Kurt Cobain Birth Chart
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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Kurt Cobain’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.
- Ascendant
- Virgo 23°20′
- Midheaven
- Gemini 21°46′
- Descendant
- Pisces 23°20′
- Imum Coeli
- Sagittarius 21°46′
| Body | Sign and degree | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces 1°48′ | 6 |
| Moon | Cancer 13°23′ | 10 |
| Mercury | Pisces 18°27′ | 6 |
| Venus | Pisces 26°33′ | 7 |
| Mars | Scorpio 1°48′ | 2 |
| Jupiter | Cancer 25°41′Retrograde | 10 |
| Saturn | Pisces 28°43′ | 7 |
| Uranus | Virgo 23°15′Retrograde | 12 |
| Neptune | Scorpio 24°21′ | 3 |
| Pluto | Virgo 19°47′Retrograde | 12 |
| North Node | Taurus 10°36′Retrograde | 8 |
| South Node | Scorpio 10°36′Retrograde | 2 |
| Lilith | Aries 6°21′ | 7 |
| Chiron | Pisces 24°16′ | 7 |
Kurt Cobain · local time · Aberdeen, Washington
Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden AA; Nirvana — official career and release timeline; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Nirvana catalogue and performance account
Kurt Cobain's Sun, Moon and Rising
Sun in Pisces is commonly linked with imagination and emotional atmosphere. Pisces notices the feeling around the words. Nirvana's public catalogue gives that idea several different places to begin. Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero offer separate album experiences. MTV Unplugged changes the way the performance reaches the listener.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame discusses their different sounds. That gives this Pisces reading actual records to consider. Start with the atmosphere of one track. Then hear how it changes when the arrangement changes. The mood is part of what the musicians make.
Moon in Cancer is usually associated with memory and familiar influences. It adds roots beside Pisces's imaginative reach. Nirvana's official timeline identifies the Meat Puppets guests in the Unplugged session. Songs from another band's catalogue enter the performance. The familiar Nirvana voice sits beside different material.
That makes Cancer a useful way to think about musical connections. You hear one band, then discover something it has brought alongside itself. A performance has a history as well as an immediate sound. The documented set gives us a concrete example.
Virgo rising is linked with careful details and a clear, practical entrance. Electric and acoustic presentations make different parts of a song noticeable. The first encounter changes what you hear, and a voice has another amount of space around it.
Pisces, Cancer and Virgo suggest atmosphere, musical roots and close attention. Try hearing an album track beside the Unplugged performance. Notice what remains familiar and what comes forward differently. The comparison becomes more useful when you keep the particular records in view.
Sun trine Mars: give the feeling an active voice
Mars in Scorpio is associated with concentrated effort and sustained involvement. It trines Cobain's Pisces Sun at 0.01°, and that is almost exact. Pisces brings the atmosphere, and Scorpio Mars puts energy into carrying it. A trine often suggests the approaches helping each other.
The Hall of Fame describes melodic hooks alongside Nirvana's raw performance sound. Those audible qualities give the reading a public example. A song has a tune you recognise and an active way of delivering it. The two work together without needing to sound gentle.
Think about hearing a melody inside a forceful performance. The attack changes the experience of the phrase. Pisces draws attention to what the complete sound feels like. Scorpio keeps the effort focused, and the exceptionally close aspect makes that relationship worth noticing. Listen for the voice's entry, then the musical idea it carries through the recording.
Mercury opposite Pluto: the phrase gains weight
Mercury in Pisces is linked with suggestive language and imaginative connections. Pluto in Virgo adds concentrated attention to the particular detail. Their opposition is close, at 1.33°, and Mercury gives the song a phrase. Pluto asks what makes that phrase carry weight.
Nirvana's official timeline identifies the Smells Like Teen Spirit video after Nevermind's release. That gives us a specific public recording to consider. A repeated phrase becomes part of a complete musical and visual experience. Its delivery and placement matter together.
Try listening to where the emphasis falls rather than rushing to interpret every word. Notice what returns and what changes around it. Pisces Mercury makes room for suggestion, and Virgo Pluto keeps attention on the precise detail. The opposition makes those approaches interesting beside each other. A short phrase has a definite place, while the recording leaves a broader impression.
Venus trine Jupiter: bring another band's music into the room
Venus in Pisces is associated with atmospheric tastes and imaginative appreciation. Jupiter in Cancer is linked with growth through familiar ties and meaningful history. Their trine is close, at 0.86°, and Venus chooses what draws you in. Jupiter gives that interest more room.
The official timeline records Cris and Curt Kirkwood joining Nirvana's Unplugged session. They played three Meat Puppets songs. The set gives us a concrete example of another band's material entering the performance. The recognised Nirvana sound sits beside music from elsewhere.
That is a useful Venus–Jupiter comparison. Something appreciated becomes part of a larger experience. Pisces gives attention to its atmosphere, and Cancer brings the connection to musical roots. Try hearing the guest songs as part of the full set. The inclusion changes what surrounds the band's own work. Taste becomes something shared with the audience rather than only kept privately.
Give each recording its own time
Nirvana's named albums and Unplugged set offer different listening experiences. One broad mood label misses the changes between them, and the instruments, arrangements and presentation bring different details forward.
Pisces encourages hearing the complete atmosphere. Cancer notices what connects the music to other familiar material. Virgo asks you to stay with the small choice, and mars, Mercury and Venus add effort, phrasing and taste. Try choosing one track before comparing another version. Listen all the way through rather than only to the familiar passage. The differences give this chart reading something concrete to work with.
Reading this chart respectfully
Cobain's documented recordings guide this reading; the chart leaves his private experiences beyond the music.
Birth record
Rodden rating AA.
This time comes from a record.
Historical local-time rules determine the chart; ten-planet totals weight Sun/Moon 3 and other planets 1. Sign scores add rising +2; planet scores add +2 in houses 1, 4, 7 or 10 and each major planet-to-planet aspect +max(0, 1 − orb/10). Ties follow zodiac, planet and house order. Compare with your own chart for reflection, never prediction.
Major aspects
The orb measures distance from the exact angle: a smaller number means a tighter aspect.
| Bodies and aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Sun trine Mars | 0.01° |
| Chiron trine Neptune | 0.07° |
| Uranus conjunction Ascendant | 0.09° |
| Venus trine Jupiter | 0.86° |
| Chiron opposition Ascendant | 0.94° |
| Neptune sextile Ascendant | 1.01° |
| Chiron opposition Uranus | 1.03° |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | 1.10° |
| Mercury opposition Pluto | 1.33° |
| Jupiter trine Neptune | 1.34° |
| Chiron trine Jupiter | 1.41° |
| Uranus square Midheaven | 1.47° |
| Pluto square Midheaven | 1.99° |
| Venus conjunction Saturn | 2.17° |
| Venus trine Neptune | 2.21° |
| Chiron conjunction Venus | 2.28° |
| Jupiter sextile Ascendant | 2.35° |
| Jupiter sextile Uranus | 2.44° |
| Chiron square Midheaven | 2.50° |
| Moon sextile North Node | 2.77° |
| Moon trine South Node | 2.77° |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | 3.03° |
| Venus opposition Ascendant | 3.21° |
| Venus opposition Uranus | 3.30° |
| Mercury square Midheaven | 3.32° |
| Uranus conjunction Pluto | 3.46° |
| Pluto conjunction Ascendant | 3.55° |
| Saturn trine Neptune | 4.38° |
| Chiron conjunction Saturn | 4.45° |
| Chiron opposition Pluto | 4.49° |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | 4.56° |
| Venus square Midheaven | 4.77° |
| Mercury opposition Uranus | 4.79° |
| Mercury opposition Ascendant | 4.88° |
| Moon trine Mercury | 5.07° |
| Saturn opposition Ascendant | 5.38° |
| Saturn opposition Uranus | 5.48° |
| Chiron conjunction Mercury | 5.82° |
| Mercury trine Neptune | 5.89° |
| Jupiter sextile Pluto | 5.90° |
| Mars square Jupiter | 6.11° |
| Venus opposition Pluto | 6.76° |
| Saturn square Midheaven | 6.94° |
| Mercury trine Jupiter | 7.23° |
| Saturn conjunction Lilith | 7.63° |
| Mercury trine South Node | 7.85° |
Chart dominants
These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.
- Top signs
- Pisces (6) · Cancer (4) · Virgo (4).
- Pisces: responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere; Cancer: protecting what feels familiar and meaningful; Virgo: improving details through practical work.
- Top planets
- Jupiter (7.31) · Venus (6.47) · Saturn (5.49).
- Jupiter: growth and perspective; Venus: taste and appreciation; Saturn: discipline and limits.
- Top houses
- House 6 (4) · House 10 (4) · House 7 (2).
- House 6: routines and craft; House 10: public work; House 7: partnership and collaboration.
- Dominant element
- Water (12 points).
- Fire emphasizes initiative; earth, practical results; air, ideas; water, feeling.
- Dominant modality
- Mutable (8 points).
- Cardinal signs start things, fixed signs sustain them, and mutable signs adapt them.
Placements at a glance
- Sun in Pisces: in astrology, identity and purpose is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Moon in Cancer: in astrology, emotional habits is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
- Mercury in Pisces: in astrology, communication and learning is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Venus in Pisces: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Mars in Scorpio: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Jupiter in Cancer: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
- Saturn in Pisces: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Uranus in Virgo: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through improving details through practical work.
- Neptune in Scorpio: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Pluto in Virgo: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through improving details through practical work.
- North Node in Taurus: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through building steadily and valuing tangible results.
- South Node in Scorpio: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Lilith in Aries: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Chiron in Pisces: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Virgo rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.
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