Famous birth charts · Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s chart in full
Born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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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.
25°06′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
19°03′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
11°42′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
10°30′
Mars in Geminiretrograde
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
21°54′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
1°10′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
25°21′
Uranus in Aries
3°57′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
0°54′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
17°08′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
28°39′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
5°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
15°56′
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.
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 Taurus, Saturn in Sagittarius and Neptune in Virgo) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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.
Jupiter trine Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
The Moon trine Pluto close at 1.9°
His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
Neptune square North Node close at 2.2°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun quincunx Mars wide at 3.2°
Aim and action ran at different speeds, and he spent real effort keeping them in step.
Mars opposition Saturn wide at 3.4°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 3.6°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
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Saturn trine Neptune wide at 5.5°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 5.8°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 6.1°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 8.0°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
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
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