Joseph Lister — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1827-04-05 (time unknown) · West Ham, United Kingdom
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). The Wikipedia biography and the sources it cites give only the calendar date, 5 April 1827; no hour of birth appears in any account of the Upton House household.
Lister applied germ theory to surgery, introducing carbolic-acid antisepsis and cutting post-operative mortality dramatically. He was born at Upton House in West Ham, then a village in Essex and now part of east London, into a Quaker family. No birth time survives, so this chart is date-only.
Reading the chart
Aries Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Sun carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (exaltation).
Stellium in Aries: Sun, Mercury, Pluto — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Fire is the leading element (40% weighted), while air 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 14°56′ Aries: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates directly, impatiently, with first-mover courage — the keynote is ignition. Exalted: honored guest conditions — this function is elevated, sometimes idealized.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 108.8453° → 121.0587° (Cancer → Leo).
Stellium in Aries: Sun, Mercury, Pluto — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Sun conjunction Mercury (orb 0°31′, applying): Sun and Mercury fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Sun square Neptune (orb 1°13′, applying): Sun and Neptune grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Venus trine Saturn (orb 0°30′, separating): Venus and Saturn flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Western natal chart
Sun Aries 14°56′ · Moon Cancer or Leo (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries 14°56′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Moon | Cancer or Leo (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Aries 15°27′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces 0°46′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Mars | Taurus 12°46′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Libra 8°50′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer 0°16′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn 27°53′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn 16°09′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Aries 5°04′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Sun ☌ Mercury (conjunction, orb 0.5°)
- Sun □ Neptune (square, orb 1.2°)
- Venus △ Saturn (trine, orb 0.5°)
- Mercury □ Neptune (square, orb 0.7°)
- Mars ☍ North Node (opposition, orb 2.0°)
- Jupiter ☍ Pluto (opposition, orb 3.8°)
- Mars △ Neptune (trine, orb 3.4°)
- Sun ☍ Jupiter (opposition, orb 6.1°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Wood (乙). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 丁亥 Dīng Hài | 癸卯 Guǐ Mǎo | 乙酉 Yǐ Yǒu |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | 1837 | 壬寅 | directResource |
| 20.1 | 1847 | 辛丑 | sevenKillings |
| 30.1 | 1857 | 庚子 | directOfficer |
| 40.1 | 1867 | 己亥 | indirectWealth |
| 50.1 | 1877 | 戊戌 | directWealth |
| 60.1 | 1887 | 丁酉 | eatingGod |
| 70.1 | 1897 | 丙申 | hurtingOfficer |
| 80.1 | 1907 | 乙未 | 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 | |||