Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth chart
MinisterBorn January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesDied April 4, 1968
Responsible from an early age.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonPiscesThe Tide
- VenusPiscesThe Tender Heart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done. Aim and action ran at different speeds, and he spent real effort keeping them in step.
The Sun quincunx Mars (wide at 3.2°)
What he needed
Moon in Pisces, the Tide
Sensitive to everything and quick to sympathise. Finds rest in art, water, dreams and kind company. His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
The Moon trine Pluto (close at 1.9°)
How he loved
Venus in Pisces, the Tender Heart
Loves with compassion and imagination. Wants a romantic, gentle bond.
How he thought
Mercury in Aquarius, the Inventor
Clever, unusual and ahead of the moment. Loves ideas for their own sake and thinks about everyone, not only the few.
What drove him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Busy, versatile and sharp. Gets moving through talk, travel and a steady supply of new plans. Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mars opposition Saturn (wide at 3.4°)
The shape of his chart
The Sun is the hub of his chart: it takes part in four of its aspects, more than any other body, so his identity touched everything else in it.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Martin Luther King Jr. was born five days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 21% lit, in Pisces. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, twenty-four days after the December solstice.
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day Martin Luther King Jr. was born, as it was on 27 days of 1929. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Martin Luther King Jr., Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1958, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
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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.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Martin Luther King Jr.’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done.
What is Martin Luther King Jr.’s Moon sign?
Pisces, the Tide. Sensitive to everything and quick to sympathise. Finds rest in art, water, dreams and kind company.
What is Martin Luther King Jr.’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 15, 1929. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Martin Luther King Jr.’s Venus sign?
Pisces, the Tender Heart. Loves with compassion and imagination. Wants a romantic, gentle bond.
How does your chart compare with Martin Luther King Jr.’s?
Set your chart beside Martin Luther King Jr.’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 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Associated Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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