in numerology.

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Martin Chalfie’s AsterNym identity

The Evergreen Strategist

Wood represents growth. Wood-led charts are associated with patience, adaptability and the drive to keep developing. Life Path 1 represents initiative: beginning, working independently and moving before everyone agrees.

Wood Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 1, on the mental plane.

How common is the name Martin in the U.S.?

#335

US rank in 2025

~317,037

Americans share it since 1880

1963

its peak year

Of the names registered in 1947, Martin came 90th among boys and 3,009th among girls, carried by 3,724 American boys and 13 girls.

US Social Security Administration public records

What Martin’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

11

Expression · sensing what is coming

7

Soul Urge · understanding

4

Personality · steady, dependable

The name opens on M (4) and closes on N (5). The value it repeats most is 9, which numerology reads as empathy.

Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again

Martin’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

1 · 3 · 4 · 9

Lucky colours

Red & Orange

Lucky day

Saturday

Direction

↓ South

Season

summer

Stones

Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Carnelian

Flower constellation

🌺 Carnation · 🤍 Camellia · 🌸 Hibiscus

Crimson · Ivory · Scarlet

The record

What sets Martin apart

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929) and Edward Teller (1908) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

What the chart says

Martin, according to the stars

Core essence

Martin is playing a longer game than everyone else at the table. The core of Martin is quiet ambition and a dry, private sense of humour that only their people get to see. They are the one who actually does the thing, and then does not mention it. Underneath the composure is someone who wants very badly to be proud of what they built.

The vibe

Underneath, Martin feels more than they will ever show, and shows it to about three people. The Moon in Scorpio is deep water: loyal, private, slow to trust and impossible to fool. What Martin needs to feel safe is total honesty and the sense that a secret told stays told. Betray that once and it is a long way back.

How Martin wants to be loved

Martin wants to be loved by someone who is also their favourite travel companion. Venus in Sagittarius needs laughter, honesty and a long leash, and gives the same. Possessiveness kills it; adventure feeds it. Go somewhere new with Martin and watch them fall for you again.

How Martin creates

How Martin makes things happen: they grow upward. A Yang Wood day master is the tree, the one with a direction and the patience to keep at it through a bad season. Martin builds in the open, wants to be useful, and is at their most creative when there is something to reach for. Bend rather than break is the lesson they learn a few times.

Instinct

Instinct: Martin is loyal to the bone, a Dog year, and their gut reaction is to protect their people. Honest, fair, a little anxious about the world, and the most dependable friend in the room. The Fire year turns the volume up: warmer, bolder, more expressive, harder to overlook.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 1 is the pioneer. Martin is here to go first, to start the thing, to trust their own read when nobody else has a map. Independence is the gift and the lesson: the best version of Martin leads without needing to do it alone.

Triggers

Triggers: incompetence, and disrespect. Mars in Capricorn means Martin does not waste energy on anger; they use it. Controlled, strategic, relentless, the person who will outlast the problem. Cold when crossed, and quietly forgiving once you have earned it back.

Computed from Martin's birth date. Working below.

Where Martin sits

Six lines

Martin’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.

Intimate circleWide network
Martin

You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.

DeliberateSpontaneous
Martin

You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.

PrivateExpressive
Martin

You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Martin

You may want to resolve tension the moment it appears, rather than let it sit.

PracticalVisionary
Martin

You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Martin

You may build trust slowly, letting closeness earn its way in.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

Dedicate a star to Martin Chalfie

Three stars chosen from the real sky above Chicago on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.

Martin’s birth-night reference starCapellagolden yellow · AurigaCapella, in Auriga. A golden yellow star, 84° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Capella →The warmest lightProcyonyellow-white · Canis MinorProcyon, in Canis Minor. A yellow-white star, 37.8° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Procyon →

A 9 p.m. reference sky, not the birth minute. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.

The sky over Chicago that night

Computed for 41.88°N, 9 p.m. local sky.

Capella stood nearest the zenith over Chicago at 9 p.m. that evening, 84.0° above the horizon in Auriga.

Sirius was the brightest thing up that night, one of 107 catalog stars above the horizon.

From 41.9°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.

Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman cannot be seen from Chicago at all: they sit past the −48.1° declination limit this latitude imposes.

The Moon was at last quarter, 31% lit, and already below the horizon, with the Sun 47° down.

How unusual Martin's chart is

Chart pattern score

39 / 100 · Quietly distinctive

3-planet stellium in Capricorn · 1 unaspected planet

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The quick version

Capricorn Sun

Climbs. Then climbs again.

Martin Chalfie's Sun was in Capricorn for the whole of January 15, 1947, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Capricorn means →

Fire Dog

Guards the gate all night.

Martin Chalfie was born on January 15, 1947, which falls in a Fire Dog year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Dog means →

Life Path 1

Front of the line, alone.

Martin Chalfie's birth date, January 15, 1947, reduces to Life Path 1 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 1 means →

What stands out in Martin’s chart

Martin’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 7° to 19° Scorpio depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Mars opens doors for Jupiter · Sextile, 0.4° orbMoon grinds against Pluto · Square, 0.5° orbNeptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 1.8° orbSun opens doors for Jupiter · Sextile, 2° orbVenus opens doors for Neptune · Sextile, 2.2° orbSun fuses with Mars · Conjunction, 2.3° orbVenus flows with Saturn · Trine, 2.3° orbMercury fuses with Mars · Conjunction, 2.5° orbSun in Capricorn · 24°46′☉24°Moon in Scorpio · 13°04′☽13°Mercury in Capricorn · 19°55′☿19°Venus in Sagittarius · 8°34′♀8°Mars in Capricorn · 22°26′♂22°Jupiter in Scorpio · 22°48′♃22°Saturn in Leo · 6°17′ · retrograde♄℞6°Uranus in Gemini · 18°26′ · retrograde♅℞18°Neptune in Libra · 10°48′ · retrograde♆℞10°Pluto in Leo · 12°35′ · retrograde♇℞12°

No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1.

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Lines drawn
Conjunction 0°
Sextile 60°
Square 90°
Trine 120°
Opposition 180°

Placements

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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow

Aspects across every possible birth time

  • stableMoonsquarePluto0.0° to 6.5° orb

    Martin’s feelings grind against their depths. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.

  • stableMarssextileJupiter0.1° to 0.7° orb

    Martin’s drive opens doors for their growth. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableSunsextileJupiter1.5° to 2.4° orb

    Martin’s core identity opens doors for their growth.

  • stableVenustrineSaturn1.8° to 2.8° orb

  • stableVenussextileNeptune1.8° to 2.7° orb

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto1.8° orb

  • stableMercuryconjunctionMars2.1° to 2.9° orb

  • stableSunconjunctionMars2.2° to 2.5° orb

  • stableMercurysextileJupiter2.2° to 3.6° orb

  • stableVenustrinePluto3.6° to 4.5° orb

  • stableSunconjunctionMercury4.5° to 5.1° orb

  • stableSaturnsextileNeptune4.5° to 4.6° orb

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire3 of 10
  • Earth3 of 10
  • Air2 of 10
  • Water2 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal4 of 10
  • Fixed4 of 10
  • Mutable2 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign.

Martin’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ ChironScorpio 7°24′ (moves 0.07° over the day)

    centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it

  • ⚳ CeresAquarius 27°15′ (moves 0.37° over the day)

    dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured

  • ♡ ErosScorpio 11°17′ (moves 0.77° over the day)

    near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire

  • ⚕ HygieaAries 21°33′ (moves 0.16° over the day)

    main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithSagittarius 28°23′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Hygiea square Mars 0.9°
  • Chiron square Saturn 1.1°
  • Eros square Pluto 1.3°
  • Hygiea square Mercury 1.6°

Martin’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♄ Saturn9 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Capricorn; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars; 3 major aspects

  2. 2. ☉ Sun5 pts

    disposes Saturn, Pluto; 3 major aspects

  3. 3. ♇ Pluto5 pts

    disposes Jupiter; 4 major aspects

Configurations in Martin’s chart

  • stellium, the shape it makesStellium in Capricorn · Sun, Mercury, MarsThree or more planets in one sign (four, or three with a luminary, by AsterNym's count): a concentration astrologers read as that sign's themes dominating the chart.

Minor aspects

semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.

  • Sun biquintile Uranus 0.3°
  • Venus semi-square Mars 1.1°
  • Sun semi-square Venus 1.2°
  • Mercury quincunx Uranus 1.5°

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Martin’s cards

Computed from January 15, 1947. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

The Sun

AsterNym identity card

The Evergreen Strategist

Western zodiac

Capricorn

Chinese zodiac

Dog 戌

Life Path

1 · Pioneer

♄ Ruled by Saturn

Lead Pb

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yang Wood.

Year

丙

yang Fire

戌

Dog

Earth

roots & early life

Month

辛

yin Metal

丑

Ox

Earth

work & drive

Day

day master

甲

yang Wood

午

Horse

Fire

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

Martin’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q106699 (CC0), as do the occupations, works and awards above. With no documented birth time this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. The banner above lists what that leaves out. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.

Tropical zodiac, whole-sign houses, modern rulers. Aspects on the western_v1 orb policy; minor ones at 1.5° to 2.5°, skipped where a major already holds. Minor bodies from JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, Lilith as mean apogee. Dominance is an AsterNym score — rulerships, dispositors, aspect count — so other methods can name a different leader.

The same Martin Chalfie at Wikipedia.

Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Martin Chalfie.

Quick answers about Martin Chalfie’s chart

How old is Martin Chalfie?
Martin Chalfie is 79 years old, born January 15, 1947 in Chicago, United States.
What zodiac sign is Martin Chalfie?
Martin Chalfie is a Capricorn: born January 15, 1947, which puts the Sun in Capricorn for the whole of that day.
What is Martin Chalfie's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Dog, with the Fire element, from the Chinese lunar year of the January 15, 1947 birth.
What is Martin Chalfie's Life Path number?
Life Path 1, calculated in numerology.
What is Martin Chalfie's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Scorpio at 7°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where is Martin Chalfie's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius at 28°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is Martin Chalfie's dominant planet?
Saturn, on AsterNym's dominance score (9 points: rules the Sun sign, Capricorn; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars; 3 major aspects). Sun is second and Pluto third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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