A planet's house is read at the recorded birth time.
Mercury stayed in Mithun (Gemini) for the whole of 1 July 1961, so every circulated birth time gives it. Mithun is one of the two signs Mercury rules. About one chart in thirteen has Mercury there. That day Mercury was retrograde, meaning it appeared to move backward. It was also combust, so close to the Sun, about 6 degrees, that the Sun's glare is said to weaken it. Mercury is read as speech and communication. On 20 November 1995 the BBC broadcast her Panorama interview with Martin Bashir. In it she spoke openly about her marriage. In December 1995 the Queen wrote to her and to Charles, urging a divorce. In 2021 an inquiry led by Lord Dyson found that Bashir had used deceit to get the interview.
Jupiter stayed in Makar (Capricorn) all day. Makar is Jupiter's weakest sign, and about one chart in twelve has Jupiter there. A classical rule can cancel such a weakness; the cancellation is called Neech Bhang. At 7:45 pm the lagna, or rising sign, is Vrishchik (Scorpio). The Moon is in Kumbh (Aquarius), the fourth sign from it. That puts the Moon in a kendra, one of the four main houses. The Moon rules Kark (Cancer), the sign where Jupiter is strongest. So at 7:45 pm Jupiter's weakness is cancelled. At the afternoon times, 2:00 to 2:15 pm, the Moon is still in Makar. Saturn, the lord of Makar, is in the same sign as the Moon, which also counts as a kendra. So Jupiter's weakness is cancelled at those times too. Jupiter is read as learning and teaching. At school she failed her O-level exams twice. In London she later worked as an assistant at the Young England Kindergarten in Pimlico.
Venus stayed in Vrishabh (Taurus) all day, just past the start of the sign. Vrishabh is one of the two signs Venus rules, so Venus is at home there. About one chart in six has Venus in its own sign. Venus is read as beauty, grace and affection. On 29 July 1981 she married Charles, Prince of Wales, at St Paul's Cathedral in London. She was often called the most photographed woman in the world. The marriage did not last. Their separation was announced in December 1992. The divorce became final on 28 August 1996.
Saturn stayed in Makar (Capricorn) all day, in the same sign as Jupiter, about 7 degrees from it. Saturn was retrograde, meaning it appeared to move backward. Makar is one of the two signs Saturn rules. About one chart in six has Saturn in its own sign. Saturn is read as duty, patience and care for those who suffer. In April 1987 she opened a ward for HIV and AIDS patients at Middlesex Hospital in London. She shook a patient's hand without gloves, when fear of the disease was widespread. In January 1997 she walked a cleared path through a minefield in Angola, with the HALO Trust. A junior defence minister called her a loose cannon over the landmine campaign. She died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997. The treaty banning anti-personnel landmines was signed in Ottawa that December.
| Time | Clock | Moon rashi | Janma nakshatra | Lagna | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45 PM used on this page | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | Kumbh | Dhanishtha, pada 3 | Vrishchik | 7:45 p.m. is the time the palace press office gave out about a week after first giving 2 p.m. at the February 1981 engagement, as Penny Thornton (1995), Neil Spencer (2000) and Richard Houck (1998) all report. Houck adds that a palace press office letter of 3 August 1995 to the astrologer Frank Clifford repeated it, and that her mother gave the astrologer Charles Harvey the same time. |
| 2:00 PM | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | Makar | Dhanishtha, pada 2 | Kanya | Buckingham Palace press office, at the engagement of 24 February 1981, as reported by Penny Thornton (1995), Neil Spencer (2000), Nicholas Campion (1995) and Richard Houck (1998); the same office gave 7:45 p.m. about a week later |
| 2:00 PM | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | Makar | Dhanishtha, pada 2 | Kanya | Her mother, as reported by the astrologer Penny Thornton, who read Diana's chart from 1986 to 1992, in With Love from Diana (1995): a little after 2 p.m., just before play began at Wimbledon; Houck (1998) repeats it |
| 2:15 PM | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | Makar | Dhanishtha, pada 2 | Kanya | Diana herself, through an intermediary, to the astrologer Nicholas Campion in summer 1993; when he queried it she gave 7:45 p.m. (Campion, in Astrology Looks at History, 1995) |
| 2:10 PM | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | Makar | Dhanishtha, pada 2 | Kanya | An Indian 'time-of-birth' psychic named Karve, asked without being told whose birth it was, as reported by Richard Houck (1998); no factual basis |
| Planet | Rashi | Degree | Nakshatra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mithun | 16.35° | Ardra, pada 3 | |
| Moon | Kumbh | 1.72° | Dhanishtha, pada 3 | |
| Mars | Simha | 8.33° | Magha, pada 3 | |
| Mercury | Mithun | 9.88° | Ardra, pada 1 | retrogradecombust |
| Jupiter | Makar | 11.78° | Shravana, pada 1 | retrogradedebilitated |
| Venus | Vrishabh | 1.08° | Krittika, pada 2 | |
| Saturn | Makar | 4.50° | Uttara Ashadha, pada 3 | retrograde |
| Rahu | Simha | 6.40° | Magha, pada 2 | retrograde |
| Ketu | Kumbh | 6.40° | Dhanishtha, pada 4 | retrograde |
Read at the birth time this page uses. Those marked "all day" hold whatever the time.
| from | until | Lagna |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 12:12 AM | Kumbh (Aquarius) |
| 12:12 AM | 1:00 AM | Meen (Pisces) |
| 1:00 AM | 2:00 AM | Mesh (Aries) |
| 2:00 AM | 3:35 AM | Vrishabh (Taurus) |
| 3:35 AM | 5:57 AM | Mithun (Gemini) |
| 5:57 AM | 8:48 AM | Kark (Cancer) |
| 8:48 AM | 11:42 AM | Simha (Leo) |
| 11:42 AM | 2:35 PM | Kanya (Virgo) |
| 2:35 PM | 5:29 PM | Tula (Libra) |
| 5:29 PM | 8:08 PM | Vrishchik (Scorpio) |
| 8:08 PM | 10:04 PM | Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
| 10:04 PM | 11:16 PM | Makar (Capricorn) |
| 11:16 PM | 12:00 midnight | Kumbh (Aquarius) |