James Cook — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1728-11-07 (time unknown) · Marton, United Kingdom
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives the day and the Yorkshire village, and its own footnote states the calendar basis; no hour is recorded.
British naval officer and cartographer who commanded three Pacific voyages between 1768 and 1779, charting New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. He was born under the Julian calendar on 27 October 1728 Old Style; the date recorded here is the Gregorian equivalent, 7 November 1728, as the source itself specifies. No hour survives.
Reading the chart
Scorpio Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Saturn carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Stellium in Sagittarius: Mercury, Venus, Mars — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Fire is the leading element (42% weighted), while earth is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Mutable modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is adapting — adjusting and redistributing energy.
Sun at 15°21′ Scorpio: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates intensely, privately, with all-or-nothing focus — the keynote is depth.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 295.2329° → 308.3462° (Capricorn → Aquarius).
Stellium in Sagittarius: Mercury, Venus, Mars — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Mercury conjunction Venus (orb 1°40′, separating): Mercury and Venus fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Neptune trine Pluto (orb 0°44′, applying): Neptune and Pluto flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Saturn square Uranus (orb 1°44′, separating): Saturn and Uranus grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Western natal chart
Sun Scorpio 15°21′ · Moon Capricorn or Aquarius (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio 15°21′ | — | — | direct |
| Moon | Capricorn or Aquarius (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Sagittarius 6°25′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius 4°44′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius 22°11′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer 5°49′ | — | exaltation | retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius 20°26′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio 22°10′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Gemini 9°58′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra 9°13′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Mercury ☌ Venus (conjunction, orb 1.7°)
- Neptune △ Pluto (trine, orb 0.7°)
- Saturn □ Uranus (square, orb 1.7°)
- Mercury ☍ Neptune (opposition, orb 3.5°)
- Mars ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 1.8°)
- Sun □ Saturn (square, orb 5.1°)
- Jupiter □ Pluto (square, orb 3.4°)
- Sun ☌ Uranus (conjunction, orb 6.8°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Water (癸). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 戊申 Wù Shēn | 癸亥 Guǐ Hài | 癸未 Guǐ Wèi |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1738 | 甲子 | hurtingOfficer |
| 19.8 | 1748 | 乙丑 | eatingGod |
| 29.8 | 1758 | 丙寅 | directWealth |
| 39.8 | 1768 | 丁卯 | indirectWealth |
| 49.8 | 1778 | 戊辰 | directOfficer |
| 59.8 | 1788 | 己巳 | sevenKillings |
| 69.8 | 1798 | 庚午 | directResource |
| 79.8 | 1808 | 辛未 | 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 | |||