Benin (Independence) — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1960-08-01 (time unknown) · Porto-Novo, Benin
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). Wikipedia's Benin article dates full independence to 1 August 1960 and states it is celebrated each year as Independence Day; no hour is given.
Benin commemorates 1 August, the day the Republic of Dahomey received full independence from France in 1960. The rival date is 30 November 1975, when a Marxist-Leninist military government renamed the country Benin, but the state keeps 1 August as its Independence Day rather than the renaming. The chart is placed at Porto-Novo, the constitutional capital, though Cotonou has long been the seat of government. No documented time exists, so the chart is cast for noon and its houses are undetermined.
Reading the chart
Leo Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Sun carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Stellium in Leo: Sun, Venus, Uranus — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Fire is the leading element (49% weighted), while air is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Fixed modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is sustaining — consolidating and holding course.
Sun at 9°11′ Leo: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates warmly, dramatically, with creative pride — the keynote is radiance. In its own domicile: it acts with full native resources.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 224.2000° → 238.1842° (Scorpio).
Stellium in Leo: Sun, Venus, Uranus — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Venus conjunction Uranus (orb 0°28′, applying): Venus and Uranus fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Sun square Neptune (orb 2°46′, separating): Sun and Neptune grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Saturn trine North Node (orb 2°43′, separating): Saturn and North Node flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Western natal chart
Sun Leo 9°10′ · Moon Scorpio (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo 9°10′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Moon | Scorpio (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Cancer 21°05′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Venus | Leo 20°09′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Taurus 29°30′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius 24°20′ | — | domicile | retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn 13°21′ | — | domicile | retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo 20°37′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio 6°24′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Virgo 4°57′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Venus ☌ Uranus (conjunction, orb 0.5°)
- Sun □ Neptune (square, orb 2.8°)
- Saturn △ North Node (trine, orb 2.7°)
- Neptune ⚹ Pluto (sextile, orb 1.5°)
- Saturn ☍ Lilith (mean apogee) (opposition, orb 3.9°)
- Jupiter △ Uranus (trine, orb 3.7°)
- Venus △ Jupiter (trine, orb 4.2°)
- Mars □ Pluto (square, orb 5.5°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Metal (辛). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 庚子 Gēng Zǐ | 癸未 Guǐ Wèi | 辛酉 Xīn Yǒu |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1962 | 甲申 | directWealth |
| 12 | 1972 | 乙酉 | indirectWealth |
| 22 | 1982 | 丙戌 | directOfficer |
| 32 | 1992 | 丁亥 | sevenKillings |
| 42 | 2002 | 戊子 | directResource |
| 52 | 2012 | 己丑 | indirectResource |
| 62 | 2022 | 庚寅 | robWealth |
| 72 | 2032 | 辛卯 | friend |
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 | |||