Michael Nesmith
Born December 30, 1942 at 11:59 • Houston, TX, United States
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 11 | 15°18′ | friendly |
| Moon | Virgo | 8 | 14°30′ | friendly |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 12 | 1°37′ | neutral |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 11 | 26°00′ | neutral |
| Mars | Scorpio | 10 | 17°30′ | own |
| Jupiter (R) | Gemini | 5 | 28°40′ | enemy |
| Saturn (R) | Taurus | 4 | 13°47′ | friendly |
| Rahu (R) | Leo | 7 | 4°31′ | enemy |
| Ketu (R) | Aquarius | 1 | 4°31′ | neutral |
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 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 Michael Is
Michael, your chart tells a specific story. Your Sun in Sagittarius 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 (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 challenging influence for Aquarius 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 Scorpio (house 10), this influence manifests as a deep pull toward emotional depth and intuitive knowing. Interestingly, while Mars dominates your chart by strength, it functions as a challenging maraka planet for Aquarius 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 (Hasta, Pada 2) 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 Ketu in House 1 (neutral)
Ketu 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.
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're a seeker. Your identity is built on the quest for meaning, not the answers you've found. Routine and small thinking suffocate you. You need a horizon, something to move toward that's bigger than your current life.
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 an unconventional thinker, someone who marches to their own beat. This is accurate, but it also creates distance. People admire your independence while sometimes feeling they can't get close.
Internal Conflicts Detected
Your Sagittarius 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.
What you want in love (Sagittarius: emotional depth, security) and how you pursue it (Scorpio: impulsively, intensely) are mismatched. You chase tenderness with fire.
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 Sagittarius 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
What you want in love (Sagittarius: emotional depth, security) and how you pursue it (Scorpio: impulsively, intensely) are mismatched. You chase tenderness with fire.
What holds you back vs what pushes you forward
Your Saturn in Taurus (Earth) and Mars in Scorpio (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 analytical mind (Mercury in Capricorn, Earth) and your belief system (Jupiter in Gemini, Air) 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.
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.
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
13 Yogas detected · 11 beneficial · 2 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 Sun, Venus, Mars periods.
Raja Yoga
Ruchaka Yoga
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Viparita Raja Yoga
Horasara Karma Ruchaka Yoga
Ubhayachari Yoga
Wealth & Resources
1Wealth grows through strategic patience and strategic positioning and partnerships. Financial strength is cumulative, not sudden.
Dhana Yoga (Jupiter aspect)
Intelligence & Influence
3Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Wisdom and teaching ability amplify your results.
Gajakesari Yoga
Dama Yoga (Nabhash)
Surya-Shukra Yoga
Emotional Sensitivity
2Emotional isolation and Gandanta appear under stress. Awareness is the override, these patterns lose power when you see them coming.
Kemadruma Yoga
Gandanta Yoga
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
⚖️ Tension Patterns
Your emotional strength (Gajakesari 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.
Viparita Raja Yoga gives you emotional resilience, but Kemadruma 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 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 Surya-Shukra 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.
🔗 Reinforcing Patterns
Ruchaka Yoga and Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) both flow through Mars, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Ruchaka Yoga and Ubhayachari Yoga both flow through Mars, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Combined Pattern Insight
Strong elevation potential supported by multiple structural pillars. intellectual firepower amplifies all other patterns. emotional depth is both strength and vulnerability. internal tension between power and sensitivity creates depth, not weakness.
Michael Nesmith's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | 30 Dec 1942 | 13 Aug 1949 | 6y 7m 13d (balance) | |
| Mars | 13 Aug 1949 | 13 Aug 1956 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 13 Aug 1956 | 13 Aug 1974 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 13 Aug 1974 | 13 Aug 1990 | 16y | |
| Saturn | 13 Aug 1990 | 13 Aug 2009 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 13 Aug 2009 | 13 Aug 2026 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 13 Aug 2026 | 13 Aug 2033 | 7y | |
| Venus | 13 Aug 2033 | 13 Aug 2053 | 20y | |
| Sun | 13 Aug 2053 | 13 Aug 2059 | 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
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 10 from Lagna, activating Manglik Dosha.
Cancellation Factors:
- ✓ Mars is own — reduces negative effects
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
Currently Active Patterns
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Explore Michael Nesmith’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 Nesmith’s recorded birth data.
- Ketu-KetuCurrent August 2026 to January 2027 (from age 83)
- Ketu-Venus January 2027 to March 2028 (from age 84)
- Ketu-Sun March 2028 to July 2028 (from age 85)
- Ketu-Moon July 2028 to February 2029 (from age 85)
- Ketu-Mars February 2029 to July 2029 (from age 86)
- Ketu-Rahu July 2029 to August 2030 (from age 86)
- Ketu-Jupiter August 2030 to July 2031 (from age 87)
- Ketu-Saturn July 2031 to August 2032 (from age 88)
- Ketu-Mercury August 2032 to August 2033 (from age 89)
Why Michael Nesmith's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Michael Nesmith’s public standing with Raja Yoga through Sun+Venus. Mars is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 77 percent, giving drive, competition, and decisive action unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Scorpio under Mars frames the public career, with Mars placed there.
Planetary Dominance In Michael Nesmith's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 77% | weak |
| 2 | Sun | 69% | weak |
| 3 | Jupiter | 64% | weak |
| 4 | Venus | 60% | weak |
| 5 | Saturn | 59% | very weak |
| 6 | Rahu | 56% | very weak |
| 7 | Moon | 54% | very weak |
| 8 | Ketu | 52% | very weak |
| 9 | Mercury | 49% | very weak |
Mars dominates the planetary hierarchy at 77 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 49 percent, which means detail work and negotiation reward extra preparation.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in Michael Nesmith’s chart falls in Leo under Sun, occupied by Rahu. Venus, karaka of partnership, sits in Sagittarius in the 11th house at 60 percent strength. The Moon's 54 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Mars qualifies for Ruchaka Yoga: in its own sign in the 10th house, one of the five Mahapurusha marks of an exceptional nativity.
Michael Nesmith'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.
- Moon MahadashaAge 0 to 6 (1942 to 1949)mind, public connection, and emotional life
- Mars MahadashaAge 6 to 13 (1949 to 1956)drive, competition, and decisive action
- Rahu MahadashaAge 13 to 31 (1956 to 1974)ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises
- Jupiter MahadashaAge 31 to 47 (1974 to 1990)wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune
- Saturn MahadashaAge 47 to 66 (1990 to 2009)discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures
- Mercury MahadashaAge 66 to 83 (2009 to 2026)intellect, commerce, and communication
- Ketu MahadashaCurrentAge 83 to 90 (2026 to 2033)detachment, research, and inward turns
- Venus MahadashaAge 90 to 110 (2033 to 2053)relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy
- Sun MahadashaAge 110 to 116 (2053 to 2059)authority, visibility, and the father line
Dominant Yogas In Michael Nesmith'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: Sun+Venus
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.
- Horasara Karma Ruchaka Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mars
Mars dignified in 10th: commander, land-owner, fierce action brings career triumph. It works through Mars, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action.
- Gandanta Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Sun
Sun at Scorpio-Sagittarius junction, karmic knot requiring conscious processing. It works through Sun, so it touches authority, visibility, and the father line.
- Ruchaka Yogamoderate (2/3)Planets: Mars
One of the five great-person yogas: a strong planet in an angle stamps its character on the whole personality. It works through Mars, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action.
- Kemadruma Yogamoderate (2/3)Planets: Moon
A friction point the texts flag, usually with stated conditions and remedies. It works through Moon, so it touches mind, public connection, and emotional life.
How Rare Is Michael Nesmith's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 664 share Michael Nesmith’s Hasta Moon. The tighter pairing of a Sagittarius Sun with a Hasta Moon appears in 58 of them, about 0.33 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Michael Nesmith In Public View
Public recognition in Michael Nesmith’s chart concentrates in the 10th house, where Mars stands in Scorpio. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 2nd of 9 planets by Shadbala at 69 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 54 percent strength from the 8th house.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Michael Nesmith’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Scorpio, ruled by Mars, which sits in the 10th house in Scorpio (own). Mars occupies the 10th house, bringing drive, competition, and decisive action directly into the public record. Mars, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 77 percent, is itself the career lord, an unusually direct alignment between capacity and vocation.
The Chart's Voice
Mars is the strongest planet in Michael Nesmith’s chart, carrying 77 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 Michael Nesmith’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Pisces, lord Jupiter) and the 11th house (Sagittarius, lord Jupiter). Sun and Venus in the 11th give the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Sun is the best supported at 69 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through authority, visibility, and the father line.
Charts Like Michael Nesmith's
Michael Nesmith's Moon occupies Hasta nakshatra. These public figures share the same lunar mansion, the placement Vedic astrology treats as the seat of the mind.
- Suzanne PleshetteMoon in Hasta, Virgo
- Swami VivekanandaMoon in Hasta, Virgo
- Sy RichardsonMoon in Hasta, Virgo
- Sylvia PlathMoon in Hasta, Virgo
- Sylvie TestudMoon in Hasta, Virgo
- Tarcisio BertoneMoon in Hasta, Virgo
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 AquariusAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: AquariusRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 11th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
- Moon in the 8th house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 12th house (Capricorn) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
- Venus in the 11th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
- Mars in the 10th house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 5th house (Gemini) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 4th house (Taurus) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 7th house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 1st house (Aquarius) — read full interpretation for Aquarius Ascendant →
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