Leonardo da Vinci — birth chart across three traditions

Born: 1452-04-24 at 21:40 · Vinci, Italy

Data source: B (grandfather's contemporaneous note)

Polymath. Born 15 April 1452 Julian = 24 April 1452 proleptic Gregorian; the 15th-century Julian/Gregorian gap is 9 days, and every stored date is read as proleptic Gregorian. Grandfather's note gives 'at the 3rd hour of the night' (~21:40 LMT).

Reading the chart

Taurus Sun, Pisces Moon, Sagittarius rising — a night chart, led by the Moon's agenda.

Jupiter carries unusual weight here — rules the Ascendant sign (Sagittarius); strong essential dignity (domicile).

Earth is the leading element (30% weighted), while air is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.

Fixed modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is sustaining — consolidating and holding course.

Chart ruler: Jupiter in Pisces, house 3 — where this planet acts, the chart's agenda advances.

Planetary distribution: locomotive — planets cover two-thirds of the wheel; the leading planet drives the chart.

Sun at 4°36′ Taurus, house 5: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates steadily, sensually, with a taste for the durable — the keynote is consolidation. The main arena is creativity, pleasure, children and self-expression.

Moon at 15°22′ Pisces, house 3: emotional life, instinct and the need for safety operates porously, imaginatively, dissolving hard edges — the keynote is empathy. The main arena is learning, siblings, errands and the near world.

Sun square Pluto (orb 0°30′, applying): Sun and Pluto grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.

Neptune conjunction Midheaven (orb 2°26′, out of sign): Neptune and Midheaven fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.

Venus trine Midheaven (orb 2°07′): Venus and Midheaven flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.

Western natal chart

Sun Taurus 4°36′ · Moon Pisces 15°21′ · Ascendant Sagittarius 7°25′ — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.

Strongest aspects

• Sun □ Pluto (square, orb 0.5°)
• Neptune ☌ Midheaven (conjunction, orb 2.4°)
• Venus △ Midheaven (trine, orb 2.1°)
• Sun △ North Node (trine, orb 2.2°)
• Mercury △ Ascendant (trine, orb 2.4°)
• Uranus ☌ Vertex (conjunction, orb 1.2°)
• Pluto △ Ascendant (trine, orb 2.3°)
• Mars △ Saturn (trine, orb 2.3°)

Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars

Day Master: Yin Earth (己). Luck pillars run forward.

Luck pillars 大運

Vedic kundli ज्योतिष (sidereal, Lahiri)

Moon nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada, pada 3, lord Jupiter. Lagna: Scorpio. Vimshottari mahadasha running now: Jupiter.

Vimshottari mahadashas

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