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.

ARIES ♈︎TAURUS ♉︎GEMINI ♊︎CANCER ♋︎LEO ♌︎VIRGO ♍︎LIBRA ♎︎SCORPIO ♏︎SAGITTARIUS ♐︎CAPRICORN ♑︎AQUARIUS ♒︎PISCES ♓︎123456789101112Sun trine MarsMoon trine MercuryMoon trine South NodeMoon sextile North NodeMercury opposition UranusMercury opposition PlutoMercury trine JupiterMercury trine NeptuneMercury trine South NodeVenus conjunction SaturnVenus opposition UranusVenus opposition PlutoVenus trine JupiterVenus trine NeptuneMars square JupiterJupiter trine SaturnJupiter trine NeptuneJupiter sextile UranusJupiter sextile PlutoSaturn conjunction LilithSaturn opposition UranusSaturn trine NeptuneUranus conjunction PlutoUranus sextile NeptuneNeptune sextile PlutoChiron conjunction MercuryChiron conjunction VenusChiron trine JupiterChiron conjunction SaturnChiron opposition UranusChiron trine NeptuneChiron opposition PlutoSun: 1°48′ Pisces1°1°Moon: 13°23′ Cancer13°13°Mercury: 18°27′ Pisces18°18°Venus: 26°33′ Pisces26°26°Mars: 1°48′ Scorpio1°1°Jupiter: 25°41′ Cancer, retrograde25°25°Saturn: 28°43′ Pisces28°28°Uranus: 23°15′ Virgo, retrograde23°23°Neptune: 24°21′ Scorpio24°24°Pluto: 19°47′ Virgo, retrograde19°19°Chiron: 24°16′ Pisces24°24°North Node: 10°36′ Taurus, retrograde10°10°South Node: 10°36′ Scorpio, retrograde10°10°Lilith: 6°21′ Aries6°6°Compact chart: body glyphs and whole degrees. Full positions, retrograde status and houses are in the tables below.ACDCMCIC
Ascendant
Virgo 23°20′
Midheaven
Gemini 21°46′
Descendant
Pisces 23°20′
Imum Coeli
Sagittarius 21°46′
Planet positions
BodySign and degreeHouse
SunPisces 1°48′6
MoonCancer 13°23′10
MercuryPisces 18°27′6
VenusPisces 26°33′7
MarsScorpio 1°48′2
JupiterCancer 25°41′Retrograde10
SaturnPisces 28°43′7
UranusVirgo 23°15′Retrograde12
NeptuneScorpio 24°21′3
PlutoVirgo 19°47′Retrograde12
North NodeTaurus 10°36′Retrograde8
South NodeScorpio 10°36′Retrograde2
LilithAries 6°21′7
ChironPisces 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.

All calculated major aspects, ordered by orb
Bodies and aspectOrb
Sun trine Mars0.01°
Chiron trine Neptune0.07°
Uranus conjunction Ascendant0.09°
Venus trine Jupiter0.86°
Chiron opposition Ascendant0.94°
Neptune sextile Ascendant1.01°
Chiron opposition Uranus1.03°
Uranus sextile Neptune1.10°
Mercury opposition Pluto1.33°
Jupiter trine Neptune1.34°
Chiron trine Jupiter1.41°
Uranus square Midheaven1.47°
Pluto square Midheaven1.99°
Venus conjunction Saturn2.17°
Venus trine Neptune2.21°
Chiron conjunction Venus2.28°
Jupiter sextile Ascendant2.35°
Jupiter sextile Uranus2.44°
Chiron square Midheaven2.50°
Moon sextile North Node2.77°
Moon trine South Node2.77°
Jupiter trine Saturn3.03°
Venus opposition Ascendant3.21°
Venus opposition Uranus3.30°
Mercury square Midheaven3.32°
Uranus conjunction Pluto3.46°
Pluto conjunction Ascendant3.55°
Saturn trine Neptune4.38°
Chiron conjunction Saturn4.45°
Chiron opposition Pluto4.49°
Neptune sextile Pluto4.56°
Venus square Midheaven4.77°
Mercury opposition Uranus4.79°
Mercury opposition Ascendant4.88°
Moon trine Mercury5.07°
Saturn opposition Ascendant5.38°
Saturn opposition Uranus5.48°
Chiron conjunction Mercury5.82°
Mercury trine Neptune5.89°
Jupiter sextile Pluto5.90°
Mars square Jupiter6.11°
Venus opposition Pluto6.76°
Saturn square Midheaven6.94°
Mercury trine Jupiter7.23°
Saturn conjunction Lilith7.63°
Mercury trine South Node7.85°

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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