Famous birth charts · David Bowie
David Bowie’s chart in full
Born January 8, 1947, Brixton, United Kingdom. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
17°22′
Moon in Leo
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.
5°42′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
8°23′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
2°15′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
16°50′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
21°39′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
6°51′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
18°40′
Neptune in Libra
10°48′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
12°45′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
11°17′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
6°52′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
27°31′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
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.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Neptune trine North Node almost exact at 0.5°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Sun conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.6°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Moon conjunction Saturn close at 1.1°
Self-contained: he kept his feelings in order, and he gave comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
The Sun quincunx Uranus close at 1.3°
His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
Pluto sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Mercury quincunx Saturn close at 1.5°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
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Mars quincunx Uranus close at 1.9°
Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and his plans changed at short notice.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury square Neptune close at 2.4°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 4.0°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 4.3°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Saturn sextile North Node wide at 4.4°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 4.6°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 5.9°
Iron will and great patience: he built slowly and for keeps.
Mars square Neptune wide at 6.0°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 6.6°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 7.4°
An unusual path: his direction in life came through sudden turns and fresh starts.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 9.0°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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