Vedic Horoscope for Cowan, Richard Sumner
American botanist who was the director of the Smithsonian Institution - Natural History Museum. Previously he worked on both sides of the Atlantic: at the New York Botanical Garden and at the Kew Botanical Gardens in England. He also joined expeditions to South America to gather some species in Amapa, Brazil, French Guiana and Venezuela.Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Indiana Archives.
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 10° 27' | 9 | Shravana | 1 |
| Moon | Cancer | 7° 24' | 3 | Pushya | 2 |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 15° 9' | 9 | Shravana | 2 |
| Venus | Aquarius | 26° 24' | 10 | Purva Bhadrapada | 2 |
| Mars | Aquarius | 21° 31' | 10 | Purva Bhadrapada | 1 |
| Jupiter | Leo | 25° 31' | 4 | Purva Phalguni | 4 |
| Saturn | Virgo | 1° 42' | 5 | Uttara Phalguni | 2 |
| Rahu | Libra | 9° 2' | 6 | Swati | 1 |
| Ketu | Aries | 9° 2' | 12 | Ashwini | 3 |
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 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 48 |
| Moon | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 49 |
| Mars | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 39 |
| Mercury | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 54 |
| Jupiter | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 56 |
| Venus | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 52 |
| Saturn | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| SAV | 35 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn | Jan 23, 1921 | Apr 7, 1934 | 13.2 |
| Mercury | Apr 7, 1934 | Apr 7, 1951 | 17 |
| Ketu | Apr 7, 1951 | Apr 6, 1958 | 7 |
| Venus | Apr 6, 1958 | Apr 6, 1978 | 20 |
| Sun | Apr 6, 1978 | Apr 6, 1984 | 6 |
| Moon | Apr 6, 1984 | Apr 6, 1994 | 10 |
| Mars | Apr 6, 1994 | Apr 6, 2001 | 7 |
| Rahu | Apr 6, 2001 | Apr 6, 2019 | 18 |
| Jupiter | Apr 6, 2019 | Apr 6, 2035 | 16 |
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