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Chart Highlights

Lagna · Moon · Sun · Nakshatra

↑Lagna
Cancer
Ascendant
☽Moon
Scorpio
Chandra Rashi
☀Sun
Virgo
Surya Rashi
✦Nakshatra
Anuradha
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 VirgoVir 3rd 27°35' 3rd · 27°35' ChitraChitra NeutralNeut
MoonMoon ScorpioSco 5th 13°02' 5th · 13°02' AnuradhaAnuradha DebilitatedDeb
MarsMars LibraLib 4th 25°56' 4th · 25°56' VishakhaVishakha NeutralNeut
MercuryMer VirgoVir 3rd 24°49' 3rd · 24°49' ChitraChitra ExaltedExalt
JupiterJup CancerCan 1st 25°08' 1st · 25°08' AshleshaAshlesha ExaltedExalt
VenusVen LibraLib 4th 7°18' 4th · 7°18' SwatiSwati OwnOwn
SaturnSat SagittariusSag 6th 24°11' 6th · 24°11' Purva AshadhaPurva Ashadha NeutralNeut
RahuRahu PiscesPis 9th 11°31' 9th · 11°31' Uttara BhadrapadaUttara Bhadrapada NeutralNeut
KetuKetu VirgoVir 3rd 11°31' 3rd · 11°31' HastaHasta 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

Hamsa Yoga
Malavya Yoga
Budha-Aditya Yoga

Life Timeline

Major events mapped to planetary periods

  • 1931 · unknown Dasha
    Born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu to a boat owner's family
    unknown Dasha
    The dasha at birth is listed as unknown because the 1:15 AM birth time has no identified primary source. Saturn mahadasha was active at the approximate birth date, but the packet records the dasha as unknown rather than asserting a specific antardasha.
    Jupiter exalted in house 1 in Cancer is the most stable feature of this chart regardless of time. A Cancer lagna with Jupiter exalted on the ascendant gives the birth a quality of expansive potential and a disposition toward teaching, learning, and public service from the outset.
  • 1954 · Ketu / Venus Dasha
    Graduated in physics from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli
    Ketu / Venus Dasha
    Ketu is the mahadasha lord and sits in house 3 in Virgo, nakshatra Hasta. Ketu in house 3 is associated with technical discipline and a drive toward mastery that bypasses conventional social channels. House 3 governs skills and self directed study, and Ketu here gives the educational period a focused, inward quality rather than a publicly visible one.
    Venus is the antardasha lord and sits in house 4 in Libra, own sign, forming the Malavya Yoga. Venus as ruler of house 11 in house 4 supported completion of formal study in a stable, grounded phase. The graduation in physics is a house 3 and house 5 event: technical knowledge (house 3) expressed as a formal credential (house 5 merit).
  • 1962 · Venus / Venus Dasha
    Joined ISRO; began work on India's first indigenous rocket program
    Venus / Venus Dasha
    Venus is both mahadasha and antardasha lord, making this the most concentrated Venus activation in the timeline. Venus sits in house 4 in Libra, own sign, forming the Malavya Yoga. House 4 governs the inner life and foundational capacities. Venus here, as ruler of houses 4 and 11, supported the transition into an institution where the work would define the next two decades.
    Joining ISRO was also the beginning of the rocket program work. Venus in house 4 aspecting house 10 connects the domestic stability of the Malavya Yoga's 4th house position to the career house directly. The double Venus period made 1962 a moment of settled entry into lifelong work.
  • 1974 · Venus / Saturn Dasha
    Played key role in India's first Pokhran nuclear test
    Venus / Saturn Dasha
    Venus in house 4 in Libra continues as mahadasha lord. The long Venus mahadasha (1960 to 1980) covered the formative ISRO years and the emergence of India's strategic weapons program.
    Saturn is the antardasha lord and sits in house 6 in Sagittarius. Saturn in house 6 governs service under institutional pressure and the technical discipline of high stakes operational work. Saturn aspects houses 3, 8, and 12 from house 6, and house 8 (transformation, crises, high consequence systems) is directly activated by Saturn's aspect here. A nuclear test is a house 8 event: irreversible, transformative, and operating at the boundary of conventional and extraordinary power.
  • 1980 · Venus / Ketu Dasha
    Directed India's first successful SLV-3 satellite launch from Sriharikota
    Venus / Ketu Dasha
    Venus in house 4 in Libra continues as mahadasha lord, reaching its final antardasha sequence. Ketu is the antardasha lord and sits in house 3 in Virgo. House 3 governs technical mastery and the application of skill. Ketu in house 3 with Mercury exalted and Sun in the same house gives the technical domain a quality of sharp, specialised focus.
    The SLV-3 launch was a technical achievement after years of failures and reconstruction. Ketu in house 3 in Virgo, in a chart with Mercury exalted and the Budha Aditya Yoga also in house 3, is the most direct placement for precision technical success. The successful launch fell within the Venus/Ketu antardasha, at the end of the long Venus mahadasha.
  • 1992 · Moon / Saturn Dasha
    Appointed Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister
    Moon / Saturn Dasha
    Moon is the mahadasha lord and sits in house 5 in Scorpio, debilitated. Moon as ruler of house 1 in house 5 connects the personal identity to the house of merit, learning, and creative application. Moon debilitated in Scorpio adds an element of depth and emotional intensity to the period, where the internal drive was as significant as the external appointment.
    Saturn is the antardasha lord and sits in house 6 in Sagittarius. An appointment to advise the Defence Minister is a house 6 and house 10 event: competitive discipline (house 6) meeting public authority (house 10). Saturn in house 6 aspecting house 10 directly activated the career axis at the moment of institutional appointment.
  • 1997 · Mars / Rahu Dasha
    Awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour
    Mars / Rahu Dasha
    Mars is the mahadasha lord and sits in house 4 in Libra, nakshatra Vishakha. Mars as ruler of houses 5 and 10 from Cancer lagna placed in house 4 activates the career and creative merit axes from a domestic foundation. The Bharat Ratna is a formal recognition of accumulated achievement, a house 5 (merit) and house 10 (public authority) event.
    Rahu is the antardasha lord and sits in house 9 in Pisces, nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada. Rahu in house 9 amplifies the fortune and recognition axis. A major national honour awarded at the level of the President is consistent with Rahu in house 9 during Mars mahadasha, where the career rulers are activated alongside the fortune house.
  • 1998 · Mars / Jupiter Dasha
    Led Pokhran-2 nuclear tests; India declared nuclear armed state
    Mars / Jupiter Dasha
    Mars in house 4 in Libra continues as mahadasha lord. As ruler of house 10, Mars placed in house 4 with an aspect on house 10 made this a period of significant public career impact. The Pokhran-2 tests were the highest profile operational event of the career.
    Jupiter is the antardasha lord and sits exalted in house 1 in Cancer, forming the Hamsa Yoga. Jupiter exalted in house 1 aspects houses 5, 7, and 9. A nuclear test that altered India's strategic status is a house 8 and house 9 event (transformation and fortune), and Jupiter's aspect to house 9 from house 1 during its own antardasha gave the period an expansive, historically significant quality. The Mars/Jupiter combination, with Mars ruling house 10 and Jupiter exalted in house 1, produced the peak career event.
  • 2002 · Mars / Venus Dasha
    Elected 11th President of India; took office 25 July 2002
    Mars / Venus Dasha
    Mars in house 4 in Libra continues as mahadasha lord. Mars as ruler of house 10 activated the career house throughout its mahadasha. The presidency is the most formally authoritative office in India, and house 10 governs exactly this: public role, achievement, and institutional authority.
    Venus is the antardasha lord and sits in house 4 in Libra, own sign, forming the Malavya Yoga. Venus as ruler of house 11 in house 4 brought the gains and audiences axis into alignment with the domestic and foundational sphere. Both Mars and Venus are placed in the same house (4), and both are activated simultaneously during the Mars/Venus antardasha, making 2002 the period when the chart's 4th house cluster, containing Mangal Dosha, Malavya Yoga, and the career lord, converged on a single public event.
  • 2015 · Rahu / Ketu Dasha
    Died while delivering a lecture at IIM Shillong on 27 July
    Rahu / Ketu Dasha
    Rahu is the mahadasha lord and sits in house 9 in Pisces, nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada, retrograde. House 9 governs higher study, teachers, and the dissemination of knowledge. Death while delivering a lecture, actively engaged in the work of teaching at an institution of higher learning, is a house 9 event.
    Ketu is the antardasha lord and sits in house 3 in Virgo, conjunct Sun and Mercury. Ketu in house 3 has a separating quality in classical Jyotisha, and its aspect to house 9 connects the antardasha lord directly to the house where the event occurred. The conjunction with the Budha Aditya Yoga planets in house 3 gives the final moment its characteristic quality: a man of technical learning, speaking in public, until the very end.

Astrological Analysis

Interpretive insights derived from precomputed chart data

✦Data quality note

Birth data is rated Approximate with rounded time accuracy. The 1:15 AM birth time has no identified primary source. Kalam's autobiography Wings of Fire does not mention the birth time. Cancer ascendant is accepted across multiple Indian astrological platforms, but the specific time remains unverified. House based claims in this chart should be treated as approximate.

All calculations use Lahiri ayanamsa and Whole Sign houses. The planetary sign placements are stable across a reasonable range of times near 1:15 AM, and the Cancer ascendant is consistent with the computed positions. The main uncertainty is whether a small shift in time would affect any of the house placements.

✦Chart signature
  • Hamsa Yoga: Jupiter exalted in house 1 in Cancer, rated Strong. Jupiter in a kendra in exaltation is one of the Pancha Mahapurusha yogas. Jupiter aspects houses 5, 7, and 9 from the lagna, creating a wide field of Jupiterian influence across the chart.
  • Malavya Yoga: Venus in own sign in house 4 in Libra, rated Strong. Venus in a kendra in own sign is the second Pancha Mahapurusha yoga. It places the planetary energy of refinement, stability, and beauty in the house of domestic life and inner foundation.
  • Budha Aditya Yoga: Sun and Mercury exalted conjunct in house 3 in Virgo, rated Moderate due to Mercury's combustion at 2.77 degrees from Sun. Mercury exalted in Virgo is at its strongest possible dignity, and the house 3 placement puts that technical intelligence into the domain of skill and sustained effort.
  • Mangal Dosha: Mars in house 4 in Libra, triggered from lagna, Moon, and Venus, rated Strong. Mars as ruler of houses 5 and 10 placed in house 4 activates the career and creative merit axes under Martian pressure.
  • Moon debilitated in house 5 in Scorpio, nakshatra Anuradha. Moon as ruler of house 1 in house 5 in debilitation adds emotional intensity and depth to the creative and intellectual life. Anuradha is associated with devoted, methodical effort toward a chosen purpose.
✦Key placements
  • Jupiter in house 1 in Cancer. Jupiter exalted in house 1 as ruler of houses 6 and 9 placed in house 1 puts fortune and service directly on the ascendant. Jupiter's aspect to house 9 connects the lagna to the dharma and teacher axis.
  • Venus in house 4 in Libra. Venus in own sign in house 4 as ruler of houses 4 and 11 is the most settled placement in the chart. The Malavya Yoga here gives the inner life a quality of genuine contentment, and the aspect to house 10 connects it to the career.
  • Mercury in house 3 in Virgo. Mercury exalted in its own sign in house 3 gives the chart an exceptional indicator for technical mastery. The exaltation is its highest possible dignity, and house 3 is the house of skills, making this placement unusually direct in its expression.
  • Sun in house 3 in Virgo. Sun as ruler of house 2 placed in house 3 connects the voice and values house to the skills and effort house. Sun in Chitra nakshatra adds a quality of precise craftsmanship to how authority is expressed.
  • Mars in house 4 in Libra. Mars as ruler of houses 5 and 10 in house 4 places the career and creative merit rulers in the domestic sphere, with an aspect to house 10 creating a direct line between private effort and public achievement.
✺Yogas and combinations
  • Hamsa Yoga: Jupiter in house 1 in Cancer, exalted. The condition is Jupiter in a kendra in exaltation. Evidence shows Jupiter at 25.13 degrees Cancer in house 1. Rated Strong. The plain meaning is a life shaped by wisdom, teaching, and wide social influence, with an orientation toward higher principles rather than personal gain.
  • Malavya Yoga: Venus in house 4 in Libra, own sign. The condition is Venus in a kendra in own sign. Evidence shows Venus at 7.3 degrees Libra in house 4. Rated Strong. The plain meaning is refinement, inner contentment, and a stable personal foundation that supports sustained public contribution.
  • Budha Aditya Yoga: Sun and Mercury conjunct in house 3 in Virgo. The condition is Sun and Mercury in the same sign with Mercury combust at 2.77 degrees separation. Mercury is exalted in Virgo. Rated Moderate because of the combustion. The plain meaning is high intelligence and communicative ability that works best when operating within a structured technical domain.
  • Mangal Dosha: Mars in house 4 in Libra, triggered from lagna, Moon, and Venus. The condition is Mars in the 4th from lagna, 12th from Moon, and 7th from Venus. Rated Strong. The plain meaning is that Mars in house 4 creates pressure in the domestic and private sphere, which in this chart also activates the career and creative axes because Mars rules houses 5 and 10.
✦How to read the timeline

Astrology is a lens, not proof. The events listed here are documented facts from Kalam's biography, mapped to dasha periods as timing windows. No event has been invented from the chart.

The Vimshottari system assigns each planet a fixed number of years based on the Moon's nakshatra at birth. Sub periods (antardasha) create shorter windows within each main period. The connections drawn between dasha planets and life events are interpretive: they trace how the symbolism of a planet's placement in the natal chart may correspond to the quality of events that occurred under its period. The birth time is approximate, so house based readings carry conditional weight.

Summary

Key insights at a glance

Chart Takeaways
  • Hamsa Yoga: Jupiter in house 1 in Cancer, exalted. Jupiter exalted in a kendra from the lagna is one of the Pancha Mahapurusha yogas and is rated Strong. Jupiter in house 1 aspects houses 5, 7, and 9, connecting the self directly to intellect, public dealings, and the fortune axis.
  • Malavya Yoga: Venus in house 4 in Libra, own sign. Venus in its own sign in a kendra is the second Pancha Mahapurusha yoga in this chart and is also rated Strong. House 4 governs the inner life and emotional base, and Venus here as ruler of houses 4 and 11 creates a stable connection between personal contentment and gains.
  • Budha Aditya Yoga: Sun and Mercury conjunct in house 3 in Virgo, with Mercury exalted and combust at 2.77 degrees separation. The yoga is rated Moderate because of the combustion. Mercury exalted in Virgo is as strong as Mercury gets, and the house 3 placement puts that intelligence directly into the domain of technical skill and sustained effort.
  • Mangal Dosha: Mars in house 4 in Libra, triggered from lagna, Moon, and Venus. The dosha is rated Strong. Mars in house 4 as ruler of houses 5 and 10 from Cancer lagna places the career and creativity axes under Martian pressure in the house of domestic life.
  • Saturn in house 6 in Sagittarius, nakshatra Purva Ashadha. Saturn in house 6 as ruler of houses 7 and 8 places discipline and endurance in the house of service and competitive effort. Saturn here aspects houses 3, 8, and 12, giving the work life a dimension of solitary, sustained technical labour with considerable institutional pressure.

Sources & Data Quality

References for birth data · data quality assessment

Data Quality Approximate
Famous Kundlis dataset (xlsx, imported 2 April 2026)
[1]Birth data for this page comes from the NAKSHATRA Famous Kundlis Excel dataset, imported 2 April 2026. Stored values: date of birth 15 October 1931, time 01:15, timezone Asia/Kolkata, location Rameswaram. Dataset reliability rated 3 out of 5.
Cancer ascendant: consensus across Indian astrological platforms; no primary source for 1:15 AM
[2]No official primary source for the 1:15 AM birth time has been identified. Kalam's autobiography Wings of Fire does not mention his birth time. Cancer ascendant is accepted across multiple Indian astrological platforms but the precise time remains unverified. Treat house based details as approximate.