Rik Vansteenbergen
Born September 9, 1924 at 06:00 • Arendonk, Belgium
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 1 | 23°25′ | moolatrikona |
| Moon | Capricorn | 6 | 1°00′ | neutral |
| Mercury (R) ☄ | Leo | 1 | 28°02′ | friendly |
| Venus | Cancer | 12 | 7°29′ | enemy |
| Mars (R) | Aquarius | 7 | 3°38′ | neutral |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 4 | 18°53′ | friendly |
| Saturn | Libra | 3 | 6°43′ | exalted |
| Rahu (R) | Cancer | 12 | 28°51′ | enemy |
| Ketu (R) | Capricorn | 6 | 28°51′ | neutral |
Rik'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 Cardinal modality means your natural style is initiating - you start things, set direction, and take charge.
Mars as your dominant planet centers your life around the question: "What am I willing to fight for?"
Who Rik Is
Rik, 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 Capricorn 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 (27%), giving you a fundamental orientation toward action and self-expression. Your Cardinal modality means initiating - you start things, set direction, and take charge.
Mars (your most supportive planet for Leo 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 Aquarius (house 7), this influence manifests as a deep pull toward intellectual exploration and social connection. This is especially potent because Mars is your yogakaraka - according to BPHS, the single most beneficial planet for your Leo ascendant.
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 (Uttara Ashadha, 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.
Rik's Inner World
How Rik Thinks
Rik's Drive & Purpose
How Rik Loves
Rik's Core Patterns
Strengths & Shadows
Rik's Current Chapter
Your Current Period
Based on Venus in House 12 (enemy)
Venus operating from your 12th house in enemy dignity creates a period centered on surrender and liberation. This isn't a surface-level phase - the 12th house governs losses, foreign lands, spiritual liberation, and hidden expenses.
Your spiritual growth is this period's strongest channel, while career needs the most attention. The energy Venus brings from house 12 naturally flows toward spiritual growth - consciously redirect some of it toward career.
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.
Your emotions follow rules. You've internalized a system for what you should and shouldn't feel, and you judge yourself when feelings don't comply. Under that controlled exterior is a person who's been shouldering emotional weight since childhood.
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 Leo identity craves excitement and risk, but your Capricorn 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 (Cancer) but pursue through emotional intensity (Aquarius). 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 Leo identity craves excitement and risk, but your Capricorn 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 (Cancer) but pursue through emotional intensity (Aquarius). You want a thoughtful conversation but lead with overwhelming feeling.
What holds you back vs what pushes you forward
Your Saturn in Libra (Air) and Mars in Aquarius (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 analytical mind (Mercury in Leo, Fire) and your belief system (Jupiter in Scorpio, Water) 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.
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.
Bold vision combined with practical execution. You dream big and build methodically.
Alignment Alerts
Your core self and public power operate from the same element (Fire). This creates natural coherence, who you are and how you're seen align effortlessly.
Your bold, action-driven nature (Leo) needs to adapt to a steady, disciplined wealth strategy (Capricorn). Quick wins satisfy less than long-term building.
Channel your fire into consistent effort. Capricorn rewards persistence, not sprints.
Active Lagnas in Current Period
During Venus/Sun period, these lagnas are amplified because their lords are running:
Identity Base: Core personality & physical self
Core personality expression is strongly activated. You feel most like yourself during this period.
Power Strategy: Fame, authority & public recognition
Public authority and recognition themes increase. Your Leo power signature is being activated.
Micro-Timing: Subtle timing & decision sensitivity
Micro-Timing themes become prominent in daily life. Pay attention to commanding energy.
Fortune Channel: Prosperity flow & divine grace
Fortune Channel themes become prominent in daily life. Pay attention to grounded energy.
Vitality Engine: Life force, stamina & physical resilience
Vitality Engine themes become prominent in daily life. Pay attention to commanding energy.
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
14 Yogas detected · 13 beneficial · 1 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
6Leadership potential exists structurally. Status rises when timing aligns with your Multiple planets in Kendra, Mars, Sun periods.
Maha Raja Yoga (Garga)
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Viparita Raja Yoga
Horasara Shubha Yoga
Adhi Yoga
Wealth & Resources
2Wealth grows through strategic patience and long-term discipline and alliances. Financial strength is cumulative, not sudden.
Dhana Yoga (Self-made)
Horasara Sasa Upachaya Yoga
Intelligence & Influence
4Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Sunapha Yoga
Dama Yoga (Nabhash)
Voshi Yoga
Surya-Budha Yoga
Protection & Fortune
1Natural shields exist in your chart. Jupiter Protection provide a safety net during challenging periods.
Jupiter Protection
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 (Mutual Aspect)) 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.
🔗 Reinforcing Patterns
Sunapha Yoga and Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) both flow through Mars, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Sunapha Yoga and Raja Yoga (Single Lord) both flow through Mars, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Adhi Yoga and Dhana Yoga (Self-made) both flow through Mercury, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Adhi Yoga and Horasara Shubha Yoga both flow through Mercury, 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.
Rik Vansteenbergen's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 09 Sept 1924 | 26 Sept 1928 | 4y 17d (balance) | |
| Moon | 26 Sept 1928 | 27 Sept 1938 | 10y | |
| Mars | 27 Sept 1938 | 27 Sept 1945 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 27 Sept 1945 | 27 Sept 1963 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 27 Sept 1963 | 27 Sept 1979 | 16y | |
| Saturn | 27 Sept 1979 | 27 Sept 1998 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 27 Sept 1998 | 27 Sept 2015 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 27 Sept 2015 | 27 Sept 2022 | 7y | |
| Venus | 27 Sept 2022 | 27 Sept 2042 | 20y |
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 7 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
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 Venus/Sun Dasha
Compare Your Chart With Rik Vansteenbergen’s
Today's Sky Over Rik Vansteenbergen’s Chart
Explore Rik Vansteenbergen’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 Rik Vansteenbergen’s recorded birth data.
- Venus-Venus September 2022 to January 2026 (from age 98)
- Venus-SunCurrent January 2026 to January 2027 (from age 101)
- Venus-Moon January 2027 to September 2028 (from age 102)
- Venus-Mars September 2028 to November 2029 (from age 104)
- Venus-Rahu November 2029 to November 2032 (from age 105)
- Venus-Jupiter November 2032 to July 2035 (from age 108)
- Venus-Saturn July 2035 to September 2038 (from age 110)
- Venus-Mercury September 2038 to July 2041 (from age 114)
- Venus-Ketu July 2041 to September 2042 (from age 116)
Why Rik Vansteenbergen's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Rik Vansteenbergen’s public standing with Maha Raja Yoga (Garga) through Multiple planets in Kendra. Mars is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 91 percent, giving drive, competition, and decisive action unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Taurus under Venus frames the public career.
Planetary Dominance In Rik Vansteenbergen's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 91% | moderate |
| 2 | Saturn | 66% | weak |
| 3 | Mercury | 65% | weak |
| 4 | Moon | 64% | weak |
| 5 | Venus | 57% | very weak |
| 6 | Rahu | 57% | very weak |
| 7 | Jupiter | 56% | very weak |
| 8 | Ketu | 55% | very weak |
| 9 | Sun | 54% | very weak |
Mars dominates the planetary hierarchy at 91 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Sun is the least supported at 54 percent, which means confidence and standing with authority figures need deliberate cultivation.
Rik Vansteenbergen'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Mahadasha | Age 0 to 4 (1924 to 1928) | authority, visibility, and the father line |
| Moon Mahadasha | Age 4 to 14 (1928 to 1938) | mind, public connection, and emotional life |
| Mars Mahadasha | Age 14 to 21 (1938 to 1945) | drive, competition, and decisive action |
| Rahu Mahadasha | Age 21 to 39 (1945 to 1963) | ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises |
| Jupiter Mahadasha | Age 39 to 55 (1963 to 1979) | wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune |
| Saturn Mahadasha | Age 55 to 74 (1979 to 1998) | discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures |
| Mercury Mahadasha | Age 74 to 91 (1998 to 2015) | intellect, commerce, and communication |
| Ketu Mahadasha | Age 91 to 98 (2015 to 2022) | detachment, research, and inward turns |
| Venus MahadashaCurrent | Age 98 to 118 (2022 to 2042) | relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy |
Dominant Yogas In Rik Vansteenbergen's Chart
Ranked by computed classical strength. Each is a specific planetary configuration in this birth chart, not a generic trait.
- Maha Raja Yoga (Garga)strong (3/3)Planets: Multiple planets in Kendra
A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position.
- Horasara Shubha Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mercury + Jupiter
Benefics guard Kendras while malefics fight from Upachayas: strong protection and success. It works through Mercury and Jupiter, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication, and wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune.
- Gandanta Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Sun
Sun at Cancer-Leo junction, karmic knot requiring conscious processing. It works through Sun, so it touches authority, visibility, and the father line.
- Sunapha Yogamoderate (2/3)Planets: Mars
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.
- Adhi Yogamoderate (2/3)Planets: Mercury + Venus
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.
How Rare Is Rik Vansteenbergen's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 679 share Rik Vansteenbergen’s Uttara Ashadha Moon. The tighter pairing of a Leo Sun with an Uttara Ashadha Moon appears in 54 of them, about 0.31 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Rik Vansteenbergen In Public View
The 10th lord Venus, enemy, placed in the 12th house carries Rik Vansteenbergen’s reputation from the terrain of expenditure, distance, and retreat. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 9th of 9 planets by Shadbala at 54 percent. Rahu works from the 12th house, feeding ambition through expenditure, distance, and retreat rather than through direct publicity. The Moon, the public face, carries 64 percent strength from the 6th house.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Rik Vansteenbergen’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Taurus, ruled by Venus, which sits in the 12th house in Cancer (enemy). No planet occupies the 10th house, so its lord carries the career signal alone. Mars, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 91 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 Rik Vansteenbergen’s chart, carrying 91 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 Rik Vansteenbergen’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Virgo, lord Mercury) and the 11th house (Gemini, lord Mercury). Both money houses are unoccupied, so income follows the condition of their lords rather than resident planets. Among these, Mercury is the best supported at 65 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through intellect, commerce, and communication.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in Rik Vansteenbergen’s chart falls in Aquarius under Saturn, occupied by Mars. Venus, karaka of partnership, is enemy in Cancer in the 12th house at 57 percent strength. The Moon's 64 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Saturn stands exalted, operating at full classical strength.
Charts Like Rik Vansteenbergen's
Rik Vansteenbergen's Moon occupies Uttara Ashadha 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 Ashadha nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Uttara Ashadha.
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 1st house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Moon in the 6th house (Capricorn) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 1st house (Leo) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Venus in the 12th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Mars in the 7th house (Aquarius) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 4th house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 3rd house (Libra) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 12th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 6th house (Capricorn) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
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