Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Chart

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Sun, Moon and rising sign

Sun in Capricorn at 25°08′, in the 9th house. Capricorn keywords: ambition, discipline, responsibility, endurance. In astrology the Sun stands for the core will and the direction a life wants to take. Read about Capricorn →

Moon in Pisces at 19°35′, in the 11th house. Pisces keywords: compassion, imagination, intuition, empathy. The Moon speaks of feelings, security and the rhythm behind closed doors. Read Moon in Pisces →

Taurus rising at 13°49′. Taurus keywords: steadiness, patience, comfort, loyalty, persistence. The rising sign is read as a way of entering a room and the first impression given. Its ruler, Venus, sits in Pisces in the 11th house. Read Taurus rising →

A few minutes' difference in the birth time moves the rising degree; the Sun's and Moon's signs barely change.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s chart archetype: The Craftsperson

Adding up the elements and modalities of the signs holding the ten planets, the Ascendant and the Midheaven, this chart leans most to earth (47%) and mutable (40%): the chart archetype The Craftsperson. Makes things better: careful and willing to rework, and shouldn't be too hard on themselves. Read about The Craftsperson →

An archetype only says which kind of energy carries the most weight in the chart. It is a starting point for reading it, not a judgment of the person.

The tightest aspects in Martin Luther King Jr.'s chart

An aspect is the angle between two planets; the smaller the orb, the more closely their themes are read as bound together. The tightest in this chart:

• Jupiter trine Neptune, orb 0.3°. Jupiter symbolizes growth, faith, generosity and meaning; Neptune, dreams, imagination, compassion and blurred boundaries. A trine is usually described as a natural, easy flow of support.
• Moon square Mars, orb 2.3°. Moon symbolizes emotions, comfort and the need to feel safe; Mars, drive, desire, courage and anger. A square is usually described as friction that also drives.
• Moon trine Pluto, orb 2.4°. Moon symbolizes emotions, comfort and the need to feel safe; Pluto, depth, power, transformation and renewal. A trine is usually described as a natural, easy flow of support.

Stelliums and patterns

• Grand trine: Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune.
• T-square: Mars, Saturn and Moon.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth data and source

Birth time (local)

January 15, 1929 12:00

Birthplace

Atlanta, Georgia, USA · 33.75°N 84.38°W

Time zone

CST h6w (is standard time) · 1929-01-15 18:00:00 UTC

Rodden rating

A

A means the time comes from the person, their family or associates, or a news report of the day. Astro-Databank's source: the person's or family's memory. The Astro-Databank record →

The chart is computed by our ephemeris code, not by AI; its Sun, Moon and rising signs match the ones Astro-Databank lists. How We Calculate

A birth chart describes the sky at the moment of birth. We use astrology's language as a cultural reference here: it says nothing about the person's character, private life or future.