October 26th, 2020
Disclaimer – This post in its entirety is my astrological opinion based on the chart reading as described below. In no way, or fashion, does this reflect my political and/ or personal beliefs and is not meant to go for, or against, the personal or political opinion(s) of any reader
Following my article on the astrological prospects of Donald Trump (dated July 14th, 2020) winning his bid to get re-elected, where I do not see an astrological path for him to win a second term of US presidency, in this article I analyze the horoscope of Joe Biden – the current challenger to Donald Trump and former US Vice President.
Birth Data-
| Name | Biden, JoeGender: M |
| Birthname | Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. |
| born on | 20 November 1942 at 08:30 (= 08:30 AM ) |
| Place | Scranton, Pennsylvania, 41n25, 75w40 |
Important to note that Joe Biden’s chart is ‘A’ rated in terms of Rodden rating, which is one notch below the highest accuracy rating ‘AA’ which is usually assigned only to cases where a birth certificate is available. Utilizing the given time as a starting point, I utilized some past significant events for Joe Biden to reverse engineer (Birth Time Rectification) his birth time to 0812 HRS and 30 seconds or 17.5 minutes before the provided time by the astro-databank.
This yields Scorpio ascendant rising at 6 degrees and 39 minutes and Leo ascendant in Navamsa chart (D-9). The following is a visual for the rising chart and Navamsa-
Also for reference, the following is the Vimshottari dasa sequence running at this time (Jupiter/ Rahu/ Jupiter)
Analysis
There are certainly some strong Raj yogas in the chart. Some of which I will explain here. Idea is not to mention the names of the Yogas or the basic theory, rather the impact and basic rationale-
- Rahu in 10th is always conducive to public personality careers. Depending on the sign ruler and aspects this can be in politics, corporate world, entertainment world (films, singers/ performers, actors, magicians, etc.). In this case the ruler is sun, which sits very well in the Martian ascendant. Sun, Moon (the royal planets) and Rahu are the karakas ‘significators’ of politics and this shows a political career
- Sun, the 10th lord in ascendant, fully aspected by an exalted Jupiter from the 9th house is a beautiful Raj yoga and ensures a long political career and good name/ fame/ personality
- Sun is further in its own sign Leo in the ascendant of Navamsa (D-9) which increases its potency manifold as this causes Sun to be within a couple of degrees from the exact ascendant degree
- Jupiter as the lord of 2nd and 5th exalted in the 9th is excellent for luck, fortune and fame. It is also the karaka for all these said houses, elevating all the given houses, especially 9th of destiny to a very high level
- Jupiter is Virgottam! Not only is it exalted, it is also exalted in the Navamsa chart making it an exceptionally strong planet which is placed within a couple of degrees from the most effective point of the 9th bhaav and thus able to activate the 9th house of fortune to a very high level
- Jupiter is retrograde and being far away from the Sun, is enhancing its power even more
- Moon as the 9th lord is very bright (close to being a full moon) as well as in a friendly sign of Aries, marching close to its deepest exaltation point in Taurus (3 degrees)
- Saturn in 7th is very bright (opposite to sun) and has full directional strength as in the 7th house. Further in the sign of its best friend Venus and aspected fully by Venus gives it great dignity in the chart. Saturn rules the crucial central house of 4th
- Multiple planets are in own sign/ exalted in navamsa including Sun, Jupiter, Rahu, Mercury & Ketu
However, amidst these positives, some negatives do stand out-
- Moon is in a Dusthana position -6th and its depositor also sits in a dusthana – 12th
- Moon is trinal to Rahu (deep enemy) and thus aspected by the generic malefics – Rahu and Mars as well as a retrograde Saturn moving towards Moon and indirectly affecting moon
- Moon is also in the 8th sign from Arudha Lagna of Virgo, the worst position possible for moon
- Rahu albeit good in the 10th, is in an inimical sign of its deepest enemy – Sun which makes for advancement in career (10th) not without hurdles and sudden negative events at times
Due to these blemishes on the Moon, and its relation to 6th (physical and mental pain, enemies), 8th (sudden events, life changing events, accidents etc) and 12th (grief, loss and expenses) the Mahadasa of moon, even though good for his career gave him a sudden and tragic loss of family in an accident (wife and kids). Further in the Jupiter MD, which is deposited by Moon both in Rasi and Navamsa, he lost an adult son to cancer.
Planets in Cancer sign will tend to give their results in the 2nd half of their Maha dasas. Further as the navamsa is cancer too as well as retrogression will further delay the results towards the end of the maha dasa. Thus the strong and potent Jupiter is now ready to give its exalted results in the last 3 years out of the 16 year Maha dasa. Rahu will reflect the 10th bhaav and its lord sun, which as explained above, is very positively placed to given an elevation in career and image to the native.
In terms of transit, Jupiter and saturn will be fully aspecting the Maha dasha lord Jupiter and the 9th bhaav from their transit position in capricorn in Nov/ Dec 2020. Further this sign of cancer and jupiter are in the 11th house of gain from the Arudha lagna.
Thus, Dasas, transits and yogas align perfectly to give a Joe Biden presidency starting Jan 2021!
Presidential Terms – Looking ahead
Joe Biden starts Saturn Maha Dasa starting October 25th, 2022. Saturn although well placed in the chart is a negative planet in terms of health and longevity for scorpio ascendant ruled by its mortal enemy Mars. Further, Saturn is the generic killer planet in any chart. Saturn also sits in the maraka 7th house and fully aspected by the 7th and 12th lord from the lagna. Finally the karaka for end of karma – Ketu is deposited in the sign of saturn (Aquarius). Saturn will hence dispense the results of Ketu in the chart as well. Ketu represents end of Karma, which can mean either end of job/ career as that is the usual karma we do. However the ultimate end of karma is the end of life and thus Naadi shashtras (scriptures) indicate that when the age is ripe and dasas confirm, the transit of saturn over or trinal to ketu or vice versa and likewise jupiter connecting with Rahu in transit over the natal positions is a bad omen for longevity of an individual.
Thus, when Saturn transits over Joe Biden’s natal Ketu in the 4th house of lungs/ chest/ heart AND Joe Biden is running Saturn/ Saturn/ Ketu (see screenshot from software below), this period is very rough for his job/ career as well as for his health and longevity
The time is in year 2023, especially the 2nd half of the year. The period of Sep 2023 to Dec 2023 is especially negative and if I were hypothetically his personal astrology advisor (not that he does or will believe in astrology), I would advise him to be extremely careful regarding his health in this time as I see health issues which might require surgery and sudden medical intervention. There is threat to life in that time frame.
Purely astrologically speaking, I foresee his presidential term facing sudden and severe issues between August 2023 and December 2023 and is unlikely to last beyond that. I wish him all the best!
Wonderful analysis. All your lessons coalesce when you do case studies !
Could you please elaborate on Planets in Cancer giving their results in the second half of their Maha Dasha ?
Thank you !
it is a simple concept of head rising or rear rising signs and pisces is the only one with both rising. hind rising are Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Sagi, capricorn
planets in rear (hind) rising signs give results in the 2nd part of their maha dasa and in pisces give results in the center part of their dasa, others give their results in the first part of the dasa
This doesnt mean that the planet will not give any effect in the other part for e.g. Joe Biden was VP of USA, in the middle/earlier part of Jupiter dasa too. this is a general dileantion like maturity age of planets and should be used in conjunction with other principles and not purely standalone
Thank you, VS. Could not agree more with Sandeep. The case studies are quite a treasure for beginners. Grateful if you could explain the technique of birth time rectification.
Eagerly looking forward to your next case study on Kamala Harris.
VS – Thank you for another great analysis as usual! Now based on astrological predictions, JB will become the next president but since he will most likely not last beyond December 2023, wondering if you can also analyze VP Kamala Harris’s charts to see if she is destined to be the first woman president of the U.S. (even for just 1 year until January 2025). I think based on the charts analysis of all three, DJT, JB and KH, the predictions may get even more robust & accurate. Thanks
I will do an article on Kamala Harris in the next week or so, perhaps after election day or around it
Hi VS,
Much looking forward to your analysis of the horoscope of Kamala Harris.
Hello VS:
Thanks for the write up.
Saturn’s transit aspect on Guru: is that good due to natal saturn’s strength in this case even if it is a FM? And does not the double-transit aspects have -ve effects on the 9th and Guru?
Neither saturn itself in transit Nor the double transit itself is either positive or negative. they only activate an area. that area and/ or planets will give the effects that they promise in the chart. if a sign or planet that is double activated in transit is running in mahadasa or antardasa, then results related to that planet will surely commence as per the planet and/ or the sign
This is because in the kaalpurush chart (starting aries) you can see that generically speaking jupiter and saturn own the 9, 10, 11 & 12th places. these are the epicenters for the 4 trines (example 9th is the most potent bhagya house, 10th is the most potent karma house etc) thus saturn and jupiter are the heavy weights in transit always
Hello VS:
My question is related to western astrology but I hope you can give an answer. Are there any positive or negative effects to Biden & Trump by the full blue moon in Taurus conjunct Uranus on the 31st of October?
Hello Shane
By no means is my intention to belittle western school of thought, nor any other school of thought. However as you have asked, a couple of points I wish to mention-
1) As you might know, in Vedic astrology, Uranus is not considered neither in the natal chart nor in transit analysis as it is considered a ‘generational’ planet, that an entire generation has in the same sign and thus its specificity is considered very low
2) As for the full moon, it will occur in Aries in Vedic astrology (jyotish). As you might know the western system does not accomodate the scientific phenomenon of the precession of the equinoxes and thus the zodiac of these 2 systems are currently almost 23 degrees apart. Here is my article on it, for your reference –
http://www.theartofvedicastrology.com/?page_id=171
Vivek, thanks as always for the beautiful analysis. Noticed some very key concepts coming together beautifully in this case study, and all of them make sense, except for one where I needed some more color – Exalted guru being retro has been included as a favorable factor in your list. Why is that so?
My understanding is that guru here is rendering a rajyoga (exalted in 9th, trinal to Sun and is also virgottam as you noted) and that yoga is so so powerful that the retrogression factor which may have diminished the yoga to some extent isn’t able to do so, correct? So the strong raj yoga isn’t getting affected by the retro factor, it is only getting delayed to some extent (due to this retrogression) – and this plus being in the back rising sign will render the fruit of the yoga towards the end of the guru dasha.
any retrograde planet is bright and has more strength from that perspective (like a full moon is much stronger than new moon)
that said, a R planet will also behave like its depositor (sign lord) and navamsa lord. this is why rahu ketu, which are always R, act like their depositors and any planets conjunct/ trinal/ aspecting them
same has to be seen for jupiter as well. in this case the depositor – moon which is the 9th lord and a full functional benefic. Moon is also approaching full brightness, approaching deep exaltation and in a friendly sign of mars as well as left hand side of the chart (moon has full directional strength in 4th and in general stronger on the left side of the chart or the invisible side of the chart).
From arudha lagna, moon rules 11th which is an evil sign but also the sign of materialistic/ financial and social status gain. Moon due to 8th from Arudha, 6th from moon and its depositor being in 12th completing the 6-12 axis in D1 is blemished as well. So moon dasa gave him career/ social gain but family loss and tragedy. likewise jupiter dasa was mostly good but the tragic part of moon rose again in jup/ mo when he lost an adult son to sickness
good and bad coexist in astrology, much like in real life. there is no pure good or pure bad. Life isnt binary
namaste
taking moon as lagna
5th and 7th lord conjunct in 8th house.
and 8th lord in 7th house.
does this lead to loss of wife and child?
Yes certainly a factor
Also, fifth lord is in Badhak sthana and aspected partially by Saturn from Maraka sthana; from UL (saggi) Guru in 8th and Badhak house, Ketu in 2nd bhaav from UL. I have not seen even one case where Rahu/Ketu in 2nd from UL has not lead to separation. Ketu is mokshakaraka and karak for sudden death by accidents.
Thanks
In D-7, JH gives me Tula lagna.
First son: Saturn in 5th with Mars
Second son: In 7th, 12th’s Budha is posited and Mars is with Saturn. Badak lord Sun with 7th lord Venus
Correction: Badhak Sun with venus which is maraka lord for second son.
Hello VS:
From Wiki “In February 1988, after several episodes of increasingly severe neck pain, Biden had surgery to correct a leaking intracranial berry aneurysm. While recuperating he suffered a pulmonary embolism, a serious complication. ”
This happened during Mars dasa in the sandhi of Sun/Moon AD. Sun, dispositor of Rahu sits in lagna and Mars/Budha conjunct with Budha with Budha sitting in the first bhaav points to brain related surgery.
Neck – 2nd lord Guru, is where it started. As you pointed out, Guru’s dispositor Moon in bad shape from AL and 6th from Lagna , aspected by dasa lord Mars. The indirect connection made him “feel” (Moon) the problem from the neck.
thanks for the data point
Hey! Great analysis on Joe Biden, something I’d ask to verify with the new birth time is his turnaround during the Democratic primaries. In the second half of 2019 and early 2020 he was being derided in the media for his debate performances and he was being written off as a serious candidate. This further solidified after he lost Iowa (coming in 4th) and New Hampshire, Nevada. But they underestimated his support amongst Black Americans as well as a timely boost from Rep. Clyburn in South Carolina put him back on top. This happened starting Feb.29th when he won in South Carolina. He quickly went on to beat an insurgent Bernie Sanders and squashed other competitors like Bloomberg who had entered the race smelling a weak Biden.
So on Feb. 29th according to his 8:30am time he was running his Jupiter-Mars-Venus-Saturn period, Saturn started on Feb. 20th and ended on Feb. 29th, so perhaps the day which he won the SC primary he was in Ju-Ma-Ve-Me, which seems like a negative time considering that Ma and Ve exchange between the 12th and lagna which could indicate loss but further Me is also in the 12th and is a functional malefic being the 8th and 11th lord.
The new time of 8:12 30 seconds, gives Ju-Ma-Ve-Mo which makes more sense to me give that the difference is Moon is the 9th lord in the 6th – giving victory over enemies via fortune/luck! Was this a factor in rectifying the birth time?
Best,
Raj
Thanks. I didnt use your point for the rectification. Rather many other major past events in his life
VS- Thanks for your analysis and precise prediction. I have been hearing that Trump will try to overturn the result through courts. I was wondering whether you have looked up Biden & Trump’s chart for the inaguration date (01/20/2021)? If so, I would love to hear what you see. Thank you!
As far as I know and trust – legal processes of a democratic nation as well as facts and science. Trump can dispute and fight- that is his right. However doesnt mean there is any substance in it at all.
VS- I totally understand those tactics are unrealistic but your reading for that day will certainly give me assurance. Thanks!
Hello VS: Still waiting for your analysis on the chart of Senator Kamala Harris.
will post in a few days. Ethically, I just wish for some of the overhanging cloud on the election to disperse. I anticipate that soon. even though it does not have a direct implication on the VP elect chart’s analysis, I think given the subjudice nature of present situation, I will wait a couple of weeks before posting on Kamala Harris.
Waiting for it.
Hello VS:
Fantastic analysis on elections and future of presidency. I also noticed that Trump has Neecha Sun in Dashamsha.
Joe Biden has mentioned that he will not run for a second term in 2024. Now this all makes sense.
Can you please analyze Trump’s chart for 2023-24? He is now saying that he will run for president in 2024.
Thanks,
Jay
Sir,
I have read your posts on elections, just superb interpretations. Thank you for laying it out so well for ignorant learner like me. It seems like you are multitalented in computers, astrology, web page creation, time management, patience and many more. Thank you again, may GOD bless you with long life & good health to continue your free teaching/ service to all of the true learners.
Many thanks for your nice words