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Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi (born October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India; died 1948), was an Indian independence activist. Gandhi is best remembered for satyagraha. Gandhi's honours include Time Person of the Year, Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo and Natal Native Rebellion Medal.

Mahatma Gandhi’s zodiac sign was Libra, and in the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Snake, with Life Path 9 in numerology.

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Mahatma Gandhi’s AsterNym identity

The Radiant Visionary

Fire represents warmth, visibility and momentum. Fire-led charts are associated with enthusiasm, expression and the ability to encourage other people. Life Path 9 represents compassion: generosity, completion and the ability to consider more than one person’s experience.

Fire Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 9, on the intuitive plane.

Mahatma’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.

Lucky numbers

9 · 2 · 8

Lucky colours

Yellow & Ochre

Lucky day

Friday

Direction

• Center

Season

the turning of seasons

Stones

Opal, Diamond, Citrine

Flower constellation

🧡 Marigold · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🌼 Chrysanthemum

Amber · Blush · Gold

The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print. One tradition, read for everyone

What the chart says

Mahatma, according to the stars

Core essence

Mahatma makes the room fairer just by being in it. The core of Mahatma is a feel for balance, in people, in colour, in who has not been asked their opinion yet. They are charming because they are genuinely interested, and they can see every side of a thing, which is a gift and, on a bad day, a very slow way to choose dinner.

The vibe

Underneath, Mahatma needs to be adored a little, and there is nothing wrong with that. The Moon in Leo feels things dramatically and generously and wants them noticed. What Mahatma needs to feel safe is to be chosen out loud: the compliment said in front of people, the text that says you were thinking of them. They repay it tenfold.

How Mahatma wants to be loved

Mahatma wants to be loved completely or not at all. Venus in Scorpio is intense, private and all in, and wants the same depth back: no games, no half measures. Trust is the whole thing. Be honest with Mahatma even when it costs you, and they will be the most devoted person you have ever met.

How Mahatma creates

How Mahatma makes things happen: they light the room. A Yang Fire day master is the sun, warm, visible, impossible to ignore, generous with energy and expecting the same back. Mahatma creates in front of people and is at their best with an audience and a cause. The work is learning to rest before the fire does it for them.

Instinct

Instinct: Mahatma is wise and watchful, a Snake year, and their gut reaction is to observe before moving. Elegant, intuitive, private, and usually right about people long before saying so. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 9 is the humanitarian. Mahatma is here for the bigger picture, to give, to finish what others started and hand it on. Wise beyond their years, compassionate, a little world-weary, and learning to receive as freely as they give.

Triggers

Triggers: betrayal, and being handled. Mars in Scorpio means Mahatma runs hot underneath and cold on top; the anger is quiet, deep and long-remembered. They do not lose their temper, they decide. Point that focus at a goal and nothing survives in its way.

Computed from Mahatma's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.

Where Mahatma sits

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Intimate circleWide network
Mahatma

You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.

DeliberateSpontaneous
Mahatma

You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.

PrivateExpressive
Mahatma

You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Mahatma

You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.

PracticalVisionary
Mahatma

You may be drawn to big possibilities. The practical follows after the vision.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Mahatma

You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

Dedicate a star to Mahatma Gandhi

Three stars chosen from the real sky above Porbandar on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.

Mahatma’s birth-night reference starAljanahwarm orange · CygnusAljanah, in Cygnus. A warm orange star, 77.9° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Aljanah →The warmest lightAntaresdeep red · ScorpiusAntares, in Scorpius. A deep red star, 13.1° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Antares →

No public birth time is available, so this is a 9:00 p.m. reference evening sky for that date and place. It is connected to the night of birth; it is not the sky at the birth minute, and no other reading on this page uses that time. Dedications are commemorative AsterNym records and do not rename or confer ownership of stars.

Mahatma Gandhi at a glance

Libra Sun

Fair to a fault, slow to pick.

Mahatma Gandhi's Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 2, 1869, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Libra readings associate the sign with balance, fairness and partnership: an instinct for the other side of an argument and for making a room feel at ease. Astrologers describe it as the cardinal air sign, ruled by Venus. The corresponding tension is indecision, with the classical caution that weighing every side can become a way of never choosing one.

Earth Snake

Says less than it knows.

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, which falls in a Earth Snake year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Snake readings emphasise intelligence, composure and depth: thinking before speaking, and speaking less than it knows. The Chinese almanacs describe the Snake as the sage of the cycle, private and deliberate. The corresponding caution in the tradition is suspicion, with a tendency to hold a grudge as carefully as it holds a secret.

Life Path 9

Gives without keeping score.

Mahatma Gandhi's birth date, October 2, 1869, reduces to Life Path 9 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 9 readings associate the number with compassion, generosity and completion: a wide view that takes in more than one person's experience. Numerologists describe it as the path of the humanitarian, the last single digit and the one that closes cycles. The corresponding tension is diffuseness, with the caution that caring about everyone can be easier than showing up for someone.

What stands out in Mahatma’s chart

Mahatma’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

No documented birth time exists for Mahatma Gandhi, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 14° to 29° Leo depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Mars faces off with Pluto · Opposition, 0.9° orbVenus faces off with Pluto · Opposition, 1° orbJupiter opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 1.5° orbMars faces off with Jupiter · Opposition, 1.6° orbVenus fuses with Mars · Conjunction, 1.9° orbJupiter fuses with Pluto · Conjunction, 2.5° orbMoon grinds against Jupiter · Square, 2.7° orbMars flows with Uranus · Trine, 3.2° orbSun in Libra · 9°07′☉9°Moon in Leo · 22°52′☽22°Mercury in Scorpio · 3°54′☿3°Venus in Scorpio · 16°40′♀16°Mars in Scorpio · 18°32′♂18°Jupiter in Taurus · 20°09′ · retrograde♃℞20°Saturn in Sagittarius · 12°23′♄12°Uranus in Cancer · 21°42′♅21°Neptune in Aries · 18°25′ · retrograde♆℞18°Pluto in Taurus · 17°39′ · retrograde♇℞17°

No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1. A documented time would place them from the Ascendant instead.

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Conjunction 0°
Sextile 60°
Square 90°
Trine 120°
Opposition 180°

Placements

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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow

Aspects across every possible birth time

Stable aspects hold for any birth hour. Possible ones depend on the hour, so their orb is a range rather than a number. Orb policy western_v1.

  • stableVenusoppositionPluto0.4° to 1.7° orb

    Mahatma’s affections pull against their depths from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.

  • stableMarsoppositionPluto0.5° to 1.2° orb

    Mahatma’s drive pulls against their depths from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.

  • stableMarsoppositionJupiter1.3° to 2.0° orb

    Mahatma’s drive pulls against their growth from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.

  • stableJupitersextileUranus1.5° to 1.6° orb

    Mahatma’s growth opens doors for their need for freedom. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.

  • stableVenusconjunctionMars1.6° to 2.1° orb

    Mahatma’s affections and drive act as one.

  • stableJupiterconjunctionPluto2.5° orb

    Mahatma’s growth and depths act as one.

  • stableSunsextileSaturn2.8° to 3.8° orb

    Mahatma’s core identity opens doors for their discipline. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.

  • stableVenusoppositionJupiter2.9° to 4.2° orb

    Mahatma’s affections pull against their growth from across the wheel.

  • stableMarstrineUranus2.9° to 3.5° orb

    Mahatma’s drive flows straight into their need for freedom. A talent so smooth it can go unnoticed.

  • stableUranussquareNeptune3.3° orb

    Mahatma’s need for freedom grinds against their imagination. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.

  • stableUranussextilePluto4.0° to 4.1° orb

    Mahatma’s need for freedom opens doors for their depths. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.

  • stableVenustrineUranus4.5° to 5.7° orb

    Mahatma’s affections flow straight into their need for freedom.

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire3 of 10
  • Earth2 of 10
  • Air1 of 10
  • Water4 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal3 of 10
  • Fixed6 of 10
  • Mutable1 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign: Water leads this chart.

Mahatma’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith

Four minor bodies and the mean lunar apogee, placed in the same tropical zodiac as the planets above. None of these feed the chart signature, the rarity score or any ranking on this site: they are listed for readers who use them. Chiron, Ceres, Eros and Hygiea positions come from JPL Horizons; Black Moon Lilith is the mean apogee, the point most published Lilith tables use. The readings are the modern tradition’s, not AsterNym’s. Without a birth time the degree is the noon value and the day's movement is shown alongside it.

  • ⚷ Chiron ℞Aries 1°22′ (moves 0.05° over the day)

    centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it

    Chiron in Aries is read as a sore spot around asserting oneself: Mahatma may have learnt early that going first costs something, and built a way of leading that does not need permission.

  • ⚳ Ceres ℞Gemini 3°12′ (moves 0.01° over the day)

    dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured

    Ceres in Gemini is read as nurture through talk and attention. The tradition has Mahatma feeding people with information and feeling fed by conversation.

  • ♡ ErosLibra 25°10′ (moves 0.77° over the day)

    near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire

    Eros in Libra is read as desire for the beautiful and the mutual. Mahatma is read as someone who wants the pairing itself as much as the person.

  • ⚕ HygieaGemini 28°09′ (moves 0.09° over the day)

    main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well

    Hygiea in Gemini is read as health that lives in the nerves and the mind. The tradition has Mahatma needing variety and enough sleep in equal measure.

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithAries 3°38′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

    Black Moon Lilith in Aries is read as the refusal to be second. The modern reading has Mahatma carrying an anger that is cleaner than it looks and a need to act on it.

Method: JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, 1700–2100, cubic Hermite interpolation; geocentric, true ecliptic of date, tropical; geometric (no light-time or aberration); Lilith = mean lunar apogee (Chapront/Meeus mean perigee + 180°).

Mahatma’s dominant planets

Scored from rulerships, dispositors and aspect count. Without a birth time there is no Ascendant or house to score, and the Moon's sign is left out where it could change with the hour.

  1. 1. ♀ Venus10 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Libra; disposes Sun, Jupiter, Pluto; 4 major aspects

  2. 2. ♇ Pluto7 pts

    disposes Mercury, Venus, Mars; 4 major aspects

  3. 3. ♂ Mars5 pts

    disposes Neptune; 4 major aspects

A Venus-led chart is read as taste and relationship setting the terms: Mahatma is read as choosing by what is beautiful and who is in the room.

How the score is built
  • Rules the Sun sign, Moon sign or Ascendant sign: 3 points each (traditional co-rulers of Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces score half).
  • Sits in a sign it rules: 2 points.
  • Disposes another planet (that planet sits in a sign it rules): 1 point each.
  • Angular: 2 points in the first or tenth house, 1 point in the fourth or seventh (timed births only).
  • Every major aspect it makes: 1 point.

Dominance scoring is an AsterNym method. Other sites weight differently and can name a different leader for the same chart.

Configurations in Mahatma’s chart

Closed shapes among the ten planets under the site’s one aspect-orb policy. The Moon is excluded without a birth time, so a shape that needs it is not claimed.

No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite closes among the planets that can be placed. That is the common case, not a gap.

Minor aspects

semi-sextile 30° (orb 2°), semi-square 45° (orb 2°), quintile 72° (orb 1.5°), sesquiquadrate 135° (orb 2°), biquintile 144° (orb 1.5°), quincunx 150° (orb 2.5°). Pairs already in a major aspect are not repeated. Moon excluded without a birth time.

  • Mars quincunx Neptune 0.1°
  • Neptune semi-sextile Pluto 0.8°
  • Venus quincunx Neptune 1.7°
  • Jupiter semi-sextile Neptune 1.7°

Houses need a birth time. None is documented for Mahatma Gandhi, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.

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Mahatma’s cards

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The Moon

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The Radiant Visionary

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Western zodiac

Libra

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Chinese zodiac

Snake 巳

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The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yang Fire.

Year

己

yin Earth

巳

Snake

Fire

roots & early life

Month

癸

yin Water

酉

Rooster

Metal

work & drive

Day

day master

丙

yang Fire

寅

Tiger

Wood

you & partnership

No birth time is on public record for Mahatma Gandhi, so this chart has three pillars rather than four. The hour pillar, the rising sign and the birth-sky star all need a time, and we would rather leave them out than invent one.

Where this data comes from

Mahatma’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q1001, released under CC0, as do the occupations, works, teams and awards in the biography above. No documented birth time is available, so this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept only at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.

Portrait by Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The same Mahatma Gandhi at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.

Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. Every entry is checked against its Wikidata record; where a person shares a name with someone else, the entity id is what settles which of them this is. What we will not tell you sets out the claims this site refuses to make.

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Quick answers about Mahatma Gandhi’s chart

What zodiac sign was Mahatma Gandhi?
Mahatma Gandhi was a Libra: born October 2, 1869, which puts the Sun in Libra for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Snake.
What was Mahatma Gandhi's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Snake, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the October 2, 1869 birth.
What time was Mahatma Gandhi born?
No reliably documented birth time is public, so AsterNym does not calculate an Ascendant. This chart uses date-only positions: the wheel shows a reference solar chart (the Sun's sign as house 1), and the Ascendant is left uncomputed instead of guessed from an unverified time.
How tall was Mahatma Gandhi?
Mahatma Gandhi was 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) tall, per the height recorded on Wikidata.
What was Mahatma Gandhi's Life Path number?
Life Path 9, calculated in numerology from the October 2, 1869 birth date.
What was Mahatma Gandhi's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Aries at 1°. Position from JPL Horizons for the October 2, 1869 birth date.
Where was Mahatma Gandhi's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Aries at 3°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What was Mahatma Gandhi's dominant planet?
Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (10 points: rules the Sun sign, Libra; disposes Sun, Jupiter, Pluto; 4 major aspects). Pluto is second and Mars third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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