Leonid Kadenyuk was the first astronaut of independent Ukraine, born on January 28, 1951, and achieved fame after launching into space on November 19, 1997, aboard the American shuttle Columbia. Initially a Soviet fighter pilot, he became a Russian citizen after the Soviet Union's collapse but later returned to Ukraine to participate in its first space mission. Kadenyuk was honored as a national hero of Ukraine on December 3, 1999, and continued his work with the Ukrainian space agency after his spaceflight.
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Time Zone - Europe/Uzhgorod (3:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Leonid
lion-like, son of the lion
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Leonid Kadenyuk belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Klishkivtsi
Place of Death: Kyiv
Cause of Death: cardiovascular disease
Educated At: Chernihiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots | Moscow Aviation Institute | Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Occupation: test pilot | biologist | politician | engineer | military personnel | astronaut
Employers: Ukrainian Space Agency
Awards Received: Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class | Medal "For the Glory of Chernivtsi" | NASA Space Flight Medal | Registered firearms | Order for Bravery 1st Class of Ukraine | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class | Order For Courage | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Hero of Ukraine, Order of the Gold Star | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Merited master of sports of the Ukraine
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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 January 28, 1951
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 28, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 28, 2026 |
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| Sun | 7 Aquarius 38 | 8 Aquarius 26 | 22 Aries 38 |
| Moon | 8 Libra 59 | 7 Gemini 27 | 9 Cancer 46 |
| Mercury | 13 Capricorn 32 | 13 Aquarius 7 | 8 Taurus 27 |
| Venus | 25 Aquarius 40 | 13 Aquarius 38 | 27 Taurus 38 |
| Mars | 4 Pisces 35 | 3 Aquarius 53 | 2 Taurus 13 |
| Jupiter | 10 Pisces 14 | 17 Cancer 47 | 28 Pisces 0 |
| Saturn | 2 Libra 40 | 28 Pisces 12 | 27 Virgo 47 |
| Uranus | 6 Cancer 17 | 27 Taurus 29 | 5 Cancer 50 |
| Neptune | 19 Libra 31 | 0 Aries 2 | 18 Libra 2 |
| Pluto | 18 Leo 54 | 3 Aquarius 35 | 17 Leo 28 |
| Rahu | 21 Pisces 20 | 10 Pisces 43 | 17 Pisces 21 |
| Ketu | 21 Virgo 20 | 10 Virgo 43 | 17 Virgo 21 |
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