Robertson Davies
Born August 28, 1913 at 07:00 • 81 W 59, 42 N 32
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Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 1 | 11°54′ | moolatrikona |
| Moon | Gemini | 11 | 25°23′ | friendly |
| Mercury | Cancer | 12 | 25°15′ | enemy |
| Venus | Cancer | 12 | 2°49′ | enemy |
| Mars | Taurus | 10 | 26°43′ | neutral |
| Jupiter (R) | Sagittarius | 5 | 15°26′ | moolatrikona |
| Saturn | Taurus | 10 | 24°31′ | friendly |
| Rahu (R) | Pisces | 8 | 2°23′ | neutral |
| Ketu (R) | Virgo | 2 | 2°23′ | enemy |
Robertson'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 Robertson Is
Robertson, 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 Gemini 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 Mutable modality means adapting - you flex, adjust, and see all perspectives.
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 Taurus (house 10), this influence manifests as a deep pull toward practical mastery and tangible achievement. 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 (Punarvasu, 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.
Robertson's Inner World
How Robertson Thinks
Robertson's Drive & Purpose
How Robertson Loves
Robertson's Core Patterns
Strengths & Shadows
Robertson's Current Chapter
Your Current Period
Based on Rahu in House 8 (neutral)
Rahu operating from your 8th house in neutral dignity creates a period centered on deep restructuring. This isn't a surface-level phase - the 8th house governs transformation, hidden resources, death/rebirth cycles, and research.
Your spiritual growth is this period's strongest channel, while mental health needs the most attention. The energy Rahu brings from house 8 naturally flows toward spiritual growth - consciously redirect some of it toward mental health.
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 think your feelings. Emotions arrive and your first instinct is to analyze them, name them, talk about them. This gives you emotional articulation others envy, but it also means you can talk about feelings without actually feeling them.
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.
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 Gemini (Air) 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
Your Venus in Cancer (Water) and Mars in Taurus (Earth) share elemental compatibility. What you want and how you go after it are naturally aligned. You don't sabotage your own desires with contradictory behavior, when you want something, your pursuit style matches the goal. This makes you effective in both romance and competition.
What holds you back vs what pushes you forward
Your Saturn in Taurus (Earth) 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 analytical mind (Mercury in Cancer, Water) and your belief system (Jupiter in Sagittarius, Fire) 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
Analyze-and-Rationalize, you process emotions through thinking and talking. Understanding a feeling helps you manage it. The risk: intellectualizing emotions instead of actually feeling them.
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.
Practical foundation supports bold ambition. You take calculated risks.
Alignment Alerts
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 Rahu/Mars period, these lagnas are amplified because their lords are running:
Fortune Channel: Prosperity flow & divine grace
Fortune Channel themes become prominent in daily life. Pay attention to intense 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
12 Yogas detected · 11 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
4Leadership potential exists structurally. Status rises when timing aligns with your Mars, Saturn, Sun periods.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Mahabhagya Yoga
Horasara Dharma-Karma Yoga
Wealth & Resources
1Wealth grows through strategic patience and wisdom and ethical growth. Financial strength is cumulative, not sudden.
Dhana Yoga (Jupiter)
Intelligence & Influence
5Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Gajakesari Yoga
Durudhara Yoga
Anapha Yoga
Sunapha Yoga
Voshi Yoga
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 (Mahabhagya Yoga) conflicts with Gandanta Yoga. Identity strength and identity suppression alternate. The key: consistent self-expression regardless of external validation.
🔗 Reinforcing Patterns
Sunapha Yoga and Durudhara Yoga both flow through Mercury and Venus, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Anapha Yoga and Durudhara Yoga both flow through Mars and Saturn, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Anapha Yoga and Raja Yoga both flow through Mars and Saturn, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Anapha Yoga and Raja Yoga (Single Lord) both flow through Mars, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Durudhara Yoga and Raja Yoga both flow through Mars and Saturn, 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. your yogas reinforce each other more than they conflict, cumulative power grows over time.
Robertson Davies's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | 28 Aug 1913 | 08 Mar 1923 | 9y 6m 8d (balance) | |
| Saturn | 08 Mar 1923 | 07 Mar 1942 | 19y | |
| Mercury | 07 Mar 1942 | 08 Mar 1959 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 08 Mar 1959 | 07 Mar 1966 | 7y | |
| Venus | 07 Mar 1966 | 07 Mar 1986 | 20y | |
| Sun | 07 Mar 1986 | 07 Mar 1992 | 6y | |
| Moon | 07 Mar 1992 | 07 Mar 2002 | 10y | |
| Mars | 07 Mar 2002 | 07 Mar 2009 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 07 Mar 2009 | 08 Mar 2027 | 18y |
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 10 from Lagna and house 12 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
6/7 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)
Present (Moderate)Saturn's 7.5 year transit over natal Moon, period of testing, discipline and transformation
Saturn is in the rising phase of Sade Sati (12th 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
Currently Active Patterns
Based on your Rahu/Mars Dasha
Compare Your Chart With Robertson Davies’
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Explore Robertson Davies’ 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 Robertson Davies’ recorded birth data.
- Rahu-Rahu March 2009 to November 2011 (from age 95)
- Rahu-Jupiter November 2011 to April 2014 (from age 98)
- Rahu-Saturn April 2014 to February 2017 (from age 100)
- Rahu-Mercury February 2017 to September 2019 (from age 103)
- Rahu-Ketu September 2019 to September 2020 (from age 106)
- Rahu-Venus September 2020 to September 2023 (from age 107)
- Rahu-Sun September 2023 to August 2024 (from age 110)
- Rahu-Moon August 2024 to February 2026 (from age 110)
- Rahu-MarsCurrent February 2026 to March 2027 (from age 112)
Why Robertson Davies's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs Robertson Davies’ public standing with Sunapha Yoga through Mercury + Venus. Mars is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 71 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, with Mars and Saturn placed there.
Dominant Yogas In Robertson Davies's Chart
Ranked by computed classical strength. Each is a specific planetary configuration in this birth chart, not a generic trait.
- Sunapha Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mercury + Venus
A lunar-support formation: planets flanking or joining the Moon steady the mind and its public expression. It works through Mercury and Venus, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy.
- Anapha Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mars + Saturn
A lunar-support formation: planets flanking or joining the Moon steady the mind and its public expression. It works through Mars and Saturn, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action, and discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures.
- Durudhara Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mercury + Venus + Mars + Saturn
A lunar-support formation: planets flanking or joining the Moon steady the mind and its public expression. It works through Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn, so it touches intellect, commerce, and communication, and relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy.
- Gajakesari Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Jupiter + Moon
Joins material gain with sound judgement. It works through Jupiter and Moon, so it touches wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune, and mind, public connection, and emotional life.
- Raja Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mars+Saturn
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.
Wealth Signature
The 2nd And 11th Houses
Wealth in Robertson Davies’ chart is read from the 2nd house (Virgo, lord Mercury) and the 11th house (Gemini, lord Mercury). Ketu in the 2nd and Moon in the 11th give the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Ketu is the best supported at 59 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through detachment, research, and inward turns.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in Robertson Davies’ chart falls in Aquarius under Saturn, whose lord answers from the 10th house. Venus, karaka of partnership, is enemy in Cancer in the 12th house at 55 percent strength. The Moon's 57 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Robertson Davies'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Mahadasha | Age 0 to 9 (1913 to 1923) | wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune |
| Saturn Mahadasha | Age 9 to 28 (1923 to 1942) | discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures |
| Mercury Mahadasha | Age 28 to 45 (1942 to 1959) | intellect, commerce, and communication |
| Ketu Mahadasha | Age 45 to 52 (1959 to 1966) | detachment, research, and inward turns |
| Venus Mahadasha | Age 52 to 72 (1966 to 1986) | relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy |
| Sun Mahadasha | Age 72 to 78 (1986 to 1992) | authority, visibility, and the father line |
| Moon Mahadasha | Age 78 to 88 (1992 to 2002) | mind, public connection, and emotional life |
| Mars Mahadasha | Age 88 to 95 (2002 to 2009) | drive, competition, and decisive action |
| Rahu MahadashaCurrent | Age 95 to 113 (2009 to 2027) | ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises |
Planetary Dominance In Robertson Davies's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 71% | weak |
| 2 | Sun | 63% | weak |
| 3 | Rahu | 63% | weak |
| 4 | Ketu | 59% | very weak |
| 5 | Moon | 57% | very weak |
| 6 | Venus | 55% | very weak |
| 7 | Jupiter | 53% | very weak |
| 8 | Mercury | 48% | very weak |
| 9 | Saturn | 48% | very weak |
Mars dominates the planetary hierarchy at 71 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Saturn is the least supported at 48 percent, which means long grinds test the native more than most, and shortcuts tempt.
How Rare Is Robertson Davies's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 641 share Robertson Davies’ Punarvasu Moon. The tighter pairing of a Leo Sun with a Punarvasu Moon appears in 53 of them, about 0.31 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put Robertson Davies In Public View
Public recognition in Robertson Davies’ chart concentrates in the 10th house, where Mars and Saturn stand in Taurus. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 2nd of 9 planets by Shadbala at 63 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 57 percent strength from the 11th house.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In Robertson Davies’ chart the 10th house of career falls in Taurus, ruled by Venus, which sits in the 12th house in Cancer (enemy). Mars and Saturn occupy the 10th house, bringing drive, competition, and decisive action, and discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures directly into the public record. Mars, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 71 percent, stands in the 10th itself, putting the chart’s best resource on public display.
The Chart's Voice
Mars is the strongest planet in Robertson Davies’ chart, carrying 71 percent of full Shadbala strength. In practice the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Charts Like Robertson Davies's
Robertson Davies's Moon occupies Punarvasu nakshatra. These public figures share the same lunar mansion, the placement Vedic astrology treats as the seat of the mind.
- Albert KahnMoon in Punarvasu, Gemini
- Albert Sacco Jr.Moon in Punarvasu, Gemini
- Aldo CampatelliMoon in Punarvasu, Gemini
- Aldo SerenaMoon in Punarvasu, Gemini
- Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainMoon in Punarvasu, Gemini
- Alexandre CosteMoon in Punarvasu, Gemini
Read the full profile of Punarvasu nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Punarvasu.
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 11th house (Gemini) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 12th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Venus in the 12th house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Mars in the 10th house (Taurus) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 5th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Leo Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 10th house (Taurus) — 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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