Famous birth charts · Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain’s chart in full
Born February 20, 1967, Aberdeen, Washington, United States. 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
What’s this?Close
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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
1°30′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
9°03′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
18°21′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
26°10′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
1°45′
Show all ten planetsShow fewer
Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
25°43′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
28°41′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
23°16′
Neptune in Scorpio
24°21′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
19°48′
Beyond the planets
What’s this?Close
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
9°37′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
24°16′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
6°19′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
What’s this?Close
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, his heart and his discipline (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his heart, his optimism and his imagination (Venus in Pisces, Jupiter in Cancer and Neptune in Scorpio) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his optimism, his discipline and his imagination (Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn in Pisces and Neptune in Scorpio) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
Aspects by strength
What’s this?Close
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.
The Sun trine Mars almost exact at 0.3°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Venus trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.4°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Uranus sextile Neptune close at 1.1°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Jupiter trine Neptune close at 1.4°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mercury opposition Pluto close at 1.5°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Venus trine Neptune close at 1.8°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Show more aspectsShow fewer
Jupiter sextile Uranus close at 2.5°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Venus conjunction Saturn close at 2.5°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
Venus opposition Uranus close at 2.9°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Jupiter trine Saturn close at 3.0°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Uranus conjunction Pluto wide at 3.5°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wanted radical change, and wanted it at once.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 4.3°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 4.9°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Saturn opposition Uranus wide at 5.4°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 6.0°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 6.0°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 6.4°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 7.2°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Chart signature
What’s this?Close
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
No fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
You and Kurt Cobain
See where your chart meets Kurt Cobain’s, and the signs you share.