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Bob Dylan Birth Chart

Born May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. Full natal chart below: planets, houses, aspects and patterns.

123456789101112ASCDSCMCICGeminiTaurusSagittariusBob Dylan12° 56'22° 58'6° 33'24° 56'28° 32'25° 41'5° 57'20° 4'21° 1'26° 37'29° 39'3° 28'
Trine / SextileSquare / OppositionConjunction℞ Retrograde
Fire Earth Air Water
Chart ruler
Jupiter
the planet traditionally in charge of a given sign
Sect
Night chart
whether the Sun was above the horizon (day) or below it (night)
Dominant element
Earth
the element most of the planets fall in
Dominant modality
Fixed
how the chart tends to meet change
Most aspected
Neptune
the planet with the most contacts to others
Tightest aspect
Moon ☌ Saturn
the gap in degrees between the real angle and the exact one

Birth Details of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan
Full Name
Bob Dylan
Gender
male
Date of Birth
May 24, 1941
Birth Time
09:05 PM
Birth Place
Duluth, Minnesota
Timezone
America/Chicago

Reviewers

Sarah Mitchell, M.A. in Cultural Astronomy & Astrology and Marcus Reynolds, Professional Astrologer & Astronomer

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Position of Planets

Planetary positions in Bob Dylan's birth chart
PlanetSignDegreeHouseConditionWhat it does here
SunIdentity Gemini3° 28'6Work & healthno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedbecomes itself through curiosity and keeps several threads running
MoonInstinct Taurus21° 1'6Work & healthhonoured guest — works at full volumesteadies itself through routine and physical comfort
MercuryMind Gemini22° 58'7Partnershipin its own sign — operates without translationruns quick and wide, and enjoys the sound of its own reasoning
VenusAttraction Gemini12° 56'7Partnershipno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedis won over by wit and needs the conversation to keep moving
MarsDrive Pisces5° 57'3Mind & siblingsno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedavoids direct force and gets there by going around
JupiterExpansion Taurus29° 39'6Work & healthno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedexpands by accumulating, slowly and without much drama
SaturnDiscipline Taurus20° 4'5Pleasure & creativityno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedworks out slowly what is genuinely worth holding onto
UranusDisruption Taurus26° 37'6Work & health3rd decan · Capricornindependence, and the willingness to be strange about it
NeptuneImagination Virgo24° 56'9Belief & distance3rd decan · Tauruswhere the outline goes soft and the feeling takes over
PlutoTransformation Leo6° 33'8Depth & shared resources1st decan · Leowhat gets torn down and rebuilt rather than adjusted

Angles & Points

Chart angles and calculated points
PointSignDegreeHouseWhat it marks
AscendantRising sign Sagittarius8° 9'1the sign coming over the horizon at the moment of birth
MidheavenCareer point Libra1° 32'10the highest point of the chart, read for public standing
DescendantPartnership point Gemini8° 9'7the horizon opposite the Ascendant, read for close others
ICRoots point Aries1° 32'4the base of the chart, opposite the Midheaven
North NodeDirection of growth Virgo28° 32'9the traditional marker of what a life moves toward
Part of FortunePoint of ease Scorpio25° 41'12a calculated point where Sun, Moon and Ascendant agree

Aspects by Strength

Aspects between planets, closest to exact first
PairAspectOrbNatureWhat it means
Moon · Saturn Conjunction0.94°neutralInstinct fuses with Discipline
Uranus · Neptune Trine1.68°harmoniousDisruption works with Imagination
Mercury · Neptune Square1.97°challengingMind pulls against Imagination
Sun · Mars Square2.48°challengingIdentity pulls against Drive
Jupiter · Uranus Conjunction3.03°neutralExpansion fuses with Disruption
Sun · Pluto Sextile3.09°harmoniousIdentity works with Transformation
Sun · Jupiter Conjunction3.81°neutralIdentity fuses with Expansion
Moon · Neptune Trine3.93°harmoniousInstinct works with Imagination
Jupiter · Neptune Trine4.71°harmoniousExpansion works with Imagination
Saturn · Neptune Trine4.87°harmoniousDiscipline works with Imagination
Moon · Uranus Conjunction5.61°neutralInstinct fuses with Disruption
Mars · Jupiter Square6.29°challengingDrive pulls against Expansion
Saturn · Uranus Conjunction6.55°neutralDiscipline fuses with Disruption
Sun · Uranus Conjunction6.85°neutralIdentity fuses with Disruption
Venus · Mars Square6.98°challengingAttraction pulls against Drive

Orb: the gap in degrees between the real angle and the exact one.

Aspect Grid

Grid of aspects between every pair of planets
Moon
Mercury
Venus
Marssquare, 2.48°square, 6.98°
Jupiterconjunction, 3.81°square, 6.29°
Saturnconjunction, 0.94°
Uranusconjunction, 6.85°conjunction, 5.61°conjunction, 3.03°conjunction, 6.55°
Neptunetrine, 3.93°square, 1.97°trine, 4.71°trine, 4.87°trine, 1.68°
Plutosextile, 3.09°
SunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune

The Twelve Houses

The twelve houses, their cusps and occupants
HouseCoversCuspPlanets in itRuled by
IangularAscendantSelf & bodyappearance, manner, and the first thing people register Sagittarius8° 9'no planetJupiterin Taurus, house 6
IIsuccedentMoney & valueswhat is owned, earned, and counted as solid ground Capricorn12° 33'no planetSaturnin Taurus, house 5
IIIcadentMind & siblingstalking, writing, and the everyday traffic of information Aquarius24° 11' MarsUranusin Taurus, house 6
IVangularICHome & rootsthe family line, and the house it was lived in Aries1° 32'no planetMarsin Pisces, house 3
VsuccedentPleasure & creativityromance, performance, and the appetite for being delighted Aries29° 24' SaturnMarsin Pisces, house 3
VIcadentWork & healththe working day, and the discipline of keeping things going Taurus20° 28' Sun Moon Jupiter UranusVenusin Gemini, house 7
VIIangularDescendantPartnershipone-to-one dealings, in agreement and in conflict Gemini8° 9' Mercury VenusMercuryin Gemini, house 7
VIIIsuccedentDepth & shared resourcesdebt, desire, and the things that change a person Cancer12° 33' PlutoMoonin Taurus, house 6
IXcadentBelief & distancehigher study, foreign places, and the questions without local answers Leo24° 11' NeptuneSunin Gemini, house 6
XangularMidheavenVocation & reputationthe professional life and how it is judged from outside Libra1° 32'no planetVenusin Gemini, house 7
XIsuccedentCommunity & hopesfriendship, networks, and the causes someone signs up to Libra29° 24'no planetVenusin Gemini, house 7
XIIcadentRetreat & the unseensolitude, and what is withheld, including from the self Scorpio20° 28'no planetPlutoin Leo, house 8
angular:
houses 1, 4, 7 and 10 — the four loudest positions in a chart
succedent:
houses 2, 5, 8 and 11 — positions that hold and consolidate
cadent:
houses 3, 6, 9 and 12 — quieter positions that adjust and absorb

Chart Patterns

Bucket shape

199° span
  • Mars

A grouped chart with one planet opposite, and it becomes the handle.

Taurus stellium: 4 planets

Taurus
  • Moon
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus

three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.

6th house stellium: Work & health

Work & health
  • Sun
  • Moon
  • Jupiter
  • Uranus

three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.

Chart Signature

Element Distribution

Modality Distribution

  • Dominant element: Earth
  • Dominant modality: Fixed

Above the horizon 4 · below 6 · east 1 · west 9

Hemisphere: which half of the wheel the planets fall in.

Balsamic

1% lit · 348° from the Sun

0Public & outwardhouses 10-12
4Others & exchangehouses 7-9
1Self & beginningshouses 1-3
5Roots & routinehouses 4-6

Quadrant: one of the four quarters of the wheel, three houses each.

Notable Features

Stellium in the 6th: Work & health

three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.

137 of 200 charts here

4 planets in Taurus

One sign carries most of the chart at once.

142 of 200 charts here

Night chart

whether the Sun was above the horizon (day) or below it (night)

68 of 200 charts here

Bob Dylan: Common Questions

What is Bob Dylan's rising sign?
Bob Dylan has Sagittarius rising, at 8° 9'. The rising sign is the one on the eastern horizon at birth.
What is Bob Dylan's Moon sign?
Bob Dylan's Moon is in Taurus, in the 6th house of the chart.
Which planet rules Bob Dylan's chart?
Jupiter rules the chart, because Jupiter governs the rising sign Sagittarius, and it sits in the 6th house in Taurus.
Which element is strongest in Bob Dylan's chart?
Earth, with 5 of the ten planets in Earth signs.