Zora Neale Hurston — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1891-01-07 (time unknown) · Notasulga, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). The birth line of an encyclopedic biography gives 7 January 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama, and states no hour of birth.
American novelist and anthropologist, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God and the folklore collection Mules and Men. Her birth year is often given as 1901 because she claimed that year from 1917 onward to qualify for free schooling, and her grave marker repeats it; the year used here is 1891, as the encyclopedic source states.
Reading the chart
Capricorn Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Jupiter carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (multiple dignities).
Earth is the leading element (42% weighted), while fire is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Mutable modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is adapting — adjusting and redistributing energy.
Sun at 17°13′ Capricorn: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates strategically, patiently, with respect for structure — the keynote is mastery.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 241.7367° → 255.5190° (Sagittarius).
Sun trine Saturn (orb 0°08′, separating): Sun and Saturn flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Mars opposition Saturn (orb 0°50′, applying): Mars and Saturn face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Sun sextile Mars (orb 0°58′, separating): Sun and Mars cooperate when invited — an opportunity aspect that rewards small deliberate efforts.
Western natal chart
Sun Capricorn 17°12′ · Moon Sagittarius (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn 17°12′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Capricorn 29°35′ | — | peregrine | retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius 8°03′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Pisces 16°14′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius 15°59′ | — | — | direct |
| Saturn | Virgo 17°04′ | — | peregrine | retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio 1°02′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Gemini 4°21′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini 6°12′ | — | — | retrograde |
Strongest aspects
- Sun △ Saturn (trine, orb 0.1°)
- Mars ☍ Saturn (opposition, orb 0.8°)
- Sun ⚹ Mars (sextile, orb 1.0°)
- Venus ☍ Pluto (opposition, orb 1.8°)
- Mercury □ Uranus (square, orb 1.5°)
- Neptune ☌ Pluto (conjunction, orb 1.8°)
- Mars □ North Node (square, orb 1.8°)
- Jupiter △ North Node (trine, orb 1.6°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Water (癸). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 庚寅 Gēng Yín | 己丑 Jǐ Chǒu | 癸巳 Guǐ Sì |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 1899 | 庚寅 | directResource |
| 19.1 | 1909 | 辛卯 | indirectResource |
| 29.1 | 1919 | 壬辰 | robWealth |
| 39.1 | 1929 | 癸巳 | friend |
| 49.1 | 1939 | 甲午 | hurtingOfficer |
| 59.1 | 1949 | 乙未 | eatingGod |
| 69.1 | 1959 | 丙申 | directWealth |
| 79.1 | 1969 | 丁酉 | indirectWealth |
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 | |||