Civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr.
The minister who led the American civil rights movement. He was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
- Born
- 1929-01-15 • 12:00, Atlanta, Georgia, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1968-04-04 • 19:05, Memphis, Tennessee, USAA Thursday, aged 39
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Pisces, Aries rising
- Birth-time source
- From memory / family: Rodden A
Birth Chart
1929-01-15 • 12:00, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
America/New_Yorkthe zone used thenAscendant Aries
Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.
The chart
The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.
Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.
| Body | Sign | Degree | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 25°05′ | 10 | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 19°02′ | 12 | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 11°41′ | 11 | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 10°30′ | 12 | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 21°54′ | 3 | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 1°10′ | 1 | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 25°20′ | 9 | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 3°57′ | 12 | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 0°53′ | 5 | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°08′ | 4 | Retrograde |
This is Martin Luther King Jr.'s chart for 1929-01-15, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.
Death Chart
1968-04-04 • 19:05, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
America/Chicagothe zone used thenAscendant Libra
Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.
The chart
The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.
Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.
| Body | Sign | Degree | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 15°19′ | 6 | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 2°57′ | 9 | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 26°36′ | 5 | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 25°14′ | 5 | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 5°55′ | 7 | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 26°16′ | 10 | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 15°21′ | 6 | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 26°24′ | 11 | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 26°09′ | 2 | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 20°55′ | 11 | Retrograde |
This is Martin Luther King Jr.'s chart for 1968-04-04, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Martin Luther King Jr. was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
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. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.