Richard Carlson
Born April 29, 1912 at 14:00 • Albert Lea, MN, United States
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 9 | 16°28′ | exalted |
| Moon | Virgo | 2 | 26°57′ | friendly |
| Mercury | Pisces | 8 | 26°15′ | debilitated |
| Venus | Pisces | 8 | 28°28′ | exalted |
| Mars | Gemini | 11 | 20°52′ | enemy |
| Jupiter (R) | Scorpio | 4 | 21°32′ | friendly |
| Saturn ☄ | Aries | 9 | 28°58′ | debilitated |
| Rahu (R) | Pisces | 8 | 28°07′ | neutral |
| Ketu (R) | Virgo | 2 | 28°07′ | enemy |
Richard'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 Water element drives you toward emotional depth, intuition, and empathy.
Your Mutable modality means your natural style is adapting - you flex, adjust, and see all perspectives.
Sun as your dominant planet centers your life around the question: "Who am I?"
Who Richard Is
Richard, your chart tells a specific story. Your Sun in Aries 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, Water energy dominates your chart (36%), giving you a fundamental orientation toward emotional depth, intuition, and empathy. Your Mutable modality means adapting - you flex, adjust, and see all perspectives.
Sun (a functional benefic for Leo ascendant) is the strongest force in your chart - the planet that colors everything. It governs core identity and life purpose, and in Aries (house 9), 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 (Chitra, 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.
Richard's Inner World
How Richard Thinks
Richard's Drive & Purpose
How Richard Loves
Richard's Core Patterns
Strengths & Shadows
Richard's Current Chapter
Your Current Period
Based on Moon in House 2 (friendly)
Moon operating from your 2nd house in friendly dignity creates a period centered on resource building. This isn't a surface-level phase - the 2nd house governs accumulated wealth, family resources, speech, and personal values.
Your finances is this period's strongest channel, while travel needs the most attention. The energy Moon brings from house 2 naturally flows toward finances - consciously redirect some of it toward travel.
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 action. When asked 'who are you?', you instinctively think of what you've done, not what you feel. Sitting still feels like falling behind. Your identity was built on being first, being brave, and never looking weak.
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.
You radiate confidence and warmth. People are drawn to your energy. The gap: the internal pressure to always be 'on', to perform even when you're running on empty.
Internal Conflicts Detected
Your Aries 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.
You desire mental connection (Pisces) but pursue through emotional intensity (Gemini). You want a thoughtful conversation but lead with overwhelming feeling.
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 Aries 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
You desire mental connection (Pisces) but pursue through emotional intensity (Gemini). You want a thoughtful conversation but lead with overwhelming feeling.
What holds you back vs what pushes you forward
Your Saturn in Aries (Fire) and Mars in Gemini (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 Mercury in Pisces (Water) and Jupiter in Scorpio (Water) 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
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.
Emotional intuition fuels visible action. Your feelings drive your achievements.
Alignment Alerts
Your bold, action-driven nature (Leo) needs to adapt to a steady, disciplined wealth strategy (Virgo). Quick wins satisfy less than long-term building.
Channel your fire into consistent effort. Virgo rewards persistence, not sprints.
Active Lagnas in Current Period
During Moon/Mercury period, these lagnas are amplified because their lords are running:
Physical Persona: How the world experiences your presence
Physical Persona themes become prominent in daily life. Pay attention to analytical energy.
Wealth Strategy: Financial identity & earning approach
Financial identity is amplified. Your Virgo earning style takes center stage.
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 · 12 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
7Leadership potential exists structurally. Status rises when timing aligns with your Sun, Saturn, Mars periods.
Horasara Raja Yoga (Lagna Lord)
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga
Adhi Yoga
Exalted Planet 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
2Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Voshi Yoga
Surya-Shani Yoga
Protection & Fortune
1Natural shields exist in your chart. Jupiter Protection provide a safety net during challenging periods.
Jupiter Protection
Structural Patterns
1Your chart has a distinctive structural signature. Pasha (Nabhash) shape how energy distributes across life areas.
Pasha 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 Surya-Shani 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 Raja Yoga (Lagna Lord) 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.
🔗 Reinforcing Patterns
Adhi Yoga and Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga both flow through Mercury, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga both flow through Saturn, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Horasara Raja Yoga (Lagna Lord) both flow through Sun, 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. natural protection mechanisms cushion the challenging periods.
Richard Carlson's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | 29 Apr 1912 | 04 Jun 1917 | 5y 1m 4d (balance) | |
| Rahu | 04 Jun 1917 | 04 Jun 1935 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 04 Jun 1935 | 04 Jun 1951 | 16y | |
| Saturn | 04 Jun 1951 | 04 Jun 1970 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 04 Jun 1970 | 04 Jun 1987 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 04 Jun 1987 | 04 Jun 1994 | 7y | |
| Venus | 04 Jun 1994 | 04 Jun 2014 | 20y | |
| Sun | 04 Jun 2014 | 03 Jun 2020 | 6y | |
| Moon | 03 Jun 2020 | 04 Jun 2030 | 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 (Severe)Mars placement in sensitive houses (1/2/4/7/8/12), affects marriage and partnerships
Mars is placed in house 11 from Lagna, 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
Present (Severe)Ancestral karma indicators, Sun/Saturn affliction to 9th house or conjunction
Ancestral karma indicators detected — Sun-Saturn conjunction and 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
Present (Moderate)Moon without planetary support (no planets in 2nd/12th from Moon), emotional isolation
No planets in 2nd or 12th from Moon — Moon lacks planetary support, indicating potential emotional isolation.
Remedies:
- Moon strengthening remedies
- Chandra Namaskar
- Wear pearl (after consultation)
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
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Recurring themes your chart reveals
Currently Active Patterns
Based on your Moon/Mercury Dasha
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Explore Richard Carlson’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 Richard Carlson’s recorded birth data.
- Moon-Moon June 2020 to April 2021 (from age 108)
- Moon-Mars April 2021 to November 2021 (from age 108)
- Moon-Rahu November 2021 to May 2023 (from age 109)
- Moon-Jupiter May 2023 to September 2024 (from age 111)
- Moon-Saturn September 2024 to April 2026 (from age 112)
- Moon-MercuryCurrent April 2026 to September 2027 (from age 113)
- Moon-Ketu September 2027 to April 2028 (from age 115)
- Moon-Venus April 2028 to December 2029 (from age 115)
- Moon-Sun December 2029 to June 2030 (from age 117)
Why Richard Carlson's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Richard Carlson’s public standing with Raja Yoga through Saturn+Sun. Venus is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 81 percent, giving relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Taurus under Venus frames the public career.
Planetary Dominance In Richard Carlson's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venus | 81% | moderate |
| 2 | Sun | 76% | weak |
| 3 | Moon | 66% | weak |
| 4 | Mars | 63% | weak |
| 5 | Rahu | 62% | weak |
| 6 | Ketu | 59% | very weak |
| 7 | Jupiter | 58% | very weak |
| 8 | Saturn | 41% | very weak |
| 9 | Mercury | 37% | very weak |
Venus dominates the planetary hierarchy at 81 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with taste and relationship; charm and aesthetics open the important doors.
Mercury is the least supported at 37 percent, which means detail work and negotiation reward extra preparation.
How Rare Is Richard Carlson's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 651 share Richard Carlson’s Chitra Moon. The tighter pairing of an Aries Sun with a Chitra Moon appears in 45 of them, about 0.26 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Richard Carlson In Public View
The 10th lord Venus, exalted, placed in the 8th house carries Richard Carlson’s reputation from the terrain of upheaval, research, and other people’s resources. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 2nd of 9 planets by Shadbala at 76 percent. Rahu works from the 8th house, feeding ambition through upheaval, research, and other people’s resources rather than through direct publicity. The Moon, the public face, carries 66 percent strength from the 2nd house.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Richard Carlson’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Taurus, ruled by Venus, which sits in the 8th house in Pisces (exalted). No planet occupies the 10th house, so its lord carries the career signal alone. Venus, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 81 percent, is itself the career lord, an unusually direct alignment between capacity and vocation.
The Chart's Voice
Venus is the strongest planet in Richard Carlson’s chart, carrying 81 percent of full Shadbala strength. In practice the chart leads with taste and relationship; charm and aesthetics open the important doors.
Wealth Signature
The 2nd And 11th Houses
Wealth in Richard Carlson’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Virgo, lord Mercury) and the 11th house (Gemini, lord Mercury). Moon and Ketu in the 2nd and Mars in the 11th give the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Moon is the best supported at 66 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through mind, public connection, and emotional life.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in Richard Carlson’s chart falls in Aquarius under Saturn, whose lord answers from the 9th house. Venus, karaka of partnership, is exalted in Pisces in the 8th house at 81 percent strength. The Moon's 66 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Sun and Venus stand exalted at the same time; most charts carry at most one exalted planet.
Mercury and Saturn are simultaneously debilitated, an uncommon double weight the texts read alongside any cancellation.
Mercury, Venus and Rahu cluster in the 8th house in Pisces, concentrating upheaval, research, and other people’s resources far beyond the average chart.
Richard Carlson'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mars Mahadasha | Age 0 to 5 (1912 to 1917) | drive, competition, and decisive action |
| Rahu Mahadasha | Age 5 to 23 (1917 to 1935) | ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises |
| Jupiter Mahadasha | Age 23 to 39 (1935 to 1951) | wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune |
| Saturn Mahadasha | Age 39 to 58 (1951 to 1970) | discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures |
| Mercury Mahadasha | Age 58 to 75 (1970 to 1987) | intellect, commerce, and communication |
| Ketu Mahadasha | Age 75 to 82 (1987 to 1994) | detachment, research, and inward turns |
| Venus Mahadasha | Age 82 to 102 (1994 to 2014) | relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy |
| Sun Mahadasha | Age 102 to 108 (2014 to 2020) | authority, visibility, and the father line |
| Moon MahadashaCurrent | Age 108 to 118 (2020 to 2030) | mind, public connection, and emotional life |
Dominant Yogas In Richard Carlson'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+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. |
| Horasara Raja Yoga (Lagna Lord)Power & Status | Sun | strong (3/3) | Lagna lord dignified in 9th/10th: authority, dharmic success. It works through Sun, so it touches authority, visibility, and the father line. |
| Gandanta YogaChallenge | Sun | strong (3/3) | Sun at Pisces-Aries junction, karmic knot requiring conscious processing. It works through Sun, so it touches authority, visibility, and the father line. |
| Adhi YogaPower & Status | Mercury + Venus | moderate (2/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mercury and Venus, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy. |
| Raja Yoga (Single Lord)Power & Status | Mars | moderate (2/3) | A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mars, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action. |
Charts Like Richard Carlson's
Richard Carlson's Moon occupies Chitra 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 Chitra nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Chitra.
Key Placements Explained
Each placement below links to a full interpretation for LeoAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: LeoRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 9th house (Aries) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Moon in the 2nd house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 8th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Venus in the 8th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Mars in the 11th house (Gemini) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 4th house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 9th house (Aries) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 8th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 2nd house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
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