A planet's house is read at the recorded birth time.
The Moon stayed in Vrishabh all day, so this holds for any birth hour. She drew her colours and forms from Mexican folk art and pre-Columbian culture.
The Moon stayed in Krittika until about 2:11 pm, so a morning birth is safely inside it. The Sun rules Krittika. In her chart the Sun shares Mithun (Gemini) with Jupiter and Venus.
Mars is the most helpful planet for both Simha (Leo) and Kark (Cancer) rising. So this holds even for a birth a few minutes earlier. Retrograde means Mars appeared to move backward that day.
Frida Kahlo's chart rises in Simha (Leo), the sign of the Sun. By Coyoacán's local clock, Simha rose at 8:25 am. Her recorded birth at about 8:30 came only five minutes later, so a slightly earlier birth would give Kark (Cancer).
The Moon is exalted in Vrishabh (Taurus), which means it is in its strongest sign. It is in Krittika nakshatra. The Sun, Jupiter and Venus share Mithun (Gemini). Jupiter sits so close to the Sun that its glare weakens it, which is called combust.
A bus accident at 18 left her with lifelong pain. She began painting in bed while she recovered. The chart is read here beside that record, not offered as its cause.
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The Rodden rating is the standard grade for a birth-time source. AA means a birth certificate or record, A the person's or family's memory, B a biography, C a source that could not be traced, and DD conflicting times.
| Planet | Rashi | Degree | Nakshatra | House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagna | Simha | 0.95° | Magha, pada 1 | 1 | |
| Sun | Mithun | 20.81° | Punarvasu, pada 1 | 11 | |
| Moon | Vrishabh | 7.15° | Krittika, pada 4 | 10 | exalted |
| Mars | Dhanu | 20.83° | Purva Ashadha, pada 3 | 5 | retrograde |
| Mercury | Kark | 13.77° | Pushya, pada 4 | 12 | |
| Jupiter | Mithun | 27.87° | Punarvasu, pada 3 | 11 | combust |
| Venus | Mithun | 1.78° | Mrigashira, pada 3 | 11 | |
| Saturn | Meen | 4.89° | Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 1 | 8 | |
| Rahu | Kark | 1.36° | Punarvasu, pada 4 | 12 | retrograde |
| Ketu | Makar | 1.36° | Uttara Ashadha, pada 2 | 6 | retrograde |
Read at the recorded birth time. Those marked "all day" hold whatever the time.
| Mahadasha | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 6 July 1907 | 18 October 1908 |
| Moon | 18 October 1908 | 18 October 1918 |
| Mars | 18 October 1918 | 18 October 1925 |
| Rahu | 18 October 1925 | 18 October 1943 |
| Jupiter | 18 October 1943 | 18 October 1959 |
| Saturn | 18 October 1959 | 18 October 1978 |
| Mercury | 18 October 1978 | 18 October 1995 |
| Ketu | 18 October 1995 | 18 October 2002 |
| Venus | 18 October 2002 | 18 October 2022 |
A mahadasha is a long planetary period that lasts several years. An antardasha is a shorter sub-period inside it.
| Date | Milestone | Mahadasha (main period) | Antardasha (sub-period) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1925 | Badly injured when a bus collides with a streetcar in Mexico City | Mars | Moon |
| 21 August 1929 | Marries the painter Diego Rivera at Coyoacán town hall | Rahu | Jupiter |
| 1 November 1938 | Her first solo exhibition opens at the Julien Levy Gallery, New York | Rahu | Venus |
| 8 December 1940 | Remarries Diego Rivera, a year after their divorce | Rahu | Sun |
| 2 July 1954 | Last public appearance, at a protest against the invasion of Guatemala | Jupiter | Sun |
| 13 July 1954 | Dies at La Casa Azul, her family home in Coyoacán | Jupiter | Sun |
Every main period and every sub-period here holds even with a birth time 15 minutes either way.
The accident falls late in Mars's long period. Rahu's long period, from 1925 to 1943, holds her marriage, her New York debut, her divorce in 1939 and her remarriage.
Her death falls in Jupiter's long period. In her chart Jupiter is combust: so close to the Sun that its glare weakens it.
