Vedic Horoscope for Griffin, John Howard
American journalist and author from Texas who wrote about racial equality. He is best known for his project to temporarily pass as a black man and journey through the Deep South of 1959 to see life and segregation from the other side of the color line. He first published a series of articles on his experience in Sepia Magazine, which had underwritten the project. He published a fuller account in a book Black Like Me (1961). This was later adapted as a 1964 film of the same name. A 50th anniversary edition of the book was published in 2011 by Wings Press.Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 2° 8' | 3 | Mrigashirsha | 3 |
| Moon | Taurus | 29° 26' | 2 | Mrigashirsha | 2 |
| Mercury | Gemini | 23° 34' | 3 | Punarvasu | 2 |
| Venus | Taurus | 27° 20' | 2 | Mrigashirsha | 2 |
| Mars | Virgo | 29° 58' | 6 | Chitra | 2 |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 22° 33' | 4 | Ashlesha | 2 |
| Saturn | Leo | 13° 26' | 5 | Purva Phalguni | 1 |
| Rahu | Libra | 20° 46' | 7 | Vishakha | 1 |
| Ketu | Aries | 20° 46' | 1 | Bharani | 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 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 48 |
| Moon | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 49 |
| Mars | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 39 |
| Mercury | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 54 |
| Jupiter | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 56 |
| Venus | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 52 |
| Saturn | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| SAV | 35 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Jun 16, 1920 | Mar 31, 1924 | 3.8 |
| Rahu | Mar 31, 1924 | Mar 31, 1942 | 18 |
| Jupiter | Mar 31, 1942 | Mar 31, 1958 | 16 |
| Saturn | Mar 31, 1958 | Mar 31, 1977 | 19 |
| Mercury | Mar 31, 1977 | Mar 31, 1994 | 17 |
| Ketu | Mar 31, 1994 | Mar 30, 2001 | 7 |
| Venus | Mar 30, 2001 | Mar 30, 2021 | 20 |
| Sun | Mar 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2027 | 6 |
| Moon | Mar 31, 2027 | Mar 30, 2037 | 10 |
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