Rajiv

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Chart Highlights

Lagna · Moon · Sun · Nakshatra

↑Lagna
Leo
Ascendant
☽Moon
Leo
Chandra Rashi
☀Sun
Leo
Surya Rashi
✦Nakshatra
Purva Phalguni
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 LeoLeo 1st 3°49' 1st · 3°49' MaghaMagha OwnOwn
MoonMoon LeoLeo 1st 17°09' 1st · 17°09' Purva PhalguniPurva Phalguni NeutralNeut
MarsMars VirgoVir 2nd 1°12' 2nd · 1°12' Uttara PhalguniUttara Phalguni NeutralNeut
MercuryMer LeoLeo 1st 28°34' 1st · 28°34' Uttara PhalguniUttara Phalguni NeutralNeut
JupiterJup LeoLeo 1st 12°12' 1st · 12°12' MaghaMagha NeutralNeut
VenusVen LeoLeo 1st 18°40' 1st · 18°40' Purva PhalguniPurva Phalguni NeutralNeut
SaturnSat GeminiGem 11th 14°13' 11th · 14°13' ArdraArdra NeutralNeut
RahuRahu CancerCan 12th 2°49' 12th · 2°49' PunarvasuPunarvasu NeutralNeut
KetuKetu CapricornCap 6th 2°49' 6th · 2°49' Uttara AshadhaUttara Ashadha 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

Gajakesari Yoga
Lakshmi Narayan Yoga
Dhana Yoga

Life Timeline

Major events mapped to planetary periods

  • 1944 · unknown Dasha
    Birth in Bombay
    unknown Dasha
    The birth dasha is not recorded. Rajiv Gandhi was born with Leo rising at 14.61 degrees in Purva Phalguni nakshatra. Five planets occupy the ascendant: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus. This concentration in the 1st house produced a chart of unusual intensity at the level of identity and public projection, with virtually all planetary energy directed toward the self and its public expression.
  • 1966 · Moon / Rahu Dasha
    Qualifies as commercial pilot; joins Indian Airlines
    Moon / Rahu Dasha
    Moon is in house 1 (Leo, Purva Phalguni nakshatra), placed in the ascendant with the Sun. From Leo lagna, Moon rules house 12 (Cancer), the house of travel, foreign distances, and departure from the familiar. A Moon mahadasha for this chart therefore activates 12th-house themes even while the Moon sits in house 1. Rahu as antardasha is placed in house 12 (Cancer, Punarvasu nakshatra), directly in the house of long-distance travel and foreign destinations.
    The commercial pilot career is consistent with this Moon and Rahu combination pointing toward sky, distance, and departure. Jupiter in house 1, though combust, aspects houses 5, 7, and 9, supporting the philosophical distance from politics that defined Rajiv's years as a pilot before the events of 1980 drew him in.
  • 1980 · Mars / Venus Dasha
    Brother Sanjay Gandhi dies in a plane crash; enters politics
    Mars / Venus Dasha
    Mars sits in house 2 (Virgo, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra) and aspects houses 5, 8, and 9. House 8 governs sudden events, crises, and death of close connections. Mars as mahadasha lord aspecting house 8 directly activated the family loss theme when the Sanjay Gandhi crash occurred. Mangal Dosha is rated strong in this chart, triggered from lagna, Moon, and Venus simultaneously, making Mars a consistent source of disruption across its dasha.
    Venus as antardasha is in house 1 (Leo, Purva Phalguni nakshatra). Venus rules houses 3 and 10 from Leo lagna. House 3 governs younger siblings, and house 10 governs career. The loss of the younger brother (house 3) during the Venus sub period, with Venus simultaneously being the 10th lord, marks the precise hinge where personal grief and political entry converged in the same dasha window.
  • 1984 · Rahu / Rahu Dasha
    Mother assassinated; becomes Prime Minister
    Rahu / Rahu Dasha
    Rahu is in house 12 (Cancer, Punarvasu nakshatra). The Rahu and Rahu sub period is the most concentrated expression of the 12th house in the entire dasha timeline, doubling the themes of loss, sudden change, and transition into authority through crisis. Rahu also aspects house 6 (Ketu), activating the full nodal axis of conflict and upheaval.
    The sudden ascent to Prime Minister following the assassination is a compressed version of the chart's core pattern. Jupiter in house 1 aspects houses 5 and 9, connecting the natural authority of the ascendant stellium to fortune and political standing. The Gajakesari Yoga, with Jupiter and Moon together in house 1, gave the public presence and instinctive mass appeal needed to hold the position in crisis.
  • 1985 · Rahu / Jupiter Dasha
    Accords on Punjab and Assam; technology policy announced
    Rahu / Jupiter Dasha
    Jupiter is in house 1 (Leo, Magha nakshatra, combust). The Jupiter antardasha within Rahu mahadasha brought Jupiter's significations of policy, expansion, and governance into the active period. Jupiter aspects house 5 (legislative authority) and house 9 (ideology and fortune) from house 1, fitting the policy announcements and regional accords of 1985 well.
    The technology modernization drive connects to Mercury in house 1 (Leo, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra), the natural significator of communications and computing. Mercury rules house 2 (speech and resources) and house 11 (public networks and gains), both relevant to national technology investment. The Dhana Yoga formed by Mercury as the 2nd and 11th lord in conjunction with the ascendant cluster gave this period a quality of resource deployment toward broad public aims.
  • 1987 · Rahu / Saturn Dasha
    Bofors scandal breaks; political standing damaged
    Rahu / Saturn Dasha
    Saturn is in house 11 (Gemini, Ardra nakshatra) in this chart. Saturn as antardasha within the Rahu mahadasha brought the 11th-house planet into direct operation. Ardra nakshatra, ruled by Rahu, adds turbulence and disruption to the gains and reputation house. Saturn aspects house 1 (self and identity), house 5 (authority and intelligence), and house 8 (hidden dealings) from house 11, putting visible pressure on the Leo ascendant and the 8th house simultaneously.
    The Bofors controversy fit the Papakartari Lagna pattern in this chart: with Mars in house 2 and Saturn in house 11, both aspecting the ascendant, the Leo lagna was flanked by malefic pressures throughout the Rahu mahadasha. Mars aspecting house 8 from house 2 connected speech and public statements to the hidden-affairs house.
  • 1989 · Rahu / Saturn Dasha
    Loses general election; Congress voted out
    Rahu / Saturn Dasha
    The same Rahu and Saturn antardasha period covered both the Bofors fallout in 1987 and the electoral loss in 1989, since Saturn spans several years in sub period duration. Saturn in house 11 (Gemini, Ardra), aspecting house 5 (political authority) and house 1 (self), continued to press on the public standing throughout this window. The loss of the general election is consistent with Saturn in Ardra, a nakshatra whose quality of reversal and storms sits in the gains and reputation house.
    Rahu in house 12 continued to activate the hidden opposition axis through Ketu in house 6 (conflict). Jupiter combust in house 1, while supporting the Gajakesari Yoga in principle, was limited in the protection it could offer when both Rahu and Saturn were active simultaneously in difficult positions.
  • 1991 · Rahu / Mercury Dasha
    Assassination in Sriperumbudur
    Rahu / Mercury Dasha
    Mercury is in house 1 (Leo, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra), placed alongside Sun, Moon, Jupiter, and Venus in the ascendant. The Rahu and Mercury period closes the Rahu mahadasha. Mercury rules house 2 (physical vitality and speech) and house 11 (culmination of cycles and gains) from Leo lagna. An antardasha governed by the 2nd lord at the end of a mahadasha whose primary planet (Rahu) sits in house 12 creates a period of culmination and closure.
    The assassination during the Rahu and Mercury period is consistent with the 6th-12th nodal axis running across conflict and loss. Ketu in house 6 (Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra) aspects house 12 (Rahu), and this axis had been the defining structural feature of the Rahu mahadasha from 1981 onward. Papakartari Lagna, with Mars and Saturn flanking the ascendant sign throughout, left the Leo lagna without protective cover in the critical final sub period.

Astrological Analysis

Interpretive insights derived from precomputed chart data

Mahatma Gandhi Kundli & Astrological Profile

Mahatma Gandhi Birth Chart & Ascendant

An astrological review of Gandhi's ascendant details and planet alignment that gave him moral courage, non-violent conviction, and persistence.

Gandhi Moon Sign & Nakshatra Placements

A deep dive into his birth star (Nakshatra) and Cancer Moon placements indicating empathy and collective mass movement leadership.

✦Data quality note

The birth data is rated Confirmed with exact time accuracy. The time is 8:11 AM IST on 20 August 1944 in Bombay (Mumbai), drawn from the birth certificate reproduced in Sonia Gandhi's book on Rajiv, published by Penguin Books India in 1994. The certificate notation was in National Standard Time, which equaled Indian Standard Time in 1944, making 8:11 AM IST the correct value for chart computation.

All placements use Lahiri ayanamsa and the Whole Sign house system. House assignments reflect these values. A different ayanamsa would shift planetary longitudes and could alter nakshatra positions near sign boundaries, potentially changing some house interpretations.

✦Chart signature
  • Five planets in house 1 (Leo): Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus all occupy the Leo ascendant. This is an unusual concentration of planetary energy in one house, directing almost the entire chart toward identity, public projection, and personal authority. Very few charts in any era show this many planets in the 1st house.
  • Sun in own sign in house 1 (Leo, Magha nakshatra): The lagna lord in its own sign in the ascendant gives natural strength and directness to the public identity. The Sun aspects house 7, the house of public contracts and partnerships, linking personal authority to every formal relationship.
  • Gajakesari Yoga (Strong): Jupiter in house 1 is in the 1st house from Moon, also in house 1. Jupiter and Moon in the same sign in the ascendant form a strong version of this yoga, supporting wisdom, institutional prestige, and the ability to build mass trust.
  • Nodal axis across houses 6 and 12: Rahu in house 12 (Cancer, Punarvasu) and Ketu in house 6 (Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha) place the nodes across the conflict and loss axis. This axis introduced a persistent thread of foreign opposition, hidden enemies, and sudden reversals running through the entire adult life.
  • Mangal Dosha (Strong): Mars in house 2 (Virgo) triggered from lagna, Moon, and Venus simultaneously. With all three reference points showing Mars in the 2nd house, the dosha is at maximum severity in this chart, making disruption to family, close bonds, and physical safety a structural feature rather than an occasional one.
✦Key placements
  • Sun in house 1 (Leo, own sign, Magha nakshatra): The lagna lord in its own sign in the ascendant is the defining placement. It gives direct, natural authority and a strong public identity. Sun aspects house 7, linking this identity to public partnerships and formal power.
  • Moon in house 1 (Leo, Purva Phalguni nakshatra): Moon conjunct Sun in the ascendant creates a chart heavily oriented toward the self and public role. Purva Phalguni is associated with creative gifts and comfort. Moon as 12th lord sitting in house 1 brings 12th-house themes (distance, loss, foreign matters) into the ascendant itself.
  • Mercury in house 1 (Leo, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra): Mercury rules houses 2 and 11 from Leo lagna and sits in the ascendant. Uttara Phalguni links to service and structured communication. Mercury aspects house 7 from house 1.
  • Jupiter in house 1 (Leo, Magha nakshatra, combust): Jupiter in the ascendant is combust due to proximity to the Sun. Combust Jupiter reduces some of the wisdom and protective quality it would otherwise offer. Jupiter aspects houses 5, 7, and 9 from the ascendant.
  • Saturn in house 11 (Gemini, Ardra nakshatra): Saturn in the gains and reputation house aspects houses 1, 5, and 8 from house 11. Its placement in Ardra, ruled by Rahu, adds a turbulent quality to the 11th house themes, producing reputation swings rather than steady gains.
✺Yogas and combinations
  • Lakshmi Narayan Yoga (Strong): Mercury and Venus are together in house 1 (Leo). The condition is Mercury and Venus conjunction in the same house. Venus and Mercury here are the 10th lord and the 2nd-11th lord respectively. The effect is eloquent, polished communication combined with material and social reach. In plain terms, this yoga gave Rajiv Gandhi the refined public persona and the communicative ability that made him effective in diplomacy and policy work.
  • Gajakesari Yoga (Strong): Jupiter is in house 1, placing it in the 1st house from Moon (also house 1, same sign). The condition is Jupiter in a kendra from the Moon. The effect is institutional prestige, mass appeal, and the natural authority to lead. The yoga is rated strong here. Jupiter's combust status modifies it somewhat, but the structural condition is met fully.
  • Dhana Yoga (Moderate): Mercury rules both house 2 and house 11 from Leo lagna and is placed in house 1 (Leo). The 2nd and 11th lords meeting in one sign forms a Dhana Yoga. This is a moderate-strength combination that connects speech, resources, and networks through one planet. In this chart, it supported the resource capacity needed for a national leadership role.
  • Mangal Dosha (Strong): Mars in house 2 (Virgo) creates a strong dosha triggered from lagna, Moon, and Venus simultaneously. The condition is Mars in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th from these reference points. Mars in the 2nd from all three at once is the strongest possible configuration. In plain terms, it introduced persistent disruption to family bonds, close relationships, and physical safety as a structural element of the life.
  • Papakartari Lagna (Moderate): Malefic planets flank the ascendant sign, with Mars in house 2 and Saturn in house 11 both casting aspects onto Leo. The condition is malefics on both sides of the lagna sign. The effect is a persistent vulnerability at the level of personal identity and physical protection, operating as a background pressure throughout the chart's major dasha periods.
✦How to read the timeline

The timeline maps approved biographical events to Vimshottari dasha periods. Each entry shows which mahadasha and antardasha were active when the event occurred. The planetary placements from this chart are used to explain why a given planet might correlate with a particular kind of event. Astrology is a lens for exploring patterns, not a proof of causation.

Dasha periods are timing windows. They show which planetary themes were dominant at a given time. Whether those themes produced a specific outcome depends on many factors beyond what any chart can determine. Read these observations as one way of looking at a life, not as the definitive explanation for it.

Summary

Key insights at a glance

Chart Takeaways
  • Sun in house 1 (Leo, own sign, Magha nakshatra) and Moon in house 1 (Leo, Purva Phalguni nakshatra): two luminaries in the ascendant, with the Sun in its own sign, oriented the chart powerfully toward public visibility. This concentration in the 1st house made identity and public projection the dominant theme of the life from birth.
  • Gajakesari Yoga: Jupiter in house 1 (Leo) is in the 1st house from Moon (also house 1, Leo), placing Jupiter in a kendra from the Moon. This yoga is rated strong and associates with institutional prestige, natural charisma, and the capacity to inspire mass trust over time.
  • Lakshmi Narayan Yoga: Mercury and Venus conjunct in house 1 (Leo). Mercury rules houses 2 and 11 from Leo lagna, and the conjunction in the ascendant links refined communication, earnings, and networks to personal identity. This supported both diplomatic accords and the technology modernization push of the mid-1980s.
  • Mangal Dosha (Strong): Mars in house 2 (Virgo, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra) triggered from lagna, Moon, and Venus simultaneously. Mars falling in the 2nd from all three reference points introduced persistent disruption to family, close relationships, and physical safety throughout the life.
  • Rahu in house 12 (Cancer, Punarvasu nakshatra) with Ketu in house 6 (Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha): the nodal axis runs across the conflict and loss houses. This axis placed Rajiv Gandhi repeatedly in situations tied to foreign opposition, hidden enemies, and sudden reversals, running from the Sri Lanka intervention through the final years.

Sources & Data Quality

References for birth data · data quality assessment

Data Quality Approximate
Famous Kundlis dataset (xlsx, compiled April 2026)
[1]Birth data for this chart comes from the curated Famous Kundlis spreadsheet, rated 5 out of 5 for reliability. Values used: date of birth 20 August 1944, time 8:11 AM IST, location Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra.
Birth certificate in Sonia Gandhi's book on Rajiv (Penguin Books India, 1994)
[2]The birth certificate reproduced in the book records the time as '8m 11-13 NST' (National Standard Time) with Bombay local time noted as 6:34 AM. In 1944, National Standard Time equaled Indian Standard Time, making 8:11 AM IST the correct value for chart computation. This is the primary document source for the birth time.