David Bowie’s birth chart
MusicianBorn January 8, 1947, Brixton, United KingdomDied January 10, 2016
Serious, capable and ambitious.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonLeoor Cancer
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age. Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun conjunction Mars (almost exact at 0.6°)
What he needed
Moon in Leo or Cancer, the Warm Heart
Proud, warm and loyal in feeling. Needs to be appreciated, and makes loved ones feel like stars. Self-contained: he kept his feelings in order, and he gave comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
The Moon conjunction Saturn (close at 1.1°) · For a birth before 2:54 a.m., his Moon was in Cancer.
How he loved
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Warm, adventurous and hard to fence in. Falls for laughter, big ideas and wide-open plans. Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Venus trine Saturn (wide at 4.6°)
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
A disciplined, realistic mind. Thinks in steps, plans for the long run and says only what is needed. Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
Mercury quincunx Saturn (close at 1.5°)
What drove him
Mars in Capricorn, the Achiever
Ambitious, disciplined and patient. Works hard and climbs steadily. Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and his plans changed at short notice.
Mars quincunx Uranus (close at 1.9°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first. In his chart, fire signs hold the most planets: instinct and enthusiasm.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
David Bowie was born the day after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 97% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, seventeen days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For David Bowie, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2005 and 2006, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1976. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and David Bowie
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
Together, chart beside chart
More with the Sun in Capricorn
See allQuestions about his chart
What is David Bowie’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. David Bowie was born on January 8, 1947, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age.
What is David Bowie’s Moon sign?
Leo or Cancer. The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 2:54 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
What is David Bowie’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on January 8, 1947. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is David Bowie’s Venus sign?
Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Warm, adventurous and hard to fence in. Falls for laughter, big ideas and wide-open plans.
How does your chart compare with David Bowie’s?
Set your chart beside David Bowie’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and David Bowie’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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