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Michael Levitt

Michael Levitt (born May 9, 1947, Pretoria, South Africa), aged 79, is a Biophysicist and Professor of Structural biology. Levitt's honours include Nobel Prize in Chemistry, ISCB Fellow and DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences.

Michael Levitt’s zodiac sign is Taurus, Chinese zodiac is Fire Pig, with Life Path 8 in numerology.

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Michael Levitt’s AsterNym identity

The Steadfast Scholar

Earth represents stability. Earth-led charts are associated with patience, responsibility and the ability to make people or projects feel supported. Life Path 8 represents mastery: ambition, resources and turning sustained effort into visible results.

Earth Day Master (BaZi) × fixed Sun × Life Path 8, on the mental plane.

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

#21

US rank in 2025

~4,448,633

Americans share it since 1880

1957

its peak year

Michael ranked 7th among boys and 635th among girls in 1947, the year of this birth, with 50,506 American boys and 173 girls on the register.

US Social Security Administration public records

What Michael’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

4

Expression · building what holds

11

Soul Urge · insight

2

Personality · warm, careful

The name opens on M (4) and closes on L (3). The value it repeats most is 3, which numerology reads as voice.

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

Michael’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

8 · 2 · 5

Lucky colours

Red & Orange

Lucky day

Friday

Direction

↓ South

Season

summer

Stones

Emerald, Diamond, Carnelian

Flower constellation

🌿 Lily of the Valley · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🌸 Hibiscus

Ivory · Blush · Scarlet

Eight Mansions · Kua number

Kua 7, trigram Dui 兌, West group. Best direction Northwest, worst North.

A different tradition from the Direction above, and a different question: feng shui reads it from the solar year 1947, which turns at Li Chun rather than at New Year, and from sex, which Wikidata records as male. Work out your own →

The record

What sets Michael apart

Michael Levitt took the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013, at 66.

The classrooms behind this chart: Peterhouse and Pretoria Boys High School.

Wikipedia's editors put Michael Levitt under Fellows of the International Society for Computational Biology, Israeli bioinformaticians and Alumni of Pretoria Boys High School.

Shaboozey (1995) and Willyrex (1993) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

Educated at
Peterhouse, Pretoria Boys High School and King's College London
Awards
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2013), ISCB Fellow (2015) and DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences (2014)
Citizenship
United States and United Kingdom
Languages
English
Wikipedia editions
60

What the chart says

Michael, according to the stars

Core essence

Michael is the steady one, the person whose yes means yes and whose Sunday looks the same as it did last year because it was a good Sunday. The core of Michael is a deep loyalty to what is real: good food, a good bed, people who show up. They move slowly on purpose. Once they have decided something, it is decided, and that is a comfort to everyone around them.

How Michael wants to be loved

Michael wants to be loved boldly. Venus in Aries falls fast, says so, and wants you to chase back. Grand gestures land, so does a fight followed by a proper make-up. What bores them is hesitation. Be direct, be a little brave about them, and keep the spark lit on purpose.

How Michael creates

How Michael makes things happen: they are the ground everyone else stands on. A Yang Earth day master is the mountain, reliable, slow to move, immovable once it has. Michael creates by holding: the plan, the people, the standard. They are trusted before they have said a word, and the work is remembering that mountains are allowed to want things too.

Instinct

Instinct: Michael is warm and generous, a Pig year, and their gut reaction is to trust. Big-hearted, fun, sincere, a lover of good things, and deserving of people who are as honest as they are. The Fire year turns the volume up: warmer, bolder, more expressive, harder to overlook.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 8 is the powerhouse. Michael is here to build something big and run it well: money, influence, a body of work with their name on it. Ambitious, capable, generous when winning, and learning that power is for lifting people.

Triggers

Triggers: being told to wait. Mars in Aries means Michael gets angry fast, says it, and is over it before you have finished being hurt. The temper is honest and short. Give them a clear path and something to fight for, and all that heat turns into drive.

Computed from Michael's birth date. Working below.

Where Michael sits

Six lines

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

Intimate circleWide network
Michael

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

DeliberateSpontaneous
Michael

You likely think things through before you act. Haste rarely feels safe.

PrivateExpressive
Michael

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

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Michael

You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.

PracticalVisionary
Michael

You may favor what's proven and workable over the untested idea.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Michael

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 Michael Levitt

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

Michael’s birth-night reference starMinkarwarm orange · CorvusMinkar, in Corvus. A warm orange star, 86.2° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Minkar →The warmest lightRigil Kentaurusyellow · CentaurusRigil Kentaurus, in Centaurus. A yellow star, 46.2° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Rigil Kentaurus →

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

The sky over Pretoria that night

Computed for 25.75°S, 9 p.m. local sky.

At 9 p.m. the star closest to straight overhead at Pretoria was Minkar, in Corvus, 86.2° up.

The brightest star above the horizon was Sirius in Canis Major, and 85 catalog stars were up in all.

From 25.7°S not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.

The Moon was at waning gibbous, 81% lit, and above the horizon, with the Sun 46° down.

How unusual Michael's chart is

Chart pattern score

10 / 100 · Reassuringly normal

An AsterNym index built from stelliums, yods, grand crosses and chart shape. It is not a population percentile, and a high score is not a better chart. Without a birth time the houses are left out of it.

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Michael Levitt in 15 seconds

Taurus Sun

Built for the long haul.

Michael Levitt's Sun was in Taurus for the whole of May 9, 1947, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Taurus means →

Fire Pig

Gives more than it gets.

Michael Levitt was born on May 9, 1947, which falls in a Fire Pig year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Pig means →

Life Path 8

Power, and the bill for it.

Michael Levitt's birth date, May 9, 1947, reduces to Life Path 8 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 8 means →

What stands out in Michael’s chart

Michael’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 29° to 10° Sagittarius or Capricorn depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Mercury grinds against Pluto · Square, 0.7° orbMars opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 1.2° orbNeptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 2.6° orbVenus opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 2.8° orbMoon grinds against Neptune · Square, 3.5° orbVenus fuses with Mars · Conjunction, 4° orbMoon flows with Mercury · Trine, 5.3° orbSun faces off with Jupiter · Opposition, 5.4° orbSun in Taurus · 17°56′☉17°Moon in Capricorn · 4°59′☽4°Mercury in Taurus · 10°19′☿10°Venus in Aries · 17°09′♀17°Mars in Aries · 21°08′♂21°Jupiter in Scorpio · 23°19′ · retrograde♃℞23°Saturn in Leo · 3°04′♄3°Uranus in Gemini · 19°54′♅19°Neptune in Libra · 8°28′ · retrograde♆℞8°Pluto in Leo · 11°02′♇11°

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

  • stableMercurysquarePluto0.0° to 1.7° orb

    Michael’s mind grinds against their depths. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.

  • stableMarssextileUranus0.9° to 1.6° orb

    Michael’s drive opens doors for their need for freedom. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableVenussextileUranus2.2° to 3.3° orb

    Michael’s affections open doors for their need for freedom.

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto2.6° orb

  • stableVenusconjunctionMars3.8° to 4.2° orb

  • stableSunoppositionJupiter4.8° to 5.9° orb

  • stableVenustrinePluto5.5° to 6.7° orb

  • stableSaturnconjunctionPluto7.9° to 8.0° orb

  • possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 0.0° to 9.4° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoontrineMercuryorb from 0.5° to 10.2° depending on birth time

  • possibleMercurysquareSaturnorb from 6.3° to 8.3° depending on birth time

  • possibleSunsquarePlutoorb from 6.4° to 7.4° depending on birth time

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire4 of 10
  • Earth3 of 10
  • Air2 of 10
  • Water1 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal4 of 10
  • Fixed5 of 10
  • Mutable1 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign: Fire leads this chart.

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

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ Chiron ℞Scorpio 4°32′ (moves 0.07° over the day)

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

  • ⚳ CeresAries 11°00′ (moves 0.37° over the day)

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

  • ♡ Eros ℞Sagittarius 23°44′ (moves 0.27° over the day)

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

  • ⚕ HygieaTaurus 23°10′ (moves 0.33° over the day)

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

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithCapricorn 11°03′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Ceres trine Pluto 0.0°
  • Hygiea opposition Jupiter 0.2°
  • Black Moon Lilith trine Mercury 0.7°
  • Chiron square Saturn 1.5°
  • Ceres opposition Neptune 2.5°
  • Eros trine Mars 2.6°
  • Black Moon Lilith square Neptune 2.6°

Michael’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♀ Venus9 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Mercury, Neptune; 3 major aspects

  2. 2. ♂ Mars5 pts

    in its own sign, Aries; disposes Venus; 2 major aspects

  3. 3. ♇ Pluto5 pts

    disposes Jupiter; 4 major aspects

Configurations in Michael’s chart

No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite — the common case.

Minor aspects

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

  • Jupiter semi-square Neptune 0.1°
  • Venus biquintile Jupiter 0.2°
  • Sun semi-sextile Venus 0.8°
  • Saturn semi-square Uranus 1.8°
  • Mercury quincunx Neptune 1.9°
  • Sun semi-sextile Uranus 2.0°
  • Mars quincunx Jupiter 2.2°

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Michael’s cards

Computed from May 9, 1947. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

The Star

AsterNym identity card

The Steadfast Scholar

Western zodiac

Taurus

Chinese zodiac

Pig 亥

Life Path

8 · Achiever

♀ Ruled by Venus

Copper Cu

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yang Earth.

Year

丁

yin Fire

亥

Pig

Water

roots & early life

Month

乙

yin Wood

巳

Snake

Fire

work & drive

Day

day master

戊

yang Earth

子

Rat

Water

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

Michael’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q6832227 (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.

Portrait by Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The same Michael Levitt at Wikipedia and X.

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

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Michael Levitt.

Quick answers about Michael Levitt’s chart

How old is Michael Levitt?
Michael Levitt is 79 years old, born May 9, 1947 in Pretoria, South Africa.
What zodiac sign is Michael Levitt?
Michael Levitt is a Taurus: born May 9, 1947, which puts the Sun in Taurus for the whole of that day.
What is Michael Levitt's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Pig, with the Fire element, from the Chinese lunar year of the May 9, 1947 birth.
What is Michael Levitt's Life Path number?
Life Path 8, calculated in numerology.
What is Michael Levitt's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Scorpio at 4°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where is Michael Levitt's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn at 11°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is Michael Levitt's dominant planet?
Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (9 points: rules the Sun sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Mercury, Neptune; 3 major aspects). Mars is second and Pluto third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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