A planet's house is read at the recorded birth time.
The Moon was near the very end of Jyeshtha at his birth. It moved on into Mula at about 12:48 pm, less than two hours later. Mercury rules Jyeshtha, and in his chart Mercury sits in Mesh (Aries).
Venus held Meen all day, so this is true for any birth hour. Mars sits about two degrees from it, and the Sun is in the same sign. He made about 2,100 artworks in just over a decade.
The Moon left Vrishchik for Dhanu (Sagittarius) at about 12:48 pm. A birth before then keeps it in Vrishchik. He lived with long spells of depression and anxiety, and spent a year in an asylum.
Jupiter held Dhanu all day, and Ketu sits within one degree of it. Before he took up painting, he trained for the ministry and preached to miners in the Borinage, in Belgium.
Vincent van Gogh's chart rises in Mithun (Gemini). By Zundert's local clock, Mithun rose from 8:43 to 11:03 am. His recorded birth at 11 am came only three minutes before Kark (Cancer) took over.
Three planets gather in Meen (Pisces): the Sun, Mars and Venus. Venus is exalted there, which means it is in its strongest sign. Jupiter is in its own sign, Dhanu (Sagittarius).
The Moon is in Vrishchik (Scorpio), its weakest sign, in Jyeshtha nakshatra. Saturn is in its weakest sign too, Mesh (Aries). He sold very little in his lifetime and died at 37. His fame came after his death. The chart is read here beside that record, not offered as its cause.
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| Planet | Rashi | Degree | Nakshatra | House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagna | Mithun | 29.39° | Punarvasu, pada 3 | 1 | |
| Sun | Meen | 17.85° | Revati, pada 1 | 10 | |
| Moon | Vrishchik | 28.93° | Jyeshtha, pada 4 | 6 | debilitated |
| Mars | Meen | 4.32° | Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 1 | 10 | combust |
| Mercury | Mesh | 3.80° | Ashwini, pada 2 | 11 | |
| Jupiter | Dhanu | 2.47° | Mula, pada 1 | 7 | moolatrikona |
| Venus | Meen | 6.25° | Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 1 | 10 | exalted |
| Saturn | Mesh | 24.16° | Bharani, pada 4 | 11 | debilitated |
| Rahu | Mithun | 1.67° | Mrigashira, pada 3 | 1 | retrograde |
| Ketu | Dhanu | 1.67° | Mula, pada 1 | 7 | retrograde |
Read at the recorded birth time.
| Mahadasha | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 30 March 1853 | 9 August 1854 |
| Ketu | 9 August 1854 | 9 August 1861 |
| Venus | 9 August 1861 | 9 August 1881 |
| Sun | 9 August 1881 | 9 August 1887 |
| Moon | 9 August 1887 | 9 August 1897 |
| Mars | 9 August 1897 | 9 August 1904 |
| Rahu | 9 August 1904 | 9 August 1922 |
| Jupiter | 9 August 1922 | 9 August 1938 |
| Saturn | 9 August 1938 | 9 August 1957 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 1885 | His father, Theodorus van Gogh, dies of a heart attack | Sun | — |
| 1 May 1888 | Rents four rooms in the Yellow House, Arles | Moon | — |
| 23 October 1888 | Paul Gauguin arrives in Arles to paint alongside him | Moon | Mars |
| 23 December 1888 | After a quarrel, cuts off all or part of his left ear | Moon | — |
| 8 May 1889 | Enters the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum at Saint-Rémy | Moon | Rahu |
| 20 March 1890 | His works hang in the Indépendants exhibition in Paris, opening day | Moon | Rahu |
| 29 July 1890 | Dies at Auvers-sur-Oise, two days after shooting himself | Moon | — |
His birth time sits close to several turning points, so some sub-periods here are left blank: 15 minutes either way would change them.
Everything from Arles onward falls in the Moon's long period, from about 1887 to 1897. That span holds the Yellow House, the work with Gauguin, the injury, the asylum and his death.
The Moon is in Vrishchik (Scorpio), its weakest sign, in this chart. Its long period covers his most productive years and his hardest ones alike.
