The life of Gayle King
Who is Gayle King?
Gayle King is a broadcast journalist and anchor, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised partly in Turkey where her father worked as an engineer. She began her career as a production assistant at WJZ-TV in Baltimore, where she met Oprah Winfrey, then an anchor at the station; their friendship dates from 1976 and has run for five decades. She joined O, The Oprah Magazine as an editor in 1999, the year before its first issue, and is now editor-at-large of its successor Oprah Daily. She began co-anchoring CBS This Morning on 9 January 2012 and continues on its rebranded successor CBS Mornings.
Defining moments
First issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
“Saturn's square to the Moon in house 4 marked a period of disciplined effort and emotional adjustments as O Magazine established its foundation.”
The Collaboration Start in the timeline ↓Gayle King's birth chart
☾ Born Dec 28, 1954 · 9:02 AM EDT · Chattanooga · Birth data: A · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
With Saturn conjunct her Midheaven and an out-of-bounds Mercury aligned with the North Node, she built a durable broadcast presence defined by disciplined questioning and public poise.
A Capricorn Sun measures itself against a standard rather than a mood. It works inside structures, accepts the long timeline, and treats steadiness as the point rather than the cost.
Aquarius Moon keeps a cool distance from its own feelings. It prefers to understand an emotion at one remove, which leaves the Capricorn frame free to keep working.
Capricorn Rising doubles the Sun. The approach is composed and unhurried, reading as authority before a word is spoken, with little daylight between manner and character.
How Gayle King's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Gayle King's.
Elements and modalities
Water-led and cardinal by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 🜃 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 🜁 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 🜄 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because no quadrant stands out.
Chart patterns that stand out
Uranus conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Moon & Uranus in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
See celebrities with this pattern →Jupiter conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Saturn conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus loading up one element
See celebrities with this pattern →Mercury out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Gayle King's chart
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →Natal Chart
placidus houses
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | ♋︎ Cancer 26°28' | 7 | ℞ | — | Upheaval |
| Jupiter | ♋︎ Cancer 27°16' | 7 | ℞ | — | Integration |
| Pluto | ♌︎ Leo 26°35' | 7 | ℞ | — | Awakening |
| Neptune | ♎︎ Libra 27°57' | 9 | - | — | Illumination |
| Saturn | ♏︎ Scorpio 18°02' | 10 | - | — | Transmission |
| Lilith | ♏︎ Scorpio 22°00' | 10 | - | — | Transfiguration |
| Venus | ♏︎ Scorpio 23°23' | 10 | - | — | Persuasion |
| North node | ♑︎ Capricorn 5°32' | 12 | ℞ | — | Threshold |
| Sun | ♑︎ Capricorn 6°19' | 12 | - | — | Prophecy |
| Mercury | ♑︎ Capricorn 8°06' | 12 | - | — | Inspiration |
| Chiron | ♑︎ Capricorn 27°25' | 1 | - | — | Freedom |
| Moon | ♒︎ Aquarius 13°45' | 1 | - | — | Penetration |
| Mars | ♓︎ Pisces 17°21' | 2 | - | — | Fervor |
| South node | ♋︎ Cancer 5°32' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 23°55' | ⚷☽︎ |
| House 2 | ♓︎ Pisces | 5°22' | ♂︎ |
| House 3 | ♈︎ Aries | 14°08' | - |
| House 4 | ♉︎ Taurus | 14°09' | - |
| House 5 | ♊︎ Gemini | 8°04' | - |
| House 6 | ♊︎ Gemini | 29°54' | - |
| House 7 | ♋︎ Cancer | 23°55' | ♅︎♃︎♇︎ |
| House 8 | ♍︎ Virgo | 5°22' | - |
| House 9 | ♎︎ Libra | 14°08' | ♆︎ |
| House 10 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 14°09' | ♄︎⚸♀︎ |
| House 11 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 8°04' | - |
| House 12 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 29°54' | ☊☉︎☿︎ |
Full aspects · 29
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden A · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
First issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Winfrey's magazine published its first issue. King had joined the staff as an editor the previous year and later became editor-at-large of its successor, Oprah Daily. The two had been friends since meeting at WJZ-TV in Baltimore in 1976.Source ↗
Saturn dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Saturn square Moon
Saturn's square to the Moon in house 4 marked a period of disciplined effort and emotional adjustments as O Magazine established its foundation.
No dated window is recorded for this transit, so it isn't among the passages drawn here.
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Mar 15Apr 19May 24Mar 15 – May 24, 2000 · 70 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn sextile Marsslow
- Chiron square Marsslow
- Pluto sextile Moonslow
- Jupiter square Moonfast
- Jupiter opposition Midheavenfast
Human Design
Splenic Projector with the Right Angle Cross of Service
Her 3/5 profile and Splenic authority guide how she evaluates invitations and offers practical service across broadcast platforms.
The Right Angle Cross of Service
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Centers · 2 defined / 7 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Open | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 9
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 58.3 |
| · Earth | 52.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 13.1 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 43.5 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 22.1 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 56.1 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 1.6 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 50.2 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 29.3 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 18.5 |
| · Earth | 17.5 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 34.4 |
| ☊ North node | 38.1 |
| ☋ South node | 39.1 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 28.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 43.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 54.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 56.1 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 44.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 32.5 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 29.2 |
Defined channels · 3
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 58: Cultivating Vitality from Dissatisfaction
Her Life Work in Gene Key 58 channels an eye for improvement into disciplined, high-energy reporting.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 58 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 52 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 18 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 17 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 54 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 56 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 56 |
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
Shravana Nakshatra: The Gift of Attentive Listening
Associated with listening and oral tradition, Shravana aligns with her decades-long practice of audio-visual interviewing and public storytelling.
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Nakshatra placements · 14
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| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | Punarvasu | 4 | Cancer 3° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| Jupiter | Pushya | 1 | Cancer 4° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Pluto | Magha | 2 | Leo 3° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Neptune | Chitra | 4 | Libra 4° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Saturn | Vishakha | 2 | Libra 24° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Lilith | Vishakha | 3 | Libra 28° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Venus | Vishakha | 4 | Scorpio 0° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| North node | Mula | 4 | Sagittarius 12° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Sun | Mula | 4 | Sagittarius 13° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Mercury | Purva ashadha | 1 | Sagittarius 14° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Ascendant | Uttara ashadha | 2 | Capricorn 0° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Chiron | Uttara ashadha | 3 | Capricorn 4° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Moon | Shravana | 4 | Capricorn 20° | Moon | Vishnu | Female Monkey |
| Mars | Purva bhadrapada | 2 | Aquarius 24° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | Dec 28, 1954 → Feb 4, 1957 | - |
| Mars | Feb 4, 1957 → Feb 4, 1964 | - |
| Rahu | Feb 4, 1964 → Feb 4, 1982 | - |
| Jupiter | Feb 4, 1982 → Feb 4, 1998 | - |
| Saturn | Feb 4, 1998 → Feb 4, 2017 | - |
| Mercury | Feb 4, 2017 → Feb 4, 2034 | Now |
| Ketu | Feb 4, 2034 → Feb 4, 2041 | - |
| Venus | Feb 4, 2041 → Feb 4, 2061 | - |
| Sun | Feb 4, 2061 → Feb 4, 2067 | - |
Antardashas within Mercury
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Feb 4, 2017 → Jul 3, 2019 |
| Ketu | Jul 3, 2019 → Jun 29, 2020 |
| Venus | Jun 29, 2020 → Apr 30, 2023 |
| Sun | Apr 30, 2023 → Mar 6, 2024 |
| Moon | Mar 6, 2024 → Aug 5, 2025 |
| Mars | Aug 5, 2025 → Aug 2, 2026 |
| Rahu | Aug 2, 2026 → Feb 19, 2029 |
| Jupiter | Feb 19, 2029 → May 27, 2031 |
| Saturn | May 27, 2031 → Feb 4, 2034 |
Ayanamsa: 23.2284 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 63 · Yellow Seed · Spectral
Kan · Spectral tone
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Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 5: Adaptability and Fast-Paced Exchange
Life Path 5 highlights her versatility across breaking news cycles, print publications, and live television transitions.
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
horse · wood
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 甲 | 午 |
| Month | 丙 | 子 |
| Day | 戊 | 寅 |
| Hour | 丁 | 巳 |
Day master
戊 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 Hierophant
The Hierophant reflects her longevity inside established news institutions and her role as a trusted morning cultural communicator.
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Hierophant | tradition, conformity, institutions, belief | Inherited wisdom and shared belief systems — the structures that bind a community together. |
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
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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
Sun · Capricorn 6°19'
A veiled prophet speaks, seized by the power of a god
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A violent storm in a canyon filled with expensive homes
"Upheaval"
An Indian girl introduces her white lover to her assembled tribe
"Integration"
The luminescence of dawn in the eastern sky
"Awakening"
A man in the midst of brightening influences
"Illumination"
A parrot listening and then talking, repeats a conversation he has overheard
"Transmission"
A rabbit metamorphoses into a nature spirit
"Transfiguration"
After having heard an inspired individual deliver his sermon the crowd is stirred into believing
"Persuasion"
Ten logs lie under an archway leading to darker woods
"Threshold"
A veiled prophet speaks, seized by the power of a god
"Prophecy"
An angel carrying a harp
"Inspiration"
A woman entering a convent
"Retreat"
A large aviary
"Freedom"
A train entering a tunnel
"Penetration"
In a huge tent a famous revivalist conducts his meeting with a spectacular performance
"Fervor"
Feng Shui
Kua 8
Favorable: Southwest, Northwest, West, Northeast
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
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Begin your journeyQuestions about Gayle King's birth chart
What is Gayle King's zodiac sign?
Gayle King's Sun sign is Capricorn.
What is Gayle King's moon and rising sign?
Gayle King has a Aquarius Moon and a Capricorn rising.
When was Gayle King born?
Gayle King was born on Dec 28, 1954.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of A: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Confirmed by the person or someone close to them: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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