Vedic Horoscope for Bachchan, Harivansh Rai
Noted Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He studied at the Allahabad University and Banaras Hindu University. In this period, he came under the influence of the independence movement, then under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. From 1941 to 1952 he taught in the English Department at the Allahabad University and after that he spent the next two years at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Cambridge University doing his doctoral thesis on W.B. Yeats. It was then, that he used 'Bachchan' as his last name instead of Srivastava. Harivanshrai's thesis got him his PhD at Cambridge. He is the second Indian to get his doctorate in English literature from Cambridge. After returning to India he again took to teaching and also served at All India Radio, Allahabad. Ashish Seth quotes his autobiography which places the sidereal Ascendant in the Moola Nakshatra, from 0° - 13°20 Sagittarius (sidereal). This corresponds to a time of birth between 8:00 and 8:57 am.
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 11° 7' | 12 | Anuradha | 3 |
| Moon | Cancer | 29° 17' | 8 | Ashlesha | 4 |
| Mercury | Libra | 21° 54' | 11 | Vishakha | 1 |
| Venus | Scorpio | 29° 40' | 12 | Jyeshtha | 4 |
| Mars | Aquarius | 6° 0' | 3 | Dhanishtha | 4 |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 21° 0' | 8 | Ashlesha | 2 |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 28° 6' | 3 | Purva Bhadrapada | 3 |
| Rahu | Gemini | 23° 45' | 7 | Punarvasu | 2 |
| Ketu | Sagittarius | 23° 45' | 1 | Purva Ashadha | 4 |
Sarva Ashtakvarga totals by sign. Higher values (32+) indicate favorable signs, lower values (25-) indicate challenging areas.
| Sign | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 48 |
| Moon | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| Mars | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
| Mercury | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 54 |
| Jupiter | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 56 |
| Venus | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 52 |
| Saturn | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| SAV | 38 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 337 |
Six-fold strength analysis. Planets with ratio above 1.0 have sufficient strength, below 1.0 indicates weakness.
| Planet | Start Date | End Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Nov 27, 1907 | Oct 20, 1908 | 0.9 |
| Ketu | Oct 20, 1908 | Oct 21, 1915 | 7 |
| Venus | Oct 21, 1915 | Oct 20, 1935 | 20 |
| Sun | Oct 20, 1935 | Oct 20, 1941 | 6 |
| Moon | Oct 20, 1941 | Oct 20, 1951 | 10 |
| Mars | Oct 20, 1951 | Oct 20, 1958 | 7 |
| Rahu | Oct 20, 1958 | Oct 19, 1976 | 18 |
| Jupiter | Oct 19, 1976 | Oct 19, 1992 | 16 |
| Saturn | Oct 19, 1992 | Oct 20, 2011 | 19 |
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