Art Tatum
Born October 13, 1909 at 09:00 • Toledo, OH, United States
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 12 | 26°59′ | neutral |
| Moon ☄ | Virgo | 12 | 18°45′ | friendly |
| Mercury (R) ☄ | Virgo | 12 | 24°57′ | exalted |
| Venus | Scorpio | 2 | 8°47′ | neutral |
| Mars (R) | Pisces | 6 | 3°37′ | friendly |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 12 | 7°44′ | enemy |
| Saturn (R) | Pisces | 6 | 27°10′ | neutral |
| Rahu (R) | Taurus | 8 | 17°22′ | friendly |
| Ketu (R) | Scorpio | 2 | 17°22′ | own |
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.
You identify through competence. Your self-worth is built on being useful, precise, and correct. The internal standard you hold yourself to is impossibly high, and you've never met anyone who criticizes you harder than you criticize yourself.
You regulate emotions through analysis and control. When a feeling arrives, you instinctively organize it, categorize it, assess whether it's 'reasonable,' then decide whether to express it. Spontaneous emotional expression feels risky.
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 Virgo (Earth) and Moon in Virgo (Earth) 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 Scorpio (Water) and Mars in Pisces (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 Pisces (Water) and Mars in Pisces (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 Virgo (Earth) and Jupiter in Virgo (Earth) 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
Contain-and-Process, you hold emotions inside and process them through practical action. Feelings integrate slowly but thoroughly. The risk: suppression disguised as composure.
Practical Evaluator, you decide based on tangible outcomes, track records, and material evidence. Slow but reliable. You rarely regret decisions because you rarely make impulsive ones.
Your deepest vulnerability is emotional, feeling safe, being nurtured, trusting that your feelings are valid. You may have learned early that emotions were inconvenient, and you've been managing them ever since.
Your primary growth edge is developing your Moon function, the area where Emotional Safety 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.
Your life operates through passionate action tempered by emotional depth. Visible power meets inner sensitivity.
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
26 Yogas detected · 24 beneficial · 2 shadow · 9 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
9Leadership potential exists structurally. Status rises when timing aligns with your Mercury, Moon, Mars periods.
Dharma-Karmadhipati Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Viparita Raja Yoga
Exalted Planet Yoga
Wealth & Resources
4Wealth grows through strategic patience and long-term discipline and alliances. Financial strength is cumulative, not sudden.
Dhana Yoga (Fortune)
Dhana Yoga (Fortune)
Dhana Yoga (Jupiter aspect)
Horasara Sasa Upachaya Yoga
Intelligence & Influence
8Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Gajakesari Yoga
Surya-Chandra Yoga
Surya-Budha Yoga
Surya-Guru Yoga
Chandra-Budha Yoga
Chandra-Guru Yoga
Kuja-Shani Yoga
Budha-Guru Yoga
Protection & Fortune
1Natural shields exist in your chart. Shubha Kartari provide a safety net during challenging periods.
Shubha Kartari 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. Shoola (Nabhash) shape how energy distributes across life areas.
Shoola Yoga (Nabhash)
Emotional Sensitivity
2Multiple Combustion and Combust Moon (Amavasya Dosha) appear under stress. Awareness is the override, these patterns lose power when you see them coming.
Multiple Combustion
Combust Moon (Amavasya Dosha)
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
⚖️ Tension Patterns
Your emotional strength (Gajakesari Yoga) and emotional vulnerability (Multiple Combustion) coexist through Moon. Under stress, you may withdraw even though you possess deep wisdom. The override: recognize withdrawal as a pattern, not a truth.
Your intellect (Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)) can overthink the patterns from Multiple Combustion. The mind that solves problems can also create them through excessive analysis.
Mercury connects Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) and Multiple Combustion, making your intelligence both your greatest asset and your potential trap. Analysis paralysis is a real risk during Mercury-heavy periods.
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) gives you emotional resilience, but Multiple Combustion 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.
The Moon connects Raja Yoga and Multiple Combustion in your chart, creating a push-pull between emotional security and emotional exposure. When Moon periods intensify, both the gift and the challenge amplify. Grounding rituals help you stay centered.
Your emotional strength (Dharma-Karmadhipati Yoga) and emotional vulnerability (Multiple Combustion) coexist through Moon. Under stress, you may withdraw even though you possess deep wisdom. The override: recognize withdrawal as a pattern, not a truth.
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. natural protection mechanisms cushion the challenging periods.
Art Tatum's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | 13 Oct 1909 | 21 Mar 1913 | 3y 5m 6d (balance) | |
| Mars | 21 Mar 1913 | 20 Mar 1920 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 20 Mar 1920 | 21 Mar 1938 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 21 Mar 1938 | 21 Mar 1954 | 16y | |
| Saturn | 21 Mar 1954 | 21 Mar 1973 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 21 Mar 1973 | 21 Mar 1990 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 21 Mar 1990 | 21 Mar 1997 | 7y | |
| Venus | 21 Mar 1997 | 21 Mar 2017 | 20y | |
| Sun | 21 Mar 2017 | 21 Mar 2023 | 6y |
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 6 from Lagna and house 7 from Moon, 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
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
AbsentAncestral karma indicators, Sun/Saturn affliction to 9th house or conjunction
No significant Pitru Dosha indicators found.
Remedies:
Guru Chandal Dosha
AbsentJupiter conjunct Rahu/Ketu, wisdom clouded by illusion, unconventional beliefs
Jupiter is free from Rahu/Ketu conjunction.
Remedies:
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)
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 Art Tatum’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 Art Tatum’s recorded birth data.
Why Art Tatum's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Art Tatum’s public standing with Raja Yoga through Mars+Saturn. Mars is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 81 percent, giving drive, competition, and decisive action unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Cancer under Moon frames the public career.
Planetary Dominance In Art Tatum's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 81% | moderate |
| 2 | Saturn | 75% | weak |
| 3 | Rahu | 66% | weak |
| 4 | Mercury | 59% | very weak |
| 5 | Venus | 57% | very weak |
| 6 | Ketu | 57% | very weak |
| 7 | Jupiter | 53% | very weak |
| 8 | Sun | 48% | very weak |
| 9 | Moon | 43% | very weak |
Mars dominates the planetary hierarchy at 81 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Moon is the least supported at 43 percent, which means emotional steadiness and public ease are the practiced skills rather than the givens.
Wealth Signature
The 2nd And 11th Houses
Wealth in Art Tatum’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Scorpio, lord Mars) and the 11th house (Leo, lord Sun). Venus and Ketu in the 2nd give the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Mars is the best supported at 81 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 Art Tatum’s chart falls in Aries under Mars, whose lord answers from the 6th house. Venus, karaka of partnership, sits in Scorpio in the 2nd house at 57 percent strength. The Moon's 43 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Mercury stands exalted, operating at full classical strength.
Sun, Moon, Mercury and Jupiter cluster in the 12th house in Virgo, concentrating expenditure, distance, and retreat far beyond the average chart.
Art Tatum'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon Mahadasha | Age 0 to 3 (1909 to 1913) | mind, public connection, and emotional life |
| Mars Mahadasha | Age 3 to 10 (1913 to 1920) | drive, competition, and decisive action |
| Rahu Mahadasha | Age 10 to 28 (1920 to 1938) | ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises |
| Jupiter Mahadasha | Age 28 to 44 (1938 to 1954) | wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune |
| Saturn Mahadasha | Age 44 to 63 (1954 to 1973) | discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures |
| Mercury Mahadasha | Age 63 to 80 (1973 to 1990) | intellect, commerce, and communication |
| Ketu Mahadasha | Age 80 to 87 (1990 to 1997) | detachment, research, and inward turns |
| Venus Mahadasha | Age 87 to 107 (1997 to 2017) | relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy |
| Sun Mahadasha | Age 107 to 113 (2017 to 2023) | authority, visibility, and the father line |
Dominant Yogas In Art Tatum'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 | Mars+Saturn | strong (3/3) | 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. |
| Raja YogaPower & Status | Mercury+Moon | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mercury and Moon, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication, and mind, public connection, and emotional life. |
| Dharma-Karmadhipati YogaPower & Status | Mercury + Moon | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mercury and Moon, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication, and mind, public connection, and emotional life. |
| Dhana Yoga (Fortune)Wealth | Mars+Saturn | strong (3/3) | 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. |
| Dhana Yoga (Fortune)Wealth | Mercury+Sun | strong (3/3) | A wealth formation linking the money houses or their lords. It works through Mercury and Sun, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication, and authority, visibility, and the father line. |
How Rare Is Art Tatum's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 664 share Art Tatum’s Hasta Moon. The tighter pairing of a Virgo Sun with a Hasta Moon appears in 57 of them, about 0.33 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Art Tatum In Public View
The 10th lord Moon, friendly, placed in the 12th house carries Art Tatum’s reputation from the terrain of expenditure, distance, and retreat. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 8th of 9 planets by Shadbala at 48 percent. Rahu works from the 8th house, feeding ambition through upheaval, research, and other people’s resources rather than through direct publicity. The Moon, the public face, carries 43 percent strength from the 12th house.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Art Tatum’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Cancer, ruled by Moon, which sits in the 12th house in Virgo (friendly). No planet occupies the 10th house, so its lord carries the career signal alone. Mars, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 81 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 Art Tatum’s chart, carrying 81 percent of full Shadbala strength. In practice the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Charts Like Art Tatum's
Art Tatum's Moon occupies Hasta 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 Hasta nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Hasta.
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 12th house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Moon in the 12th house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 12th house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Venus in the 2nd house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Mars in the 6th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 12th house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 6th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 8th house (Taurus) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 2nd house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Libra Ascendant →
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