Thomas Edison — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1847-02-11 (time unknown) · Milan, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). The National Park Service biography for Thomas Edison National Historical Park gives the date and village only, with no hour of birth.
American inventor who built the Menlo Park research laboratory and held 1,093 United States patents covering the phonograph, the incandescent lighting system and motion picture equipment. His birthplace is the village of Milan in Erie County, Ohio, not the Italian city; the family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1854. No time of birth is recorded.
Reading the chart
Aquarius Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Venus carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (exaltation).
Stellium in Aquarius: Sun, Mercury, Neptune — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Air is the leading element (49% weighted), while fire 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 22°24′ Aquarius: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates independently, systemically, at an observing distance — the keynote is perspective. In detriment: it works away from home, which often produces adaptive, hard-won skill rather than weakness.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 263.7179° → 277.6685° (Sagittarius → Capricorn).
Stellium in Aquarius: Sun, Mercury, Neptune — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Venus square Jupiter (orb 0°39′, applying): Venus and Jupiter grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Sun conjunction Mercury (orb 3°48′, applying): Sun and Mercury fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Sun trine North Node (orb 1°44′, separating): Sun and North Node flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Western natal chart
Sun Aquarius 22°24′ · Moon Sagittarius or Capricorn (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius 22°24′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius or Capricorn (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Aquarius 18°36′ | — | — | direct |
| Venus | Pisces 6°09′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Mars | Capricorn 0°49′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini 6°48′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Saturn | Pisces 2°01′ | — | — | direct |
| Uranus | Aries 11°29′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius 27°38′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Aries 24°10′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Venus □ Jupiter (square, orb 0.7°)
- Sun ☌ Mercury (conjunction, orb 3.8°)
- Sun △ North Node (trine, orb 1.7°)
- Mercury △ North Node (trine, orb 2.1°)
- Sun ⚹ Pluto (sextile, orb 1.8°)
- Mars ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 1.2°)
- Sun ☌ Neptune (conjunction, orb 5.2°)
- Venus ☌ Saturn (conjunction, orb 4.1°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Fire (丁). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 丁未 Dīng Wèi | 壬寅 Rén Yín | 丁丑 Dīng Chǒu |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 1849 | 辛丑 | indirectWealth |
| 12.4 | 1859 | 庚子 | directWealth |
| 22.4 | 1869 | 己亥 | eatingGod |
| 32.4 | 1879 | 戊戌 | hurtingOfficer |
| 42.4 | 1889 | 丁酉 | friend |
| 52.4 | 1899 | 丙申 | robWealth |
| 62.4 | 1909 | 乙未 | indirectResource |
| 72.4 | 1919 | 甲午 | 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 | |||