The life of Regina King
Who is Regina King?
Regina King won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in February 2019 for If Beale Street Could Talk. She began as a teenager on the sitcom 227 and worked through the 1990s in Boyz n the Hood and Jerry Maguire. She has won four Emmy Awards. She has directed extensively, including One Night in Miami in 2020.
Defining moments
91st Academy Awards
“Pluto met his twelfth-house Sun sixty days after the Oscars, echoing a deep, backstage metamorphosis during this power window.”
The Award in the timeline ↓Regina King's birth chart
☾ Born Jan 15, 1971 · 7:40 AM PDT · Harbor City · Birth data: AA · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Her heavy earth signatures anchor an enduring career spanning sitcom beginnings to Oscar-winning drama and acclaimed directing.
Regina King's Sun in Capricorn in the twelfth house emphasizes quiet perseverance, self-containment, and patient craft behind the scenes.
Her Moon in Virgo in the seventh house centers emotional instinct on precision, discernment, and deliberate collaboration.
Aquarius Rising keeps an even, slightly detached distance, with the North Node in the first house marking that manner as unfinished business. The twelfth house Capricorn Sun stays well behind it.
How Regina 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 Regina King's.
Elements and modalities
Earth-led and mutable by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 🜃 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 🜁 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🜄 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
Chart patterns that stand out
Mars conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Sun, Moon, Mercury, Saturn & Pluto loading up one element
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Regina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiron | ♈︎ Aries 6°15' | 2 | - | — | Interpenetration |
| Saturn | ♉︎ Taurus 15°42' | 3 | ℞ | — | Obsolescence |
| Moon | ♍︎ Virgo 10°14' | 7 | - | — | Formation |
| Lilith | ♍︎ Virgo 14°52' | 7 | - | — | Delicacy |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 29°39' | 8 | ℞ | — | Focus |
| Uranus | ♎︎ Libra 13°34' | 8 | - | — | Rest |
| Mars | ♏︎ Scorpio 25°20' | 10 | - | — | Adaptation |
| Jupiter | ♐︎ Sagittarius 0°13' | 10 | - | — | Reflection |
| Neptune | ♐︎ Sagittarius 2°25' | 10 | - | — | Strategy |
| Venus | ♐︎ Sagittarius 8°06' | 10 | - | — | Nurturing |
| Mercury | ♑︎ Capricorn 1°09' | 11 | - | — | Impairment |
| Sun | ♑︎ Capricorn 24°51' | 12 | - | — | Commerce |
| North node | ♒︎ Aquarius 23°48' | 1 | - | — | Renunciation |
| South node | ♌︎ Leo 23°48' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 5°32' | ☊ |
| House 2 | ♓︎ Pisces | 18°04' | ⚷ |
| House 3 | ♈︎ Aries | 25°11' | ♄︎ |
| House 4 | ♉︎ Taurus | 23°31' | - |
| House 5 | ♊︎ Gemini | 16°50' | - |
| House 6 | ♋︎ Cancer | 9°15' | - |
| House 7 | ♌︎ Leo | 5°32' | ☽︎⚸ |
| House 8 | ♍︎ Virgo | 18°04' | ♇︎♅︎ |
| House 9 | ♎︎ Libra | 25°11' | - |
| House 10 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 23°31' | ♂︎♃︎♆︎♀︎ |
| House 11 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 16°50' | ☿︎ |
| House 12 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 9°15' | ☉︎ |
Full aspects · 30
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
67th Primetime Emmy Awards
Rahu dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 4
5 passages in force · Neptune square Venus · Neptune opposition Moon · North Node square Mercury · Jupiter conjunction Moon · Jupiter square Venus
Regina King's chart on award day, 2015Collapse
May 20Sep 20Jan 21May 20, 2015 – Jan 21, 2016 · 246 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune square Venusslow
- Neptune opposition Moonslow
- North Node square Mercuryfast
- Jupiter conjunction Moonfast
- Jupiter square Venusfast
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Rahu dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Saturn square Moon
Twelve days before the Emmy Awards, Saturn squared the tenth-house Moon, setting a tone of intense professional pressure and emotional weight ahead of the ceremony.
Regina King's chart on award day, 2016Collapse
Apr 24Sep 18Feb 12Apr 24, 2016 – Feb 12, 2017 · 294 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Neptune opposition Moonslow
- Chiron trine Midheavenslow
- Uranus square Sunslow
- Neptune square Venusslow
- Saturn conjunction Venusslow
- North Node conjunction Moonfast
- Jupiter square Mercuryfast
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
Rahu dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Uranus trine Mercury
Twenty-two days after the Emmy ceremony, Uranus trining Mercury in the third house brought fresh, inventive momentum to communication within this peak career cycle.
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May 11Sep 17Jan 24May 11, 2018 – Jan 24, 2019 · 258 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus trine Mercuryslow
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- Saturn conjunction Mercuryslow
- North Node opposition Ascendantfast
76th Golden Globes
Rahu dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Saturn trine Moon
Saturn trined the twelfth-house Moon 15 days before the event, anchoring quiet emotional discipline during a potent window ahead of the Golden Globes.
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Oct 31Jan 6Mar 14Oct 31, 2018 – Mar 14, 2019 · 134 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- Saturn trine Moonslow
- North Node opposition Sunfast
- North Node trine Marsfast
- Jupiter square Moonfast
91st Academy Awards
Rahu dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 1
Editorial note · Pluto conjunction Sun
Pluto met his twelfth-house Sun sixty days after the Oscars, echoing a deep, backstage metamorphosis during this power window.
Regina King's chart on award day, 2019Collapse
Dec 26Feb 24Apr 25Dec 26, 2018 – Apr 25, 2019 · 120 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- Uranus trine Mercuryslow
- Pluto sextile Midheavenslow
- Pluto conjunction Sunslow
- North Node opposition Sunfast
- North Node trine Marsfast
72nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Rahu dasha · Personal year 11 · Pinnacle 1
Editorial note · Saturn conjunction Sun
Saturn met his Sun in the twelfth house nine days after the ceremony, marking this Emmy win with heavy, quiet reflection and solemn mastery.
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Mar 24Sep 20Mar 19Mar 24, 2020 – Mar 19, 2021 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Sunslow
- Uranus trine Moonslow
- Pluto sextile Midheavenslow
- Pluto conjunction Sunslow
- Saturn sextile Marsslow
- Chiron trine Venusslow
- Saturn conjunction Sunslow
- Saturn sextile Midheavenslow
Human Design
Emotional 5/1 Generator driven by deliberate response
Defined Sacral and Solar Plexus centers demand emotional clarity before committing energy to long-term creative projects.
The Left Angle Cross of Obscuration
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Centers · 4 defined / 5 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| 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 · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 61.5 |
| · Earth | 62.5 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 40.5 |
| ☊ North node | 49.6 |
| ☋ South node | 4.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 10.4 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 9.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 14.1 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 34.1 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 2.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 48.5 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 46.2 |
Design activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 50.1 |
| · Earth | 3.1 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 39.2 |
| ☊ North node | 55.2 |
| ☋ South node | 59.2 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 32.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 14.1 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 46.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 44.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 23.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 48.1 |
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 61 moves from psychosis to inspiration
Her Life's Work emphasizes breakthrough creative inspiration cultivated through quiet internal focus.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 61 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 62 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 50 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 3 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 39 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 9 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 14 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 14 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 46 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 44 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 34 |
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
purva_phalguni Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
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| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn | Bharani | 3 | Aries 22° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Moon | Purva phalguni | 2 | Leo 16° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Lilith | Purva phalguni | 3 | Leo 21° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Pluto | Uttara phalguni | 3 | Virgo 6° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Uranus | Hasta | 4 | Virgo 20° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Mars | Vishakha | 4 | Scorpio 1° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Jupiter | Anuradha | 2 | Scorpio 6° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Neptune | Anuradha | 2 | Scorpio 8° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Venus | Anuradha | 4 | Scorpio 14° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Mercury | Mula | 3 | Sagittarius 7° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Sun | Uttara ashadha | 2 | Capricorn 1° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Ascendant | Shravana | 1 | Capricorn 12° | Moon | Vishnu | Female Monkey |
| North node | Dhanishta | 3 | Aquarius 0° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| Chiron | Uttara bhadrapada | 3 | Pisces 12° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Jan 15, 1971 → Nov 15, 1985 | - |
| Sun | Nov 15, 1985 → Nov 15, 1991 | - |
| Moon | Nov 15, 1991 → Nov 15, 2001 | - |
| Mars | Nov 15, 2001 → Nov 15, 2008 | - |
| Rahu | Nov 15, 2008 → Nov 15, 2026 | Now |
| Jupiter | Nov 15, 2026 → Nov 15, 2042 | - |
| Saturn | Nov 15, 2042 → Nov 15, 2061 | - |
| Mercury | Nov 15, 2061 → Nov 15, 2078 | - |
| Ketu | Nov 15, 2078 → Nov 15, 2085 | - |
Antardashas within Rahu
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Rahu | Nov 15, 2008 → Jul 29, 2011 |
| Jupiter | Jul 29, 2011 → Dec 21, 2013 |
| Saturn | Dec 21, 2013 → Oct 27, 2016 |
| Mercury | Oct 27, 2016 → May 16, 2019 |
| Ketu | May 16, 2019 → Jun 3, 2020 |
| Venus | Jun 3, 2020 → Jun 3, 2023 |
| Sun | Jun 3, 2023 → Apr 27, 2024 |
| Moon | Apr 27, 2024 → Oct 27, 2025 |
| Mars | Oct 27, 2025 → Nov 15, 2026 |
Ayanamsa: 23.4526 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 201 · White Wind · Rhythmic
Ik · Rhythmic 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 7 centers on introspection and mastery
The analytical 7 vibration matches her methodical approach to dramatic craft and directing.
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Metal Dog brings loyalty and structural discipline
The 1971 Metal Dog pairs strong loyalty to collaborators with strict ethical standards.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 庚 | 戌 |
| Month | 己 | 丑 |
| Day | 庚 | 申 |
| Hour | 庚 | 辰 |
Day master
庚 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 Chariot
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Chariot | determination, willpower, victory, direction | Forward motion achieved by holding opposing forces in balance and pointing them the same way. |
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
Capricorn 25 rug dealer reflects curated value
The symbol of an Oriental rug dealer highlights the patient appraisal and preservation of rare cultural craft.
Sun · Capricorn 24°51'
An Oriental rug dealer in a store filled with precious ornamental rugs
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A man succeeds in expressing himself simultaneously in two realms
"Interpenetration"
An old teacher fails to interest his pupils in traditional knowledge
"Obsolescence"
A boy molded in his mother's aspiration for him
"Formation"
A fine lace ornamental handkerchief
"Delicacy"
Totally intent upon completing an immediate task a man is deaf to any allurement
"Focus"
In the heat of the noon hour a man takes a siesta
"Rest"
American Indians making camp after moving into a new territory
"Adaptation"
Retired army veterans gather to reawaken old memories
"Reflection"
Two men playing chess
"Strategy"
A mother leads her small child step by step up a steep stairway
"Nurturing"
Three rose windows in a Gothic church, one damaged by war
"Impairment"
An Oriental rug dealer in a store filled with precious ornamental rugs
"Commerce"
A masked figure performs ritualistic acts in a mystery play
"Mystery"
A man turning his back on his passions teaches from his experience
"Renunciation"
Feng Shui
Kua 4
Favorable: North, South, East, Southeast
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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 Regina King's birth chart
What is Regina King's zodiac sign?
Regina King's Sun sign is Capricorn.
What is Regina King's moon and rising sign?
Regina King has a Virgo Moon and a Aquarius rising.
When was Regina King born?
Regina King was born on Jan 15, 1971.
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.
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Sources
Sources & further reading
Birth data
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