The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.
Diego Rivera
Painter and muralist; Man at the Crossroads, Detroit Industry Murals
"Diego Rivera combined heavy daily labor with expansive public expression."
The story so far
Diego Rivera painted vast public murals that put Mexican history and labor on the walls of government buildings. Later they went up in Detroit and New York. Man at the Crossroads, commissioned for Rockefeller Center in 1933, was destroyed after he refused to remove a portrait of Lenin. He married Frida Kahlo in 1929, divorced her in 1939, and remarried her in 1940. He died in Mexico City in November 1957.
☾ Born Dec 8, 1886 · time unknown · Guanajuato, Mexico
Sources conflict on the birth time. No recorded verification, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
Note on this rating: Birth time 19:30, Rodden DD (conflicting sources) via astrotheme.com, crediting Lois Rodden / Astro-Databank.
1 placement that explains this chart
With a Sagittarius Sun in the 6th House and a Taurus Moon in the 11th House, his chart reflects sustained physical output dedicated to large public works. A mutual reception between Venus and Jupiter further highlights his broad aesthetic scale.
The core drive: restless, philosophical, and allergic to small rooms.
An even spread, with nothing that leads.
Elements
Modalities
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because house positions need a birth time recorded to the minute.
What makes this chart unique
Venus & Jupiter in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
Uranus unaspected: running with no major aspect to anchor it
Uranus conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
Mars conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Personality
Rivera's chart features Saturn as a Water Element Singleton, holding emotional processing inside a highly grounded, deliberate structure. As a 6/3 Manifesting Generator with a defined Sacral center, he possessed immense energy for steady production. Unaspected Uranus near the Imum Coeli suggests an erratic internal baseline beneath his otherwise solid Taurus Moon in the 11th House, while Gene Key 5 in his Life's Work emphasizes moving from impatience into a consistent rhythm.
Love
Relational dynamics in Rivera's chart are defined by Mars conjunct the Descendant in tight aspect to his Moon, bringing direct and intense energy to one-on-one partnerships. A quincunx between the Moon and Venus adds friction between emotional needs and romantic ideals. Furthermore, his 6/3 Human Design profile highlights a trial-and-error pattern in commitment, marked by repeated cycles of union and division.
Career
Anchored by a Sagittarius Sun in the 6th House of work and service, Rivera's chart emphasizes physical labor on a grand scale. Mars conjunct the Descendant points toward public confrontation within his professional spheres, while his Waxing Gibbous moon phase reflects the ongoing refinement of extensive projects. Gene Key 35 in his Evolution indicates a constant drive for new experiences, supported by defined Sacral and Heart centers that sustained his heavy mural painting schedule.
Written in the stars
Life events, met by transits
Birth time unknown: the transits below are Sun and planet-to-planet only, never Ascendant, Midheaven, house, or Moon placements.
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera remarry
The pair remarried in San Francisco a year after divorcing.Source ↗
Nov 5, 1940 – Jan 10, 1941 · 66 days
Diego Rivera
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
Editorial note · Pluto trine Mercury
Pluto trine Mercury reflected intense, regenerative communication and a powerful understanding in Frida and Diego's decision to remarry.
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Diego Rivera, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Dies in Mexico City
Rivera died of heart failure three years after Kahlo.Source ↗
Nothing was within orb for Diego Rivera on this date.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera marry
Kahlo, 22, married Rivera, 42, in a civil ceremony in Coyoacan - the first of their two marriages.Source ↗
Feb 22, 1929 – Feb 17, 1930 · 360 days
Diego Rivera
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto opposition Marsslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Diego Rivera, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo divorce
Wikidata P26 (spouse) qualifier P582 end time at day precision, claim on Q171128/Q5588. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
Sep 9, 1939 – Jan 3, 1940 · 116 days
Diego Rivera
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
Editorial note · Pluto trine Mercury
Their divorce involved a natural ease in the deep, transformative communications about their split.
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Diego Rivera, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Go deeper · 11 systems
the full reading
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Natal Chart
placidus houses
Full natal reading
Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 18°28' | - | — | Genesis |
| Neptune | ♉︎ Taurus 25°52' | ℞ | — | Courtship |
| Pluto | ♊︎ Gemini 2°49' | ℞ | — | Cultivation |
| Chiron | ♊︎ Gemini 21°20' | ℞ | — | Joy |
| Saturn | ♋︎ Cancer 21°25' | ℞ | — | Expectation |
| North node | ♍︎ Virgo 1°16' | ℞ | — | Consecration |
| Uranus | ♎︎ Libra 11°48' | - | — | Emergence |
| Jupiter | ♎︎ Libra 28°39' | - | — | Legacy |
| Mercury | ♐︎ Sagittarius 4°50' | ℞ | — | Wisdom |
| Sun | ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°58' | - | — | Celebration |
| Venus | ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°24' | - | — | Migration |
| Mars | ♑︎ Capricorn 18°05' | - | — | Responsibility |
| Lilith | ♓︎ Pisces 12°50' | - | — | Valor |
| South node | ♓︎ Pisces 1°16' | - | — | — |
Full aspects · 28
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: estimated · Angles not used
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Human Design
manifesting_generator · 6_3 · emotional
The Left Angle Cross of Separation
Full Human Design reading
Centers · 5 defined / 4 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Open | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 5.6 |
| · Earth | 35.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 2.6 |
| ☊ North node | 59.2 |
| ☋ South node | 55.2 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 34.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 26.2 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 54.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 50.3 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 62.1 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 48.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 8.2 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 20.3 |
Design activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 47.3 |
| · Earth | 22.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 55.3 |
| ☊ North node | 40.2 |
| ☋ South node | 37.2 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 59.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 29.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 1.1 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 48.1 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 53.6 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 18.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 8.4 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 20.5 |
Defined channels · 3
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
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Gene Keys
Hologenetic profile & activation sequence
Full Gene Keys reading
Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 5 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 35 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 47 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 22 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 55 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 26 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 54 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 29 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 1 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 48 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 50 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
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Vedic Nakshatras
null Moon nakshatra
Full Vedic reading
Nakshatra placements · 13
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | Bharani | 4 | Aries 26° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Neptune | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 3° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Pluto | Rohini | 1 | Taurus 10° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Chiron | Mrigashira | 2 | Taurus 29° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Saturn | Punarvasu | 3 | Gemini 29° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| North node | Magha | 3 | Leo 8° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Uranus | Hasta | 3 | Virgo 19° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Jupiter | Chitra | 4 | Libra 6° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Mercury | Anuradha | 3 | Scorpio 12° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Sun | Jyeshtha | 3 | Scorpio 24° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Venus | Jyeshtha | 3 | Scorpio 26° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Mars | Purva ashadha | 4 | Sagittarius 25° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Lilith | Purva bhadrapada | 1 | Aquarius 20° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Dec 8, 1886 → Aug 24, 1887 | - |
| Sun | Aug 24, 1887 → Aug 24, 1893 | - |
| Moon | Aug 24, 1893 → Aug 24, 1903 | - |
| Mars | Aug 24, 1903 → Aug 24, 1910 | - |
| Rahu | Aug 24, 1910 → Aug 24, 1928 | - |
| Jupiter | Aug 24, 1928 → Aug 24, 1944 | - |
| Saturn | Aug 24, 1944 → Aug 24, 1963 | - |
| Mercury | Aug 24, 1963 → Aug 24, 1980 | - |
| Ketu | Aug 24, 1980 → Aug 24, 1987 | - |
Ayanamsa: 22.2782 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
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Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 183 · Yellow Seed · Magnetic
Kan · Magnetic tone
Full Mayan Tzolkin reading
Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
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Numerology
Life Path 7
Full Numerology reading
Core numbers
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Chinese Zodiac
dog · fire
Full Chinese Zodiac reading
| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 丙 | 戌 |
| Month | 庚 | 子 |
| Day | 壬 | 戌 |
| Hour | 庚 | 戌 |
Day master
壬 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
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Tarot Birth Cards
The Chariot
Full Tarot reading
The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Chariot | determination, willpower, victory, direction | Forward motion achieved by holding opposing forces in balance and pointing them the same way. |
Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
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Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Full Arabic Parts reading
Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
Houses aren't shown for this chart because the birth time is estimated.
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
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Sabian Symbols
Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery
Sun · Sagittarius 16°58'
An Easter sunrise service draws a large crowd
Full Sabian reading
A new continent rising out of the ocean
"Genesis"
A Spaniard serenading his senorita
"Courtship"
The garden of the Tuileries in Paris
"Cultivation"
Dancing couples in a harvest festival
"Joy"
A woman awaiting a sailboat
"Expectation"
A large white cross dominates the landscape
"Consecration"
Miners are surfacing from a deep coal mine
"Emergence"
Mankind's vast and enduring effort to reach for knowledge transferable from generation to generation
"Legacy"
An old owl sits alone on the branch of a large tree
"Wisdom"
An Easter sunrise service draws a large crowd
"Celebration"
Pelicans menaced by the behavior and refuse of men seek safer areas for bringing up their young
"Migration"
A five-year-old child carrying a bag filled with groceries
"Responsibility"
An ancient sword, used in many battles, is displayed in a museum
"Valor"
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Feng Shui
Kua 2
Favorable: Northeast, West, Northwest, Southwest
Full Feng Shui reading
Works for you
Works against you
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
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What is Diego Rivera's zodiac sign?
Diego Rivera's Sun sign is Sagittarius.
When was Diego Rivera born?
Diego Rivera was born on Dec 8, 1886.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of DD: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Sources conflict on the birth time. No recorded verification, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
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