Marvin Gaye: Natal Chart & Psychological Profile

Birth Data

Marvin Gaye Portrait
  • Washington (DC) (United States), Sun Apr 02 1939. Exact time unknown.
  • Dominants: Aries, Cancer, Virgo, Sun, Mercury, Pluto, 10, 3, 6, Fire, Water, Cardinal
  • Occupation: Singer, Songwriter
  • Chinese Zodiac: Earth Rabbit
  • Height: 6' 1" (1m85) tall
  • Life Path Number: 1

This report maps the astrological DNA of Marvin Gaye based on noon chart data. Explore how the combination of a Aries Sun and Virgo Moon manifests through the career milestones listed below.

Key Milestone Timeline

  • 1996, posthumously received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • 1987, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  • 1984, fatally shot on April 1, the day before a 45th birthday.
  • 1983, first two Grammy Awards for the song "Sexual Healing".
  • 1971, album "What's Going On".
  • 1968, monumental success of the single "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".

Sources: pbs.org, britannica.com

The Big Three: Sun, Moon & Ascendant

core identity • inner emotional tone • public face

Sun
Aries12° 03'
Moon
Virgo22° 13'
Ascendant
time unknown

Marvin Gaye'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
  • Fire:33%
  • Earth:29%
  • Water:37%

Modalities

Cardinal:
63%
Fixed:
6%
Mutable:
31%

Planet Positions

  • Sun

    12° 03'

    Aries

  • Moon

    22° 13'

    Virgo

  • Mercury

    13° 11', R

    Aries

  • Venus

    2° 46'

    Pisces

  • Mars

    6° 47'

    Capricorn

  • Jupiter

    21° 32'

    Pisces

  • Saturn

    19° 51'

    Aries

  • Uranus

    15° 48'

    Taurus

  • Neptune

    21° 25', R

    Virgo

  • Pluto

    29° 14', R

    Cancer

  • Mean Node

    10° 01', R

    Scorpio

  • Chiron

    4° 30'

    Cancer

Major Aspects

Calculation is based on a conventional time

Marvin Gaye aspect grid chart

Grouped by Planet & Orb Strength

  • Sun

    • conjunction Mercury(1° 07')
    • square Mars(5° 15')
    • conjunction Saturn(7° 48')
  • Moon

    • opposition Jupiter(0° 40')
    • conjunction Neptune(0° 48')
    • trine Uranus(6° 25')
  • Mercury

    • conjunction Sun(1° 07')
    • conjunction Saturn(6° 40')
  • Venus

    • quintile Uranus(1° 01')
    • trine Chiron(1° 43')
    • sextile Mars(4° 01')
  • Mars

    • opposition Chiron(2° 17')
    • sextile Venus(4° 01')
    • square Sun(5° 15')
  • Jupiter

    • opposition Neptune(0° 07')
    • opposition Moon(0° 40')
    • sextile Uranus(5° 44')
    • trine Pluto(7° 42')
  • Saturn

    • conjunction Mercury(6° 40')
    • conjunction Sun(7° 48')
  • Uranus

    • quintile Venus(1° 01')
    • quintile Pluto(1° 26')
    • trine Neptune(5° 37')
    • sextile Jupiter(5° 44')
    • trine Moon(6° 25')
  • Neptune

    • opposition Jupiter(0° 07')
    • conjunction Moon(0° 48')
    • trine Uranus(5° 37')
  • Pluto

    • quintile Uranus(1° 26')
    • trine Jupiter(7° 42')
  • Chiron

    • trine Venus(1° 43')
    • opposition Mars(2° 17')