Nick Cave: Natal Chart & Psychological Profile

Birth Data

Nick Cave Portrait
  • Warracknabeal, Victoria (Australia), Sun Sep 22 1957, 12:20 PM. Source: Astro-Databank.
  • Dominants: Virgo, Capricorn, Sagittarius / Mars, Sun, Mercury / Houses: 10, 9, 11 / Earth, Fire / Mutable
  • Occupation: Singer
  • Chinese Zodiac: Fire Rooster
  • Height: 6' 2½" (1m89) tall
  • Life Path Number: 8

This report maps the astrological DNA of Nick Cave based on precise birth time. Explore how the combination of a Virgo Sun and Virgo Moon (along with a Capricorn Ascendant) manifests through the career milestones listed below.

Key Milestone Timeline

  • 2024, 18th album with the Bad Seeds "Wild God".
  • 2022, death of son Jethro Lazenby at age 31.
  • 2019, double album "Ghosteen" with the Bad Seeds, exploring themes of grief.
  • 2015, death of son Arthur, aged 15.
  • 2007, ARIA Hall of Fame; composed the score for "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" with Warren Ellis.
  • 1996, successful album "Murder Ballads"; included the duet "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with Kylie Minogue.
  • 1983, formed the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Sources: britannica.com, apnews.com

The Big Three: Sun, Moon & Ascendant

core identity • inner emotional tone • public face

Sun
Virgo28° 48'10th House
Moon
Virgo4° 30'9th House
Ascendant
Capricorn14° 41'

House-by-House Breakdown

  • 1st

    House

    Self & Identity

    Sign on Cusp
    Capricorn
    14° 41'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Saturn
    Ruler's Position
    Sagittarius
    11th House
  • 2nd

    House

    Values & Resources

    Sign on Cusp
    Aquarius
    5° 27'
    Planets in House
    Chiron (R)
    House Ruler
    Uranus
    Ruler's Position
    Leo
    8th House
  • 3rd

    House

    Communication

    Sign on Cusp
    Aquarius
    28° 55'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Uranus
    Ruler's Position
    Leo
    8th House
  • 4th

    House

    Home & Roots

    Sign on Cusp
    Pisces
    27° 55'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Neptune
    Ruler's Position
    Scorpio
    10th House
  • 5th

    House

    Creativity & Pleasure

    Sign on Cusp
    Taurus
    3° 30'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Venus
    Ruler's Position
    Scorpio
    11th House
  • 6th

    House

    Routine & Health

    Sign on Cusp
    Gemini
    11° 15'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Mercury
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    9th House
  • 7th

    House

    Partnerships

    Sign on Cusp
    Cancer
    14° 41'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Moon
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    9th House
  • 8th

    House

    Transformation

    Sign on Cusp
    Leo
    5° 27'
    Planets in House
    Uranus
    House Ruler
    Sun
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    10th House
  • 9th

    House

    Beliefs & Expansion

    Sign on Cusp
    Leo
    28° 55'
    Planets in House
    Moon, Mercury, Pluto
    House Ruler
    Sun
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    10th House
  • 10th

    House

    Career & Public Life

    Sign on Cusp
    Virgo
    27° 55'
    Planets in House
    Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune
    House Ruler
    Mercury
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    9th House
  • 11th

    House

    Community & Future

    Sign on Cusp
    Scorpio
    3° 30'
    Planets in House
    Venus, Saturn, Mean Node (R)
    House Ruler
    Pluto
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    9th House
  • 12th

    House

    Subconscious

    Sign on Cusp
    Sagittarius
    11° 15'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Jupiter
    Ruler's Position
    Libra
    10th House

Nick Cave's Astrology Birth Chart (Placidus)

Chart DNA: Rulers & Angles

AC (identity), MC (public self), DC (relationships & other awareness), IC (private self, roots & ancestry).

The Chart Ruler

Ruling Planet
Saturn
Ruler's Placement
SagittariusIn 11th House

Elements Distribution

  • Air: 4%
  • Fire: 8%
  • Earth: 72%
  • Water: 17%

Modalities

Cardinal:
19%
Fixed:
19%
Mutable:
62%

Planet Positions

  • Sun Planet symbol

    Sun

    28° 48'

    Virgo

  • Moon Planet symbol

    Moon

    4° 30'

    Virgo

  • Mercury Planet symbol

    Mercury

    11° 50'

    Virgo

  • Venus Planet symbol

    Venus

    9° 11'

    Scorpio

  • Mars Planet symbol

    Mars

    28° 38'

    Virgo

  • Jupiter Planet symbol

    Jupiter

    9° 13'

    Libra

  • Saturn Planet symbol

    Saturn

    9° 00'

    Sagittarius

  • Uranus Planet symbol

    Uranus

    10° 18'

    Leo

  • Neptune Planet symbol

    Neptune

    1° 07'

    Scorpio

  • Pluto Planet symbol

    Pluto

    1° 05'

    Virgo

  • Mean_Node symbol

    Mean Node

    12° 43', R

    Scorpio

  • Chiron symbol

    Chiron

    12° 43', R

    Aquarius

Major Aspects

Nick Cave aspect grid chart

Grouped by Planet & Orb Strength

  • MC

    • conjunction Mars(0° 42')
    • conjunction Sun(0° 52')
    • quintile Saturn(0° 55')
  • Sun

    • conjunction Mars(0° 09')
    • conjunction MC(0° 52')
    • conjunction Jupiter(10° 24')
  • Moon

    • sextile Neptune(3° 22')
    • conjunction Pluto(3° 24')
    • square Saturn(4° 30')
    • sextile Venus(4° 41')
    • conjunction Mercury(7° 21')
  • Mercury

    • sextile Venus(2° 39')
    • square Saturn(2° 50')
    • conjunction Moon(7° 21')
    • conjunction Pluto(10° 45')
  • Venus

    • square Uranus(1° 05')
    • sextile Mercury(2° 39')
    • square Chiron(3° 32')
    • sextile Moon(4° 41')
    • conjunction Neptune(8° 04')
  • Mars

    • conjunction Sun(0° 09')
    • conjunction MC(0° 42')
    • conjunction Jupiter(10° 34')
  • Jupiter

    • sextile Saturn(0° 12')
    • sextile Uranus(1° 04')
    • trine Chiron(3° 31')
    • conjunction Sun(10° 24')
    • conjunction Mars(10° 34')
  • Saturn

    • sextile Jupiter(0° 12')
    • quintile MC(0° 55')
    • trine Uranus(1° 16')
    • square Mercury(2° 50')
    • sextile Chiron(3° 43')
    • square Moon(4° 30')
  • Uranus

    • sextile Jupiter(1° 04')
    • square Venus(1° 05')
    • trine Saturn(1° 16')
    • opposition Chiron(2° 26')
  • Neptune

    • sextile Pluto(0° 02')
    • sextile Moon(3° 22')
    • conjunction Venus(8° 04')
  • Pluto

    • sextile Neptune(0° 02')
    • conjunction Moon(3° 24')
    • conjunction Mercury(10° 45')
  • Chiron

    • opposition Uranus(2° 26')
    • trine Jupiter(3° 31')
    • square Venus(3° 32')
    • sextile Saturn(3° 43')