Locomotive shape
209° spanTwo thirds full with one empty third — momentum drives the chart.
David Bowie Birth Chart
Born January 8, 1947 in London, England, United Kingdom. Full natal chart below: planets, houses, aspects and patterns.
- Sun Capricorn17° 14'
- Moon Leo3° 50'
- Rising Aquarius3° 19'
Trine / SextileSquare / OppositionConjunction℞ Retrograde
Fire Earth Air Water
- Chart ruler
- Uranus
- the planet traditionally in charge of a given sign
- Sect
- Day chart
- whether the Sun was above the horizon (day) or below it (night)
- Dominant element
- Fire
- the element most of the planets fall in
- Dominant modality
- Cardinal
- how the chart tends to meet change
- Most aspected
- Neptune
- the planet with the most contacts to others
- Tightest aspect
- Sun ☌ Mars
- the gap in degrees between the real angle and the exact one
Birth Details of David Bowie
- Full Name
- David Bowie
- Gender
- male
- Date of Birth
- January 8, 1947
- Birth Time
- 09:00 AM
- Birth Place
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Timezone
- Europe/London
Creator
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Sarah Mitchell, M.A. in Cultural Astronomy & Astrology and Marcus Reynolds, Professional Astrologer & Astronomer
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Position of Planets
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Condition | What it does here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunIdentity | Capricorn | 17° 14' | 12Retreat & the unseen | no special standing — neither helped nor hindered | measures itself by what it has actually built |
| MoonInstinct | Leo | 3° 50' | 7Partnership | no special standing — neither helped nor hindered | wants the feeling witnessed, not merely understood |
| MercuryMind | Capricorn | 8° 11' | 11Community & hopes | no special standing — neither helped nor hindered | says only what it is prepared to defend |
| VenusAttraction | Sagittarius | 2° 8' | 9Belief & distance | no special standing — neither helped nor hindered | needs freedom inside affection and resents being fenced |
| MarsDrive | Capricorn | 16° 43' | 12Retreat & the unseen | honoured guest — works at full volume | works steadily toward the thing and outlasts the competition |
| JupiterExpansion | Scorpio | 21° 37' | 9Belief & distance | no special standing — neither helped nor hindered | grows through the things it survives |
| SaturnDiscipline | Leo | 6° 51'℞ | 7Partnership | opposite its own sign — the usual instincts do not apply | has to earn its confidence rather than assume it |
| UranusDisruption | Gemini | 18° 40'℞ | 4Home & roots | 2nd decan · Libra | independence, and the willingness to be strange about it |
| NeptuneImagination | Libra | 10° 48' | 8Depth & shared resources | 2nd decan · Aquarius | where the outline goes soft and the feeling takes over |
| PlutoTransformation | Leo | 18° 5'℞ | 7Partnership | 2nd decan · Sagittarius | what gets torn down and rebuilt rather than adjusted |
Angles & Points
| Point | Sign | Degree | House | What it marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AscendantRising sign | Aquarius | 3° 19' | 1 | the sign coming over the horizon at the moment of birth |
| MidheavenCareer point | Sagittarius | 3° 56' | 10 | the highest point of the chart, read for public standing |
| DescendantPartnership point | Leo | 3° 19' | 7 | the horizon opposite the Ascendant, read for close others |
| ICRoots point | Gemini | 3° 56' | 4 | the base of the chart, opposite the Midheaven |
| North NodeDirection of growth | Gemini | 9° 45'℞ | 4 | the traditional marker of what a life moves toward |
| Part of FortunePoint of ease | Leo | 19° 55' | 7 | a calculated point where Sun, Moon and Ascendant agree |
Aspects by Strength
| Pair | Aspect | Orb | Nature | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun · Mars | Conjunction | 0.52° | neutral | Identity fuses with Drive |
| Uranus · Pluto | Sextile | 0.58° | harmonious | Disruption works with Transformation |
| Moon · Venus | Trine | 1.69° | harmonious | Instinct works with Attraction |
| Mercury · Neptune | Square | 2.61° | challenging | Mind pulls against Imagination |
| Moon · Saturn | Conjunction | 3.03° | neutral | Instinct fuses with Discipline |
| Jupiter · Pluto | Square | 3.53° | challenging | Expansion pulls against Transformation |
| Saturn · Neptune | Sextile | 3.94° | harmonious | Discipline works with Imagination |
| Sun · Jupiter | Sextile | 4.38° | harmonious | Identity works with Expansion |
| Venus · Saturn | Trine | 4.71° | harmonious | Attraction works with Discipline |
| Mars · Jupiter | Sextile | 4.89° | harmonious | Drive works with Expansion |
| Mars · Neptune | Square | 5.93° | challenging | Drive pulls against Imagination |
| Sun · Neptune | Square | 6.44° | challenging | Identity pulls against Imagination |
| Uranus · Neptune | Trine | 7.87° | harmonious | Disruption works with Imagination |
Orb: the gap in degrees between the real angle and the exact one.
Aspect Grid
| Moon | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | |||||||||
| Venus | trine, 1.69° | ||||||||
| Mars | conjunction, 0.52° | ||||||||
| Jupiter | sextile, 4.38° | sextile, 4.89° | |||||||
| Saturn | conjunction, 3.03° | trine, 4.71° | |||||||
| Uranus | |||||||||
| Neptune | square, 6.44° | square, 2.61° | square, 5.93° | sextile, 3.94° | trine, 7.87° | ||||
| Pluto | square, 3.53° | sextile, 0.58° | |||||||
| Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune |
The Twelve Houses
| House | Covers | Cusp | Planets in it | Ruled by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IangularAscendant | Self & bodyappearance, manner, and the first thing people register | Aquarius3° 19' | no planet | Uranusin Gemini, house 4 |
| IIsuccedent | Money & valueswhat is owned, earned, and counted as solid ground | Aries3° 20' | no planet | Marsin Capricorn, house 12 |
| IIIcadent | Mind & siblingstalking, writing, and the everyday traffic of information | Taurus11° 0' | no planet | Venusin Sagittarius, house 9 |
| IVangularIC | Home & rootsthe family line, and the house it was lived in | Gemini3° 56' | Uranus | Mercuryin Capricorn, house 11 |
| Vsuccedent | Pleasure & creativityromance, performance, and the appetite for being delighted | Gemini21° 48' | no planet | Mercuryin Capricorn, house 11 |
| VIcadent | Work & healththe working day, and the discipline of keeping things going | Cancer9° 28' | no planet | Moonin Leo, house 7 |
| VIIangularDescendant | Partnershipone-to-one dealings, in agreement and in conflict | Leo3° 19' | Moon Saturn Pluto | Sunin Capricorn, house 12 |
| VIIIsuccedent | Depth & shared resourcesdebt, desire, and the things that change a person | Libra3° 20' | Neptune | Venusin Sagittarius, house 9 |
| IXcadent | Belief & distancehigher study, foreign places, and the questions without local answers | Scorpio11° 0' | Venus Jupiter | Plutoin Leo, house 7 |
| XangularMidheaven | Vocation & reputationthe professional life and how it is judged from outside | Sagittarius3° 56' | no planet | Jupiterin Scorpio, house 9 |
| XIsuccedent | Community & hopesfriendship, networks, and the causes someone signs up to | Sagittarius21° 48' | Mercury | Jupiterin Scorpio, house 9 |
| XIIcadent | Retreat & the unseensolitude, and what is withheld, including from the self | Capricorn9° 28' | Sun Mars | Saturnin Leo, house 7 |
- angular:
- houses 1, 4, 7 and 10 — the four loudest positions in a chart
- succedent:
- houses 2, 5, 8 and 11 — positions that hold and consolidate
- cadent:
- houses 3, 6, 9 and 12 — quieter positions that adjust and absorb
Chart Patterns
Capricorn stellium: 3 planets
Capricorn- Sun
- Mercury
- Mars
three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.
7th house stellium: Partnership
Partnership- Moon
- Saturn
- Pluto
three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.
Chart Signature
Element Distribution
Fire
4
Earth
3
Air
2
Water
1
Modality Distribution
Cardinal
4
Fixed
4
Mutable
2
- Dominant element: Fire
- Dominant modality: Cardinal
Above the horizon 9 · below 1 · east 3 · west 7
Hemisphere: which half of the wheel the planets fall in.
Full Moon
98% lit · 197° from the Sun
3Public & outwardhouses 10-12
6Others & exchangehouses 7-9
0Self & beginningshouses 1-3
1Roots & routinehouses 4-6
Quadrant: one of the four quarters of the wheel, three houses each.
Notable Features
9 planets in one half of the wheel
Hemisphere: which half of the wheel the planets fall in.
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Stellium in the 7th: Partnership
three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.
254 of 372 charts here
3 planets in Capricorn
One sign carries most of the chart at once.
265 of 372 charts here
Venus on the Midheaven
Within 1.8° of the chart's highest point.
87 of 372 charts here
Day chart
whether the Sun was above the horizon (day) or below it (night)
262 of 372 charts here
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David Bowie: Common Questions
What is David Bowie's rising sign?
David Bowie has Aquarius rising, at 3° 19'. The rising sign is the one on the eastern horizon at birth.
What is David Bowie's Moon sign?
David Bowie's Moon is in Leo, in the 7th house of the chart.
Which planet rules David Bowie's chart?
Uranus rules the chart, because Uranus governs the rising sign Aquarius, and it sits in the 4th house in Gemini.
Which element is strongest in David Bowie's chart?
Fire, with 4 of the ten planets in Fire signs.