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Edmund Hillary is an explorer, philanthropist, beekeeper born in Auckland (New Zealand).
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988 he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal. Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school. He made his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a navigator during World War II and was wounded in an accident.
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| Born | 20 July 1919, Auckland |
| Profession | explorer, philanthropist, beekeeper |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Educated at | Auckland Grammar School, University of Auckland |
| Spouse | June Hillary, Louise Mary Rose |
| Children | Peter Hillary, Sarah Hillary |
| Awards | Order of the Garter, Padma Vibhushan, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, Order of New Zealand, Polar Medal, 1939–45 Star, Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, Livingstone Medal, Knight Commander of the Or |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Pisces |
| Nakshatra | Revati (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Cancer |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Scorpio |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 314 writers and poets with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 26 of them (8%) have the Moon in Pisces, like Edmund Hillary, and 10 (3%) share the Revati Nakshatra — the #17 most common Moon Nakshatra among writers and poets, where Shravana leads with 18 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Edmund Hillary was born on 20 July 1919 in Auckland. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Edmund Hillary's Moon sign (Rashi) is Pisces and the Nakshatra is Revati, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Edmund Hillary's Ascendant is Scorpio, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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