Katherine Dunham — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1909-06-22 (time unknown) · Chicago, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). Wikipedia's body text gives the full date and states the birth took place in a Chicago hospital; no hour is recorded.
American dancer, choreographer and anthropologist who drew on Caribbean field research to build a technique and a company that reshaped Black concert dance. The article's body places her birth in a Chicago hospital while the infobox lists Glen Ellyn, the nearby suburb; the coordinates follow the Chicago hospital statement. No time of birth is recorded.
Reading the chart
Cancer Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Mercury carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
T-square: Uranus opposite Neptune, both square Saturn — the apex (Saturn) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Water is the leading element (53% 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 0°38′ Cancer: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates protectively, tidally, by feel and memory — the keynote is belonging.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 141.0981° → 153.2913° (Leo → Virgo).
T-square: Uranus opposite Neptune, both square Saturn — the apex (Saturn) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Stellium in Cancer: Sun, Venus, Neptune — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Venus conjunction Neptune (orb 0°49′, applying): Venus and Neptune fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Mars square North Node (orb 0°08′, applying): Mars and North Node grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Mars trine Neptune (orb 0°14′, separating): Mars and Neptune flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Western natal chart
Sun Cancer 0°37′ · Moon Leo or Virgo (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer 0°37′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Leo or Virgo (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Gemini 19°35′ | — | domicile | retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer 15°23′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Pisces 16°25′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo 8°19′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Saturn | Aries 21°38′ | — | fall | direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn 19°51′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer 16°12′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Gemini 25°28′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Venus ☌ Neptune (conjunction, orb 0.8°)
- Mars □ North Node (square, orb 0.1°)
- Mars △ Neptune (trine, orb 0.2°)
- Venus △ Mars (trine, orb 1.0°)
- Saturn □ Uranus (square, orb 1.8°)
- Mercury ☌ North Node (conjunction, orb 3.0°)
- Mercury □ Mars (square, orb 3.2°)
- Sun ☌ Pluto (conjunction, orb 5.2°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Water (癸). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 己酉 Jǐ Yǒu | 庚午 Gēng Wǔ | 癸丑 Guǐ Chǒu |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1915 | 己巳 | sevenKillings |
| 15.5 | 1925 | 戊辰 | directOfficer |
| 25.5 | 1935 | 丁卯 | indirectWealth |
| 35.5 | 1945 | 丙寅 | directWealth |
| 45.5 | 1955 | 乙丑 | eatingGod |
| 55.5 | 1965 | 甲子 | hurtingOfficer |
| 65.5 | 1975 | 癸亥 | friend |
| 75.5 | 1985 | 壬戌 | robWealth |
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 | |||