The life of Kurt Cobain
Who was Kurt Cobain?
Kurt Cobain fronted Nirvana, whose 1991 album Nevermind pushed underground rock into the mainstream and made him a reluctant generational figurehead. He wrote deliberately unpolished songs about alienation and shame, and was uneasy with the scale of the audience that followed. He married Courtney Love in February 1992. He died in Seattle in April 1994, aged 27.
Defining moments
Kurt Cobain dies
The Death in the timeline ↓Kurt Cobain's child Frances Bean Cobain is born
Peaking 36 days after his daughter's birth, Uranus opposing his fourth-house Moon marked sudden, disruptive shifts reshaping Cobain's domestic world and emotional foundations as a new father.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain marry
Neptune trined the Ascendant from the fourth house 57 days after the wedding, casting an idealistic, romantic glow over their newly established domestic life.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Kurt Cobain: suicide
The Career Milestone in the timeline ↓Kurt Cobain's birth chart
☾ Born Feb 20, 1967 · 7:20 PM PDT · Aberdeen · Birth data: A · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Defined by an intense water Grand Trine and Pluto rising on the Ascendant, Kurt Cobain channeled personal alienation into music that redefined rock culture while struggling against the weight of sudden fame.
Pisces Sun in the sixth house forms an exact trine to Mars, channeling quiet vulnerability and physical tension directly into his disciplined songwriting.
Cancer Moon in the tenth house is out-of-bounds, broadcasting his raw, private emotional material directly onto a massive public stage.
Virgo Rising is a careful, self-critical threshold with Uranus in the first house disrupting it without warning. The Pisces Sun in the sixth house is more porous than the guarded approach lets on.
How Kurt Cobain's chart holds together
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Elements and modalities
Water-led and mutable by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🜃 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 🜁 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🜄 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because no quadrant stands out.
Chart patterns that stand out
Pluto conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
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See celebrities with this pattern →Grand Trine: Venus, Jupiter & Neptune in flowing harmony
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Twelve systems read Kurt Cobain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilith | ♈︎ Aries 6°21' | 7 | - | — | Interpenetration |
| North node | ♉︎ Taurus 9°35' | 8 | ℞ | — | Compassion |
| Moon | ♋︎ Cancer 13°13' | 10 | - | — | Contemplation |
| Jupiter | ♋︎ Cancer 25°42' | 11 | ℞ | — | Culture |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 19°48' | 12 | ℞ | — | Efficiency |
| Uranus | ♍︎ Virgo 23°15' | 1 | ℞ | — | Innocence |
| Mars | ♏︎ Scorpio 1°48' | 2 | - | — | Sacrifice |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 24°21' | 3 | - | — | Penetration |
| Sun | ♓︎ Pisces 1°48' | 6 | - | — | Self-Preservation |
| Mercury | ♓︎ Pisces 18°27' | 6 | - | — | Transmission |
| Chiron | ♓︎ Pisces 24°17' | 7 | - | — | Purification |
| Venus | ♓︎ Pisces 26°32' | 7 | - | — | Fulfillment |
| Saturn | ♓︎ Pisces 28°44' | 7 | - | — | Differentiation |
| South node | ♏︎ Scorpio 9°35' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♍︎ Virgo | 19°60' | ♅︎ |
| House 2 | ♎︎ Libra | 13°45' | ♂︎ |
| House 3 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 13°07' | ♆︎ |
| House 4 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 17°37' | - |
| House 5 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 23°02' | - |
| House 6 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 24°09' | ☉︎☿︎ |
| House 7 | ♓︎ Pisces | 19°60' | ⚸⚷♀︎♄︎ |
| House 8 | ♈︎ Aries | 13°45' | ☊ |
| House 9 | ♉︎ Taurus | 13°07' | - |
| House 10 | ♊︎ Gemini | 17°37' | ☽︎ |
| House 11 | ♋︎ Cancer | 23°02' | ♃︎ |
| House 12 | ♌︎ Leo | 24°09' | ♇︎ |
Full aspects · 31
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden A · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Nevermind is released
Saturn dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Jupiter opposition Sun
Three days before the release, a powerhouse Jupiter opposition to his twelfth-house Sun marked a surge of raw personal expression into the public sphere.
Kurt Cobain's chart on release day, 1991Collapse
Aug 12Sep 24Nov 6Aug 12 – Nov 6, 1991 · 86 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- Saturn square Marsslow
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Neptune opposition Moonslow
- North Node opposition Moonfast
- Jupiter sextile Marsfast
- Jupiter opposition Sunfast
Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain marry
Saturn dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 4
Kurt Cobain's read · timed chart
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 read
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 child Frances Bean Cobain is born
Saturn dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Uranus opposition Moon
Peaking 36 days after his daughter's birth, Uranus opposing his fourth-house Moon marked sudden, disruptive shifts reshaping Cobain's domestic world and emotional foundations as a new father.
Kurt Cobain's chart on the day of a birth, 1992Collapse
Jun 4Aug 18Nov 1Jun 4 – Nov 1, 1992 · 150 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Uranus opposition Moonslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- Jupiter conjunction Ascendantfast
- Jupiter opposition Mercuryfast
- North Node square Venusfast
- Jupiter square Midheavenfast
Kurt Cobain dies
Saturn dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 4
2 passages in force · Jupiter trine Moon · North Node trine Venus
Kurt Cobain's chart on the day of death, 1994Collapse
Jan 29Apr 5Jun 10Jan 29 – Jun 10, 1994 · 132 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
- North Node trine Venusfast
Kurt Cobain: suicide
Saturn dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 4
2 passages in force · Jupiter trine Moon · North Node trine Venus
Kurt Cobain's chart on a career milestone, 1994Collapse
Jan 29Apr 5Jun 10Jan 29 – Jun 10, 1994 · 132 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
- North Node trine Venusfast
Human Design
A 2/4 Manifesting Generator navigating intense emotional authority
His design required bursts of intense creative response followed by necessary retreats to restore his energy away from public demands.
The Right Angle Cross of The Sleeping Phoenix
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Centers · 4 defined / 5 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| 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 · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 55.2 |
| · Earth | 59.2 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 39.4 |
| ☊ North node | 24.3 |
| ☋ South node | 44.3 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 22.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 36.5 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 50.6 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 62.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 25.1 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 6.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.6 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 47.3 |
Design activations · 10
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 34.4 |
| · Earth | 20.4 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 2.2 |
| ☋ South node | 1.4 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 9.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 6.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 31.3 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 36.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.4 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 47.4 |
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 55 highlights the shift from victimhood to creative freedom
His Life's Work in Gene Key 55 mirrors his musical themes of personal suffering transforming into raw artistic liberation.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 55 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 59 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 34 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 20 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 2 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 36 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 50 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 9 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 6 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 31 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 62 |
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
ardra Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North node | Bharani | 1 | Aries 16° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Moon | Ardra | 4 | Gemini 19° | Rahu | Rudra | Female Dog |
| Jupiter | Punarvasu | 4 | Cancer 2° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| Pluto | Purva phalguni | 4 | Leo 26° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Ascendant | Purva phalguni | 4 | Leo 26° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Uranus | Uttara phalguni | 1 | Leo 29° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Mars | Swati | 1 | Libra 8° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Neptune | Vishakha | 4 | Scorpio 0° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Sun | Shatabhisha | 1 | Aquarius 8° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| Mercury | Purva bhadrapada | 2 | Aquarius 25° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Chiron | Purva bhadrapada | 4 | Pisces 0° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Venus | Purva bhadrapada | 4 | Pisces 3° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Saturn | Uttara bhadrapada | 1 | Pisces 5° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
| Lilith | Uttara bhadrapada | 3 | Pisces 12° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Rahu | Feb 20, 1967 → May 19, 1967 | - |
| Jupiter | May 19, 1967 → May 19, 1983 | - |
| Saturn | May 19, 1983 → May 19, 2002 | Now |
| Mercury | May 19, 2002 → May 19, 2019 | - |
| Ketu | May 19, 2019 → May 19, 2026 | - |
| Venus | May 19, 2026 → May 19, 2046 | - |
| Sun | May 19, 2046 → May 19, 2052 | - |
| Moon | May 19, 2052 → May 19, 2062 | - |
| Mars | May 19, 2062 → May 19, 2069 | - |
Antardashas within Saturn
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Saturn | May 19, 1983 → May 21, 1986 |
| Mercury | May 21, 1986 → Jan 29, 1989 |
| Ketu | Jan 29, 1989 → Mar 9, 1990 |
| Venus | Mar 9, 1990 → May 9, 1993 |
| Sun | May 9, 1993 → Apr 21, 1994 |
| Moon | Apr 21, 1994 → Nov 20, 1995 |
| Mars | Nov 20, 1995 → Dec 29, 1996 |
| Rahu | Dec 29, 1996 → Nov 5, 1999 |
| Jupiter | Nov 5, 1999 → May 19, 2002 |
Ayanamsa: 23.3981 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 77 · White Mirror · Crystal
Etznab · Crystal 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 9 marks a universal, humanitarian cycle of completion
Operating on a 9 Life Path, his work captured the collective angst of a generation before an abrupt close.
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
goat · fire
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 丁 | 未 |
| Month | 壬 | 寅 |
| Day | 乙 | 亥 |
| Hour | 丙 | 戌 |
Day master
乙 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
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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
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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
A squirrel hiding from hunters captures an instinct for self-preservation
His Pisces Sun Sabian symbol reflects his persistent discomfort with invasive fame and a desire to retreat from public scrutiny.
Sun · Pisces 1°48'
A squirrel hiding from hunters
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A man succeeds in expressing himself simultaneously in two realms
"Interpenetration"
A Red Cross nurse
"Compassion"
A very old man facing a vast dark space to the northeast
"Contemplation"
Guests are reading in the library of a luxurious home
"Culture"
A carpool of automobiles on a freeway
"Efficiency"
A carpool of automobiles on a freeway
"Efficiency"
Mary and her little lamb
"Innocence"
A broken bottle and spilled perfume
"Sacrifice"
An X ray photograph
"Penetration"
A squirrel hiding from hunters
"Self-Preservation"
A master instructing his disciple
"Transmission"
A religious organization succeeds in overcoming its corrupting influence and purifying itself
"Purification"
The harvest moon illumines a clear autumnal sky
"Fulfillment"
Light breaking into many colors as it passes through a prism
"Differentiation"
Feng Shui
Kua 6
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
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Begin your journeyQuestions about Kurt Cobain's birth chart
What is Kurt Cobain's zodiac sign?
Kurt Cobain's Sun sign is Pisces.
What is Kurt Cobain's moon and rising sign?
Kurt Cobain has a Cancer Moon and a Virgo rising.
When was Kurt Cobain born?
Kurt Cobain was born on Feb 20, 1967.
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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