Charles Dickens — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1812-02-07 (time unknown) · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives 7 February 1812 at 1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, Portsea Island, Portsmouth, and states no hour of birth.
English novelist, author of Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Great Expectations. The birth date and the Portsmouth address are documented; no consulted source gives a time of day.
Reading the chart
Aquarius Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Mars carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Air is the leading element (28% weighted), while fire 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 17°38′ Aquarius: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates independently, systemically, at an observing distance — the keynote is perspective. In detriment: it works away from home, which often produces adaptive, hard-won skill rather than weakness.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 241.9735° → 254.8449° (Sagittarius).
Venus conjunction Pluto (orb 1°11′, applying): Venus and Pluto fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Mars square Saturn (orb 2°58′, separating): Mars and Saturn grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Venus square Neptune (orb 2°51′, separating): Venus and Neptune grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Western natal chart
Sun Aquarius 17°38′ · Moon Sagittarius (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius 17°38′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Capricorn 21°50′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Venus | Pisces 15°51′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Mars | Aries 7°18′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini 26°30′ | — | detriment | retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn 4°20′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio 23°14′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius 13°00′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Pisces 17°02′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Venus ☌ Pluto (conjunction, orb 1.2°)
- Mars □ Saturn (square, orb 3.0°)
- Venus □ Neptune (square, orb 2.9°)
- Mercury ⚹ Uranus (sextile, orb 1.4°)
- Sun □ Uranus (square, orb 5.6°)
- Saturn △ North Node (trine, orb 3.9°)
- Neptune □ Pluto (square, orb 4.0°)
- Sun ⚹ Neptune (sextile, orb 4.6°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Earth (己). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 壬申 Rén Shēn | 壬寅 Rén Yín | 己巳 Jǐ Sì |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 1821 | 癸卯 | indirectWealth |
| 19.1 | 1831 | 甲辰 | directOfficer |
| 29.1 | 1841 | 乙巳 | sevenKillings |
| 39.1 | 1851 | 丙午 | directResource |
| 49.1 | 1861 | 丁未 | indirectResource |
| 59.1 | 1871 | 戊申 | robWealth |
| 69.1 | 1881 | 己酉 | friend |
| 79.1 | 1891 | 庚戌 | hurtingOfficer |
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 | |||