Musician & cultural icon

David Bowie

The shape-shifting rock star whose personas redefined popular music. Born in Brixton; he died in New York two days after releasing his final album.

Born1947-01-08, Brixton, London, EnglandA Wednesday
Died2016-01-10, New York, New York, USAA Sunday, aged 69
At birthSun in Capricorn, Moon in Leo
TimezonesEurope/London · America/New_YorkHistorical, for the place and the date. Not the zone that place uses now.

Birth Chart

1947-01-08, Brixton, London, England · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/London

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCapricorn17°22′Direct
MoonLeo5°42′Direct
MercuryCapricorn8°23′Direct
VenusSagittarius2°15′Direct
MarsCapricorn16°49′Direct
JupiterScorpio21°38′Direct
SaturnLeo6°51′Retrograde
UranusGemini18°40′Retrograde
NeptuneLibra10°48′Direct
PlutoLeo12°44′Retrograde

Death Chart

2016-01-10, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_York

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCapricorn19°52′Direct
MoonCapricorn28°03′Direct
MercuryCapricorn28°27′Retrograde
VenusSagittarius13°53′Direct
MarsScorpio3°52′Direct
JupiterVirgo23°13′Retrograde
SaturnSagittarius12°10′Direct
UranusAries16°39′Direct
NeptunePisces7°47′Direct
PlutoCapricorn15°23′Direct

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment David Bowie was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.