The life of Courtney Love
Who is Courtney Love?
Courtney Love fronted Hole, whose album Live Through This was released in April 1994, days after the death of her husband Kurt Cobain. She married Cobain in February 1992. She has acted as well, drawing strong notice for The People vs. Larry Flynt in 1996. Her public life has been as contested as her music, and much of it has been argued out in courtrooms and in print.
Courtney Love's defining moments, and the transits behind them
Courtney Love's child Frances Bean Cobain is born
The Birth in the timeline ↓Kurt Cobain dies
The Partner's Death in the timeline ↓Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain marry
Pluto trined her first-house Moon one day after the wedding, marking their marriage with a potent surge of emotional intensity and personal transformation.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Courtney Love and James Moreland divorce
The Divorce in the timeline ↓Courtney Love's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Courtney Love's placements at the moment of birth, and the three below anchor everything else on this page. Try it on your own chart to run the same read on a chart of your own.
☾ Born Jul 9, 1964 · 2:08 PM PDT · San Francisco, CaliforniaBirth data: AASee sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Born with her Sun and Moon conjoined in the ninth house and Mercury atop the Midheaven, Courtney Love turned visceral private experiences into defining cultural statements through Hole and acclaimed dramatic acting.
Cancer Sun in the ninth house fuels an expansive, emotionally charged worldview that powers her lyrics for Hole.
Cancer Moon in the ninth house conjunct the Sun brings deeply intuitive, protective instincts into public confrontation.
Libra Rising with Neptune in the first house blurs the outline it presents. The Cancer Sun and Moon travel together in the ninth house, so the feeling behind the soft-focus front is unusually unified.
Elements, modalities and chart signature
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Courtney Love's.
This is what a whole chart looks like at once, before it breaks into individual placements: where the element and modality weight sits, and how the four quadrants divide.
Elements and modalities
Chart Signature
10 of 10 bodies mappedWater-led and mutable by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
Some charts hold a recognizable shape across several placements at once. This is what a pattern reading looks like when one is present.
Chart patterns that stand out
Mercury conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Mercury unaspected: running with no major aspect to anchor it
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Courtney Love in twelve systems: Human Design, Vedic, Gene Keys and more
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →The same birth data, read through each system in turn: this is what a full multi-system reading looks like on one chart.
Natal Chart
placidus houses
Natal Chart snapshot
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | ♉︎ Taurus 19°36' | 7 | -Direct | — | Aspiration |
| Mars | ♊︎ Gemini 15°46' | 8 | -Direct | — | Advocacy |
| ● Venus | ♊︎ Gemini 20°25' | 8 | ℞ | — | Revolution |
| North node | ♋︎ Cancer 2°04' | 9 | ℞ | — | Guidance |
| ● Sun | ♋︎ Cancer 17°39' | 9 | -Direct | — | Provision |
| ● Moon | ♋︎ Cancer 23°16' | 9 | -Direct | — | Survival |
| Mercury | ♌︎ Leo 1°38' | 10 | -Direct | — | Contagion |
| Uranus | ♍︎ Virgo 7°18' | 11 | -Direct | — | Beginning |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 12°10' | 11 | -Direct | — | Authority |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 15°08' | 1 | ℞ | — | Warmth |
| Lilith | ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°45' | 2 | -Direct | — | Foresight |
| Saturn | ♓︎ Pisces 4°33' | 5 | ℞ | — | Resourcefulness |
| Chiron | ♓︎ Pisces 18°39' | 5 | ℞ | — | Transmission |
| South node | ♑︎ Capricorn 2°04' | — | -Direct | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♎︎ Libra | 26°20' | Neptune |
| House 2 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 24°31' | Lilith |
| House 3 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 26°14' | - |
| House 4 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 0°14' | - |
| House 5 | ♓︎ Pisces | 3°12' | Saturn, Chiron |
| House 6 | ♈︎ Aries | 2°09' | - |
| House 7 | ♈︎ Aries | 26°20' | Jupiter |
| House 8 | ♉︎ Taurus | 24°31' | Mars, Venus |
| House 9 | ♊︎ Gemini | 26°14' | North node, Sun, Moon |
| House 10 | ♌︎ Leo | 0°14' | Mercury |
| House 11 | ♍︎ Virgo | 3°12' | Uranus, Pluto |
| House 12 | ♎︎ Libra | 2°09' | - |
Full aspects · 33
- Jupiter Quincunx Lilith0.2°
- Mercury Semi sextile North node0.4°
- Mars Quincunx Neptune0.6°
- Venus Opposition Lilith0.7°
- Venus Semi sextile Jupiter0.8°
- Mercury Semi square Mars0.9°
- Jupiter Sextile Chiron0.9°
- Moon Semi square Uranus0.9°
- Sun Trine Chiron1.0°
- Chiron Square Lilith1.1°
- Venus Square Chiron1.8°
- Sun Semi sextile Mars1.9°
- Sun Sesquiquadrate Saturn1.9°
- Neptune Sesquiquadrate North node1.9°
- Sun Sextile Jupiter1.9°
- Sun Quincunx Lilith2.1°
- Saturn Trine North node2.5°
- Sun Trine Neptune2.5°
- Saturn Opposition Uranus2.8°
- Mars Square Chiron2.9°
- Mercury Quincunx Saturn2.9°
- Neptune Sextile Pluto3.0°
- Neptune Trine Chiron3.5°
- Mars Square Pluto3.6°
- Moon Sextile Jupiter3.7°
- Mars Opposition Lilith4.0°
- Jupiter Opposition Neptune4.5°
- Moon Trine Chiron4.6°
- Venus Conjunction Mars4.7°
- Uranus Conjunction Pluto4.9°
- Sun Conjunction Moon5.6°
- Pluto Opposition Chiron6.5°
- Saturn Opposition Pluto7.6°
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Courtney Love and James Moreland divorce
Mercury dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 7
No dated transit window covers this date in Courtney Love's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Courtney Love and James Moreland marry
Mercury dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 7
No dated transit window covers this date in Courtney Love's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain marry
Mercury dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 7
Courtney Love's read · timed chart
Editorial note · Pluto trine Moon
Pluto trined her first-house Moon one day after the wedding, marking their marriage with a potent surge of emotional intensity and personal transformation.
Courtney Love's chart on the wedding day, 1992Collapse
Nov 15Feb 24Jun 4Nov 15, 1991 – Jun 4, 1992 · 202 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Sunslow
- Uranus opposition Sunslow
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Chiron conjunction Mercuryslow
Kurt Cobain's read
Editorial note · Neptune trine Ascendant
Neptune trined the Ascendant from the fourth house 57 days after the wedding, casting an idealistic, romantic glow over their newly established domestic life.
Kurt Cobain's chart on the wedding day, 1992Collapse
Nov 15Feb 24Jun 4Nov 15, 1991 – Jun 4, 1992 · 202 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
- Uranus sextile Mercuryslow
- Neptune trine Ascendantslow
- Chiron square Marsslow
Courtney Love's child Frances Bean Cobain is born
Mercury dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 11
6 passages in force · Neptune opposition Sun · Saturn trine Mars · Chiron sextile Mars · Jupiter square Venus · Jupiter square Mars · Jupiter sextile Sun
Courtney Love's chart on the day of a birth, 1992Collapse
Feb 20Aug 18Feb 14Feb 20, 1992 – Feb 14, 1993 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Sunslow
- Saturn trine Marsslow
- Chiron sextile Marsslow
- Jupiter square Venusfast
- Jupiter square Marsfast
- Jupiter sextile Sunfast
Kurt Cobain dies
Wikidata
Mercury dasha · Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 11
4 passages in force · Neptune opposition Moon · Uranus square Ascendant · Uranus opposition Moon · North Node trine Moon
Courtney Love's chart on the day of a partner's death, 1994Collapse
Jan 15Apr 5Jun 24Jan 15 – Jun 24, 1994 · 160 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Moonslow
- Uranus square Ascendantslow
- Uranus opposition Moonslow
- North Node trine Moonfast
Human Design
Emotional Projector on the Right Angle Cross of Penetration
Designed to cut through pretense with sharp observational clarity after waiting for correct emotional timing.
Human Design snapshot
The Right Angle Cross of Penetration
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Centers · 6 defined / 3 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Open | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Open | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
—
Personality activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 53.3 |
| · Earth | 54.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 62.3 |
| ☊ North node | 15.5 |
| ☋ South node | 10.5 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 56.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 45.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 35.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 23.1 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 55.5 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 40.2 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 1.3 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 64.1 |
Design activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 51.5 |
| · Earth | 57.5 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 37.5 |
| ☊ North node | 52.2 |
| ☋ South node | 58.2 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 24.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 20.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 17.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 3.4 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 55.2 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 40.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 1.5 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 64.1 |
Defined channels · 5
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 53 Life Work: From Immaturity to Expansion
Shows a trajectory of repeatedly initiating bold creative cycles and outgrowing chaotic beginnings.
Gene Keys snapshot
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 53 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 54 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 51 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 57 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 37 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 45 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 35 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 20 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 17 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 3 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 23 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
Vedic Nakshatras
Punarvasu Moon: The Power of Renewal
Governed by the archetype of the returning arrow, reflecting an ability to rebuild after major personal crises.
Vedic Nakshatras snapshot
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Bharani | 4 | Aries 26° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Mars | Rohini | 4 | Taurus 22° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Venus | Mrigashira | 2 | Taurus 27° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| North node | Ardra | 1 | Gemini 8° | Rahu | Rudra | Female Dog |
| Sun | Punarvasu | 2 | Gemini 24° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| ● Moon | Punarvasu | 3 | Gemini 29° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| Mercury | Pushya | 2 | Cancer 8° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Uranus | Purva phalguni | 1 | Leo 13° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Pluto | Purva phalguni | 2 | Leo 18° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Ascendant | Chitra | 3 | Libra 2° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Neptune | Vishakha | 1 | Libra 21° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Lilith | Jyeshtha | 3 | Scorpio 26° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Saturn | Shatabhisha | 2 | Aquarius 11° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| Chiron | Purva bhadrapada | 2 | Aquarius 25° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Jul 9, 1964 → Aug 23, 1968 | - |
| Saturn | Aug 23, 1968 → Aug 23, 1987 | - |
| Mercury | Aug 23, 1987 → Aug 23, 2004 | - |
| Ketu | Aug 23, 2004 → Aug 23, 2011 | - |
| Venus | Aug 23, 2011 → Aug 23, 2031 | Now |
| Sun | Aug 23, 2031 → Aug 23, 2037 | - |
| Moon | Aug 23, 2037 → Aug 23, 2047 | - |
| Mars | Aug 23, 2047 → Aug 23, 2054 | - |
| Rahu | Aug 23, 2054 → Aug 23, 2072 | - |
Antardashas within Venus
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Venus | Aug 23, 2011 → Dec 22, 2014 |
| Sun | Dec 22, 2014 → Dec 22, 2015 |
| Moon | Dec 22, 2015 → Aug 22, 2017 |
| Mars | Aug 22, 2017 → Oct 22, 2018 |
| Rahu | Oct 22, 2018 → Oct 22, 2021 |
| Jupiter | Oct 22, 2021 → Jun 22, 2024 |
| Saturn | Jun 22, 2024 → Aug 23, 2027 |
| Mercury | Aug 23, 2027 → Jun 22, 2030 |
| Ketu | Jun 22, 2030 → Aug 23, 2031 |
Ayanamsa: 23.3615 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 161 · White Wind · Overtone
Mayan Tzolkin snapshot
Ik · Overtone tone
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●Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Analog, Occult: not recorded for this kin.
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 9
Numerology snapshot
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
dragon · wood
Chinese Zodiac snapshot
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 甲 | 辰 |
| Month | 辛 | 未 |
| Day | 己 | 卯 |
| Hour | 辛 | 未 |
Day master
己 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Hermit: A Search for Authentic Truth
Points to an inner drive toward self-examination beneath a life lived under constant public examination.
Tarot Birth Cards snapshot
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Personality & Soul | The Hermit | introspection, solitude, guidance, search | Withdrawal from the world to find an answer that only stillness can reveal. |
Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Arabic Parts snapshot
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Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
Sabian Symbols
Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun · Cancer 17°39'
A hen scratching the ground to find nourishment for her progeny
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Feng Shui
Kua 6
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: West, Northeast, Southwest, Northwest
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
Ask the Sage about Courtney Love
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Courtney Love's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Courtney Love's birth chart
What is Courtney Love's zodiac sign?
Courtney Love's Sun sign is Cancer.
What is Courtney Love's moon and rising sign?
Courtney Love has a Cancer Moon and a Libra rising.
When was Courtney Love born?
Courtney Love was born on Jul 9, 1964.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of AA: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
Courtney Love compatibility: pairings with other charts
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Sources
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Birth data
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