Taihō Kōki (May 29, 1940 - January 19, 2013) was the 48th Yokozuna in the sport of Japanese sumo wrestling. He is often regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war era. He became a Yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, making him the youngest ever at that time. He achieved 32 tournament championships between 1960 and 1971, dominating the sport with six consecutive championships on two separate occasions. He remains the only wrestler to win at least one tournament every year of his top division career, with the highest win ratio among modern wrestlers.
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Meaning of the name - Taiho
great capture, big arrest
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Taihō Kōki belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Poronaysk
Place of Death: Tokyo
Cause of Death: heart failure
Occupation: rikishi
Awards Received: Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Medal with Purple Ribbon | Person of Cultural Merit | People's Honour Award
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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 May 29, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 29, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 29, 2026 |
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| Sun | 7 Gemini 30 | 7 Gemini 42 | 29 Leo 44 |
| Moon | 7 Pisces 39 | 12 Scorpio 2 | 25 Aries 23 |
| Mercury | 16 Gemini 13 | 23 Gemini 52 | 17 Leo 29 |
| Venus | 12 Cancer 17 | 11 Cancer 54 | 14 Cancer 39 |
| Mars | 7 Cancer 22 | 7 Taurus 33 | 2 Virgo 9 |
| Jupiter | 2 Taurus 47 | 23 Cancer 32 | 15 Taurus 20 |
| Saturn | 8 Taurus 47 | 11 Aries 52 | 14 Taurus 57 |
| Uranus | 22 Taurus 56 | 1 Gemini 54 | 26 Taurus 7 |
| Neptune | 22 Virgo 44 | 4 Aries 0 | 24 Virgo 18 |
| Pluto | 1 Leo 3 | 5 Aquarius 23 | 3 Leo 16 |
| Rahu | 17 Libra 39 | 4 Pisces 19 | 13 Libra 6 |
| Ketu | 17 Aries 39 | 4 Virgo 19 | 13 Aries 6 |
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