Matthew Ashford
Born January 29, 1960 at 06:37 • Davenport, IA, United States
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 1 | 15°19′ | enemy |
| Moon | Aquarius | 2 | 2°22′ | neutral |
| Mercury ☄ | Capricorn | 1 | 17°21′ | neutral |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 12 | 9°32′ | neutral |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 12 | 18°05′ | friendly |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12 | 1°20′ | moolatrikona |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 12 | 19°27′ | neutral |
| Rahu (R) | Virgo | 9 | 3°54′ | friendly |
| Ketu (R) | Pisces | 3 | 3°54′ | friendly |
Matthew'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 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 Matthew Is
Matthew, your chart tells a specific story. Your Sun in Capricorn 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 Aquarius 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 (36%), giving you a fundamental orientation toward action and self-expression. Your Mutable modality means adapting - you flex, adjust, and see all perspectives.
Mars (a functional malefic for Capricorn 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 12), 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 Capricorn 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 (Dhanishtha, 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.
Matthew's Inner World
How Matthew Thinks
Matthew's Drive & Purpose
How Matthew Loves
Matthew's Core Patterns
Strengths & Shadows
Matthew's Current Chapter
Your Current Period
Based on Mercury in House 1 (neutral)
Mercury operating from your 1st house in neutral dignity creates a period centered on self-reinvention. This isn't a surface-level phase - the 1st house governs identity, self-expression, and how you present yourself to the world.
Your career is this period's strongest channel, while family dynamics needs the most attention. The energy Mercury brings from house 1 naturally flows toward career - 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 define yourself through what you've built and endured. Accomplishment is identity. The hard truth: you may not know who you are when you stop achieving. Rest feels like regression.
You observe your emotions from a slight distance, like a scientist studying data. This gives you remarkable emotional objectivity, but others may experience you as detached or hard to reach. You care about humanity; individual emotional intimacy is harder.
You project authority and seriousness. People respect you before they warm to you. The internal experience is different: you feel the weight of every responsibility, and sometimes wish someone would take care of you for once.
Internal Conflicts Detected
Your Capricorn identity is built on tangible results, but your Aquarius emotions live in the realm of ideas and social connection. You feel guilty when you're thinking instead of producing, and restless when you're producing instead of exploring.
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 Capricorn identity is built on tangible results, but your Aquarius emotions live in the realm of ideas and social connection. You feel guilty when you're thinking instead of producing, and restless when you're producing instead of exploring.
Your romantic desires vs your pursuit style
Your Venus in Sagittarius (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 Sagittarius (Fire) 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 analytical mind (Mercury in Capricorn, Earth) and your belief system (Jupiter in Sagittarius, 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
Analyze-and-Rationalize, you process emotions through thinking and talking. Understanding a feeling helps you manage it. The risk: intellectualizing emotions instead of actually feeling them.
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.
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.
Strategic thinking meets practical execution. Your ideas always have a plan.
Alignment Alerts
You may feel disciplined internally but are pushed toward bold, expansive public roles. This creates creative tension, your quiet depth fuels your visible authority.
Lean into your private processing style (Capricorn) for strategy, then channel it through your public presence (Sagittarius) for impact.
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 · 20 beneficial · 1 shadow · 5 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
5Leadership potential exists structurally. Status rises when timing aligns with your Mars, Venus, Saturn periods.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Ubhayachari 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
Dhana Yoga (Jupiter aspect)
Intelligence & Influence
8Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Anapha Yoga
Surya-Budha Yoga
Guru-Mangala Yoga
Kuja-Shukra Yoga
Kuja-Shani Yoga
Guru-Shukra Yoga
Guru-Shani Yoga
Shukra-Shani 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
1Kala Sarpa appear under stress. Awareness is the override, these patterns lose power when you see them coming.
Kala Sarpa Yoga
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
🔗 Reinforcing Patterns
Raja Yoga and Raja Yoga both flow through Saturn, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Raja Yoga both flow through Venus, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Raja Yoga (Single Lord) both flow through Venus, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Dhana Yoga both flow through Saturn, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Dhana Yoga (Fortune) both flow through Saturn and Venus, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Dhana Yoga (Fortune) both flow through Venus, when one activates, the other strengthens.
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. your yogas reinforce each other more than they conflict, cumulative power grows over time. natural protection mechanisms cushion the challenging periods.
Matthew Ashford's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | 29 Jan 1960 | 02 May 1962 | 2y 3m 2d (balance) | |
| Rahu | 02 May 1962 | 02 May 1980 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 02 May 1980 | 02 May 1996 | 16y | |
| Saturn | 02 May 1996 | 03 May 2015 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 03 May 2015 | 02 May 2032 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 02 May 2032 | 03 May 2039 | 7y | |
| Venus | 03 May 2039 | 03 May 2059 | 20y | |
| Sun | 03 May 2059 | 02 May 2065 | 6y | |
| Moon | 02 May 2065 | 03 May 2075 | 10y |
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 12 from Lagna, activating Manglik Dosha.
Cancellation Factors:
- ✓ Jupiter conjunct Mars mitigates the dosha
- ✓ 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
All planets are hemmed between Rahu-Ketu axis — full Kala Sarpa Dosha. This creates karmic patterns requiring conscious awareness.
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 — 9th house affliction
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)
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
Currently Active Patterns
Based on your Mercury/Rahu Dasha
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Explore Matthew Ashford’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 Matthew Ashford’s recorded birth data.
- Mercury-Mercury May 2015 to September 2017 (from age 55)
- Mercury-Ketu September 2017 to September 2018 (from age 57)
- Mercury-Venus September 2018 to July 2021 (from age 58)
- Mercury-Sun July 2021 to June 2022 (from age 61)
- Mercury-Moon June 2022 to November 2023 (from age 62)
- Mercury-Mars November 2023 to October 2024 (from age 63)
- Mercury-RahuCurrent October 2024 to May 2027 (from age 64)
- Mercury-Jupiter May 2027 to August 2029 (from age 67)
- Mercury-Saturn August 2029 to May 2032 (from age 69)
Why Matthew Ashford's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Matthew Ashford’s public standing with Raja Yoga through Saturn+Venus. Mars is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 74 percent, giving drive, competition, and decisive action unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Libra under Venus frames the public career.
Dominant Yogas In Matthew Ashford'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 | Saturn+Venus | strong (3/3) | 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 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 | Mars+Venus | strong (3/3) | 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. |
| Dhana YogaWealth | Saturn + Mars | strong (3/3) | A wealth formation linking the money houses or their lords. It works through Saturn and Mars, so it touches discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures, and drive, competition, and decisive action. |
| Dhana Yoga (Fortune)Wealth | Saturn+Venus | strong (3/3) | A wealth formation linking the money houses or their lords. It works through Saturn and Venus, so it touches discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy. |
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Matthew Ashford’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Libra, ruled by Venus, which sits in the 12th house in Sagittarius. No planet occupies the 10th house, so its lord carries the career signal alone. Mars, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 74 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 Matthew Ashford’s chart, carrying 74 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 Matthew Ashford’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Aquarius, lord Saturn) and the 11th house (Scorpio, lord Mars). Moon in the 2nd gives the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Mars is the best supported at 74 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 Matthew Ashford’s chart falls in Cancer under Moon, whose lord answers from the 2nd house. Venus, karaka of partnership, sits in Sagittarius in the 12th house at 49 percent strength. The Moon's 63 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn cluster in the 12th house in Sagittarius, concentrating expenditure, distance, and retreat far beyond the average chart.
Matthew Ashford'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.
- Mars MahadashaAge 0 to 2 (1960 to 1962)drive, competition, and decisive action
- Rahu MahadashaAge 2 to 20 (1962 to 1980)ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises
- Jupiter MahadashaAge 20 to 36 (1980 to 1996)wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune
- Saturn MahadashaAge 36 to 55 (1996 to 2015)discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures
- Mercury MahadashaCurrentAge 55 to 72 (2015 to 2032)intellect, commerce, and communication
- Ketu MahadashaAge 72 to 79 (2032 to 2039)detachment, research, and inward turns
- Venus MahadashaAge 79 to 99 (2039 to 2059)relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy
- Sun MahadashaAge 99 to 105 (2059 to 2065)authority, visibility, and the father line
- Moon MahadashaAge 105 to 115 (2065 to 2075)mind, public connection, and emotional life
Planetary Dominance In Matthew Ashford's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 74% | weak |
| 2 | Moon | 63% | weak |
| 3 | Rahu | 58% | very weak |
| 4 | Sun | 57% | very weak |
| 5 | Ketu | 57% | very weak |
| 6 | Jupiter | 54% | very weak |
| 7 | Saturn | 50% | very weak |
| 8 | Venus | 49% | very weak |
| 9 | Mercury | 46% | very weak |
Mars dominates the planetary hierarchy at 74 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Mercury is the least supported at 46 percent, which means detail work and negotiation reward extra preparation.
How Rare Is Matthew Ashford's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 653 share Matthew Ashford’s Dhanishtha Moon. The tighter pairing of a Capricorn Sun with a Dhanishtha Moon appears in 51 of them, about 0.29 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Matthew Ashford In Public View
The 10th lord Venus placed in the 12th house carries Matthew Ashford’s reputation from the terrain of expenditure, distance, and retreat. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 4th of 9 planets by Shadbala at 57 percent. Rahu works from the 9th house, feeding ambition through fortune, teachers, and dharma rather than through direct publicity. The Moon, the public face, carries 63 percent strength from the 2nd house.
Charts Like Matthew Ashford's
Matthew Ashford's Moon occupies Dhanishtha nakshatra. These public figures share the same lunar mansion, the placement Vedic astrology treats as the seat of the mind.
- Alessandro LorentiMoon in Dhanishtha, Capricorn
- Alessandro PennaMoon in Dhanishtha, Aquarius
- Alicia WittMoon in Dhanishtha, Aquarius
- Alistair MacLeanMoon in Dhanishtha, Aquarius
- Allessandro ZanardiMoon in Dhanishtha, Aquarius
- Alois WiesingerMoon in Dhanishtha, Capricorn
Read the full profile of Dhanishtha nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Dhanishtha.
Key Placements Explained
Each placement below links to a full interpretation for CapricornAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: CapricornRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 1st house (Capricorn) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
- Moon in the 2nd house (Aquarius) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 1st house (Capricorn) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
- Venus in the 12th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
- Mars in the 12th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 12th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 12th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 9th house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 3rd house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Capricorn Ascendant →
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