Michael Jackson Birth Chart
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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Michael Jackson’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.
- Ascendant
- Pisces 10°06′
- Midheaven
- Sagittarius 19°31′
- Descendant
- Virgo 10°06′
- Imum Coeli
- Gemini 19°31′
| Body | Sign and degree | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo 6°08′ | 6 |
| Moon | Pisces 14°54′ | 1 |
| Mercury | Leo 25°24′Retrograde | 6 |
| Venus | Leo 17°04′ | 6 |
| Mars | Taurus 22°02′ | 2 |
| Jupiter | Libra 28°32′ | 8 |
| Saturn | Sagittarius 19°07′ | 9 |
| Uranus | Leo 13°30′ | 6 |
| Neptune | Scorpio 2°34′ | 8 |
| Pluto | Virgo 2°10′ | 6 |
| North Node | Libra 24°37′Retrograde | 7 |
| South Node | Aries 24°37′Retrograde | 1 |
| Lilith | Aries 21°13′ | 1 |
| Chiron | Aquarius 19°18′Retrograde | 12 |
Michael Jackson · local time · Gary, Indiana
The recorded birth time is approximate, so the rising sign and houses may differ.
Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden A; Michael Jackson — official Off the Wall song listing; Library of Congress — National Film Registry titles and selection dates; Michael Jackson — official album catalogue
Michael Jackson's Sun, Moon and Rising
Sun in Virgo is commonly linked with careful craft and practical refinement. Virgo asks what makes the small detail work. Jackson's official album catalogue gives us specific music to consider. Off the Wall includes rhythm-led songs alongside She's Out of My Life. A single record contains different kinds of vocal work.
That makes Virgo a useful beginning, and the individual song has a particular task. A choice that fits one track has another effect elsewhere. Start by listening to the details rather than only the album's reputation. The official listing keeps the actual songs in view.
Moon in Pisces is usually associated with imagination and emotional atmosphere. Pisces notices the feeling around a statement. A recording and a filmed presentation offer different experiences of music. The voice reaches you through sound. A film adds movement, visible space and a sequence of images.
Think about hearing a song before watching its visual version. The music stays recognisable, while the experience grows. Pisces gives us a plain way to notice that added atmosphere. It sits beside Virgo's attention to the particular choice.
Pisces rising repeats the imaginative quality at the chart's entrance. Thriller gives the reading a specific public example. The Library of Congress lists Michael Jackson's Thriller as a 1983 film. It was selected for the National Film Registry in 2009.
Virgo and Pisces suggest detailed making and an immersive first encounter. The song and film give those ideas different forms. The registry record and official catalogue identify the works clearly. The birth record's reported time also remains part of this page's visible source notes.
Venus trine Saturn: give the image a clear sequence
Venus in Leo is associated with visible tastes and a strong creative centre. Saturn in Sagittarius favours giving a broad idea a definite shape. Their trine is 2.05° from exact, and Venus chooses what draws attention. Saturn asks how the choice holds together.
Thriller's documented film form gives this pairing a concrete example. A moving-image work has a sequence rather than only one memorable photograph. Its images develop over time. The registry record identifies that public work and its preservation history.
Think about the difference between recognising an image and watching a complete film. The image catches you immediately, and the sequence gives it a place among other moments. Leo Venus brings the visible attraction, and Sagittarius Saturn keeps the larger shape clear. Read the pair beside the actual film record. The first impression and the complete presentation each have something to offer.
Mercury sextile Jupiter: the phrase belongs to an album
Mercury in Leo is linked with clear expression and a recognisable voice. Jupiter in Libra adds growth through balanced relationships, and their sextile is 3.12° from exact. Mercury gives a phrase its presentation, and Jupiter opens the arrangement around it.
Off the Wall's official song list provides a specific musical comparison. One vocal phrase belongs to a particular track, and the track belongs to a complete album. The sound around the phrase changes as the record develops.
Try hearing a song alone, then returning to it within the album. The voice remains familiar, and the relationship with neighbouring tracks adds something else. Leo Mercury brings the phrase forward, and Libra Jupiter asks how the parts sit together. The sextile suggests room for those approaches to cooperate. The record gives you actual music to compare at each size.
Mercury square Mars: the voice meets a steady pulse
Mars in Taurus is associated with sustained effort and a dependable pace. It squares Mercury at 3.38°, and Leo Mercury makes the expression visible. Taurus Mars gives the action a steady, physical quality, and a square brings different approaches into contact.
Jackson's documented recordings provide the public material to hear beside that. Voice and rhythm contribute different things to a song. A phrase moves through words and emphasis, and the pulse gives it something to meet.
Think about where the vocal starts against the accompaniment. A small change alters the way the line reaches you. Leo encourages attention to the expressive centre, and Taurus keeps the pace tangible. Read the square beside Mercury's sextile to Jupiter. The phrase belongs both to an immediate rhythm and a larger arrangement. Each connection adds another way to hear the particular recording.
Listen to the song, then watch the film
Off the Wall and Thriller offer different public works to explore. The album listing gives a sequence of songs, and the registry identifies a moving-image work. Their familiar titles still need their particular forms to remain clear.
Virgo notices the small choice, and Pisces hears and sees the atmosphere around it. Venus adds the image, while Mercury gives the phrase its voice. Saturn and Jupiter bring structure and a wider arrangement. Begin with one named work all the way through. Then compare the other kind of presentation. The difference makes the reading more specific than a broad description of precision.
Reading this chart respectfully
Jackson's released recordings and film records guide this page; astrology leaves his private life beyond these public works.
Birth record
Rodden rating A. Current ADB uses 19:33, A. Its source discussion retains a family-reported certificate time relayed by nephew Taj Jackson, while awaiting better confirmation; the database itself does not claim to hold the certificate. It removed a competing 12:09 chart in February 2024 and preserves older incompatible claims.
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 |
|---|---|
| Chiron sextile Saturn | 0.18° |
| Chiron sextile Midheaven | 0.22° |
| Saturn conjunction Midheaven | 0.40° |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | 0.41° |
| Mercury sextile North Node | 0.80° |
| Mercury trine South Node | 0.80° |
| Lilith trine Midheaven | 1.71° |
| Chiron sextile Lilith | 1.93° |
| Venus trine Saturn | 2.05° |
| Saturn trine Lilith | 2.11° |
| Chiron opposition Venus | 2.23° |
| Venus trine Midheaven | 2.45° |
| Chiron square Mars | 2.73° |
| Mercury sextile Jupiter | 3.12° |
| Mercury square Mars | 3.38° |
| North Node opposition Lilith | 3.39° |
| South Node conjunction Lilith | 3.39° |
| Venus conjunction Uranus | 3.57° |
| Sun sextile Neptune | 3.57° |
| Jupiter sextile Pluto | 3.63° |
| Jupiter conjunction North Node | 3.92° |
| Jupiter opposition South Node | 3.92° |
| Sun opposition Ascendant | 3.97° |
| Sun conjunction Pluto | 3.98° |
| Jupiter conjunction Neptune | 4.04° |
| Venus trine Lilith | 4.16° |
| Mercury trine Lilith | 4.18° |
| Moon square Saturn | 4.22° |
| Moon square Midheaven | 4.62° |
| Moon conjunction Ascendant | 4.79° |
| Venus square Mars | 4.97° |
| North Node sextile Midheaven | 5.10° |
| South Node trine Midheaven | 5.10° |
| Chiron trine North Node | 5.32° |
| Chiron sextile South Node | 5.32° |
| Saturn sextile North Node | 5.49° |
| Saturn trine South Node | 5.49° |
| Saturn trine Uranus | 5.62° |
| Chiron opposition Uranus | 5.80° |
| Mercury trine Midheaven | 5.89° |
| Uranus trine Midheaven | 6.02° |
| Chiron opposition Mercury | 6.11° |
| Mercury trine Saturn | 6.29° |
| Mercury conjunction Pluto | 6.75° |
| Jupiter opposition Lilith | 7.31° |
| Neptune trine Ascendant | 7.53° |
| Venus trine South Node | 7.55° |
| Pluto trine South Node | 7.55° |
| Uranus trine Lilith | 7.73° |
| Pluto opposition Ascendant | 7.94° |
| Neptune conjunction North Node | 7.96° |
| Neptune opposition South Node | 7.96° |
Chart dominants
These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.
- Top signs
- Pisces (5) · Virgo (4) · Leo (3).
- Pisces: responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere; Virgo: improving details through practical work; Leo: expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Top planets
- Moon (5.58) · Sun (4.25) · Pluto (3.52).
- Moon: emotional habits; Sun: identity and purpose; Pluto: intensity and transformation.
- Top houses
- House 6 (7) · House 1 (3) · House 8 (2).
- House 6: routines and craft; House 1: self-presentation; House 8: shared resources.
- Dominant element
- Earth (5 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 Virgo: in astrology, identity and purpose is read through improving details through practical work.
- Moon in Pisces: in astrology, emotional habits is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Mercury in Leo: in astrology, communication and learning is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Venus in Leo: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Mars in Taurus: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through building steadily and valuing tangible results.
- Jupiter in Libra: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- Saturn in Sagittarius: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through exploring bigger ideas and speaking openly.
- Uranus in Leo: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- 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 Libra: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- South Node in Aries: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Lilith in Aries: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Chiron in Aquarius: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through taking an independent angle and thinking about groups.
- Pisces rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.
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