Vedic Horoscope for Buchanan, John
American professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He arrived at MIT in 1953 and retired in 1988 after a distinguished career in which he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. He played a key role in the development of MIT's Department of Biology as a major force in biochemistry research and was himself a prominent researcher of purine biosynthesis. He died in Burlington, Massachusetts on 25 June 2007 at age 89.Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Indiana archives.
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 13° 27' | 8 | Hasta | 2 |
| Moon | Pisces | 0° 4' | 2 | Purva Bhadrapada | 4 |
| Mercury | Leo | 27° 3' | 7 | Uttara Phalguni | 1 |
| Venus | Libra | 23° 8' | 9 | Vishakha | 1 |
| Mars | Cancer | 17° 58' | 6 | Ashlesha | 1 |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 18° 48' | 4 | Rohini | 3 |
| Saturn | Cancer | 18° 58' | 6 | Ashlesha | 1 |
| Rahu | Sagittarius | 13° 15' | 11 | Mula | 4 |
| Ketu | Gemini | 13° 15' | 5 | Ardra | 2 |
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 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 48 |
| Moon | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 49 |
| Mars | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 39 |
| Mercury | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 54 |
| Jupiter | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 56 |
| Venus | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 52 |
| Saturn | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 39 |
| SAV | 26 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Sep 29, 1917 | Aug 31, 1921 | 3.9 |
| Saturn | Aug 31, 1921 | Aug 30, 1940 | 19 |
| Mercury | Aug 30, 1940 | Aug 30, 1957 | 17 |
| Ketu | Aug 30, 1957 | Aug 30, 1964 | 7 |
| Venus | Aug 30, 1964 | Aug 30, 1984 | 20 |
| Sun | Aug 30, 1984 | Aug 30, 1990 | 6 |
| Moon | Aug 30, 1990 | Aug 30, 2000 | 10 |
| Mars | Aug 30, 2000 | Aug 30, 2007 | 7 |
| Rahu | Aug 30, 2007 | Aug 30, 2025 | 18 |
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