Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1840-05-07 (time unknown) · Votkinsk, Russia
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives the Gregorian date and the town of birth; no hour of birth is stated.
Russian composer of the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, six numbered symphonies and a widely played first piano concerto. The date shown is Gregorian; Russian records of the day used the Julian calendar and gave 25 April 1840, twelve days earlier. No hour of birth is recorded.
Reading the chart
Taurus Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Saturn carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (multiple dignities).
T-square: Sun opposite Jupiter, both square Neptune — the apex (Neptune) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Fire is the leading element (44% 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.
Sun at 16°49′ Taurus: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates steadily, sensually, with a taste for the durable — the keynote is consolidation.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 113.8942° → 127.7874° (Cancer → Leo).
T-square: Sun opposite Jupiter, both square Neptune — the apex (Neptune) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
T-square: Mars opposite Jupiter, both square Neptune — the apex (Neptune) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Stellium in Aries: Mercury, Venus, Pluto — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Sun conjunction Mars (orb 0°40′, separating): Sun and Mars fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Mercury trine Saturn (orb 0°05′, applying): Mercury and Saturn flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Mercury conjunction Pluto (orb 1°30′, separating): Mercury and Pluto fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Western natal chart
Sun Taurus 16°48′ · Moon Cancer or Leo (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus 16°48′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Cancer or Leo (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Aries 20°34′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Venus | Aries 25°40′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Mars | Taurus 16°08′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio 13°32′ | — | peregrine | retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius 20°39′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces 19°26′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius 14°48′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Aries 19°04′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Sun ☌ Mars (conjunction, orb 0.7°)
- Mercury △ Saturn (trine, orb 0.1°)
- Mercury ☌ Pluto (conjunction, orb 1.5°)
- Sun □ Neptune (square, orb 2.0°)
- Sun ☍ Jupiter (opposition, orb 3.3°)
- Mars □ Neptune (square, orb 1.3°)
- Saturn □ Uranus (square, orb 1.2°)
- Jupiter □ Neptune (square, orb 1.3°)
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.
| 庚子 Gēng Zǐ | 辛巳 Xīn Sì | 丙寅 Bǐng Yín |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1850 | 壬午 | sevenKillings |
| 19.8 | 1860 | 癸未 | directOfficer |
| 29.8 | 1870 | 甲申 | indirectResource |
| 39.8 | 1880 | 乙酉 | directResource |
| 49.8 | 1890 | 丙戌 | friend |
| 59.8 | 1900 | 丁亥 | robWealth |
| 69.8 | 1910 | 戊子 | eatingGod |
| 79.8 | 1920 | 己丑 | hurtingOfficer |
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 | |||