Nikolai Vavilov — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1887-11-25 (time unknown) · Moscow, Russia
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). The biography gives both calendar dates and the city, but no hour of birth appears in the article or its sources.
Vavilov identified the geographic centres of origin of cultivated plants and built the world's first large seed bank, before being arrested under Lysenko's ascendancy and dying in prison in 1943. The date given here is Gregorian: Russia was still on the Julian calendar at his birth, where the date was 13 November 1887, and the article records the conversion as 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1887. No birth time is recorded.
Reading the chart
Sagittarius Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Venus carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Fire is the leading element (28% weighted), while earth is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Fixed modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is sustaining — consolidating and holding course.
Sun at 2°50′ Sagittarius: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates expansively, candidly, aimed at the far horizon — the keynote is meaning.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 359.2479° → 11.0841° (Pisces → Aries).
Venus conjunction Uranus (orb 0°27′, separating): Venus and Uranus fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Sun opposition Pluto (orb 1°13′, applying): Sun and Pluto face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter (orb 2°07′, separating): Mercury and Jupiter fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Western natal chart
Sun Sagittarius 2°50′ · Moon Pisces or Aries (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius 2°50′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Pisces or Aries (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Scorpio 17°50′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Venus | Libra 16°14′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Mars | Virgo 24°07′ | — | — | direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio 19°57′ | — | — | direct |
| Saturn | Leo 6°28′ | — | detriment | retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra 15°46′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Taurus 28°32′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini 4°03′ | — | — | retrograde |
Strongest aspects
- Venus ☌ Uranus (conjunction, orb 0.5°)
- Sun ☍ Pluto (opposition, orb 1.2°)
- Mercury ☌ Jupiter (conjunction, orb 2.1°)
- Sun ☍ Neptune (opposition, orb 4.3°)
- Sun △ Saturn (trine, orb 3.6°)
- Saturn ⚹ Pluto (sextile, orb 2.4°)
- Mars △ Neptune (trine, orb 4.4°)
- Neptune ☌ Pluto (conjunction, orb 5.5°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Wood (甲). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 丁亥 Dīng Hài | 辛亥 Xīn Hài | 甲午 Jiǎ Wǔ |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | 1893 | 庚戌 | sevenKillings |
| 15.9 | 1903 | 己酉 | directWealth |
| 25.9 | 1913 | 戊申 | indirectWealth |
| 35.9 | 1923 | 丁未 | hurtingOfficer |
| 45.9 | 1933 | 丙午 | eatingGod |
| 55.9 | 1943 | 乙巳 | robWealth |
| 65.9 | 1953 | 甲辰 | friend |
| 75.9 | 1963 | 癸卯 | directResource |
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 | |||