Vedic Horoscope for Didion, Joan
American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter whose writing during the 1960s through the late 1970s engaged audiences in the realities of the counterculture of the '60s and the Hollywood lifestyle. Her political writing often concentrated on the subtext of political and social rhetoric. In 2005, she won the National Book Award for Nonfiction and was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography/Autobiography for The Year of Magical Thinking. She later adapted the book into a play, which premiered on Broadway in 2007. B.C. in hand from the Wilsons (Same in Contemporary American Horoscopes, Gauquelin Book of American Charts)
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 20° 18' | 6 | Jyeshtha | 2 |
| Moon | Scorpio | 11° 46' | 6 | Anuradha | 3 |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 6° 44' | 6 | Anuradha | 2 |
| Venus | Scorpio | 24° 29' | 6 | Jyeshtha | 3 |
| Mars | Virgo | 4° 20' | 4 | Uttara Phalguni | 3 |
| Jupiter | Libra | 19° 1' | 5 | Swati | 4 |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 29° 54' | 8 | Dhanishtha | 2 |
| Rahu | Capricorn | 10° 40' | 8 | Shravana | 1 |
| Ketu | Cancer | 10° 40' | 2 | Pushya | 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 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 48 |
| Moon | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 49 |
| Mars | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 39 |
| Mercury | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 54 |
| Jupiter | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| Venus | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| Saturn | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 39 |
| SAV | 28 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 35 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn | Dec 6, 1934 | Nov 26, 1941 | 7 |
| Mercury | Nov 26, 1941 | Nov 26, 1958 | 17 |
| Ketu | Nov 26, 1958 | Nov 26, 1965 | 7 |
| Venus | Nov 26, 1965 | Nov 26, 1985 | 20 |
| Sun | Nov 26, 1985 | Nov 26, 1991 | 6 |
| Moon | Nov 26, 1991 | Nov 26, 2001 | 10 |
| Mars | Nov 26, 2001 | Nov 25, 2008 | 7 |
| Rahu | Nov 25, 2008 | Nov 26, 2026 | 18 |
| Jupiter | Nov 26, 2026 | Nov 26, 2042 | 16 |
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