Leo Tolstoy — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1828-09-09 (time unknown) · Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives 9 September 1828 New Style, corresponding to 28 August Old Style, at the Yasnaya Polyana estate, and states no hour of birth.
Russian novelist, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina. The date stored here is the Gregorian equivalent of the Julian date 28 August 1828 then in use in Russia. No time of birth is recorded in the sources consulted.
Reading the chart
Virgo Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Mercury carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Stellium in Capricorn: Mars, Uranus, Neptune — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Earth is the leading element (60% 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 16°38′ 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 161.0565° → 173.1323° (Virgo).
Stellium in Capricorn: Mars, Uranus, Neptune — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Sun conjunction Mercury (orb 2°29′, separating): Sun and Mercury fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Sun trine Neptune (orb 0°55′, separating): Sun and Neptune flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Mars sextile Jupiter (orb 0°07′, applying): Mars and Jupiter cooperate when invited — an opportunity aspect that rewards small deliberate efforts.
Western natal chart
Sun Virgo 16°37′ · Moon Virgo (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo 16°37′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Virgo (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Virgo 19°06′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Venus | Leo 4°23′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Capricorn 10°52′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio 10°58′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Saturn | Leo 0°30′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn 28°42′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn 15°42′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries 6°51′ | — | — | retrograde |
Strongest aspects
- Sun ☌ Mercury (conjunction, orb 2.5°)
- Sun △ Neptune (trine, orb 0.9°)
- Mars ⚹ Jupiter (sextile, orb 0.1°)
- Saturn ☍ Uranus (opposition, orb 1.8°)
- Neptune □ North Node (square, orb 1.3°)
- Venus △ Pluto (trine, orb 2.5°)
- Venus ☌ Saturn (conjunction, orb 3.9°)
- Mercury △ Neptune (trine, orb 3.4°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Earth (戊). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 戊子 Wù Zǐ | 辛酉 Xīn Yǒu | 戊辰 Wù Chén |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 1838 | 壬戌 | indirectWealth |
| 19.6 | 1848 | 癸亥 | directWealth |
| 29.6 | 1858 | 甲子 | sevenKillings |
| 39.6 | 1868 | 乙丑 | directOfficer |
| 49.6 | 1878 | 丙寅 | indirectResource |
| 59.6 | 1888 | 丁卯 | directResource |
| 69.6 | 1898 | 戊辰 | friend |
| 79.6 | 1908 | 己巳 | 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 | |||