Martin Luther King: Natal Chart & Psychological Profile
Birth Data
- Atlanta (GA) (United States), Tue Jan 15 1929. Exact time unknown.
- Dominants: Capricorn, Pisces, Taurus / Sun, Venus, Saturn / Houses: 11, 9, 12 / Earth, Water / Mutable
- Occupation: Activist
- Chinese Zodiac: Earth Dragon
- Height: 5' 6½" (1m69) tall
- Life Path Number: 1
This report maps the astrological DNA of Martin Luther King based on noon chart data. Explore how the combination of a Capricorn Sun and Pisces Moon manifests through the career milestones listed below.
Key Milestone Timeline
- 1968, assassinated on April 4 in Tennessee; final speech the previous day “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”.
- 1965, witnessed the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices.
- 1964, Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance; witnessed the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- 1963, famous “I Have a Dream” speech to over 250,000 people during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
- 1957, first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
- 1955, as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, led the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott.
Sources: history.com, stanford.edu
The Big Three: Sun, Moon & Ascendant
core identity • inner emotional tone • public face
- Sun
- Capricorn25° 05'
- Moon
- Pisces19° 02'
- Ascendant
- time unknown
House-by-House Breakdown
Sign on Cusp
Planets in House
House Ruler
Ruler's Position
- 1st
House
Self &
Identity- Sign on Cusp
- Aries23° 02'
- Planets in House
- Jupiter, Chiron
- House Ruler
- Mars
- Ruler's Position
- Gemini3rd House
- 2nd
House
Values &
Resources- Sign on Cusp
- Taurus26° 38'
- Planets in House
- Mean Node (R)
- House Ruler
- Venus
- Ruler's Position
- Pisces12th House
- 3rd
House
Communication
- Sign on Cusp
- Gemini21° 33'
- Planets in House
- Mars (R)
- House Ruler
- Mercury
- Ruler's Position
- Aquarius11th House
- 4th
House
Home &
Roots- Sign on Cusp
- Cancer14° 03'
- Planets in House
- Pluto (R)
- House Ruler
- Moon
- Ruler's Position
- Pisces12th House
- 5th
House
Creativity &
Pleasure- Sign on Cusp
- Leo8° 37'
- Planets in House
- Neptune (R)
- House Ruler
- Sun
- Ruler's Position
- Capricorn10th House
- 6th
House
Routine &
Health- Sign on Cusp
- Virgo10° 17'
- Planets in House
- —
- House Ruler
- Mercury
- Ruler's Position
- Aquarius11th House
- 7th
House
Partnerships
- Sign on Cusp
- Libra23° 02'
- Planets in House
- —
- House Ruler
- Venus
- Ruler's Position
- Pisces12th House
- 8th
House
Transformation
- Sign on Cusp
- Scorpio26° 38'
- Planets in House
- —
- House Ruler
- Pluto
- Ruler's Position
- Cancer4th House
- 9th
House
Beliefs &
Expansion- Sign on Cusp
- Sagittarius21° 33'
- Planets in House
- Saturn
- House Ruler
- Jupiter
- Ruler's Position
- Taurus1st House
- 10th
House
Career &
Public Life- Sign on Cusp
- Capricorn14° 03'
- Planets in House
- Sun
- House Ruler
- Saturn
- Ruler's Position
- Sagittarius9th House
- 11th
House
Community &
Future- Sign on Cusp
- Aquarius8° 37'
- Planets in House
- Mercury
- House Ruler
- Uranus
- Ruler's Position
- Aries12th House
- 12th
House
Subconscious
- Sign on Cusp
- Pisces10° 17'
- Planets in House
- Moon, Venus, Uranus
- House Ruler
- Neptune
- Ruler's Position
- Virgo5th House
Martin Luther King's Astrology Birth Chart (Placidus)
Chart DNA: Rulers & Angles
Approximate: Exact Time Unknown.
AC (identity), MC (public self), DC (relationships & other awareness), IC (private self, roots & ancestry).
The Chart Ruler
- Ruling Planet
- Mars
- Ruler's Placement
- GeminiIn 3rd House
Elements Distribution
Modalities
- Cardinal:
- 49%
- Fixed:
- 13%
- Mutable:
- 38%
Planet Positions
Sun
25° 05'
Capricorn
Moon
19° 02'
Pisces
Mercury
11° 41'
Aquarius
Venus
10° 30'
Pisces
Mars
21° 53', R
Gemini
Jupiter
1° 10'
Taurus
Saturn
25° 21'
Sagittarius
Uranus
3° 57'
Aries
Neptune
0° 54', R
Virgo
Pluto
17° 08', R
Cancer
Mean Node
27° 29', R
Taurus
Chiron
5° 25'
Taurus
Major Aspects
Calculation is based on a conventional time (12:00)
Grouped by Planet & Orb Strength
ASC
- ✶quintile Mercury(0° 39')
- ✶
Sun
- ☍opposition Pluto(7° 57')
- ☍
Moon
- △trine Pluto(1° 54')
- □square Mars(2° 51')
- ☌conjunction Venus(8° 32')
- △
Mercury
- ✶quintile ASC(0° 39')
- ✶
Venus
- ⚹sextile Chiron(5° 05')
- △trine Pluto(6° 38')
- ☌conjunction Moon(8° 32')
- ☍opposition Neptune(9° 36')
- ⚹
Mars
- □square Moon(2° 51')
- ☍opposition Saturn(3° 26')
- □
Jupiter
- △trine Neptune(0° 16')
- ☌conjunction Chiron(4° 14')
- △trine Saturn(5° 49')
- △
Saturn
- ☍opposition Mars(3° 26')
- △trine Neptune(5° 32')
- △trine Jupiter(5° 49')
- ☍
Neptune
- △trine Jupiter(0° 16')
- △trine Chiron(4° 31')
- △trine Saturn(5° 32')
- ☍opposition Venus(9° 36')
- △
Pluto
- ✶quintile Chiron(0° 16')
- △trine Moon(1° 54')
- △trine Venus(6° 38')
- ☍opposition Sun(7° 57')
- ✶
Chiron
- ✶quintile Pluto(0° 16')
- ☌conjunction Jupiter(4° 14')
- △trine Neptune(4° 31')
- ⚹sextile Venus(5° 05')
- ✶