Jorge Luis Borges — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1899-08-24 (time unknown) · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives 24 August 1899, with the family living in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, and states no hour of birth.
Argentine writer of short fiction, essays and poetry, known for Ficciones and El Aleph. The birth date is well attested; no source consulted gives a time of day, so no houses are calculated.
Reading the chart
Virgo Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Fire is the leading element (44% weighted), while water 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 1°14′ Virgo: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates precisely, usefully, through discernment and craft — the keynote is refinement.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 12.6175° → 26.8694° (Aries).
Saturn opposition Pluto (orb 0°28′, applying): Saturn and Pluto face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Neptune opposition North Node (orb 0°31′, applying): Neptune and North Node face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Mercury conjunction Venus (orb 2°53′, separating): Mercury and Venus fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Western natal chart
Sun Virgo 1°14′ · Moon Aries (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo 1°14′ | — | — | direct |
| Moon | Aries (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Leo 22°11′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Venus | Leo 25°05′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Libra 11°51′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio 4°55′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius 17°04′ | — | — | direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius 4°03′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Gemini 26°39′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Gemini 16°36′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Saturn ☍ Pluto (opposition, orb 0.5°)
- Neptune ☍ North Node (opposition, orb 0.5°)
- Mercury ☌ Venus (conjunction, orb 2.9°)
- Sun □ Uranus (square, orb 2.8°)
- Mercury ☌ Lilith (mean apogee) (conjunction, orb 2.2°)
- Venus △ North Node (trine, orb 2.1°)
- Sun △ North Node (trine, orb 4.1°)
- Venus ⚹ Neptune (sextile, orb 1.6°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Wood (甲). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 己亥 Jǐ Hài | 壬申 Rén Shēn | 甲子 Jiǎ Zǐ |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 1905 | 辛未 | directOfficer |
| 15.6 | 1915 | 庚午 | sevenKillings |
| 25.6 | 1925 | 己巳 | directWealth |
| 35.6 | 1935 | 戊辰 | indirectWealth |
| 45.6 | 1945 | 丁卯 | hurtingOfficer |
| 55.6 | 1955 | 丙寅 | eatingGod |
| 65.6 | 1965 | 乙丑 | robWealth |
| 75.6 | 1975 | 甲子 | 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 | |||