The life of Frida Kahlo
Who was Frida Kahlo?
Frida Kahlo painted her own body and biography with unsparing directness, making private pain a public subject across some 55 self-portraits. A bus accident in September 1925 fractured her spine and pelvis and left her in lifelong pain; she began painting during the recovery. She married the muralist Diego Rivera in 1929, divorced him in 1939, and remarried him in 1940. She died at the Casa Azul in Coyoacán in July 1954, aged 47.
Defining moments
Frida Kahlo dies
The Death in the timeline ↓Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera marry
Six days before their remarriage, Uranus squaring her Ascendant from the tenth house marked a volatile public shift in how she defined her identity and partnership.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera divorce
The Divorce in the timeline ↓Frida Kahlo's birth chart
☾ Born Jul 6, 1907 · 8:30 AM CST · Coyoacán, Mexico City · Birth data: AA · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Frida Kahlo paired a deeply protective Cancer Sun with an exact Mars opposition, channeling physical trauma directly onto canvas. Her chart displays intense resilience, transforming visceral interior suffering into singular public icons.
Sun in Cancer in the eleventh house directly opposed an out-of-bounds Mars, fueling her unsparing self-portraiture and collective cultural impact.
Moon in Taurus in the tenth house anchored her public legacy in tangible physical realism, body trauma, and steadfast material presence.
Leo Rising presents deliberately and frontally, as something composed to be seen. The Cancer Sun in the eleventh house keeps the tenderness a step behind that arranged, unflinching surface.
How Frida Kahlo's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Frida Kahlo's.
Elements and modalities
Water-led and cardinal by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 🜃 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 🜁 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 🜄 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
Chart patterns that stand out
Mercury unaspected: running with no major aspect to anchor it
See celebrities with this pattern →Mars out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Frida Kahlo's chart
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →Natal Chart
placidus houses
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 29°43' | 10 | - | — | Display |
| Pluto | ♊︎ Gemini 23°45' | 10 | - | — | Play |
| Venus | ♊︎ Gemini 24°20' | 10 | - | — | Maintenance |
| Lilith | ♋︎ Cancer 9°59' | 11 | - | — | Refinement |
| Neptune | ♋︎ Cancer 12°24' | 11 | - | — | Character |
| Sun | ♋︎ Cancer 13°23' | 11 | - | — | Contemplation |
| Jupiter | ♋︎ Cancer 20°26' | 11 | - | — | Performance |
| North node | ♋︎ Cancer 23°25' | 11 | ℞ | — | Survival |
| Mercury | ♌︎ Leo 6°20' | 12 | - | — | Celestial Order |
| Uranus | ♑︎ Capricorn 10°37' | 5 | ℞ | — | Abundance |
| Mars | ♑︎ Capricorn 13°24' | 5 | ℞ | — | Permanence |
| Chiron | ♒︎ Aquarius 17°18' | 6 | ℞ | — | Exposure |
| Saturn | ♓︎ Pisces 27°27' | 8 | - | — | Abundance |
| South node | ♑︎ Capricorn 23°25' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♌︎ Leo | 23°31' | - |
| House 2 | ♍︎ Virgo | 21°02' | - |
| House 3 | ♎︎ Libra | 21°35' | - |
| House 4 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 23°20' | - |
| House 5 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 24°21' | ♅︎♂︎ |
| House 6 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 24°16' | ⚷ |
| House 7 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 23°31' | - |
| House 8 | ♓︎ Pisces | 21°02' | ♄︎ |
| House 9 | ♈︎ Aries | 21°35' | - |
| House 10 | ♉︎ Taurus | 23°20' | ☽︎♇︎♀︎ |
| House 11 | ♊︎ Gemini | 24°21' | ⚸♆︎☉︎♃︎☊ |
| House 12 | ♋︎ Cancer | 24°16' | ☿︎ |
Full aspects · 22
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Bus accident in Mexico City
A collision that fractured her pelvis and spine, causing lifelong pain; she began painting during the recovery.Source ↗
Mars dasha · Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Saturn trine Sun
Saturn trine Sun in house 3 marked a foundational encounter with reality for the individual's self regarding local travel during the bus accident.
No dated window is recorded for this transit, so it isn't among the passages drawn here.
Frida Kahlo's chart on that day, 1925Collapse
Mar 21Sep 17Mar 16Mar 21, 1925 – Mar 16, 1926 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Sunslow
- Uranus square Venusslow
- Uranus sextile Midheavenslow
- Neptune square Midheavenslow
- Pluto opposition Marsslow
- Neptune sextile Venusslow
- Neptune conjunction Ascendantslow
- North Node conjunction Mercuryfast
- Jupiter conjunction Marsfast
- Jupiter opposition Sunfast
- 4 QUIET YEARS
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera marry
Rahu dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 4
Frida Kahlo's read · timed chart
7 passages in force · Chiron sextile Sun · Neptune square Moon · Chiron trine Mars · Saturn opposition Venus · Saturn trine Ascendant · Uranus square Sun · Uranus square Mars
Frida Kahlo's chart on the wedding day, 1929Collapse
Feb 22Aug 21Feb 17Feb 22, 1929 – Feb 17, 1930 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron sextile Sunslow
- Neptune square Moonslow
- Chiron trine Marsslow
- Saturn opposition Venusslow
- Saturn trine Ascendantslow
- Uranus square Sunslow
- Uranus square Marsslow
Diego Rivera's read
1 passage in force · Pluto opposition Mars
Estimated birth timeDiego Rivera's chart on the wedding day, 1929Collapse
Feb 22Aug 21Feb 17Feb 22, 1929 – Feb 17, 1930 · 360 days
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.
Read from Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars (without a recorded birth time, houses and the Moon aren't shown for Diego Rivera).
- 10 QUIET YEARS
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera divorce
Rahu dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 4
Frida Kahlo's read · timed chart
3 passages in force · Neptune square Venus · Neptune trine Midheaven · Jupiter sextile Moon
Frida Kahlo's chart on the day of the divorce, 1939Collapse
Jul 6Nov 6Mar 8Jul 6, 1939 – Mar 8, 1940 · 246 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune square Venusslow
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Jupiter sextile Moonfast
Diego Rivera's read
2 passages in force · Chiron opposition Mars · Pluto trine Mercury
Estimated birth timeDiego Rivera's chart on the day of the divorce, 1939Collapse
Jul 6Nov 6Mar 8Jul 6, 1939 – Mar 8, 1940 · 246 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
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.
Read from Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars (without a recorded birth time, houses and the Moon aren't shown for Diego Rivera).
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera marry
Rahu dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 4
Frida Kahlo's read · timed chart
Editorial note · Uranus square Ascendant
Six days before their remarriage, Uranus squaring her Ascendant from the tenth house marked a volatile public shift in how she defined her identity and partnership.
Frida Kahlo's chart on the wedding day, 1940Collapse
Aug 24Dec 8Mar 24Aug 24, 1940 – Mar 24, 1941 · 212 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron sextile Moonslow
- Uranus conjunction Midheavenslow
- Uranus square Ascendantslow
- Saturn square Mercuryslow
- Pluto conjunction Mercuryslow
- Jupiter square Mercuryfast
Diego Rivera's read
Editorial note · Pluto trine Mercury
Pluto trine Mercury 33 days before their remarriage marked a period of intense mental resolve that shaped their renewed union.
Estimated birth timeDiego Rivera's chart on the wedding day, 1940Collapse
Aug 24Dec 8Mar 24Aug 24, 1940 – Mar 24, 1941 · 212 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
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.
Read from Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars (without a recorded birth time, houses and the Moon aren't shown for Diego Rivera).
- 14 QUIET YEARS
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera divorce
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 9
Frida Kahlo's read · timed chart
7 passages in force · Pluto sextile Venus · Pluto square Midheaven · Pluto conjunction Ascendant · Neptune trine Venus · Saturn square Mercury · Uranus sextile Midheaven · North Node trine Midheaven
Frida Kahlo's chart on the day of the divorce, 1954Collapse
Jul 12Jan 1Jun 23Jul 12, 1953 – Jun 23, 1954 · 346 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- Pluto square Midheavenslow
- Pluto conjunction Ascendantslow
- Neptune trine Venusslow
- Saturn square Mercuryslow
- Uranus sextile Midheavenslow
- North Node trine Midheavenfast
Diego Rivera's read
3 passages in force · Chiron conjunction Mars · Jupiter opposition Sun · Jupiter opposition Venus
Estimated birth timeDiego Rivera's chart on the day of the divorce, 1954Collapse
Jul 12Jan 1Jun 23Jul 12, 1953 – Jun 23, 1954 · 346 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron conjunction Marsslow
- Jupiter opposition Sunfast
- Jupiter opposition Venusfast
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.
Read from Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars (without a recorded birth time, houses and the Moon aren't shown for Diego Rivera).
Frida Kahlo dies
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 9
5 passages in force · Pluto sextile Venus · Pluto square Midheaven · Neptune sextile Ascendant · Pluto conjunction Ascendant · Neptune trine Venus
Frida Kahlo's chart on the day of death, 1954Collapse
Jan 14Jul 13Jan 9Jan 14, 1954 – Jan 9, 1955 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- Pluto square Midheavenslow
- Neptune sextile Ascendantslow
- Pluto conjunction Ascendantslow
- Neptune trine Venusslow
Human Design
5/1 Emotional Manifestor with the Left Angle Cross of Individualism
Her chart configuration initiated bold personal movements without waiting for external permission, projecting powerful universal archetypes.
The Left Angle Cross of Individualism
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Centers · 5 defined / 4 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Open | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
—
Personality activations · 9
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 39.5 |
| · Earth | 38.5 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 8.6 |
| ☊ North node | 62.3 |
| ☋ South node | 61.3 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 31.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 12.2 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 53.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 36.6 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 51.1 |
| · Earth | 57.1 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 61.4 |
| ☊ North node | 56.4 |
| ☋ South node | 60.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 22.4 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 55.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 10.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 15.6 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 38.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 39.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 45.6 |
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.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 39 Life's Work moving from Provocation to Liberation
Paired with Gene Key 38 in Evolution, her path transformed personal struggle into creative dynamism and raw cultural honesty.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 39 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 38 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 51 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 57 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 61 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 12 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 38 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 55 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 10 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 15 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 53 |
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.
Vedic Nakshatras
krittika Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | Krittika | 4 | Taurus 7° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Pluto | Mrigashira | 3 | Gemini 1° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Venus | Mrigashira | 3 | Gemini 1° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Lilith | Ardra | 4 | Gemini 17° | Rahu | Rudra | Female Dog |
| Neptune | Ardra | 4 | Gemini 19° | Rahu | Rudra | Female Dog |
| Sun | Punarvasu | 1 | Gemini 20° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| Jupiter | Punarvasu | 3 | Gemini 27° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| North node | Punarvasu | 4 | Cancer 0° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| Mercury | Pushya | 4 | Cancer 13° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Ascendant | Magha | 1 | Leo 0° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Uranus | Purva ashadha | 2 | Sagittarius 18° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Mars | Purva ashadha | 3 | Sagittarius 20° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Chiron | Dhanishta | 1 | Capricorn 24° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| Saturn | Uttara bhadrapada | 1 | Pisces 4° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Jul 6, 1907 → Oct 18, 1908 | - |
| Moon | Oct 18, 1908 → Oct 18, 1918 | - |
| Mars | Oct 18, 1918 → Oct 18, 1925 | - |
| Rahu | Oct 18, 1925 → Oct 18, 1943 | - |
| Jupiter | Oct 18, 1943 → Oct 18, 1959 | Now |
| Saturn | Oct 18, 1959 → Oct 18, 1978 | - |
| Mercury | Oct 18, 1978 → Oct 18, 1995 | - |
| Ketu | Oct 18, 1995 → Oct 18, 2002 | - |
| Venus | Oct 18, 2002 → Oct 18, 2022 | - |
Antardashas within Jupiter
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Jupiter | Oct 18, 1943 → Dec 5, 1945 |
| Saturn | Dec 5, 1945 → Jun 17, 1948 |
| Mercury | Jun 17, 1948 → Sep 23, 1950 |
| Ketu | Sep 23, 1950 → Aug 30, 1951 |
| Venus | Aug 30, 1951 → Apr 30, 1954 |
| Sun | Apr 30, 1954 → Feb 16, 1955 |
| Moon | Feb 16, 1955 → Jun 17, 1956 |
| Mars | Jun 17, 1956 → May 24, 1957 |
| Rahu | May 24, 1957 → Oct 18, 1959 |
Ayanamsa: 22.5654 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 153 · White Wizard · Planetary
Ix · Planetary tone
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Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 3
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Fire Goat resilience disguised by delicate artistry
The combination of Fire intensity and Goat sensitivity favored vivid aesthetic dedication alongside surprising domestic stubbornness.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 丁 | 未 |
| Month | 丙 | 午 |
| Day | 丙 | 子 |
| Hour | 壬 | 辰 |
Day master
丙 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.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Empress archetype of fierce creative fertility
Reflects her intimate bond with Mexican folk aesthetics, natural symbolism, and generative artistic power through physical suffering.
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Empress | abundance, nurturing, fertility, creativity | Generative, nurturing power — growth that comes from care rather than force. |
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
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
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Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
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.
Sabian Symbols
Cancer 14: An elder facing vast dark space
Her Sun Sabian symbol underscores her readiness to gaze directly into existential voids and physical isolation on canvas.
Sun · Cancer 13°23'
A very old man facing a vast dark space to the northeast
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A peacock parading on the terrace of an old castle
"Display"
Children skating over a frozen village pond
"Play"
A gardener trimming large palm trees
"Maintenance"
A large diamond in the first stages of the cutting process
"Refinement"
A hand with a prominent thumb is held out for study
"Character"
A very old man facing a vast dark space to the northeast
"Contemplation"
A prima donna singing
"Performance"
A woman and two men castaways on a small island
"Survival"
The constellations of stars shine brilliantly in the night sky
"Celestial Order"
Totally concentrated upon inner spiritual attainment, a man is sitting in a state of complete neglect of bodily appearance and cleanliness
"Absorption"
A large group of pheasant on a private estate
"Abundance"
An ancient bas-relief carved in granite remains a witness to a long-forgotten culture
"Permanence"
A man's secret motives are being publicly unmasked
"Exposure"
A fertile garden under the full moon reveals a variety of full-grown vegetables
"Abundance"
Feng Shui
Kua 3
Favorable: South, North, Southeast, East
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
Ask the Sage about Frida Kahlo
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Frida Kahlo's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Frida Kahlo's birth chart
What is Frida Kahlo's zodiac sign?
Frida Kahlo's Sun sign is Cancer.
What is Frida Kahlo's moon and rising sign?
Frida Kahlo has a Taurus Moon and a Leo rising.
When was Frida Kahlo born?
Frida Kahlo was born on Jul 6, 1907.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of AA: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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Photo: Photo: Guillermo Kahlo / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) · Public Domain