Al Di Meola
Born July 22, 1954 at 03:45 • Jersey City, NJ, United States
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 2 | 5°44′ | friendly |
| Moon | Pisces | 10 | 26°37′ | neutral |
| Mercury | Gemini | 1 | 17°14′ | own |
| Venus | Leo | 3 | 17°01′ | enemy |
| Mars (R) | Sagittarius | 7 | 2°44′ | friendly |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 1 | 20°01′ | enemy |
| Saturn | Libra | 5 | 9°37′ | exalted |
| Rahu (R) | Sagittarius | 7 | 20°48′ | neutral |
| Ketu (R) | Gemini | 1 | 20°48′ | enemy |
Al's Psychological Profile
A holistic reading drawn from your complete birth chart, planets, houses, signs, strengths, yogas, and current life period, cross-referenced and synthesized.
Your dominant Air element drives you toward ideas, communication, and social connection.
Your Mutable modality means your natural style is adapting - you flex, adjust, and see all perspectives.
Mars as your dominant planet centers your life around the question: "What am I willing to fight for?"
Who Al Is
Al, your chart tells a specific story. Your Sun in Cancer forms the backbone of your identity - it's the conscious self you're building toward, the version of you that emerges when you're most aligned. Your Moon in Pisces reveals your emotional core - what you need to feel safe, how you process feelings, and the private self only close ones see.
At the elemental level, Air energy dominates your chart (36%), giving you a fundamental orientation toward ideas, communication, and social connection. Your Mutable modality means adapting - you flex, adjust, and see all perspectives.
Mars (a functional malefic for Gemini ascendant) is the strongest force in your chart - the planet that colors everything. It governs drive, anger, and how you fight for what matters, and in Sagittarius (house 7), this influence manifests as a deep pull toward bold self-expression and direct action. Interestingly, while Mars dominates your chart by strength, it functions as a functional malefic for Gemini rising - meaning its power needs conscious direction to avoid difficulties.
Your dominant Vedic archetype is The Sovereign - Your dominant archetype is The Sovereign (Sun - Surya). Atma - Self/Soul is the strongest force in your chart. Natural authority that inspires without demanding. This is the energy people recognize in you before you say a word.
Your birth star (Revati, Pada 3) is the most personal marker in Vedic astrology - more specific than your Sun or Moon sign. It defines the particular frequency of your soul.
Al's Inner World
How Al Thinks
Al's Drive & Purpose
How Al Loves
Al's Core Patterns
Strengths & Shadows
Al's Current Chapter
Your Current Period
Based on Rahu in House 7 (neutral)
Rahu operating from your 7th house in neutral dignity creates a period centered on partnership transformation. This isn't a surface-level phase - the 7th house governs partnerships, marriage, business alliances, and open enemies.
Your marriage is this period's strongest channel, while family dynamics needs the most attention. The energy Rahu brings from house 7 naturally flows toward marriage - consciously redirect some of it toward family dynamics.
A psychological assessment based on your planetary placements, not what the planets mean, but what they reveal about how you think, feel, defend, and grow.
Your Psychological Profile
This isn't what your planets mean, it's who you are. These six dimensions combine your planetary placements into a genuine psychological picture.
Who you are is inseparable from where you come from. Family, roots, and emotional memory form your identity's foundation. You probably describe yourself through stories about your people before you talk about yourself.
Your emotional boundaries barely exist. You feel what everyone around you feels, and sorting out 'my feelings' from 'their feelings' is a lifelong project. Your empathy is a superpower and a vulnerability, and you've probably been told you're 'too sensitive' your whole life.
The world sees a witty, adaptable communicator. You can talk to anyone about anything. The mask: you sometimes use social skill to avoid the deeper conversations you actually need.
How Your Inner Forces Interact
Your planets don't operate in isolation, they negotiate, conflict, and amplify each other. These are the key psychological dynamics running inside you.
Who you think you are vs how you actually feel
Your Sun in Cancer (Water) and Moon in Pisces (Water) share elemental compatibility. Who you think you are vs how you actually feel, and in your chart, these two functions cooperate rather than compete. Your sense of self and your emotional world speak the same language, which gives you a stable inner foundation that many people lack.
Your romantic desires vs your pursuit style
Your Venus in Leo (Fire) and Mars in Sagittarius (Fire) share elemental compatibility. What you want and how you go after it are naturally aligned. You don't sabotage your own desires with contradictory behavior, when you want something, your pursuit style matches the goal. This makes you effective in both romance and competition.
What holds you back vs what pushes you forward
Your Saturn in Libra (Air) and Mars in Sagittarius (Fire) share elemental compatibility. Your capacity for discipline and your impulse energy work together rather than fighting. This means you can act decisively AND sustain effort over time, a rare combination that gives you an edge in any long-term endeavor.
Your analytical mind vs your faith system
Your Mercury in Gemini (Air) and Jupiter in Gemini (Air) share elemental compatibility. Your analytical mind and your faith system are aligned, you can think critically without losing your sense of meaning, and believe deeply without abandoning reason. This integration makes you a credible voice on matters of both logic and wisdom.
Your Psychological Summary
Absorb-and-Flow, emotions move through you in waves. You feel everything deeply and sometimes you feel what isn't even yours. Processing is intuitive, not logical. The risk: flooding.
Options Weigher, you see multiple sides of every decision and need to think through all possibilities. This makes you fair but sometimes paralyzed. Others may push you to "just decide already."
Your deepest vulnerability is around 'who am I?' Questions of self-worth and visibility touch a nerve. You may overperform to compensate or withdraw to avoid the question entirely.
Your primary growth edge is developing your Sun function, the area where Identity Wound lives. This isn't about fixing a flaw; it's about integrating the part of yourself you've been protecting.
How the cosmos shapes every corner of your life
Life Analysis
A holistic view of your chart across six dimensions of life, synthesised from divisional charts, Nadi astrology, BPHS functional classification, your current dasha period, and classical remedial guidance.
Eight lenses that shape how life unfolds
Life Architecture
Your lagnas map different dimensions of existence, identity, wealth, power, timing, and vitality. Together they form your operating system.
Strategic thinking meets practical execution. Your ideas always have a plan.
Alignment Alerts
Your core self and public power operate from the same element (Air). This creates natural coherence, who you are and how you're seen align effortlessly.
Udaya Lagna
Identity BaseCore personality & physical self
Bhava Lagna
Physical PersonaHow the world experiences your presence
Hora Lagna
Wealth StrategyFinancial identity & earning approach
Ghati Lagna
Power StrategyFame, authority & public recognition
Vighati Lagna
Micro-TimingSubtle timing & decision sensitivity
Sree Lagna
Fortune ChannelProsperity flow & divine grace
Pranapada Lagna
Vitality EngineLife force, stamina & physical resilience
Indu Lagna
Financial BlueprintWealth accumulation potential from Moon
Your Life Architecture Summary
Yogas are powerful alignments in your birth chart. When planets combine in specific ways, they create amplified effects.
Special planetary configurations that amplify your chart
Yoga Architecture
9 Yogas detected · 9 beneficial · 4 structural pillarsExtended
Structural Power Summary
Dominant Yogas
Not all yogas matter equally, these define your chart's core architecture
Functional Clusters
Your yogas grouped by what they do, not just what they're called
Power & Elevation
4Leadership potential exists structurally. Status rises when timing aligns with your Multiple planets in Kendra, Jupiter, Mercury periods.
Maha Raja Yoga (Garga)
Raja Yoga
Amala Yoga
Ubhayachari Yoga
Intelligence & Influence
4Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Bhadra Yoga
Gajakesari Yoga
Dama Yoga (Nabhash)
Budha-Guru Yoga
Structural Patterns
1Your chart has a distinctive structural signature. Horasara Bhadra Kendra shape how energy distributes across life areas.
Horasara Bhadra Kendra Yoga
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
🔗 Reinforcing Patterns
Bhadra Yoga and Raja Yoga both flow through Mercury, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Bhadra Yoga and Ubhayachari Yoga both flow through Mercury, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Bhadra Yoga and Horasara Bhadra Kendra Yoga both flow through Mercury, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Gajakesari Yoga and Raja Yoga both flow through Jupiter, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Gajakesari Yoga and Amala Yoga both flow through Moon, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Gajakesari Yoga and Ubhayachari Yoga both flow through Jupiter, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Combined Pattern Insight
Strong elevation potential supported by multiple structural pillars. intellectual firepower amplifies all other patterns. your yogas reinforce each other more than they conflict, cumulative power grows over time.
Al Di Meola's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 22 Jul 1954 | 07 Nov 1958 | 4y 3m 17d (balance) | |
| Ketu | 07 Nov 1958 | 07 Nov 1965 | 7y | |
| Venus | 07 Nov 1965 | 07 Nov 1985 | 20y | |
| Sun | 07 Nov 1985 | 07 Nov 1991 | 6y | |
| Moon | 07 Nov 1991 | 07 Nov 2001 | 10y | |
| Mars | 07 Nov 2001 | 07 Nov 2008 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 07 Nov 2008 | 07 Nov 2026 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 07 Nov 2026 | 07 Nov 2042 | 16y | |
| Saturn | 07 Nov 2042 | 07 Nov 2061 | 19y |
The planetary periods that shape each chapter of your life
Shadbala measures each planet's strength across six dimensions. Strong planets deliver their gifts naturally. Weak planets need conscious effort or remedial support.
How much power each planet carries in your chart
Comparative Strength Overview
Current Period × Planet Strength
Planet Strength Intelligence
Planet Synergy Matrix
Top 5 planet pairs working together in your chart
Red Flag Monitor
Patterns to watch based on your weakest planetary strengths
Doshas are specific planetary configurations that traditional texts flag as challenging. But most have cancellation conditions.
Planetary challenges and how they're resolved
Dosha Analysis
Doshas are specific planetary configurations that indicate challenges. Many have cancellations (exceptions) that reduce or eliminate their effects.
Manglik Dosha
Present (Moderate)Mars placement in sensitive houses (1/2/4/7/8/12), affects marriage and partnerships
Mars is placed in house 7 from Lagna, activating Manglik Dosha.
Cancellation Factors:
- ✓ Jupiter aspects Mars, mitigating the dosha
Remedies:
- Mangal Shanti Puja
- Hanuman Chalisa recitation
- Wearing red coral (after consultation)
Kala Sarpa Dosha
AbsentAll planets hemmed between Rahu-Ketu axis, creates karmic patterns and sudden life changes
Planets are distributed on both sides of the Rahu-Ketu axis — no Kala Sarpa Dosha.
Remedies:
Pitru Dosha
AbsentAncestral karma indicators, Sun/Saturn affliction to 9th house or conjunction
No significant Pitru Dosha indicators found.
Remedies:
Guru Chandal Dosha
Present (Moderate)Jupiter conjunct Rahu/Ketu, wisdom clouded by illusion, unconventional beliefs
Jupiter conjunct Ketu in house 1 — wisdom may be clouded by unconventional or materialistic pursuits.
Remedies:
- Guru Graha Shanti
- Recite Guru Beej Mantra
- Serve teachers and gurus
Kemdrum Dosha
AbsentMoon without planetary support (no planets in 2nd/12th from Moon), emotional isolation
Moon has planetary support in adjacent signs.
Cancellation Factors:
- ✓ Moon in kendra from Jupiter cancels Kemdrum
Remedies:
Shani Dosha (Sade Sati)
Present (Moderate)Saturn's 7.5 year transit over natal Moon, period of testing, discipline and transformation
Saturn is in 8th from Moon (Ashtama Shani) — period of transformation and delays.
⚠ Ashtama Shani active
Remedies:
- Shani Shanti Puja
- Hanuman worship on Saturdays
- Donate black items
Vedic remedies work by strengthening weak planets and calming overactive ones. Start with one remedy and observe its effects before adding more.
Practical steps to harmonize challenging energies
Calculate your birth chart first to see your remedial intelligence strategy.
Recurring themes your chart reveals
Currently Active Patterns
Based on your Rahu/Mars Dasha
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Explore Al Di Meola’s Dasha Timeline
Each segment is one mahadasha, sized by its real length. Select a period to open its antardasha sub-periods, or replay the whole sequence from birth. The age spans come from Al Di Meola’s recorded birth data.
- Rahu-Rahu November 2008 to July 2011 (from age 54)
- Rahu-Jupiter July 2011 to December 2013 (from age 56)
- Rahu-Saturn December 2013 to October 2016 (from age 59)
- Rahu-Mercury October 2016 to May 2019 (from age 62)
- Rahu-Ketu May 2019 to May 2020 (from age 64)
- Rahu-Venus May 2020 to May 2023 (from age 65)
- Rahu-Sun May 2023 to April 2024 (from age 68)
- Rahu-Moon April 2024 to October 2025 (from age 69)
- Rahu-MarsCurrent October 2025 to November 2026 (from age 71)
Why Al Di Meola's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Al Di Meola’s public standing with Raja Yoga through Jupiter+Mercury. Mars is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 91 percent, giving drive, competition, and decisive action unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Pisces under Jupiter frames the public career, with Moon placed there.
Planetary Dominance In Al Di Meola's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 91% | moderate |
| 2 | Saturn | 83% | moderate |
| 3 | Rahu | 64% | weak |
| 4 | Jupiter | 61% | weak |
| 5 | Moon | 59% | very weak |
| 6 | Venus | 54% | very weak |
| 7 | Mercury | 53% | very weak |
| 8 | Ketu | 52% | very weak |
| 9 | Sun | 50% | very weak |
Mars dominates the planetary hierarchy at 91 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Sun is the least supported at 50 percent, which means confidence and standing with authority figures need deliberate cultivation.
Al Di Meola's Life In Planetary Chapters
The Vimshottari dasha sequence divides the life into planetary chapters. Because the birth date is on record, the age spans below are actual, not generic.
| Chapter | Span | Themes |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury Mahadasha | Age 0 to 4 (1954 to 1958) | intellect, commerce, and communication |
| Ketu Mahadasha | Age 4 to 11 (1958 to 1965) | detachment, research, and inward turns |
| Venus Mahadasha | Age 11 to 31 (1965 to 1985) | relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy |
| Sun Mahadasha | Age 31 to 37 (1985 to 1991) | authority, visibility, and the father line |
| Moon Mahadasha | Age 37 to 47 (1991 to 2001) | mind, public connection, and emotional life |
| Mars Mahadasha | Age 47 to 54 (2001 to 2008) | drive, competition, and decisive action |
| Rahu MahadashaCurrent | Age 54 to 72 (2008 to 2026) | ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises |
| Jupiter Mahadasha | Age 72 to 88 (2026 to 2042) | wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune |
| Saturn Mahadasha | Age 88 to 107 (2042 to 2061) | discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures |
Dominant Yogas In Al Di Meola's Chart
Ranked by computed classical strength. Each is a specific planetary configuration in this birth chart, not a generic trait.
| Yoga | Planets | Strength | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raja YogaPower & Status | Jupiter+Mercury | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Jupiter and Mercury, so it touches wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune, and intellect, commerce, and communication. |
| Maha Raja Yoga (Garga)Power & Status | Multiple planets in Kendra | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. |
| Horasara Bhadra Kendra YogaIntelligence & Speech | Mercury | strong (3/3) | Dignified Mercury in Kendra: eloquence, scholarly attainment, success in trade and counsel. It works through Mercury, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication. |
| Bhadra YogaPancha Mahapurusha | Mercury | moderate (2/3) | One of the five great-person yogas: a strong planet in an angle stamps its character on the whole personality. It works through Mercury, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication. |
| Amala YogaCharacter & Fame | Moon | moderate (2/3) | Ties personal character to lasting reputation. It works through Moon, so it touches mind, public connection, and emotional life. |
How Rare Is Al Di Meola's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 631 share Al Di Meola’s Revati Moon. The tighter pairing of a Cancer Sun with a Revati Moon appears in 50 of them, about 0.29 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Al Di Meola In Public View
Public recognition in Al Di Meola’s chart concentrates in the 10th house, where Moon stands in Pisces. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 9th of 9 planets by Shadbala at 50 percent. Rahu in the 7th house adds the amplification the texts associate with mass reach and appetite for scale. The Moon, the public face, carries 59 percent strength from an angular house, which keeps the personality in open view.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Al Di Meola’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Pisces, ruled by Jupiter, which sits in the 1st house in Gemini (enemy). Moon occupies the 10th house, bringing mind, public connection, and emotional life directly into the public record. Mars, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 91 percent, sets the tone from elsewhere in the chart, and the career runs on drive, competition, and decisive action.
The Chart's Voice
Mars is the strongest planet in Al Di Meola’s chart, carrying 91 percent of full Shadbala strength. In practice the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Wealth Signature
The 2nd And 11th Houses
Wealth in Al Di Meola’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Cancer, lord Moon) and the 11th house (Aries, lord Mars). Sun in the 2nd gives the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Mars is the best supported at 91 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through drive, competition, and decisive action.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in Al Di Meola’s chart falls in Sagittarius under Jupiter, occupied by Mars and Rahu. Venus, karaka of partnership, is enemy in Leo in the 3rd house at 54 percent strength. The Moon's 59 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Saturn stands exalted, operating at full classical strength.
Mercury, Jupiter and Ketu cluster in the 1st house in Gemini, concentrating self and constitution far beyond the average chart.
Mercury qualifies for Bhadra Yoga: in its own sign in the 1st house, one of the five Mahapurusha marks of an exceptional nativity.
Charts Like Al Di Meola's
Al Di Meola's Moon occupies Revati nakshatra. These public figures share the same lunar mansion, the placement Vedic astrology treats as the seat of the mind.
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Read the full profile of Revati nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Revati.
Key Placements Explained
Each placement below links to a full interpretation for GeminiAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: GeminiRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 2nd house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
- Moon in the 10th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 1st house (Gemini) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
- Venus in the 3rd house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
- Mars in the 7th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 1st house (Gemini) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 5th house (Libra) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 7th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 1st house (Gemini) — read full interpretation for Gemini Ascendant →
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