Nigel Tranter
Born November 23, 1909 at 08:00 • Glasgow, United Kingdom
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 1 | 7°48′ | friendly |
| Moon | Pisces | 5 | 12°14′ | neutral |
| Mercury ☄ | Scorpio | 1 | 2°11′ | neutral |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 2 | 24°46′ | neutral |
| Mars | Pisces | 5 | 8°11′ | friendly |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 11 | 15°36′ | enemy |
| Saturn (R) | Pisces | 5 | 24°24′ | neutral |
| Rahu (R) | Taurus | 7 | 15°12′ | friendly |
| Ketu (R) | Scorpio | 1 | 15°12′ | 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.
There are layers to you that even the people closest to you haven't seen. Your identity lives beneath the surface, in intensities and truths you rarely show. You'd rather be misunderstood than be exposed without choosing it.
Your emotional boundaries barely exist. You feel what everyone around you feels, and sorting out 'my feelings' from 'their feelings' is a lifelong project. Your empathy is a superpower and a vulnerability, and you've probably been told you're 'too sensitive' your whole life.
You come across as intense, private, and hard to read. People sense depth but can't access it without permission. This creates mystique, but also isolation when you want connection but can't drop the guard.
Internal Conflicts Detected
What you want in love (Sagittarius: emotional depth, security) and how you pursue it (Pisces: 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 Sun in Scorpio (Water) and Moon in Pisces (Water) 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
What you want in love (Sagittarius: emotional depth, security) and how you pursue it (Pisces: impulsively, intensely) are mismatched. You chase tenderness with fire.
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 Scorpio (Water) 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
Absorb-and-Flow, emotions move through you in waves. You feel everything deeply and sometimes you feel what isn't even yours. Processing is intuitive, not logical. The risk: flooding.
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.
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.
Deep feeling meets social intelligence. You connect through both empathy and ideas.
Alignment Alerts
Your core self and public power operate from the same element (Water). This creates natural coherence, who you are and how you're seen align effortlessly.
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
18 Yogas detected · 17 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 Moon, Saturn, Mars periods.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Mahabhagya Yoga
Veshi Yoga
Wealth & Resources
6Wealth grows through strategic patience and wisdom and ethical growth. Financial strength is cumulative, not sudden.
Chandra-Mangala Yoga
Dhana Yoga
Dhana Yoga (Jupiter aspect)
Dhana Yoga (Self-made)
Horasara Dhana Yoga
Horasara Jupiter Dhana Drishti
Intelligence & Influence
3Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Gajakesari Yoga
Surya-Budha Yoga
Kuja-Shani Yoga
Structural Patterns
1Your chart has a distinctive structural signature. Kedara (Nabhash) shape how energy distributes across life areas.
Kedara Yoga (Nabhash)
Emotional Sensitivity
1Emotional restriction appear under stress. Awareness is the override, these patterns lose power when you see them coming.
Vish Yoga (Moon-Saturn)
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
⚖️ Tension Patterns
Your emotional strength (Gajakesari Yoga) and emotional vulnerability (Vish Yoga (Moon-Saturn)) coexist through Moon. Under stress, you may withdraw even though you possess deep wisdom. The override: recognize withdrawal as a pattern, not a truth.
Chandra-Mangala Yoga gives you emotional resilience, but Vish Yoga (Moon-Saturn) 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 Vish Yoga (Moon-Saturn) 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 discipline (Raja Yoga) intensifies challenges from Vish Yoga (Moon-Saturn). The same planet that gives you endurance also extends difficult periods. Patience is structural, not optional.
Saturn connects Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) and Vish Yoga (Moon-Saturn), making you both persistent and prone to heaviness. Your greatest strength, endurance, can become your trap when applied to situations that require release rather than effort.
Your emotional strength (Raja Yoga) and emotional vulnerability (Vish Yoga (Moon-Saturn)) 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.
Nigel Tranter's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn | 23 Nov 1909 | 17 Mar 1916 | 6y 3m 23d (balance) | |
| Mercury | 17 Mar 1916 | 17 Mar 1933 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 17 Mar 1933 | 17 Mar 1940 | 7y | |
| Venus | 17 Mar 1940 | 17 Mar 1960 | 20y | |
| Sun | 17 Mar 1960 | 17 Mar 1966 | 6y | |
| Moon | 17 Mar 1966 | 17 Mar 1976 | 10y | |
| Mars | 17 Mar 1976 | 18 Mar 1983 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 18 Mar 1983 | 17 Mar 2001 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 17 Mar 2001 | 17 Mar 2017 | 16y |
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 5 from Lagna and house 1 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
AbsentAll planets hemmed between Rahu-Ketu axis, creates karmic patterns and sudden life changes
Planets are distributed on both sides of the Rahu-Ketu axis — no Kala Sarpa Dosha.
Remedies:
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)
Present (Severe)Saturn's 7.5 year transit over natal Moon, period of testing, discipline and transformation
Saturn is in the peak phase of Sade Sati (1st 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
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Explore Nigel Tranter’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 Nigel Tranter’s recorded birth data.
Why Nigel Tranter's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Nigel Tranter’s public standing with Raja Yoga through Mars+Moon. Moon is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 82 percent, giving mind, public connection, and emotional life unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Leo under Sun frames the public career.
Planetary Dominance In Nigel Tranter's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon | 82% | moderate |
| 2 | Saturn | 72% | weak |
| 3 | Mars | 68% | weak |
| 4 | Venus | 61% | weak |
| 5 | Rahu | 56% | very weak |
| 6 | Jupiter | 55% | very weak |
| 7 | Ketu | 54% | very weak |
| 8 | Mercury | 50% | very weak |
| 9 | Sun | 49% | very weak |
Moon dominates the planetary hierarchy at 82 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with feeling and public resonance; the mind is the primary instrument.
Sun is the least supported at 49 percent, which means confidence and standing with authority figures need deliberate cultivation.
How Rare Is Nigel Tranter's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 644 share Nigel Tranter’s Uttara Bhadrapada Moon. The tighter pairing of a Scorpio Sun with an Uttara Bhadrapada Moon appears in 52 of them, about 0.30 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Nigel Tranter In Public View
The 10th lord Sun, friendly, placed in the 1st house carries Nigel Tranter’s reputation from the terrain of self and constitution. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 9th of 9 planets by Shadbala at 49 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 82 percent strength from the 5th house.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Nigel Tranter’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Leo, ruled by Sun, which sits in the 1st house in Scorpio (friendly). No planet occupies the 10th house, so its lord carries the career signal alone. Moon, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 82 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 Nigel Tranter’s chart, carrying 82 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 Nigel Tranter’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Sagittarius, lord Jupiter) and the 11th house (Virgo, lord Mercury). Venus in the 2nd and Jupiter in the 11th give the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Venus is the best supported at 61 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in Nigel Tranter’s chart falls in Taurus under Venus, occupied by Rahu. Venus, karaka of partnership, sits in Sagittarius in the 2nd house at 61 percent strength. The Moon's 82 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Sun, Mercury and Ketu cluster in the 1st house in Scorpio, concentrating self and constitution far beyond the average chart.
Moon, Mars and Saturn cluster in the 5th house in Pisces, concentrating creativity, intelligence, and speculation far beyond the average chart.
Nigel Tranter'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn Mahadasha | Age 0 to 6 (1909 to 1916) | discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures |
| Mercury Mahadasha | Age 6 to 23 (1916 to 1933) | intellect, commerce, and communication |
| Ketu Mahadasha | Age 23 to 30 (1933 to 1940) | detachment, research, and inward turns |
| Venus Mahadasha | Age 30 to 50 (1940 to 1960) | relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy |
| Sun Mahadasha | Age 50 to 56 (1960 to 1966) | authority, visibility, and the father line |
| Moon Mahadasha | Age 56 to 66 (1966 to 1976) | mind, public connection, and emotional life |
| Mars Mahadasha | Age 66 to 73 (1976 to 1983) | drive, competition, and decisive action |
| Rahu Mahadasha | Age 73 to 91 (1983 to 2001) | ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises |
| Jupiter Mahadasha | Age 91 to 107 (2001 to 2017) | wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune |
Dominant Yogas In Nigel Tranter'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+Moon | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mars and Moon, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action, and mind, public connection, and emotional life. |
| 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 | Moon+Saturn | strong (3/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Moon and Saturn, so it touches mind, public connection, and emotional life, and discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures. |
| Chandra-Mangala YogaWealth | Moon + Mars | moderate (2/3) | A wealth formation linking the money houses or their lords. It works through Moon and Mars, so it touches mind, public connection, and emotional life, and drive, competition, and decisive action. |
| Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)Power & Status | Jupiter+Mars | moderate (2/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Jupiter and Mars, so it touches wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune, and drive, competition, and decisive action. |
Charts Like Nigel Tranter's
Nigel Tranter's Moon occupies Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Uttara Bhadrapada.
Key Placements Explained
Each placement below links to a full interpretation for ScorpioAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: ScorpioRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 1st house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
- Moon in the 5th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 1st house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
- Venus in the 2nd house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
- Mars in the 5th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 11th house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 5th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 7th house (Taurus) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 1st house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Scorpio Ascendant →
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