Michael McDermott
Born September 4, 1958 at 04:03 • Plymouth, MA, United States
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 2 | 18°00′ | moolatrikona |
| Moon | Aries | 10 | 24°44′ | neutral |
| Mercury | Leo | 2 | 1°41′ | friendly |
| Venus | Leo | 2 | 0°19′ | enemy |
| Mars | Taurus | 11 | 1°02′ | neutral |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4 | 6°10′ | enemy |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 5 | 25°55′ | enemy |
| Rahu (R) | Libra | 4 | 1°03′ | friendly |
| Ketu (R) | Aries | 10 | 1°03′ | friendly |
Michael'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.
Moon as your dominant planet centers your life around the question: "What do I need to feel safe?"
Who Michael Is
Michael, 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 Aries 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 (64%), giving you a fundamental orientation toward action and self-expression. Your Fixed modality means sustaining - you build, persist, and deepen what exists.
Moon (a functional benefic for Cancer ascendant) is the strongest force in your chart - the planet that colors everything. It governs emotional needs and inner world, and in Aries (house 10), this influence manifests as a deep pull toward bold self-expression and direct action.
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 (Bharani, 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.
Michael's Inner World
How Michael Thinks
Michael's Drive & Purpose
How Michael Loves
Michael's Core Patterns
Strengths & Shadows
Michael's Current Chapter
Your Current Period
Based on Saturn in House 5 (enemy)
Saturn 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.
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 feel fast. Emotions hit like a match striking, sudden, bright, and gone. You don't linger in feelings because processing feels like stagnation. The downside: you sometimes act on emotions before you understand them.
People experience you as nurturing and emotionally available. You create safety for others instinctively. What they rarely see is how much emotional energy that costs you, or how rarely you ask for the same care in return.
Internal Conflicts Detected
You desire stability in relationships (Leo) but pursue love through boldness and impatience (Taurus). The thing you want requires patience; your approach demands speed.
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 Leo (Fire) and Moon in Aries (Fire) 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
You desire stability in relationships (Leo) but pursue love through boldness and impatience (Taurus). The thing you want requires patience; your approach demands speed.
What holds you back vs what pushes you forward
Your Saturn in Scorpio (Water) and Mars in Taurus (Earth) 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 Libra (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
Express-and-Release, you process emotions through action, expression, and physical discharge. Feelings don't sit with you long, which makes recovery fast but understanding slow.
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.
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.
Your life operates through passionate action tempered by emotional depth. Visible power meets inner sensitivity.
Alignment Alerts
Your emotional, intuitive nature (Cancer) contrasts with an aggressive, visibility-driven wealth strategy (Sagittarius). You earn best when you push past your comfort zone.
Use your emotional intelligence to read opportunities, then deploy Sagittarius's boldness to act on them.
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
16 Yogas detected · 13 beneficial · 3 shadow · 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 Jupiter, Moon, Mars periods.
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Amala Yoga
Wealth & Resources
4Wealth grows through strategic patience and strategic positioning and partnerships. Financial strength is cumulative, not sudden.
Dhana Yoga (Garga)
Dhana Yoga
Dhana Yoga
Horasara Dhana Yoga
Intelligence & Influence
4Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Gajakesari Yoga
Sunapha Yoga
Surya-Budha Yoga
Budha-Shukra Yoga
Structural Patterns
1Your chart has a distinctive structural signature. Pasha (Nabhash) shape how energy distributes across life areas.
Pasha Yoga (Nabhash)
Emotional Sensitivity
3Gandanta and Gandanta and Guru Chandala appear under stress. Awareness is the override, these patterns lose power when you see them coming.
Gandanta Yoga
Gandanta Yoga
Guru Chandala Yoga
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
⚖️ Tension Patterns
Your authority (Dhana Yoga) conflicts with Gandanta Yoga. Identity strength and identity suppression alternate. The key: consistent self-expression regardless of external validation.
The Sun connects Surya-Budha 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.
Horasara Dhana 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 emotional strength (Gajakesari Yoga) and emotional vulnerability (Gandanta 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.
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) gives you emotional resilience, but Gandanta 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.
The Moon connects Amala Yoga and Gandanta Yoga 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.
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.
Michael McDermott's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus | 04 Sept 1958 | 20 Jul 1961 | 2y 10m 15d (balance) | |
| Sun | 20 Jul 1961 | 20 Jul 1967 | 6y | |
| Moon | 20 Jul 1967 | 20 Jul 1977 | 10y | |
| Mars | 20 Jul 1977 | 20 Jul 1984 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 20 Jul 1984 | 20 Jul 2002 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 20 Jul 2002 | 20 Jul 2018 | 16y | |
| Saturn | 20 Jul 2018 | 20 Jul 2037 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 20 Jul 2037 | 20 Jul 2054 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 20 Jul 2054 | 20 Jul 2061 | 7y |
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 11 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
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
Present (Moderate)Jupiter conjunct Rahu/Ketu, wisdom clouded by illusion, unconventional beliefs
Jupiter conjunct Rahu in house 4 — 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.
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 Saturn/Venus Dasha
Compare Your Chart With Michael McDermott’s
Today's Sky Over Michael McDermott’s Chart
Explore Michael McDermott’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 Michael McDermott’s recorded birth data.
- Saturn-Saturn July 2018 to July 2021 (from age 59)
- Saturn-Mercury July 2021 to April 2024 (from age 62)
- Saturn-Ketu April 2024 to May 2025 (from age 65)
- Saturn-VenusCurrent May 2025 to July 2028 (from age 66)
- Saturn-Sun July 2028 to June 2029 (from age 69)
- Saturn-Moon June 2029 to January 2031 (from age 70)
- Saturn-Mars January 2031 to March 2032 (from age 72)
- Saturn-Rahu March 2032 to January 2035 (from age 73)
- Saturn-Jupiter January 2035 to July 2037 (from age 76)
Why Michael McDermott's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Michael McDermott’s public standing with Dhana Yoga through Sun + Venus. Saturn is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 70 percent, giving discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Aries under Mars frames the public career, with Moon and Ketu placed there.
Dominant Yogas In Michael McDermott'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhana YogaWealth | Sun + Venus | strong (3/3) | A wealth formation linking the money houses or their lords. It works through Sun and Venus, so it touches authority, visibility, and the father line, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy. |
| Dhana Yoga (Garga)Wealth | Venus + Mercury | strong (3/3) | A wealth formation linking the money houses or their lords. It works through Venus and Mercury, so it touches relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy, and intellect, commerce, and communication. |
| Gandanta YogaChallenge | Sun | strong (3/3) | Sun at Cancer-Leo junction, karmic knot requiring conscious processing. It works through Sun, so it touches authority, visibility, and the father line. |
| Gandanta YogaChallenge | Moon | strong (3/3) | Moon at Pisces-Aries junction, karmic knot requiring conscious processing. It works through Moon, so it touches mind, public connection, and emotional life. |
| Sunapha YogaMoon Yoga | Mars | moderate (2/3) | A lunar-support formation: planets flanking or joining the Moon steady the mind and its public expression. It works through Mars, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action. |
Wealth Signature
The 2nd And 11th Houses
Wealth in Michael McDermott’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Leo, lord Sun) and the 11th house (Taurus, lord Venus). Sun, Mercury and Venus in the 2nd and Mars in the 11th give the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Mars is the best supported at 69 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 Michael McDermott’s chart falls in Capricorn under Saturn, whose lord answers from the 5th house. Venus, karaka of partnership, is enemy in Leo in the 2nd house at 50 percent strength. The Moon's 66 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Sun, Mercury and Venus cluster in the 2nd house in Leo, concentrating wealth, speech, and family holdings far beyond the average chart.
Michael McDermott'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.
- Venus MahadashaAge 0 to 2 (1958 to 1961)relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy
- Sun MahadashaAge 2 to 8 (1961 to 1967)authority, visibility, and the father line
- Moon MahadashaAge 8 to 18 (1967 to 1977)mind, public connection, and emotional life
- Mars MahadashaAge 18 to 25 (1977 to 1984)drive, competition, and decisive action
- Rahu MahadashaAge 25 to 43 (1984 to 2002)ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises
- Jupiter MahadashaAge 43 to 59 (2002 to 2018)wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune
- Saturn MahadashaCurrentAge 59 to 78 (2018 to 2037)discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures
- Mercury MahadashaAge 78 to 95 (2037 to 2054)intellect, commerce, and communication
- Ketu MahadashaAge 95 to 102 (2054 to 2061)detachment, research, and inward turns
Planetary Dominance In Michael McDermott's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturn | 70% | weak |
| 2 | Mars | 69% | weak |
| 3 | Moon | 66% | weak |
| 4 | Jupiter | 54% | very weak |
| 5 | Ketu | 52% | very weak |
| 6 | Mercury | 51% | very weak |
| 7 | Rahu | 51% | very weak |
| 8 | Sun | 50% | very weak |
| 9 | Venus | 50% | very weak |
Saturn dominates the planetary hierarchy at 70 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with endurance; gains are slow, structural, and unusually durable.
Venus is the least supported at 50 percent, which means comfort and partnership ask for patience rather than arriving on their own.
How Rare Is Michael McDermott's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 647 share Michael McDermott’s Bharani Moon. The tighter pairing of a Leo Sun with a Bharani Moon appears in 64 of them, about 0.37 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Michael McDermott In Public View
Public recognition in Michael McDermott’s chart concentrates in the 10th house, where Moon and Ketu stand in Aries. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 8th of 9 planets by Shadbala at 50 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 66 percent strength from an angular house, which keeps the personality in open view.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Michael McDermott’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Aries, ruled by Mars, which sits in the 11th house in Taurus. Moon and Ketu occupy the 10th house, bringing mind, public connection, and emotional life, and detachment, research, and inward turns directly into the public record. Saturn, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 70 percent, sets the tone from elsewhere in the chart, and the career runs on discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures.
The Chart's Voice
Saturn is the strongest planet in Michael McDermott’s chart, carrying 70 percent of full Shadbala strength. In practice the chart leads with endurance; gains are slow, structural, and unusually durable.
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Michael McDermott's Moon occupies Bharani 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 Bharani nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Bharani.
Key Placements Explained
Each placement below links to a full interpretation for CancerAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: CancerRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 2nd house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Moon in the 10th house (Aries) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 2nd house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Venus in the 2nd house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Mars in the 11th house (Taurus) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 4th house (Libra) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 5th house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 4th house (Libra) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 10th house (Aries) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
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