Vedic Horoscope for Jaffrey, Madhur
Indian-British-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality who brought Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook, An Invitation to Indian Cooking (1973). She has written over a dozen cookbooks and appeared on several related television programmes, the most notable of which was Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery, which premiered in the UK in 1982. She is the food consultant at Dawat, considered by many food critics to be among the best Indian restaurants in New York City.Sy Scholfield quotes from Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey (Knopf, 2006), page 51: "I was born on 13 August 1933, on the night of Janmashtmi, the dark eighth day of the waning moon, the feast day of Lord Krishna's birth, in my grandfather's orchard house." A birth time of 9 PM is speculative.
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 27° 27' | 5 | Ashlesha | 4 |
| Moon | Taurus | 2° 51' | 3 | Krittika | 2 |
| Mercury | Cancer | 9° 59' | 5 | Pushya | 2 |
| Venus | Leo | 27° 34' | 6 | Uttara Phalguni | 1 |
| Mars | Virgo | 29° 4' | 7 | Chitra | 2 |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 1° 23' | 7 | Uttara Phalguni | 2 |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 19° 31' | 11 | Shravana | 3 |
| Rahu | Aquarius | 6° 4' | 12 | Dhanishtha | 4 |
| Ketu | Leo | 6° 4' | 6 | Magha | 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 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 48 |
| Moon | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 49 |
| Mars | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 39 |
| Mercury | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 54 |
| Jupiter | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 56 |
| Venus | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 52 |
| Saturn | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 39 |
| SAV | 33 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aug 13, 1933 | Oct 31, 1936 | 3.2 |
| Moon | Oct 31, 1936 | Nov 1, 1946 | 10 |
| Mars | Nov 1, 1946 | Oct 31, 1953 | 7 |
| Rahu | Oct 31, 1953 | Nov 1, 1971 | 18 |
| Jupiter | Nov 1, 1971 | Oct 31, 1987 | 16 |
| Saturn | Oct 31, 1987 | Oct 31, 2006 | 19 |
| Mercury | Oct 31, 2006 | Oct 31, 2023 | 17 |
| Ketu | Oct 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2030 | 7 |
| Venus | Oct 31, 2030 | Oct 31, 2050 | 20 |
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