Jean-Michel Basquiat: Natal Chart & Psychological Profile
Birth Data
- Brooklyn (NY) (United States), Thu Dec 22 1960. Exact time unknown.
- Dominants: Capricorn, Pisces, Cancer, Saturn, Pluto, Moon, Earth, Water, Cardinal
- Occupation: Artist
- Chinese Zodiac: Metal Rat
- Height: 6' ½" (1m84) tall
- Life Path Number: 5
This report maps the astrological DNA of Jean-Michel Basquiat based on noon chart data. Explore how the combination of a Capricorn Sun and Aquarius Moon manifests through the career milestones listed below.
Key Milestone Timeline
- 1988, died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27.
- 1986, the youngest artist to have a solo exhibition at the Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hanover.
- 1985, on the cover of The New York Times Magazine; collaborated on a series of paintings with Andy Warhol.
- 1982, the youngest artist to participate in Documenta 7 in Kassel (Germany); solo show at the Gagosian Gallery.
- 1981, first solo exhibition at a gallery in Modena, Italy; profile in Artforum magazine’s article "The Radiant Child".
- 1978, began gaining public notice for graffiti art under the pseudonym SAMO© in lower Manhattan.
Sources: biography.com, theartstory.org
The Big Three: Sun, Moon & Ascendant
core identity • inner emotional tone • public face
- Sun
- Capricorn0° 21'
- Moon
- Aquarius22° 54'
- Ascendant
- time unknown
Jean-Michel Basquiat 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
Time unknown
Elements Distribution
- Air:36%
- Fire:9%
- Earth:38%
- Water:17%
Modalities
- Cardinal:
- 56%
- Fixed:
- 31%
- Mutable:
- 13%
Planet Positions
Sun
0° 21'
Capricorn
Moon
22° 54'
Aquarius
Mercury
22° 03'
Sagittarius
Venus
13° 57'
Aquarius
Mars
11° 58', R
Cancer
Jupiter
11° 49'
Capricorn
Saturn
18° 26'
Capricorn
Uranus
25° 36', R
Leo
Neptune
10° 35'
Scorpio
Pluto
8° 05', R
Virgo
Mean Node
9° 51', R
Virgo
Chiron
28° 25'
Aquarius
Major Aspects
Calculation is based on a conventional time
Grouped by Planet & Orb Strength
ASC
- □square MC(0° 13')
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MC
- □square ASC(0° 13')
- □
Sun
- ⚹sextile Chiron(1° 56')
- △trine Uranus(4° 45')
- △trine Pluto(7° 43')
- ☌conjunction Mercury(8° 19')
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Moon
- ⚹sextile Mercury(0° 51')
- ☍opposition Uranus(2° 41')
- ☌conjunction Chiron(5° 30')
- ☌conjunction Venus(8° 56')
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Mercury
- ⚹sextile Moon(0° 51')
- △trine Uranus(3° 33')
- ⚹sextile Chiron(6° 22')
- ☌conjunction Sun(8° 19')
- ⚹
Venus
- □square Neptune(3° 21')
- ☌conjunction Moon(8° 56')
- □
Mars
- ☍opposition Jupiter(0° 09')
- △trine Neptune(1° 22')
- ⚹sextile Pluto(3° 53')
- ☍opposition Saturn(6° 27')
- ☍
Jupiter
- ☍opposition Mars(0° 09')
- ⚹sextile Neptune(1° 13')
- △trine Pluto(3° 43')
- ☌conjunction Saturn(6° 37')
- ☍
Saturn
- ☍opposition Mars(6° 27')
- ☌conjunction Jupiter(6° 37')
- ☍
Uranus
- ☍opposition Moon(2° 41')
- ☍opposition Chiron(2° 48')
- △trine Mercury(3° 33')
- △trine Sun(4° 45')
- ☍
Neptune
- ⚹sextile Jupiter(1° 13')
- △trine Mars(1° 22')
- ⚹sextile Pluto(2° 30')
- □square Venus(3° 21')
- ⚹
Pluto
- ⚹sextile Neptune(2° 30')
- △trine Jupiter(3° 43')
- ⚹sextile Mars(3° 53')
- △trine Sun(7° 43')
- ☍opposition Chiron(9° 40')
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Chiron
- ⚹sextile Sun(1° 56')
- ☍opposition Uranus(2° 48')
- ☌conjunction Moon(5° 30')
- ⚹sextile Mercury(6° 22')
- ☍opposition Pluto(9° 40')
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