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Jean Stafford

• Remembering (Mar 26, 1979)

★ July 1, 1915 · Covina, California, United States
Birth data: AA — Absolutely Accurate
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Moon Sign
Aquarius
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Sun Sign
Gemini
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Ascendant
Pisces
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Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapada
Birth Star
WritersPoetMultiple MarriagesDivorceeThree TimesBirth Number 1Life Path 6Destiny Number 4

Jean Stafford's Vedic Astrology at a Glance

Jean Stafford has an Aquarius Moon sign, Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra and a Pisces Ascendant in the Vedic (sidereal) birth chart. The sidereal Sun sign is Gemini.

Jean Stafford Birth Details

Date of birthJuly 1, 1915
Birth time11:50 PM
Birth placeCovina, California, United States
Birth data rating
AA — Absolutely Accurate

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What is Jean Stafford's Moon sign?

Jean Stafford's Moon sign is Aquarius in the Vedic (sidereal) zodiac.

What is Jean Stafford's Nakshatra?

Jean Stafford's Moon Nakshatra is Purva Bhadrapada, with the Moon in Aquarius.

What is Jean Stafford's Ascendant?

Jean Stafford's Ascendant (Lagna) is Pisces in the Vedic (sidereal) birth chart.

What is Jean Stafford's zodiac sign?

In Vedic (sidereal) astrology, Jean Stafford's Sun sign is Gemini. Western (tropical) astrology uses a different zodiac, so a Western horoscope may show a different sign.

What is Jean Stafford's birth date and birth time?

Jean Stafford was born on July 1, 1915 at 11:50 PM in Covina, California, United States. The birth data is rated AA (Absolutely Accurate).

Biography

Who is Jean Stafford?

American writer and Pulitzer Prize winning short-story writer in 1970, she also wrote novels, the first of which was published in 1944, entitled "Boston Adventures.". She is most remembered for her short stories which were published in literary venues like "The New Yorker." She was married three times, first to poet Robert Lowell on April 2, 1940. Two years before, she suffered severe facial injuries in an auto accident in which Lowell was driving. She wrote about the trauma in her successful 1947 short story, "The Interior Castle." She divorced Lowell in June 1948 and married photographer Oliver Jensen on January 28, 1950. That unhappy marriage lasted three years ending in divorce in February 1953. Her third marriage was to journalist and writer A.J. Liebling on April 3, 1959. When he died on December 28, 1963, she stopped writing fiction. Stafford battled depression and alcoholism. In 1976 she suffered a stroke. Her heart failed on March 26, 1979. Link to Wikipedia biography
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Which Raj Yogas are in Jean Stafford's birth chart?

5 FOUND

Jean Stafford's chart shows 4 Raj Yogas and 1 challenging combination, including Bhadra Mahapursh Yoga, Hamsa Yoga, Sreenatha Yoga.

Planetary Combinations
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Which dasha periods did Jean Stafford live through?

VIMSHOTTARI

Vimshottari dasha periods recorded for Jean Stafford, in order.

PREVIOUSNov 27, 2025 - May 18, 2026
Rahu / Venus / Saturn
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What do Jean Stafford's numerology numbers say?

Jean Stafford's core numbers are Birth 1, Life Path 6, Destiny 4, Soul Urge 5, Personality 8, Kabbalah Number 11.

✦Birth
1

Birth Number 1 in Vedic Astrology: discover personality traits, career strengths, challenges, and remedies to harmonize destiny for a confident, purpose-driven life.

∞Life Path
6

Chaldean Life Path 6 is Venus-led—care, harmony, and responsibility. It indicates fulfillment through relationships, service, beauty, and home balance.

◎Destiny
4

Chaldean Destiny 4 indicates practical building through discipline and systems. It supports operations, engineering, execution, and stable long-term progress.

❖Soul Urge
5

Chaldean Soul 5 desires freedom and variety. It seeks change, movement, experiences, and space to explore life.

◇Personality
8

Chaldean Personality 8 appears strong, ambitious, and authoritative. Others often see business sense, leadership, and control.

∞Kabbalah Number
11

Kabbalah Number 11 reflects a heightened spiritual code of intuition and illumination. It supports inspired guidance when grounded and balanced.

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Life Events & Planetary Transits

Key events mapped against the active Dasha and planetary transits at the time.

1938
Health
Accident (Non-fatal) 1938 (Auto accident)
1940
Relationship
Marriage 2 April 1940 (Poet Robert Lowell)
1944
Death
Death of Sibling 1944 (Only brother)
1944
Career
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1944 (First novel, "Boston Adventures")
1947
Career
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1947 ("The Interior Castle")
1948
Relationship
Divorce dates June 1948 (From Lowell)
1950
Relationship
Marriage 28 January 1950 (To Oliver Jensen)
1953
Relationship
Divorce dates February 1953 (From Jensen)
1959
Relationship
Marriage 3 April 1959 (To A.J. Liebling)
1963
Death
Death of Mate 28 December 1963
1970
Career
Prize 1970 (Pultizer)
1979
Health
Medical diagnosis 1979 (Stroke and subsequent aphasia)
1979
Death
Death by Heart Attack 26 March 1979 at 12:00 noon in White plains, New york
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about this profile's Vedic astrology, birth chart, and numerology — answered by our astrologers.

When and where was Jean Stafford born?

Jean Stafford was born on July 1, 1915, in Covina, United States. This Cancer Sun birth placed her in the early twentieth century during a period of significant cultural transformation. Her Covina birthplace situated her in Southern California, a region that would shape her formative years and artistic sensibilities as she grew into a celebrated writer.

What does Jean Stafford's astrological chart reveal about her core nature and strengths?

Jean Stafford possessed a Pisces Ascendant, which grants her intuitive depth and imaginative sensitivity—ideal traits for a literary artist. Her Vedic Gemini Sun endowed her with intellectual curiosity and communicative prowess, while her Aquarius Moon contributed independent thinking and emotional detachment. These placements combined to create a writer of psychological acuity and unconventional perspective, capable of exploring complex human experiences with both intellectual rigor and emotional nuance.

How does numerology explain Jean Stafford's success as a writer and Pulitzer Prize winner?

Jean Stafford's name carries numerological vibrations that align with creative expression and recognition. The numerological patterns within her identity support her natural inclination toward literary achievement and public acknowledgment. Her chart's several yogas, including Hamsa Yoga and Budhaditya Yoga, further amplify Mercury's influence over communication and intellectual work, directly supporting her path to winning the Pulitzer Prize and establishing herself as a major American writer.

What does Jean Stafford's Life Path Number 6 indicate about her inner drive and purpose?

Jean Stafford's Life Path Number 6 reveals a soul oriented toward responsibility, compassion, and service through creative expression. The number 6 governs nurturing, harmony, and the desire to heal through art and words. This numerological signature explains her deep engagement with human relationships and emotional struggles in her literary work, suggesting her writing served a higher purpose of understanding and articulating the complexities of the human condition.

How does Jean Stafford's birth chart illuminate her spiritual journey and deeper life purpose?

Jean Stafford's Pisces Ascendant and Aquarius Moon indicate a spiritually sensitive nature drawn to transcendence and higher understanding. Her chart suggests a soul tasked with translating inner psychological and spiritual realms into artistic form. The presence of multiple yogas—Hamsa, Bhadra Mahapursh, Budhaditya, and Sreenatha—indicates karmic gifts designed for intellectual and communicative mastery, suggesting her life purpose centered on using her pen as an instrument of spiritual and psychological exploration.

Why did astrology favor Jean Stafford's literary career and achievement of major recognition?

Jean Stafford's Vedic Gemini Sun combined with her Aquarius Moon created an exceptional intellectual foundation for writing and journalism. Mercury's strong presence through Budhaditya Yoga and Bhadra Mahapursh Yoga directly governs communication and literary expression. Her Pisces Ascendant added imaginative depth to her technical writing skills. These planetary configurations explain why she emerged as a distinguished American writer whose novels and short stories earned widespread acclaim, culminating in the Pulitzer Prize for her literary contributions.

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