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Martin Luther King Jr.. Birth chart and zodiac sign.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s zodiac sign is Capricorn: born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with the Sun in Capricorn and the Moon in Pisces.

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As a kundli reads it (Vedic astrology, sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa), Martin Luther King Jr.’s Moon sign (rashi) is Aquarius if born before about 7:05 pm local time, Pisces after, and the birth star (janma nakshatra) is Shatabhisha if born before about 12:30 am local time, Purva Bhadrapada after. The pada needs a birth time. Find your own birth star.

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Planet positions

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BodyPosition
☉︎Sun25°06′ Capricorn
☽︎Moon19°03′ Pisces (±13.0° across the day)
☿︎Mercury11°42′ Aquarius
♀︎Venus10°31′ Pisces
♂︎Mars21°55′ Gemini℞
♃︎Jupiter1°10′ Taurus
♄︎Saturn25°21′ Sagittarius
♅︎Uranus3°57′ Aries
♆︎Neptune0°54′ Virgo℞
♇︎Pluto17°09′ Cancer℞
☊︎North Node28°39′ Taurus℞
⚷︎Chiron5°25′ Taurus
⚸︎Lilith16°01′ Sagittarius

No birth time is on record. This chart is cast for noon local time, which is the usual convention. The Sun and the outer planets barely move in a day, so those positions are reliable. The Moon travels up to ~13° in twenty-four hours, so it is shown as the range it covers. Houses, the Ascendant and the Midheaven need an exact time and are therefore not shown at all rather than guessed.
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Birth data: Wikidata (CC0). Rodden rating XX (date known, time unknown).

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Aspects

BodyAspectBodyOrb
SunSemisextileSaturn0°15′
JupiterTrineNeptune0°16′
PlutoQuincunxLilith1°08′
MercurySemisextileVenus1°12′
UranusSemisextileChiron1°28′
MoonTrinePluto1°54′
NeptuneSquareNorth Node2°15′
VenusSextileTrue Lilith2°21′
JupiterSemisextileNorth Node2°31′
ChironTrineTrue Lilith2°44′
JupiterSemisextileUranus2°47′
MoonSquareMars2°52′
MoonSquareLilith3°01′
MarsOppositionSaturn3°26′

Chart shape

The ten planets form a Locomotive pattern: the planets occupy roughly two thirds of the wheel, with a third of it empty. That describes how the bodies are spread around the wheel: a property of the chart, not a statement about anyone.

Quick answers

What zodiac sign is Martin Luther King Jr.?

Martin Luther King Jr. is a Capricorn, born on 15 January 1929. The Sun was at 25°06′ Capricorn that day.

What is Martin Luther King Jr.'s Moon sign?

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Moon is in Pisces. With no birth time on record, its exact degree lies between 12°35′ Pisces and 25°33′ Pisces across the day.

When was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

What is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth star (nakshatra)?

In Vedic astrology (sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa), Martin Luther King Jr.’s Moon sign (rashi) is Aquarius if born before about 7:05 pm local time, Pisces after, and the birth star (janma nakshatra) is Shatabhisha if born before about 12:30 am local time, Purva Bhadrapada after. The pada needs a birth time.

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