Nelson Mandela — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1918-07-18 (time unknown) · Mvezo, South Africa
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). The Nelson Mandela Foundation confirms the date and village but gives no hour of birth.
South African anti-apartheid leader, political prisoner and President from 1994 to 1999. The Nelson Mandela Foundation records 18 July 1918 in Mvezo and provides no birth hour, so houses and Ascendant are intentionally left undetermined.
Reading the chart
Cancer Sun, Scorpio Moon — Moon degree varies because the birth time is unknown; rising sign and sect are unavailable.
Jupiter carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (exaltation).
Stellium in Cancer: Sun, Jupiter, Pluto — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Air is the leading element (35% weighted), while earth 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 24°57′ 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 222.6897° → 234.9227° (Scorpio).
Stellium in Cancer: Sun, Jupiter, Pluto — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Stellium in Leo: Mercury, Saturn, Neptune — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Mercury conjunction Saturn (orb 0°55′, separating): Mercury and Saturn fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Venus opposition North Node (orb 0°36′, separating): Venus and North Node face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Mars conjunction Lilith (mean apogee) (orb 3°39′, separating): Mars and Lilith (mean apogee) fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Western natal chart
Sun Cancer 24°57′ · Moon Scorpio (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer 24°57′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Scorpio (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Leo 15°56′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Venus | Gemini 22°26′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Libra 12°30′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer 1°08′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Saturn | Leo 15°01′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius 26°55′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo 6°22′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Cancer 5°32′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Mercury ☌ Saturn (conjunction, orb 0.9°)
- Venus ☍ North Node (opposition, orb 0.6°)
- Mars ☌ Lilith (mean apogee) (conjunction, orb 3.7°)
- Jupiter ☌ Pluto (conjunction, orb 4.4°)
- Mars ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 2.5°)
- Jupiter △ Uranus (trine, orb 4.2°)
- Venus △ Uranus (trine, orb 4.5°)
- Mercury ⚹ Mars (sextile, orb 3.4°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Fire (丙). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 戊午 Wù Wǔ | 己未 Jǐ Wèi | 丙寅 Bǐng Yín |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1925 | 庚申 | indirectWealth |
| 17 | 1935 | 辛酉 | directWealth |
| 27 | 1945 | 壬戌 | sevenKillings |
| 37 | 1955 | 癸亥 | directOfficer |
| 47 | 1965 | 甲子 | indirectResource |
| 57 | 1975 | 乙丑 | directResource |
| 67 | 1985 | 丙寅 | friend |
| 77 | 1995 | 丁卯 | 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 | |||