Guitarist
Mark Knopfler
British guitarist of Dire Straits and a former journalist.
Mark Freuder Knopfler is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is one of the two members who stayed throughout the band's existence, along with the bassist John Illsley. After Dire Straits dissolved, he pursued a solo career and is now an independent artist.
- Born
- 1949-08-12, Glasgow, ScotlandA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1949-08-12, Glasgow, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 19°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 0°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 5°24′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 20°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 13°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 24°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 6°57′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 3°32′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 13°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 16°17′ | Direct |
Mark Knopfler is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Mark Knopfler was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.