Vedic Horoscope for Beames, John
English civil servant in British India and an author. The eldest son of Rev. Thomas Beames, preacher of St James's Church, Piccadilly, Beames was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Haileybury College before leaving for India in 1858. He served in the Punjab from March 1859, to late 1861 and in Bengal from December 1861 until the conclusion of his service in 1893. Latterly, Beames was employed in the Bengal Presidency, becoming a permanent Collector in 1867 and a Commissioner in 1881. He thrice officiated as a Member of the Board of Revenue. By the time he retired from the ICS in March 1893, Beames had gained extensive knowledge of Indian life and in 1896 chose to set down in writing an account of his career. This account was first published in 1961 as Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian. He died on 1 May 1902.Sy Scholfield quotes "Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian" by John Beames (Chatto & Windus, 1961), p. 26: "I WAS born at one o'clock in the morning of the twenty-first of June 1837, at Lieutenant Dewsnap's quarters in the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich."
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 7° 47' | 3 | Ardra | 1 |
| Moon | Capricorn | 11° 9' | 10 | Shravana | 1 |
| Mercury | Taurus | 20° 12' | 2 | Rohini | 4 |
| Venus | Gemini | 16° 52' | 3 | Ardra | 4 |
| Mars | Leo | 18° 56' | 5 | Purva Phalguni | 2 |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 24° 31' | 4 | Ashlesha | 3 |
| Saturn | Libra | 19° 19' | 7 | Swati | 4 |
| Rahu | Aries | 6° 58' | 1 | Ashwini | 3 |
| Ketu | Libra | 6° 58' | 7 | Swati | 1 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 48 |
| Moon | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
| Mars | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 39 |
| Mercury | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 54 |
| Jupiter | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 56 |
| Venus | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 52 |
| Saturn | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| SAV | 34 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | Jun 21, 1837 | Aug 10, 1846 | 9.1 |
| Mars | Aug 10, 1846 | Aug 10, 1853 | 7 |
| Rahu | Aug 10, 1853 | Aug 10, 1871 | 18 |
| Jupiter | Aug 10, 1871 | Aug 10, 1887 | 16 |
| Saturn | Aug 10, 1887 | Aug 10, 1906 | 19 |
| Mercury | Aug 10, 1906 | Aug 11, 1923 | 17 |
| Ketu | Aug 11, 1923 | Aug 10, 1930 | 7 |
| Venus | Aug 10, 1930 | Aug 10, 1950 | 20 |
| Sun | Aug 10, 1950 | Aug 10, 1956 | 6 |
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