Katharine Hepburn
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Katharine Hepburn

कैथरीन हेपबर्न · Actress · American · 1907 – 2003

Moon in TaurusKrittika nakshatra · pada 3
12 May 190717:47Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesRodden AAAstro-Databank

The signature

The three pillars an astrologer reads first — ascendant, Moon, and Sun.

Lagna (Ascendant)

Libra

15° rising

Moon — the core in Jyotish

Taurus

Krittika nakshatra · pada 3

Sun

Aries

28° in sign

Birth charts

D1 (Rasi) shows the life as lived; D9 (Navamsa) shows its inner strength.

D1 · Rasi

78910111212345623°Ma4°Ke25°Ve2°Sa28°Su15°Me4°Mo16°Ju4°Ra

D9 · Navamsa

111212345678910MoJuVeKeSaMeRaMaSu

Planetary positions

PlanetRashiHouseDignity
SunAries 28°29′7thExalted
MooncombustTaurus 4°58′8thExalted
MarsSagittarius 23°14′3rdFriendly
MercurycombustAries 15°32′7thNeutral
JupiterGemini 16°28′9thEnemy
VenusPisces 25°50′6thExalted
SaturnPisces 2°15′6thNeutral
Rahu(R)Cancer 4°16′10th—
Ketu(R)Capricorn 4°16′4th—

Yogas in the chart

Classical combinations present at birth, and the Mahadasha that ripened each one.

Sarala Yoga

The 8th lord contained within a dusthana protects against sudden upheavals. You have an unusual ability to navigate crises and emerge stronger.

  • Venus (8th lord) placed in house 6

Budha-Aditya Yoga

Mercury and Sun together (without combustion) create sharp intellectual clarity, strong communication skills, and recognition through knowledge. This combination favours careers in learning, teaching, and analytical fields.

  • Mercury and Sun conjunct in Aries (13° apart)Mercury MD · 1979–1996

Key turning points

Each turning point against the planetary period that was running, and why it fits.

The Warrior's Husband opened on Broadway and became her breakout stage role

11 Mar 1932
RahuMahadasha›SaturnAntardasha

Breakout performance and Hollywood gateway

Won early stardom with Morning Glory and Little Women

1933
RahuMahadasha›SaturnAntardasha

First Oscar-era recognition

The Philadelphia Story opened on Broadway

28 Mar 1939
RahuMahadasha›VenusAntardasha

Comeback vehicle begins

The Philadelphia Story film became a box office success

1940
RahuMahadasha›VenusAntardasha

Hollywood comeback marker

Won a fourth Academy Award for On Golden Pond

1981
MercuryMahadasha›MercuryAntardasha

Record-setting final Oscar marker

Died at the Hepburn family home in Connecticut

29 Jun 2003
KetuMahadasha›MercuryAntardasha

Death and life-cycle closure

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.

8 chapters · 24 life events

Antardasha · sub-periods

Life events in this chapter

The life

Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress known for independent screen roles and a long career in film, stage and television.

She moved from Broadway to Hollywood in the early 1930s, won an Academy Award for Morning Glory, then restored her career with The Philadelphia Story.

Her later films included The African Queen, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter and On Golden Pond; she died in Connecticut in 2003.

Wikipedia; Astro-Databank

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.