James Watson
जेम्स वॉटसन · Molecular biologist · American · 1928 – 2025
The signature
The three pillars an astrologer reads first — ascendant, Moon, and Sun.
Sagittarius
21° rising
Libra
Chitra nakshatra · pada 4
Pisces
23° in sign
Birth charts
D1 (Rasi) shows the life as lived; D9 (Navamsa) shows its inner strength.
D1 · Rasi
D9 · Navamsa
Planetary positions
| Planet | Rashi | House | Dignity | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces 23°24′ | 4th | Friendly | Revati · p3 |
| Moon | Libra 6°07′ | 11th | Neutral | Chitra · p4 |
| Mars | Aquarius 6°10′ | 3rd | Neutral | Dhanishta · p4 |
| Mercury | Aquarius 29°44′ | 3rd | Neutral | Purva Bhadrapada · p3 |
| Jupitercombust | Pisces 23°38′ | 4th | Own sign | Revati · p3 |
| Venus | Pisces 0°41′ | 4th | Exalted | Purva Bhadrapada · p4 |
| Saturn(R) | Scorpio 26°13′ | 12th | Enemy | Jyeshtha · p3 |
| Rahu(R) | Taurus 19°43′ | 6th | — | Rohini · p3 |
| Ketu(R) | Scorpio 19°43′ | 12th | — | Jyeshtha · p1 |
Yogas in the chart
Classical combinations present at birth, and the Mahadasha that ripened each one.
Raj Yoga
2 combinationsA trikona lord placed in a kendra creates Raj Yoga by position — the auspiciousness of the trikona combines with the power of the kendra. This supports recognition, authority, and purposeful achievement.
- Sun (lord of H9) placed in kendra (house 4)Sun MD · 2025–2031
- Mercury (lord of H7/10) conjunct with Mars (lord of H5) in AquariusMars MD · 1928–1928
Malavya Yoga
Venus in a powerful placement gives you refined taste, artistic sensibility, and relationship harmony. Material comforts and creative expression come naturally to you.
- Venus exalted in Pisces (house 4 from Lagna)Venus MD · 2005–2025
Her life in dashas
Every documented event sits inside the planetary period running at the time — open a chapter to drill into its Antardasha and Pratyantardasha.
Antardasha · sub-periods
Life events in this chapter
No documented events in this period.
The life
James Watson was an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist. In 1953 he and Francis Crick co-authored a Nature paper proposing the double helix structure of DNA, and in 1962 Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Watson later worked at Harvard and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, helped establish the Human Genome Project and wrote several science books. His career also included lasting controversy over comments about race, genetics and other subjects; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory revoked his honorary titles in 2019.
Wikipedia; MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Educational analysis built on a verified (AA) birth record. The chart is calculated (Lahiri ayanamsa); life events are drawn from public sources. Mastroify does not claim the planets caused these events — they show how Vedic timing maps onto a documented life.
Birth data: Astro-Databank.