Mark Rothko’s birth chart
PainterBorn September 25, 1903, Daugavpils, LatviaDied February 25, 1970
Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness.
- SunLibraThe Diplomat
- MoonScorpioor Sagittarius
- VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Libra, the Diplomat
Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness. Has a gift for making people feel at ease with each other. His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun sextile Mars (almost exact at 0.8°)
What he needed
Moon in Scorpio or Sagittarius, the Vault
Still on the surface and strong underneath. Holds on to feelings, and to the people who earn them.
For a birth after 8:30 p.m., his Moon was in Sagittarius.
How he loved
Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic
Modest in love and devoted to the bone. Proves feelings through actions rather than speeches. Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Venus square Pluto (close at 1.3°)
How he thought
Mercury in Libra, the Mediator
A fair, sociable mind. Thinks best in conversation and dislikes a cruel word. The facts and the bigger picture needed constant reconciling, and he kept checking one against the other.
Mercury quincunx Jupiter (almost exact at 0.3°)
What drove him
Mars in Sagittarius, the Champion
Energetic and bold, driven by belief. Aims high and sets off with enthusiasm. His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Mars sextile Saturn (almost exact at 0.8°)
The shape of his chart
Most of his planets are in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Mark Rothko was born four days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 21% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, one day after the September equinox.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury was retrograde all the day Mark Rothko was born, as it was on 67 days of 1903. How often the famous were
Venus retrograde
Venus was retrograde all the day Mark Rothko was born, as it was on 42 days of 1903. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Mark Rothko, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1962, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1932. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Libra
You and Mark Rothko
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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
More with the Sun in Libra
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Mark Rothko’s zodiac sign?
Libra. Mark Rothko was born on September 25, 1903, with the Sun in Libra, the Diplomat. Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness. Has a gift for making people feel at ease with each other.
What is Mark Rothko’s Moon sign?
Scorpio or Sagittarius. The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 8:30 p.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
What is Mark Rothko’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 September 25, 1903. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Mark Rothko’s Venus sign?
Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Modest in love and devoted to the bone. Proves feelings through actions rather than speeches.
How does your chart compare with Mark Rothko’s?
Set your chart beside Mark Rothko’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 Mark Rothko’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Consuelo Kanaga, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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