Philip Roth
Writer
BornMar 19, 1933 1:00 AM GMT-5
Newark, NJ USA [40°44'00", -74°10'00"]
Birth time source: Unconfirmed
Ayanamsa: -22°55'21"
Planets,
Signs,
Nakshatras
Lagna in Scorpio 28°23'24"
Scorpio in the Ascendant bestows physical beauty and attractive legs and thighs. Vindictive by nature and sensitive to criticism, you can be very alert and quarrelsome. You seem to take special delight in verbally abusing your friends. Ordinarily, you are lucky in marriage, but your sex life remains undisciplined. Your children could be famous and your friends are eminent, but you are unable to establish an enduring relationship with them. You are ignorant of your own long term interests. Immediate gratification is more important to you than permanent gain. Your life in general tends to be a bag of mixed achievement and frustration. Your health may suffer from abuse and irregularity of habit. Secrecy in your life is a very significant issue: Secret alliances, secret pangs and sufferings, secret hiding places, secret enemies, secret friends and secret undertakings. Drug addiction, smuggling, litigation and participation in cruel deeds are not uncommon under this sign. In many ways you are your own worst enemy. You may have fleshy and broad limbs, (as though) perfected by exercising, be clever, crooked in innate disposition, valorous, attached to your mother, generous, will have majestic and tawny eyes, a prominent chest, a sunken belly, a depressed nose, are adventurous, firm, fierce, trustworthy, amusing, troubled by bilious complaints, have a big family, betray your elders and friends, serve a great leader, have enemies, be pious, will give money to others, possess an amiable spouse, be religious, affectionate and base.
Lagna in Lunar Mansion '18 Jyeshtha-4'
The Star ruling your Ascendant or Moon is Jyeshtha.
Physical features: you will have a very good physical stamina and an attractive countenance. It may be noticed that most of the persons born in this Nakshatra may have defective teeth. Character and general events: you are clear minded and sober, although your humility will prevent you from showing off these qualities. It may be difficult for you to face even a small problem. You may not be able to keep a confidence, and may tell everything, even your own problems without discrimination, which may affect your sleep. You may appear hot tempered and obstinate. Due to this temperament you may face difficulties and obstacles. You may not accept the advice given by others. Your tendency to act solely on the idea of principle may lead you into trouble. Be cautious of your hot temper as you may end up hurting those that have helped you. There may be no closeness with your family. Although on the external you may appear proud, you are actually humble. Close association with drugs or alcohol may lead to the demise of your reputation.
Education, sources of earning/profession: you will leave your hometown at a young age, and will learn of your own efforts. Your sincerity in the work field will lead to rapid advancement. Constant change of jobs or professions are noticed. Period up to 50 years of age will be full of trial and any stability in your life starts thereafter. Period from 18 years of age to 26 years of age may a be period of trouble. During this period you may undergo financial problems, and/or mental troubles. Period from 27th years of age will be a beginning of progress towards stability, even though the pace may be slow up to your 50th year of age.
Family life: there may be limited or no relationship with your siblings or parents. Your spouse will be demanding and insist on staying away from intoxication. While your married life will be completely harmonious, occasional health problems of your spouse or separation due to some unavoidable circumstances will greatly affect your mind.
Health: you will suffer from typical health problems of the human race, cough, colds, etc.
Sun in Pisces 5°16'15"
Blessed with spouse, sons and friends, victorious, renowned, rich. Gain from shipping over water, photography, pearls, legacy, partnership or marriage. You are friendly, a collector of things, fond of the opposite sex, happy, learned, and overcome enemies and obstacles. Nice family of your own is indicated, eloquence in speaking, but a tendency to lie and may have diseases of the private areas of the body.
Sun in Pisces with Scorpio ascendent
Though Sun's period will give extraordinary results, you may experience separation from your children for some time.
You will be desirous of attaining spiritual enlightenment. You will always be restless unless the best rewards are available. You will do well in examinations and even attain a high official status, but you will have to work very hard. The Sun will enable you to attain much in the realm of spirit but, since children relate to the physical plane and Pisces to the spiritual, you may well remain childless.
Sun in 5th House
The fifth house is a strong placement for the Sun. It focuses the intelligence more on learning than material gathering. Usually this limits or denies children. This is favorable for becoming a spiritualist and teaching same. Idealistic tendencies may surface. Sharp intellect, even cruelty to opponents may manifest. You may be inclined to study philosophy, alchemy, astrology, etc.
The Sun works on the consciousness aspect of life rather than on matter or form. Thus it ordinarily bestows only one son and does not help to make the individual rich. It will, however, make you intellectually bright. You may suffer on account of your first born son. Your mind is sharp. You are sometimes manipulative of others, and you enjoy amassing money. This is favorable for all matters of enterprising nature. The speculative interests are very keen and the capacity for enjoyment, very great.
Children are harmed by the Sun in the 5th. Either abortions, early loss, or problems from them arise. The exact type is not sure, but that some harm or trouble from or to the children is indicated by this Sun, so beware accordingly. Also, you like to roam in forests and hills, and your mind is very good, though you use it sometimes to cheat others. This Sun is good for learning. Second marriage is partially indicated by this placement also.
Sun in Lunar Mansion '26 Uttara Bhadrapada-1'
Moon in Sagittarius 10°08'13"
This Moon placement gives a desire to excel through the intellect and the use of knowledge. Moon in Sagittarius indicates valor, wisdom, good nature, affluence, and a charming partner. You are respected, noble, sweet, dangerous to your own family, and cheerful. Both mental and physical restlessness, and an investigating temperament are indicated. You are a great reformer. You are small bodied, a good speaker, like to live near water, have knowledge of arts, occult matters, and secret affairs, are good at investigating, courageous, very strong, attached to relatives, grateful and distinguished.
Moon in Sagittarius with Scorpio ascendent
You may be wealthy and have a religious attitude. There will be an inspiring tone in your speech, and you should also have good eyesight. You will take care of your family members.
Moon in 2nd House
The Moon in the second house makes you very talkative, prosperous, of sound body and have a very charming personality. You are romantic and find pleasure in other peoples company - ignoring your own spouse and family.
The second house stands for wealth, finance and hereditary position. Full Moon in this house bestows you with promising progeny and wealth. But, if it is dark or feeble, you may stammer, be poor and unwise.
You are sensitive to the changing Moon, have many friends and are soft spoken. You may suffer from poor digestion and loss of appetite. Dark or feeble Moon, despite of benefic aspect, causes loss of acquired or inherited property and obstructs earning and further acquisition of wealth.
You will enjoy incomparable happiness and friends and will be wealthy. You will be plentiful in wealth and grains, be physically sound, famous, and wise and spend your time joyously with the opposite sex,. You may lose money on account of your sisters and daughters.
Moon in Lunar Mansion '19 Mula-4'
The Star ruling your Moon or Ascendant is Mula
Physical features: you have a good physical appearance. You will have beautiful limbs and bright eyes and will be the most attractive person in your family. Character and general events: you possess a very sweet nature and are a peace loving person. You have set principles in your life. You can stand against any adverse tidal wave, you have the capacity to penetrate that wave and reach the destination. You are not bothered about tomorrow nor are you very serious about your own matters. You keep all the happenings in the hands of God and become prey to optimism.
Education, sources of earning/profession: you need to be very cautious of recording your finances or you will find yourself in debt. You may give advice that you may not even use. This peculiar characteristic generally fits you for the profession of financial or religious adviser. Since you are skilled in several fields, there will be frequent changes of profession or trade, but stability in this direction seems to be a very rare phenomenon, which may put you in constant need of money. Watch the tendency to spend too much on your friends. You will possess the utmost sincerity in all you do. You may earn your livelihood in a foreign place, where it is indicated that you will have much more success in business. You are capable of shining in all walks of life, particularly in the field of fine arts, as a writer and in the social work.
Family life: excepting a few cases, it is seen that Mula born cannot have any benefit from parents whereas they are self-made. Your married life will be satisfactory. You will have a spouse with all adequate qualities.
Health: even when you are sick you will look well, but you may not be in the habit of taking care of your own health, resulting in some severe health problems that can be noticed in your 27th, 31st, 44th, 48th, 56th and 60th year of age. You must try not to have any association with intoxication as you may suffer from the grips of addiction.
Mars in Leo 11°34'23"
You are frank, active, conscientious, a good leader, gain through speculation, insurance and companies, are friendly, over enthusiastic, firm and adventurous. Love for new ideas, music. Mars in Leo is intense. You are impatient, valorous, grabbing others money and children, like forests, lose your first spouse, are bereft of children, devoid of charitable acts and always active in your occupation.
Mars in Leo with Scorpio ascendent
You will be engaged in the furtherance of personal whims and caprices.
Mars in 10th House
Mars produces fiery enthusiasm in the tenth house. Energizing the astro-mental component of the human personality, it will make you an idealist who is ready to sacrifice his life for a cause. Such an individual can wage war ruthlessly if he considers it necessary. you can abandon your dearest kith and kin, provided you do so for a cause; and you can be a passionate lover when the fire is enkindled in your heart. Generally, Mars will make you courageous, devoted, respectful and ambitious. You may be a fine engineer, doctor or organizer, and a fiery speaker. In all social interactions you will play the role of leader, and you will be more interested in action than in debate or negotiation. You are bold, merciless, reside far from the birth place, are wicked, and live with low people. You have unworthy sons. You are impulsive, extravagant and vicious, and your feelings and emotions overrule the rational mind, which is dominated by the passionate or forceful side of nature. You get trouble through ambition, independence, domination and aggressiveness. Defamation, whether deserved or not is indicated, as well as death of parents or discord with them. You are full of courage, energy, enterprise, and force, and will gain from service corresponding to the nature of Mars. If feminine signs rise in the Lagna of this person, this will promote success after hard labor and personal efforts. If masculine signs rise, it will cause wind falls. This Mars in the 10th house is Maraka to maternal uncle. Your jobs without much effort are spontaneously finalized. You have plenty of attendants. Even if you're born in a low family, you attain lion-like success and might reach the status of an uncrowned king and popular leader under the benefic influence of this Mars. With Mars in the 10th house, you get wealth from the royal court, relatives, agriculture and friends. Continued success is indicated. You are valiant, self made, influental, renowned, glorious, wealthy, gallant, and auspicious celebrations are frequently held. Longevity to brother, gain from business at age 18, and royal favors or own efforts are indicated.
Mars in Lunar Mansion '10 Magha-4'
You will carry the burden of all. Here burden means that the person will shoulder several responsibilities without any monetary benefit. You welcome all and the public will put so much burden on you that you quite often find it difficult to shoulder. However, you will never say 'no' to anybody. The return you get is only verbal with no monetary benefit; whereas even earned income is lost in such activities.
Mercury in Pisces 12°36'02"
You live by intuition, and are humanitarian, good humored, versatile, and devoted to your partner, but progeny denied. You possess a pliable temperament, strong memory and are talented. You may travel the oceans by boat.
Mercury in Pisces with Scorpio ascendent
You are born with powerful literary abilities and a facile mode of expression. You will have an extraordinary gift for articulating highly esoteric truths, whatever you say or write will be greatly valued. Your children will be religious and learned, your status in society very important, and through the perfection of literary faculties you will attain the goals of life.
Mercury in 5th House
There will be happiness on account of children.
Mercury in Lunar Mansion '26 Uttara Bhadrapada-3'
You are highly learned. Auditing or civil engineering are indicated. You will be doing some independent business.
Jupiter in Leo 24°08'08"
Fortunate for personal health and progeny. Secret service, judiciary, embassy and uncommon occurrences. Promotes prudence, intuition, much traveling, name and fame.
Jupiter in Leo with Scorpio ascendent
Jupiter will introduce some order and method to your life. You will be religious, devoted to children and family, and considerate to society. You will be rich, respectable, and engaged in the teaching profession.
Jupiter in 10th House
Jupiter in the 10th gives you an inner ideal and wants to make you free to pursue what you believe in. You can be a good counselor, an ethical professor, an occultist who studies the future, or an affectionate parent and friend. You have much affection that shows. You may lack the pure quality of humility somewhat at times due to your good qualities. You may be more traditionally religious rather than esoteric.
Socially you try to be protective and sincere rather than a fiery leader with a cause. You are versatile, flourishing, successful from the beginning, reputed, happy, rich, famous, and blessed with friends and conveyances. From your Jupiter, there is chance of danger at age 34. Jupiter in the 10th house gives land and wealth, makes you interested in scholarly pursuits, and you become averse to adultery.
You are religious and try to perform good deeds. You get success, recognition and high friends, and gain through the spouse, social life, and business. You had a noble birth perhaps, and you gained through family. At times in your life you will get good positions. Jupiter in the 10th house makes you the kind of person who surrounds yourself with religion and a nice house. You are noble at heart and wish to work in high, learned and sincere pursuits. This Jupiter helps with wealth of various good varieties.
Jupiter in Lunar Mansion '11 Purva Phalguni-4'
You will enjoy fame, wealth and health. There may be some black spot near the abdomen. If it is noticed, you will be spiritually well placed, attain world fame, and may even be the founder of your own religion. You receive respect from all and honors from the world.
Venus in Aquarius 26°43'50"
Venus has much to do with our sense of beauty and pleasures and Aquarius is a sign ruled by the 'low class' yet 'truly philosophical' Saturn. The combination of these two in your chart means that your sense of beauty will not be the 'norm' but rather, shaped by an appreciation for the earthy, the basic, the third world, the deep, the working class. For example, in America, although Mexico is considered a much 'poorer' country, still, some Americans find it in Vogue to dress in colorful and festive Mexican clothing, and they like the connection between 'the real people' of the poor countries and themselves, feeling that it brings them closer to 'real beauty'. They prefer to dress like the peasants of the third world, as opposed to wearing the stream lined fashions of their own society. This kind of connection is indicated by this combination. It further indicates that you can be very thoughtful about romance and love, philosophizing on these matters at length. Aquarius is a very philosophical and high-minded sign, indicating the descent of divine truth on one and all. Venus rules over romance and love in general. So, this combination is a natural one found amongst those who think much about the truth regarding love and pleasure.
Venus in Aquarius with Scorpio ascendent
Venus in 4th House
An attractive spouse, fine cars, intelligent children, a nice house and respectable society are among the auspicious results of Venus in the fourth house. Young people are attracted to such an individual. You have an artistic temperament, are highly intuitive and can easily pick up on the feelings and thoughts of others. Your company is always joyous, and you are skilled in the erotic arts.
Ability in music is indicated. You lead a very happy domestic life and can also expect a peaceful and comfortable end of life. Gains and happiness through parents, inheritance, house-property and investment are indicated. You get great honor and respect from the people, but remain unaffected by the pleasure or displeasure you get out of others and are content with the company around you. You are most revered, get gains through your mother and are devoted to her since childhood.
This placement denotes economic prosperity including food, home, garments and conveyances. Gains through relatives and friends are also indicated. You are elegant, liberal and indifferent. You depend on your partner for success and make a decent living. You are wealthy, wise, renowned, learned, affluent, talkative, handsome, kind, tolerant and happy, a sincere friend, eccentric and home-bound. You are lustful and like to indulge in a variety of tasteful enjoyments.
You are recognized by the authority, long-living, brave, blessed with a wise and beautiful partner and family. You might own silver and land and possess plenty of food and milk, friends and home. You are pious, discreet and reputed, support poets and religious teachers and have leadership abilities. Your appearance is that of a pauper, since birth and might suffer from cough, colds and eye diseases. You might at times get help from your mother and brothers.
Venus in Lunar Mansion '25 Purva Bhadrapada-3'
You will be a social worker, an internal decorator, or may be engaged in the business of leather products.
Saturn in Capricorn 19°52'54"
Interested in the higher branches of learning such as philosophy. Is, learned, talented, seasoned, efficient, travels, and is fond of ornaments and other items of decoration. Progressive, ambitious, rational and convincing, gloomy, serious and discontented, trouble through love affairs, link with the low-bred, nervous disturbances, tactful, diplomatic and persevering. Ultimately, success will be yours.
Saturn in Capricorn with Scorpio ascendent
You appear to be leading a happy life, but suffer psychologically. You will be a miser, bereft of a good education, unhappy with children and plagued with mental problems.
Saturn in 3rd House
Native and things of the 3rd house may be brave and courageous. Saturn may also indicate loss of siblings. Depending upon other things on the 3rd house, native or things of the 3rd house may be eccentric and demonstrate cruelty to each other. Native may experience sorrow through things of the 3rd house. Native may be honored by govt agencies. He may also be able to become head or president of local boards, municipalities, etc. One peculiarity of this combination is that success attends the native only after he has suffered disappointments and reverses. The tendency of the mind is towards gloom, anxiety and misgivings. The mental condition improves with age. If Saturn is afflicted (by aspect, conjunction etc) or influenced by Sun, Moon, Mercury or Mars or other planet (it depends of various factors) etc, the despondency is likely to run into mental affliction that may cause the native admit in a mental institution.
Saturn in Lunar Mansion '22 Shravana-3'
You are intelligent and learned, but a suspicious character. You will not believe even your own parents, what to speak of other people. Because of this you cannot enjoy the trust of others.
Rahu in Aquarius 14°42'02"
Rahu in Aquarius with Scorpio ascendent
You may talk of high ideals, but there will be something lacking in your demeanor. Your companions are dishonest, dealings are underhanded, and your attitude may be mean-spirited.
Rahu in 4th House
When Rahu is in this house, you are not quite so unlucky. Almost everything in your immediate environment is the result of past karmic forces which nothing can stave off, and such forces may bring conditions that test your mettle. You suffer separation from your mother, siblings may turn against you even when you are helpful to them, and you may not receive your due in your profession. Nevertheless, your affluence, penchant for spiritual study and general persistence, along with insight into the workings of nature, may in time produce wealth, and you may win an enviable status in life and a reputation which outlasts you. In the end, you will certainly achieve your desires.
Rahu in the 4th gives rise to Raja Yoga during Rahu ruled periods, sub periods, etc. This means there will be a tendency towards things going well. Rahu in the 4th makes the mother long-lived. You will find little happiness and may feel foolish at times. You may find yourself living in a foreign land without a well-wisher, separated from the community, living a lonely life in a solitary place. There may be few, if any, children, and you may have trouble with the opposite sex or association with the low and wicked people. You may be a back-biter, an only child, and have a thin and lean spouse. There may be trouble and loss to the parents and relatives. Your mother suffers from excess bile or may be ailing or have mental agony. You are haughty and insolent, the enemy of your own people, sexy, inert and bold, may be prosperous and have two spouses and employees. You might suffer from psychic problems.
You can expect good luck between age 36 to 56. Sudden and unexpected gain through property is indicated. You are gentle, trustworthy and long-living. You could become a geologist. There is a possibility of illegitimate offspring.
Rahu in Lunar Mansion '24 Shatabhisha-3'
Ketu in Leo 14°42'02"
Ketu in Leo with Scorpio ascendent
You may be a philosopher who is concerned with the ultimate truth but all too inclined to think much and do little.
Ketu in 10th House
Ketu is our critical faculty, seeking self-knowledge and self-importance, in exchange for which it receives humiliation in the short run, followed by enduring recognition and respectability. In the tenth house, its impulse often causes you to be maladjusted to society. However, your respect for others depends on the real worth of a person, based on inherent qualities.
Since society in general favors the external forms of behavior and the recognition of traditional values, you may find most social interactions to be based on hypocrisy despite any spiritual contradictions between the hidden and the visible. Much animosity and resentment will be leveled against you, even though you will be considered quite intelligent, with a very fertile brain, having original ideas on almost all subjects.
You will be religious in the true spiritual sense of the term. Your knowledge of scriptures will be profound and authentic, and your understanding of their esoteric implications and meanings will be extraordinary. You may feel unfortunate and miserable. Danger of falling from horse back or other conveyances and trouble through thieves is indicated. You are fond of playing musical instruments and black objects. You oppose all good activities, are vicious, impressive, reputed and gallant.
This denotes loss of reputation through fraud, treachery and unfavorable public and market conditions, failures, changes or depressions. It indicates trouble for the father or you yourself are unattractive. There is danger from horse, cow or bull etc. You may suffer from diseases of the rectum, be of lowly habits and deeds, and adulterous. You will get no gain or support through parents.
Ketu in Lunar Mansion '11 Purva Phalguni-1'
You will be endowed with wealth, health, fame and all the things that are required in one's life. Your married life will be happy.
Uranus in Pisces 29°00'12"
Uranus in Pisces with Scorpio ascendent
Uranus in 5th House
Uranus in Lunar Mansion '27 Revati-4'
Neptune in Leo 15°21'34"
Neptune in Leo with Scorpio ascendent
Neptune in 10th House
Neptune in Lunar Mansion '11 Purva Phalguni-1'
Pluto in Gemini 28°21'45"
Pluto in Gemini with Scorpio ascendent
Pluto in 8th House
Pluto in Lunar Mansion '7 Punarvasu-3'