Martin Luther King: Natal Chart & Psychological Profile

Birth Data

Martin Luther King Portrait
  • Atlanta (GA) (United States), Tue Jan 15 1929. Exact time unknown.
  • Dominants: Capricorn, Pisces, Taurus, Sun, Venus, Saturn, 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

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

Time unknown

Elements Distribution

Elements Distribution
  • Air:12%
  • Fire:24%
  • Earth:39%
  • Water:25%

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

Martin Luther King aspect grid chart

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')