Artemisia Gentileschi — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1593-07-08 (time unknown) · Rome, Italy
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives 8 July 1593 in Rome and records a baptism two days later, but states no hour of birth.
Italian Baroque painter and the first woman admitted to the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence, known for Judith Slaying Holofernes. Rome was on the Gregorian calendar by 1593, so the date stands as given. Only the baptism interval is documented, not an hour.
Reading the chart
Cancer Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Mercury carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
T-square: Sun opposite Jupiter, both square Pluto — the apex (Pluto) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Water is the leading element (42% weighted), while earth is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Cardinal modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is initiating — starting things comes naturally.
Sun at 15°57′ Cancer: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates protectively, tidally, by feel and memory — the keynote is belonging.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 223.8945° → 236.0571° (Scorpio).
T-square: Sun opposite Jupiter, both square Pluto — the apex (Pluto) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Sun opposition Jupiter (orb 1°37′, applying): Sun and Jupiter face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Sun square Pluto (orb 1°20′, applying): Sun and Pluto grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Jupiter square Pluto (orb 0°18′, applying): Jupiter and Pluto grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Western natal chart
Sun Cancer 15°57′ · Moon Scorpio (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer 15°57′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Scorpio (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Gemini 25°45′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Venus | Leo 8°08′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Mars | Pisces 13°06′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn 17°34′ | — | fall | retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer 28°39′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Uranus | Aries 6°56′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Leo 11°16′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Aries 17°17′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Sun ☍ Jupiter (opposition, orb 1.6°)
- Sun □ Pluto (square, orb 1.3°)
- Jupiter □ Pluto (square, orb 0.3°)
- Sun △ Mars (trine, orb 2.8°)
- Sun ☍ Lilith (mean apogee) (opposition, orb 2.3°)
- Venus △ Uranus (trine, orb 1.2°)
- Venus ⚹ North Node (sextile, orb 0.4°)
- Venus ☌ Neptune (conjunction, orb 3.1°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Water (癸). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 癸巳 Guǐ Sì | 己未 Jǐ Wèi | 癸巳 Guǐ Sì |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | 1593 | 戊午 | directOfficer |
| 10.3 | 1603 | 丁巳 | indirectWealth |
| 20.3 | 1613 | 丙辰 | directWealth |
| 30.3 | 1623 | 乙卯 | eatingGod |
| 40.3 | 1633 | 甲寅 | hurtingOfficer |
| 50.3 | 1643 | 癸丑 | friend |
| 60.3 | 1653 | 壬子 | robWealth |
| 70.3 | 1663 | 辛亥 | indirectResource |
Vedic kundli ज्योतिष (sidereal, Lahiri)
Moon-dependent Vedic calculations are unavailable without an exact birth time; no local-noon Moon, nakshatra or dasha is published.
Vimshottari mahadashas
| Period lord | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable without an exact birth time | |||