Alfred Hettner
Born August 6, 1859 at 13:00 • Dresden, Germany
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 10 | 21°33′ | friendly |
| Moon | Scorpio | 2 | 1°50′ | debilitated |
| Mercury | Leo | 11 | 18°03′ | friendly |
| Venus | Cancer | 10 | 7°24′ | enemy |
| Mars ☄ | Cancer | 10 | 16°33′ | debilitated |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 9 | 20°56′ | enemy |
| Saturn ☄ | Cancer | 10 | 23°39′ | enemy |
| Rahu (R) | Capricorn | 4 | 28°43′ | friendly |
| Ketu (R) | Cancer | 10 | 28°43′ | neutral |
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.
You feel everything at maximum intensity and show almost none of it. Your emotional world is volcanic, powerful undercurrents running beneath a controlled surface. Trust is the gatekeeper: only people who've earned it get to see what's really happening inside you.
The world sees grace, diplomacy, and charm. You're the person who makes every group smoother. The cost: suppressing your real opinions to keep harmony, then wondering why no one knows the real you.
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 Scorpio (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 Cancer (Water) and Mars in Cancer (Water) 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 Cancer (Water) and Mars in Cancer (Water) 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 Leo (Fire) 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.
Instinctive Decider, you make decisions quickly based on gut feeling and move immediately. Deliberation feels like weakness. Best when speed matters; dangerous when nuance does.
You carry a chronic sense of not-enough, not enough time, not enough security, not enough proof that things will be okay. This drives your discipline, but it also drives your anxiety.
Your primary growth edge is developing your Saturn function, the area where Control & Fear 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.
Grounded thinking meets strategic networking. Practical intellect drives your success.
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
21 Yogas detected · 18 beneficial · 3 shadow · 6 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
7Leadership potential exists structurally. Status rises when timing aligns with your Mars, Saturn, Venus periods.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga
Amala Yoga
Ubhayachari Yoga
Wealth & Resources
3Wealth grows through strategic patience and long-term discipline and alliances. Financial strength is cumulative, not sudden.
Dhana Yoga (Fortune)
Dhana Yoga (Fortune)
Dhana Yoga
Intelligence & Influence
6Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Communication networks amplify your results.
Surya-Mangala Yoga
Surya-Shukra Yoga
Surya-Shani Yoga
Kuja-Shukra Yoga
Kuja-Shani Yoga
Shukra-Shani Yoga
Spiritual & Inner Growth
1Spiritual depth is built into your chart. Pravrajya indicate a strong pull toward inner development.
Pravrajya Yoga
Structural Patterns
1Your chart has a distinctive structural signature. Kedara (Nabhash) shape how energy distributes across life areas.
Kedara Yoga (Nabhash)
Emotional Sensitivity
3Emotional isolation and Fortune fluctuation and Multiple Combustion appear under stress. Awareness is the override, these patterns lose power when you see them coming.
Kemadruma Yoga
Sakata Yoga
Multiple Combustion
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
⚖️ Tension Patterns
Your emotional strength (Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga) and emotional vulnerability (Kemadruma Yoga) coexist through Moon. Under stress, you may withdraw even though you possess deep wisdom. The override: recognize withdrawal as a pattern, not a truth.
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga gives you emotional resilience, but Sakata Yoga creates undercurrents of instability through the same Moon. Your feelings are both your compass and your fog. The practice: observe your moods without being ruled by them.
Your wisdom capacity (Ubhayachari Yoga) is periodically distorted by Sakata Yoga. Expansion and obstruction alternate. Stay consistent regardless of the cycle.
Your discipline (Raja Yoga) intensifies challenges from Multiple Combustion. The same planet that gives you endurance also extends difficult periods. Patience is structural, not optional.
Your drive (Raja Yoga) can amplify the intensity of Multiple Combustion. The courage that fuels success can also fuel reactive patterns. Channel Mars energy before it channels you.
Mars links Raja Yoga with Multiple Combustion, creating a volatile mix of ambition and aggression. Your assertiveness is an asset, but unchecked it becomes the source of conflict. Physical activity before major decisions is your best tool.
Combined Pattern Insight
Strong elevation potential supported by multiple structural pillars. intellectual firepower amplifies all other patterns. wealth accumulates through long-term strategy rather than sudden gains. emotional depth is both strength and vulnerability. internal tension between power and sensitivity creates depth, not weakness.
Alfred Hettner's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | 06 Aug 1859 | 18 May 1861 | 1y 9m 11d (balance) | |
| Saturn | 18 May 1861 | 17 May 1880 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 17 May 1880 | 18 May 1897 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 18 May 1897 | 18 May 1904 | 7y | |
| Venus | 18 May 1904 | 18 May 1924 | 20y | |
| Sun | 18 May 1924 | 19 May 1930 | 6y | |
| Moon | 19 May 1930 | 18 May 1940 | 10y | |
| Mars | 18 May 1940 | 19 May 1947 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 19 May 1947 | 19 May 1965 | 18y |
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
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 10 from Lagna, activating Manglik Dosha.
Cancellation Factors:
- ✓ Mars conjunct Venus softens the dosha
Remedies:
- Mangal Shanti Puja
- Hanuman Chalisa recitation
- Wearing red coral (after consultation)
Kala Sarpa Dosha
PresentAll planets hemmed between Rahu-Ketu axis, creates karmic patterns and sudden life changes
5/7 planets are between Rahu-Ketu axis — partial Kala Sarpa effects.
Remedies:
- Rahu-Ketu Shanti Puja
- Naag Panchami worship
- Visit Trimbakeshwar temple
Pitru Dosha
Present (Moderate)Ancestral karma indicators, Sun/Saturn affliction to 9th house or conjunction
Ancestral karma indicators detected — Sun-Saturn conjunction
Remedies:
- Pitru Paksha Shradh
- Narayan Bali Puja
- Feed crows on Saturdays
Guru Chandal Dosha
AbsentJupiter conjunct Rahu/Ketu, wisdom clouded by illusion, unconventional beliefs
Jupiter is free from Rahu/Ketu conjunction.
Remedies:
Kemdrum Dosha
Present (Moderate)Moon without planetary support (no planets in 2nd/12th from Moon), emotional isolation
No planets in 2nd or 12th from Moon — Moon lacks planetary support, indicating potential emotional isolation.
Remedies:
- Moon strengthening remedies
- Chandra Namaskar
- Wear pearl (after consultation)
Shani Dosha (Sade Sati)
AbsentSaturn's 7.5 year transit over natal Moon, period of testing, discipline and transformation
No major Saturn affliction to Moon sign detected.
Remedies:
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
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Explore Alfred Hettner’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 Alfred Hettner’s recorded birth data.
Why Alfred Hettner's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Alfred Hettner’s public standing with Raja Yoga through Saturn+Venus. Sun is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 66 percent, giving authority, visibility, and the father line unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Cancer under Moon frames the public career, with Sun, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Ketu placed there.
Dominant Yogas In Alfred Hettner's Chart
Ranked by computed classical strength. Each is a specific planetary configuration in this birth chart, not a generic trait.
- Raja Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Saturn+Venus
A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Saturn and Venus, so it touches discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy.
- Raja Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mars+Venus
A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mars and Venus, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy.
- Raja Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mars+Saturn
A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mars and Saturn, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action, and discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures.
- Dhana Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mars + Sun
A wealth formation linking the money houses or their lords. It works through Mars and Sun, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action, and authority, visibility, and the father line.
- Dhana Yoga (Fortune)strong (3/3)Planets: Mars+Saturn
A wealth formation linking the money houses or their lords. It works through Mars and Saturn, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action, and discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Alfred Hettner In Public View
Public recognition in Alfred Hettner’s chart concentrates in the 10th house, where Sun, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Ketu stand in Cancer. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 1st of 9 planets by Shadbala at 66 percent. Rahu works from the 4th house, feeding ambition through home, roots, and inner ground rather than through direct publicity. The Moon, the public face, carries 55 percent strength from the 2nd house.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Alfred Hettner’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Cancer, ruled by Moon, which sits in the 2nd house in Scorpio (debilitated). Sun, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Ketu occupy the 10th house, bringing authority, visibility, and the father line, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy directly into the public record. Sun, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 66 percent, stands in the 10th itself, putting the chart’s best resource on public display.
The Chart's Voice
Sun is the strongest planet in Alfred Hettner’s chart, carrying 66 percent of full Shadbala strength. In practice the chart leads with identity and command; recognition tends to arrive through positions of authority.
Wealth Signature
The 2nd And 11th Houses
Wealth in Alfred Hettner’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Scorpio, lord Mars) and the 11th house (Leo, lord Sun). Moon in the 2nd and Mercury in the 11th give the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Sun is the best supported at 66 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through authority, visibility, and the father line.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in Alfred Hettner’s chart falls in Aries under Mars, whose lord answers from the 10th house. Venus, karaka of partnership, is enemy in Cancer in the 10th house at 55 percent strength. The Moon's 55 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Moon and Mars are simultaneously debilitated, an uncommon double weight the texts read alongside any cancellation.
Sun, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Ketu cluster in the 10th house in Cancer, concentrating career and public standing far beyond the average chart.
Alfred Hettner'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.
- Jupiter MahadashaAge 0 to 1 (1859 to 1861)wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune
- Saturn MahadashaAge 1 to 20 (1861 to 1880)discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures
- Mercury MahadashaAge 20 to 37 (1880 to 1897)intellect, commerce, and communication
- Ketu MahadashaAge 37 to 44 (1897 to 1904)detachment, research, and inward turns
- Venus MahadashaAge 44 to 64 (1904 to 1924)relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy
- Sun MahadashaAge 64 to 70 (1924 to 1930)authority, visibility, and the father line
- Moon MahadashaAge 70 to 80 (1930 to 1940)mind, public connection, and emotional life
- Mars MahadashaAge 80 to 87 (1940 to 1947)drive, competition, and decisive action
- Rahu MahadashaAge 87 to 105 (1947 to 1965)ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises
Planetary Dominance In Alfred Hettner's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | 66% | weak |
| 2 | Jupiter | 60% | weak |
| 3 | Mars | 58% | very weak |
| 4 | Moon | 55% | very weak |
| 5 | Venus | 55% | very weak |
| 6 | Mercury | 52% | very weak |
| 7 | Saturn | 51% | very weak |
| 8 | Ketu | 43% | very weak |
| 9 | Rahu | 42% | very weak |
Sun dominates the planetary hierarchy at 66 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with identity and command; recognition tends to arrive through positions of authority.
Rahu is the least supported at 42 percent, which means worldly appetite is muted, which can read as contentment or as missed reach.
How Rare Is Alfred Hettner's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 640 share Alfred Hettner’s Vishakha Moon. The tighter pairing of a Cancer Sun with a Vishakha Moon appears in 55 of them, about 0.32 percent.
Charts Like Alfred Hettner's
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Read the full profile of Vishakha nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Vishakha.
Key Placements Explained
Each placement below links to a full interpretation for LibraAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: LibraRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 10th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Moon in the 2nd house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 11th house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Venus in the 10th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Mars in the 10th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 9th house (Gemini) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 10th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 4th house (Capricorn) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 10th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
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