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David Bowie: birth chart

Singer and songwriter

Timezone records for this place before 1970 are uncertain, so any clock time on this page may be off. The rising sign and the time a body changes sign depend on it.

The chart

Birth time documented · Rodden rating A

Calculated here with Swiss Ephemeris from the date, place and time above.

Sun, Moon and rising

  • Sun♑︎ Capricorn 17°14′
  • Moon♌︎ Leo 3°49′
  • Rising♒︎ Aquarius 3°24′

Placements

Placements
BodySign and degreeHouse
☉ Sun♑︎ Capricorn 17°14′12
☽ Moon♌︎ Leo 3°49′7
☿ Mercury♑︎ Capricorn 8°11′11
♀ Venus♐︎ Sagittarius 2°08′9
♂ Mars♑︎ Capricorn 16°43′12
♃ Jupiter♏︎ Scorpio 21°37′9
♄ Saturn♌︎ Leo 6°51′ (retrograde)7
♅ Uranus♊︎ Gemini 18°40′ (retrograde)4
♆ Neptune♎︎ Libra 10°48′8
♇ Pluto♌︎ Leo 12°44′ (retrograde)7

Tight aspects

Aspects with an orb of 3° or less, tightest first.

AspectOrb
Sun ∠ semisquare Venus0°05′
Moon ∠ semisquare Uranus0°09′
Venus ∠ semisquare Mars0°25′
Sun ☌ conjunction Mars0°30′
Mercury ⚻ quincunx Saturn1°19′
Sun ⚻ quincunx Uranus1°25′
Mercury ∠ semisquare Jupiter1°33′
Moon △ trine Venus1°40′
Neptune ⚹ sextile Pluto1°56′
Mars ⚻ quincunx Uranus1°56′
Mercury □ square Neptune2°36′
Jupiter ⚻ quincunx Uranus2°56′

What these placements mean in general

These are the general texts for each placement, built from the traditional meanings of the body and the sign. They are the same on every chart that has the placement and do not describe the person on this page.

Sun in Capricorn

Sun is associated with identity, vitality, purpose, will, recognition. Capricorn is traditionally associated with measuring effort against results over long periods and organising life around what will still be standing later.

Moon in Leo

Moon is associated with feeling, need, habit, memory, care. Leo is traditionally associated with putting a personal signature on whatever it touches and wanting that authorship to be visible.

Data source

Date of birthJanuary 8, 1947
Place of birthBrixton, London, England
Birth time09:00, local time
ReliabilityThe date and place are confirmed by two or more sources. The birth time was stated by the person or the family; no document was seen (rating A).
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