Charles Bukowski
Born August 16, 1920 at 22:00 • Andernach, Germany
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 5 | 0°53′ | moolatrikona |
| Moon | Virgo | 6 | 6°59′ | friendly |
| Mercury | Cancer | 4 | 12°21′ | enemy |
| Venus | Leo | 5 | 13°02′ | enemy |
| Mars | Libra | 7 | 25°41′ | neutral |
| Jupiter ☄ | Leo | 5 | 4°59′ | friendly |
| Saturn | Leo | 5 | 19°30′ | enemy |
| Rahu (R) | Libra | 7 | 17°30′ | friendly |
| Ketu (R) | Aries | 1 | 17°30′ | friendly |
Charles'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 Fire element drives you toward action and self-expression.
Your Fixed modality means your natural style is sustaining - you build, persist, and deepen what exists.
Mars as your dominant planet centers your life around the question: "What am I willing to fight for?"
Who Charles Is
Charles, your chart tells a specific story. Your Sun in Leo 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 Virgo 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, Fire energy dominates your chart (55%), giving you a fundamental orientation toward action and self-expression. Your Fixed modality means sustaining - you build, persist, and deepen what exists.
Mars (a neutral influence for Aries 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 Libra (house 7), this influence manifests as a deep pull toward intellectual exploration and social connection.
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 (Uttara Phalguni, Pada 4) is the most personal marker in Vedic astrology - more specific than your Sun or Moon sign. It defines the particular frequency of your soul.
Charles's Inner World
How Charles Thinks
Charles's Drive & Purpose
How Charles Loves
Charles's Core Patterns
Strengths & Shadows
Charles's Current Chapter
Your Current Period
Based on Venus in House 5 (enemy)
Venus operating from your 5th house in enemy dignity creates a period centered on creative awakening. This isn't a surface-level phase - the 5th house governs creativity, intelligence, children, past-life merit, and romance.
Your love life is this period's strongest channel, while family dynamics needs the most attention. The energy Venus brings from house 5 naturally flows toward love life - 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.
You were born knowing you're supposed to be seen. Not out of vanity, out of a deep sense that your life has a creative purpose. When you're invisible, something feels fundamentally wrong. Recognition isn't ego; it's oxygen.
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.
People see a bold, direct, action-oriented person, and that's real, but it's the front layer. The world doesn't get to see your doubts. You've learned that showing uncertainty invites people to take advantage.
Internal Conflicts Detected
Your Leo identity craves excitement and risk, but your Virgo emotional core needs predictability. You initiate boldly, then retreat to recharge. Partners and friends might see you as inconsistent; really, you're managing two genuine needs.
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 Leo identity craves excitement and risk, but your Virgo emotional core needs predictability. You initiate boldly, then retreat to recharge. Partners and friends might see you as inconsistent; really, you're managing two genuine needs.
Your romantic desires vs your pursuit style
Your Venus in Leo (Fire) and Mars in Libra (Air) 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 Leo (Fire) and Mars in Libra (Air) 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 analytical mind (Mercury in Cancer, Water) and your belief system (Jupiter in Leo, Fire) don't naturally agree. You may find yourself knowing something logically but believing something different emotionally. This tension can make you a complex, nuanced thinker, or someone paralyzed between reason and faith.
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.
Intuitive Feeler, your decisions are guided by emotional resonance, not logical analysis. When something "feels right," you follow it. This serves you well when you trust it; poorly when fear disguises itself as intuition.
You may feel like your thoughts are too complex to communicate, or that people don't truly hear you. The gap between what you think and what comes out of your mouth causes quiet frustration.
Your primary growth edge is developing your Mercury function, the area where Expression 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.
Bold vision combined with practical execution. You dream big and build methodically.
Alignment Alerts
Your core self and public power operate from the same element (Fire). This creates natural coherence, who you are and how you're seen align effortlessly.
Active Lagnas in Current Period
During Venus/Jupiter period, these lagnas are amplified because their lords are running:
Power Strategy: Fame, authority & public recognition
Public authority and recognition themes increase. Your Sagittarius power signature is being activated.
Vitality Engine: Life force, stamina & physical resilience
Vitality Engine themes become prominent in daily life. Pay attention to diplomatic energy.
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 · 25 beneficial · 1 shadow · 7 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 Jupiter, Saturn, Sun periods.
Dharma-Karmadhipati Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Yoga Karaka Yoga
Ubhayachari Yoga
Wealth & Resources
7Wealth grows through strategic patience and long-term discipline and alliances. Financial strength is cumulative, not sudden.
Dhana Yoga (Fortune)
Dhana Yoga (Fortune)
Dhana Yoga (Fortune)
Dhana Yoga (Fortune)
Dhana Yoga
Dhana Yoga (Jupiter)
Dhana Yoga (Jupiter aspect)
Intelligence & Influence
8Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Saraswati Yoga
Durudhara Yoga
Anapha Yoga
Sunapha Yoga
Surya-Guru Yoga
Surya-Shukra Yoga
Surya-Shani Yoga
Guru-Shukra Yoga
Protection & Fortune
1Natural shields exist in your chart. Khala Parivartana provide a safety net during challenging periods.
Khala Parivartana 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
1Gandanta appear under stress. Awareness is the override, these patterns lose power when you see them coming.
Gandanta Yoga
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
⚖️ Tension Patterns
Your authority (Raja Yoga) conflicts with Gandanta Yoga. Identity strength and identity suppression alternate. The key: consistent self-expression regardless of external validation.
The Sun connects Raja Yoga and Gandanta Yoga, creating a dynamic between visibility and self-doubt. Your leadership potential is real, but imposter syndrome or ego inflation can distort it.
Yoga Karaka Yoga and Gandanta Yoga share the Sun's influence. Your sense of purpose is strong, but it can become either rigid pride or complete self-denial. The middle path: confident humility.
Your authority (Dhana Yoga (Fortune)) conflicts with Gandanta Yoga. Identity strength and identity suppression alternate. The key: consistent self-expression regardless of external validation.
The Sun connects Dhana Yoga (Fortune) and Gandanta Yoga, creating a dynamic between visibility and self-doubt. Your leadership potential is real, but imposter syndrome or ego inflation can distort it.
Surya-Guru Yoga and Gandanta Yoga share the Sun's influence. Your sense of purpose is strong, but it can become either rigid pride or complete self-denial. The middle path: confident humility.
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.
Charles Bukowski's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 16 Aug 1920 | 24 Dec 1921 | 1y 4m 7d (balance) | |
| Moon | 24 Dec 1921 | 25 Dec 1931 | 10y | |
| Mars | 25 Dec 1931 | 24 Dec 1938 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 24 Dec 1938 | 24 Dec 1956 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 24 Dec 1956 | 24 Dec 1972 | 16y | |
| Saturn | 24 Dec 1972 | 25 Dec 1991 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 25 Dec 1991 | 24 Dec 2008 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 24 Dec 2008 | 25 Dec 2015 | 7y | |
| Venus | 25 Dec 2015 | 25 Dec 2035 | 20y |
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 (Severe)Mars placement in sensitive houses (1/2/4/7/8/12), affects marriage and partnerships
Mars is placed in house 7 from Lagna and house 2 from Moon, activating Manglik 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
6/7 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
AbsentMoon without planetary support (no planets in 2nd/12th from Moon), emotional isolation
Moon has planetary support in adjacent signs.
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 the rising phase of Sade Sati (12th from natal Moon).
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 Venus/Jupiter Dasha
Compare Your Chart With Charles Bukowski’s
Today's Sky Over Charles Bukowski’s Chart
Explore Charles Bukowski’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 Charles Bukowski’s recorded birth data.
- Venus-Venus December 2015 to April 2019 (from age 95)
- Venus-Sun April 2019 to April 2020 (from age 98)
- Venus-Moon April 2020 to December 2021 (from age 99)
- Venus-Mars December 2021 to February 2023 (from age 101)
- Venus-Rahu February 2023 to February 2026 (from age 102)
- Venus-JupiterCurrent February 2026 to October 2028 (from age 105)
- Venus-Saturn October 2028 to December 2031 (from age 108)
- Venus-Mercury December 2031 to October 2034 (from age 111)
- Venus-Ketu October 2034 to December 2035 (from age 114)
Why Charles Bukowski's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Charles Bukowski’s public standing with Anapha Yoga through Venus + Jupiter + Saturn. Moon is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 69 percent, giving mind, public connection, and emotional life unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Capricorn under Saturn frames the public career.
Dominant Yogas In Charles Bukowski'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anapha YogaMoon Yoga | Venus + Jupiter + Saturn | strong (3/3) | A lunar-support formation: planets flanking or joining the Moon steady the mind and its public expression. It works through Venus, Jupiter and Saturn, so it touches relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy, and wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune. |
| Durudhara YogaMoon Yoga | Venus + Mars + Jupiter + Saturn | strong (3/3) | A lunar-support formation: planets flanking or joining the Moon steady the mind and its public expression. It works through Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, so it touches relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy, and drive, competition, and decisive action. |
| Raja YogaPower & Status | Sun+Venus | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Sun and Venus, so it touches authority, visibility, and the father line, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy. |
| Raja YogaPower & Status | Jupiter+Venus | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Jupiter and Venus, so it touches wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy. |
| Raja YogaPower & Status | Saturn+Sun | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Saturn and Sun, so it touches discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures, and authority, visibility, and the father line. |
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Charles Bukowski’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, which sits in the 5th house in Leo (enemy). No planet occupies the 10th house, so its lord carries the career signal alone. Moon, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 69 percent, sets the tone from elsewhere in the chart, and the career runs on mind, public connection, and emotional life.
The Chart's Voice
Moon is the strongest planet in Charles Bukowski’s chart, carrying 69 percent of full Shadbala strength. In practice the chart leads with feeling and public resonance; the mind is the primary instrument.
Wealth Signature
The 2nd And 11th Houses
Wealth in Charles Bukowski’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Taurus, lord Venus) and the 11th house (Aquarius, lord Saturn). Both money houses are unoccupied, so income follows the condition of their lords rather than resident planets. Among these, Saturn is the best supported at 63 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in Charles Bukowski’s chart falls in Libra under Venus, occupied by Mars and Rahu. Venus, karaka of partnership, is enemy in Leo in the 5th house at 59 percent strength. The Moon's 69 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Sun, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn cluster in the 5th house in Leo, concentrating creativity, intelligence, and speculation far beyond the average chart.
Charles Bukowski'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Mahadasha | Age 0 to 1 (1920 to 1921) | authority, visibility, and the father line |
| Moon Mahadasha | Age 1 to 11 (1921 to 1931) | mind, public connection, and emotional life |
| Mars Mahadasha | Age 11 to 18 (1931 to 1938) | drive, competition, and decisive action |
| Rahu Mahadasha | Age 18 to 36 (1938 to 1956) | ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises |
| Jupiter Mahadasha | Age 36 to 52 (1956 to 1972) | wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune |
| Saturn Mahadasha | Age 52 to 71 (1972 to 1991) | discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures |
| Mercury Mahadasha | Age 71 to 88 (1991 to 2008) | intellect, commerce, and communication |
| Ketu Mahadasha | Age 88 to 95 (2008 to 2015) | detachment, research, and inward turns |
| Venus MahadashaCurrent | Age 95 to 115 (2015 to 2035) | relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy |
Planetary Dominance In Charles Bukowski's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon | 69% | weak |
| 2 | Mars | 67% | weak |
| 3 | Saturn | 63% | weak |
| 4 | Venus | 59% | very weak |
| 5 | Ketu | 58% | very weak |
| 6 | Rahu | 55% | very weak |
| 7 | Jupiter | 51% | very weak |
| 8 | Sun | 50% | very weak |
| 9 | Mercury | 45% | very weak |
Moon dominates the planetary hierarchy at 69 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with feeling and public resonance; the mind is the primary instrument.
Mercury is the least supported at 45 percent, which means detail work and negotiation reward extra preparation.
How Rare Is Charles Bukowski's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 607 share Charles Bukowski’s Uttara Phalguni Moon. The tighter pairing of a Leo Sun with an Uttara Phalguni Moon appears in 44 of them, about 0.25 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Charles Bukowski In Public View
The 10th lord Saturn, enemy, placed in the 5th house carries Charles Bukowski’s reputation from the terrain of creativity, intelligence, and speculation. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 8th 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 69 percent strength from the 6th house.
Charts Like Charles Bukowski's
Charles Bukowski's Moon occupies Uttara Phalguni nakshatra. These public figures share the same lunar mansion, the placement Vedic astrology treats as the seat of the mind.
- Jim BolgerMoon in Uttara Phalguni, Virgo
- Jim ReidMoon in Uttara Phalguni, Virgo
- Jimmy EllisMoon in Uttara Phalguni, Virgo
- Joan DicksonMoon in Uttara Phalguni, Leo
- Joe GreeneMoon in Uttara Phalguni, Virgo
- Johanna KinkelMoon in Uttara Phalguni, Virgo
Read the full profile of Uttara Phalguni nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Uttara Phalguni.
Key Placements Explained
Each placement below links to a full interpretation for AriesAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: AriesRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 5th house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
- Moon in the 6th house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 4th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
- Venus in the 5th house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
- Mars in the 7th house (Libra) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 5th house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 5th house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 7th house (Libra) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 1st house (Aries) — read full interpretation for Aries Ascendant →
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