A R Rahman

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Chart Highlights

Lagna · Moon · Sun · Nakshatra

↑Lagna
Sagittarius
Ascendant
☽Moon
Libra
Chandra Rashi
☀Sun
Sagittarius
Surya Rashi
✦Nakshatra
Vishakha
Birth Star

Birth Chart

Vedic divisional charts · North Indian style · Whole Sign houses

Rashi Chart Birth · Lagna · Natal
Navamsa Chart Soul · Marriage · Dharma

Planet Placements

Sun through Ketu · Sign · House · Degree · Nakshatra · Dignity

Planet Sign House Degree House · Deg Nakshatra Dignity
SunSun SagittariusSag 1st 21°35' 1st · 21°35' Purva AshadhaPurva Ashadha NeutralNeut
MoonMoon LibraLib 11th 22°49' 11th · 22°49' VishakhaVishakha NeutralNeut
MarsMars VirgoVir 10th 23°02' 10th · 23°02' HastaHasta NeutralNeut
MercuryMer SagittariusSag 1st 14°22' 1st · 14°22' Purva AshadhaPurva Ashadha NeutralNeut
JupiterJup CancerCan 8th 7°55' 8th · 7°55' PushyaPushya ExaltedExalt
VenusVen CapricornCap 2nd 5°36' 2nd · 5°36' Uttara AshadhaUttara Ashadha NeutralNeut
SaturnSat PiscesPis 4th 0°56' 4th · 0°56' Purva BhadrapadaPurva Bhadrapada NeutralNeut
RahuRahu AriesAri 5th 19°40' 5th · 19°40' BharaniBharani NeutralNeut
KetuKetu LibraLib 11th 19°40' 11th · 19°40' SwatiSwati NeutralNeut
Yoga Yogakaraka Exalt Exalted Own Own Sign Fren Friendly Neut Neutral Enemy Enemy Sign Deb Debilitated
Yoga Yogakaraka Exalt Exalted Own Own Sign Fren Friendly Neut Neutral Enemy Enemy Sign Deb Debilitated

Notable Yogas

Classical planetary combinations

Dharmakarmadhipati Raja Yoga
Gajakesari Yoga
Budha-Aditya Yoga

Life Timeline

Major events mapped to planetary periods

  • 1967 · Jupiter / Saturn Dasha
    Born
    Jupiter / Saturn Dasha
    Jupiter is the mahadasha lord at birth, sitting exalted in H8 Cancer (Pushya nakshatra). This places the life's opening chapter under a planet of wisdom and expansion in the house of depth and inner transformation. The birth dasha describes a chart where the richest creative resources are not immediately visible.
    Saturn (antardasha) is in H4 Pisces (Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra). H4 is the house of home, emotional foundation, and inner life. Saturn here suggests a slow, structured private world taking shape in the early years, before public expression becomes possible.
  • 1992 · Saturn / Mars Dasha
    Breakthrough with Roja
    Saturn / Mars Dasha
    Saturn mahadasha runs from 1979 to 1998. Saturn is in H4 Pisces, the house of emotional foundations and private creative work. A long Saturn period can produce sustained, structural momentum that eventually breaks into public visibility after years of disciplined preparation.
    Mars (antardasha) is in H10 Virgo (Hasta nakshatra), the house of career and public achievement. Mars activating the 10th house in its sub-period creates a direct push into visible professional output. The Dharmakarmadhipati Raja Yoga. Sun and Mercury in H1. Adds a layer of career and fortune alignment at the ascendant that may contribute to the scale of recognition a debut of this kind received.
  • 1995 · Saturn / Rahu Dasha
    Work expands across Indian cinema
    Saturn / Rahu Dasha
    Saturn in H4 Pisces continues as mahadasha lord, building through slow and systematic expansion. The Saturn period in this chart tends toward disciplined accumulation of output rather than sudden spikes.
    Rahu (antardasha) is in H5 Aries (Bharani nakshatra, retrograde). H5 is the house of creativity, performance, and merit. Rahu in H5 introduces an amplifying, boundary crossing quality to creative work. When Rahu activates the creativity house, output can move beyond familiar territory into multiple industries and styles, which fits the expansion described in this period.
  • 2002 · Mercury / Venus Dasha
    International projects increase
    Mercury / Venus Dasha
    Mercury mahadasha begins in 1998. Mercury is in H1 Sagittarius (Purva Ashadha nakshatra, Normal dignity, combust). Mercury in H1 shapes communication and craft as a defining identity trait. The Mercury period brings these qualities to the foreground of how the person works and is known.
    Venus (antardasha) is in H2 Capricorn (Uttara Ashadha nakshatra). H2 governs speech, voice, values, and the material expression of art. Venus in H2 links artistic sensibility to tangible, structured output. A Mercury mahadasha with Venus antardasha is consistent with a phase emphasizing craft forward work with broad, cross cultural appeal.
  • 2008 · Mercury / Rahu Dasha
    Slumdog Millionaire releases
    Mercury / Rahu Dasha
    Mercury in H1 Sagittarius continues as mahadasha lord, with craft and communication identity at the center of this career phase. Mercury's own placement in the ascendant keeps self-expression and artistic voice prominent.
    Rahu (antardasha) in H5 Aries again activates creativity and performance. Rahu in H5 can push work toward unusual or globally recognized output. The Gajakesari Yoga. Jupiter in the 10th from Moon. Connects reputation and emotional reach in a way consistent with music that crossed cultural and geographic boundaries.
  • 2009 · Mercury / Rahu Dasha
    Wins Academy Awards
    Mercury / Rahu Dasha
    The same Mercury / Rahu dasha period covers both the film's release in 2008 and the awards recognition in 2009. Mercury in H1 (craft and identity) with Rahu in H5 (creative ambition and performance on a global scale) frames a sustained moment rather than a single event.
    The Dharmakarmadhipati Raja Yoga. Sun (9th lord) and Mercury (10th lord) conjunct in H1. Is directly activated during Mercury's own mahadasha. The fortune and career lords are in the ascendant, and the Mercury period is the time when their conjunction is most directly expressed through real world achievement.
  • 2010 · Mercury / Rahu Dasha
    Large scale tours and collaborations
    Mercury / Rahu Dasha
    Mercury / Rahu continues without interruption across these years. The sustained nature of this dasha sequence. Mercury's long 17-year period with Rahu's 2.55-year sub-period. Supports continued international work rather than a single peak.
    Moon in H11 Libra (Vishakha nakshatra) governs audiences and networks. Rahu in H5 aspects H11 directly, connecting the creativity house to the audience house. This axis, when active, can produce periods of continuous high-demand public engagement.
  • 2017 · Ketu / Sun Dasha
    More independent or long form work
    Ketu / Sun Dasha
    Ketu mahadasha follows Mercury and runs from approximately 2015. Ketu is in H11 Libra (Swati nakshatra, retrograde), conjunct Moon. H11 is the house of networks, audiences, and gains. Ketu in H11 can produce a phase of selective engagement. Pulling back from commercially driven output toward work chosen on the artist's own terms.
    Sun (antardasha) is in H1 Sagittarius (Purva Ashadha nakshatra). Sun in H1 governs core identity and public visibility. A Sun sub-period within Ketu mahadasha can bring the artist's personal signature and philosophical voice to the foreground, which fits a shift toward more independent or expansive creative formats.
  • 2024 · Venus / Venus Dasha
    Continues active work
    Venus / Venus Dasha
    Venus mahadasha begins after Ketu, from approximately 2022. Venus is in H2 Capricorn (Uttara Ashadha nakshatra). H2 is the house of voice, speech, and the material expression of artistic values. Venus as a natural planet of art in the house of sound and creative output is a fitting frame for an active composing and performing career.
    Venus in its own sub-period (Venus / Venus) is the most concentrated expression of Venus themes across the entire 20-year mahadasha. Sustained creative work grounded in craft and audience connection is consistent with what H2 Venus describes when it is at full expression.

Astrological Analysis

Interpretive insights derived from precomputed chart data

✦Data quality note

This chart uses a birth time of 05:50 on 6 January 1967 in Chennai (Madras), India. The data quality is rated Confirmed and the time accuracy is listed as Exact. The source is a published astrology record with a Rodden rating of A, which is among the more reliable categories for recorded birth data. All placements, dashas, and yogas in this overlay are computed using Lahiri ayanamsa and Whole Sign houses. These are the standard parameters used across this dataset. If a different ayanamsa or house system is applied, sign boundaries and house cusps will shift.

✦Chart signature
  • Sun and Mercury in H1 Sagittarius: The public face runs through communication, philosophy, and craft. The ascendant and both planets sit inside Jupiter's sign domain.
  • Jupiter exalted in H8 Cancer (retrograde): The biggest strength shows up through depth, reinvention, and private creative reserves, not through a simple, linear rise.
  • 9th lord Sun with 10th lord Mercury in H1: Purpose and career converge in the ascendant. Work and identity become hard to separate.
  • Jupiter to Moon kendra link (Gajakesari): Jupiter in H8 sits in the 10th sign from Moon in H11. Wisdom and depth connect to audience reach and emotional resonance.
  • Moon conjunct Ketu in H11 plus Mars in H10: The chart supports wide visibility with phases of detachment from networks, while career output stays technical, precise, and disciplined.
✦Key placements
  • Sun with Mercury in H1 Sagittarius: Public identity runs through craft and communication. Mercury is combust, so the voice tends to carry the Sun's purpose and conviction, not a neutral, detached style.
  • Jupiter exalted in H8 Cancer: The strongest growth and wisdom themes sit in a deep, private house. Reinvention, inner intensity, and long term creative power become the main fuel, not surface level popularity.
  • Venus in H2 Capricorn: Artistic taste connects directly to voice, sound, and output. Capricorn makes it disciplined and repeatable, which fits a career built on consistent technical quality.
  • Moon with Ketu in H11 Libra: The chart points to large audience reach, plus phases of distance from fame or industry pressure. Public connection stays real, but it can feel selective and controlled.
  • Mars in H10 Virgo: Career energy is precise and hands on. Mars in Virgo supports production discipline, detail work, and the ability to deliver under pressure.
✺Yogas and combinations
  • Dharmakarmadhipati Raja Yoga: Sun (9th lord) and Mercury (10th lord) conjoin in H1. Purpose and career sit in the same place as identity, so the work feels personal and central, not just a job.
  • Gajakesari Yoga: Jupiter in H8 is the 10th sign from Moon in H11, so Jupiter sits in a kendra from the Moon. This links depth and wisdom with public reach and emotional connection.
  • Budha Aditya Yoga: Sun and Mercury conjoin in H1. Mercury's combustion reduces clean, separate Mercury expression, but it still keeps intellect and communication tied to the public face.
  • Chandra Grahan Dosha: Moon conjunct Ketu in H11 can create swings between visibility and withdrawal. It often reads as fame with a complicated relationship to comfort and belonging.
✦How to read the timeline

Astrology is a lens, not proof. The connections drawn in this timeline between dasha periods and life milestones are patterns worth examining, not causal statements. Every event listed here comes directly from the approved biographical record. Nothing is invented to fit the chart. Vimshottari dashas provide planetary timing windows of varying lengths. Each mahadasha is governed by one planet, with shorter antardasha sub-periods nested inside. This overlay uses those windows to ask which planetary themes were likely active during each milestone, and whether the placement of those planets in the chart offers a coherent explanation. Where a connection is logical, it is noted. Where it is not, it is not forced.

Summary

Key insights at a glance

Chart Takeaways
  • Sun in H1 Sagittarius (Purva Ashadha nakshatra, Normal dignity) anchors identity and public self-expression in the ascendant itself, making creative output inseparable from who this person is.
  • Jupiter exalted in H8 Cancer (Pushya nakshatra) is among this chart's most distinctive placements. An exalted Jupiter in the house of depth and transformation points to creative reserves that surface through reinvention rather than linear output.
  • Gajakesari Yoga forms because Jupiter in H8 Cancer is the 10th house counted from Moon in H11 Libra, placing it in a kendra from the Moon. This yoga is rated Strong in the computed list, linking Jupiter's wisdom to Moon's emotional reach and public resonance.
  • Dharmakarmadhipati Raja Yoga: Sun (9th lord) and Mercury (10th lord) conjunct in H1 Sagittarius place the fortune and career lords in the ascendant, merging purpose and public achievement with core identity.
  • Moon in H11 Libra (Vishakha nakshatra, Normal) with Ketu in the same house brings wide audience reach alongside a quality of deliberate distance from celebrity. Presence in the public domain without being absorbed by it.

Sources & Data Quality

References for birth data · data quality assessment

Data Quality Approximate
Famous kundlis dataset (xlsx-2026-04-02+manual-2026-04-05)
[1]Birth data is sourced from the imported Famous Kundlis Excel dataset. Reliability: 5/5. Used values: dob=1967-01-06 tob=05:50 timezone=Asia/Kolkata.
Astro Databank (Rodden rating A) lists 05:50 for Chennai (Madras).
[2]This time is taken from a published astrology record. If you see different times elsewhere, house based details can shift. Sign level themes are more stable.