Lahiri sidereal birth chart
Carl Sagan Vedic Birth Chart
Explore Carl Sagan's ascendant, Moon sign, planetary placements, and sourced birth details. This chart uses the Lahiri sidereal zodiac and whole-sign houses; signs may differ from a Western tropical chart.
- Ascendant (Lagna)
- Taurus (Vrishabha)
- Moon sign (Chandra Rashi)
- Scorpio (Vrishchika)
- Venus sign (Shukra)
- Libra (Tula)
Carl Sagan's birth details and source
- Birth date
- Local birth time
- 17:05 (America/New_York)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, United States
Birth data: Carl Sagan on Astro-Databank. Rodden rating: AA. This is the source's birth-data rating; it does not validate an astrological interpretation.
The chart uses the recorded local birth time, the birthplace's historical time zone, Swiss Ephemeris calculations, Lahiri ayanamsa, mean lunar nodes, and whole-sign houses. A different birth time or zodiac can change the placements.
Carl Sagan's sidereal planetary placements
These are the D1 (Rashi) placements used in the Vedic chart above. Each placement links to its guide; an individual placement needs the context of the complete chart.
| Planet | Sidereal sign | Degree | House | Placement guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun (Surya) | Libra (Tula) | 23.88° | 6 | Sun in Libra |
| Moon (Chandra) | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | 28.91° | 7 | Moon in Scorpio |
| Mercury (Budha) | Libra (Tula) | 10.52° · retrograde | 6 | Mercury in Libra |
| Venus (Shukra) | Libra (Tula) | 21.61° | 6 | Venus in Libra |
| Mars (Mangala) | Leo (Simha) | 20.20° | 4 | Mars in Leo |
| Jupiter (Guru) | Libra (Tula) | 13.51° | 6 | Jupiter in Libra |
| Saturn (Shani) | Capricorn (Makara) | 28.72° | 9 | Saturn in Capricorn |
| Rahu | Capricorn (Makara) | 12.06° · retrograde | 9 | Rahu in Capricorn |
| Ketu | Cancer (Karka) | 12.06° · retrograde | 3 | Ketu in Cancer |
What is Carl Sagan's Venus sign?
In this Lahiri sidereal chart, Carl Sagan's Venus (Shukra) is in Libra (Tula), in whole-sign house 6. This is a Vedic placement; a Western tropical chart uses a different zodiac and may show another sign.
Read about Venus in Libra, or explore Carl Sagan's complete chart interpretation for the broader context.