Suge Knight
Record executive; co-founder of Death Row Records
"An uncompromising Aries Sun marked by severe outer-planet tensions and contested authority."
The life of Suge Knight
Who is Suge Knight?
Suge Knight co-founded Death Row Records in 1991 and made it the dominant label in West Coast hip-hop, releasing work by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. He was in the car in Las Vegas in September 1996 when Shakur was shot. The label collapsed under litigation and the loss of its artists through the late 1990s. He was sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2018 for voluntary manslaughter.
Suge Knight's birth chart
☾ Born Apr 19, 1965 · time unknown · Compton, California · The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute. · Birth data: X · See sources
1 placement that explains this chart
Knight built Death Row Records into a dominant force in hip-hop while operating under intense structural pressures, reflected in a chart defined by a tight Saturn opposition Pluto and hard aspects to his Aries Sun.
Sun in late Aries forms a sesquiquadrate to Pluto, echoing Knight's aggressive leadership style at Death Row Records and his high-profile public confrontations.
How Suge Knight's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Suge Knight's.
Elements and modalities
Earth-led and mutable by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 🜃 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 🜁 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🜄 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because house positions need a birth time recorded to the minute.
Chart patterns that stand out
Angle-based patterns are not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.
Mercury & Mars in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
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See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Suge Knight'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 | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | ♈︎ Aries 12°02' | ℞ | — | Adolescence |
| Sun | ♈︎ Aries 29°17' | - | — | Serenity |
| Venus | ♉︎ Taurus 1°13' | - | — | Catharsis |
| Jupiter | ♉︎ Taurus 29°20' | - | — | Display |
| North node | ♊︎ Gemini 14°33' | ℞ | — | Exchange |
| Mars | ♍︎ Virgo 8°43' | ℞ | — | Vision |
| Uranus | ♍︎ Virgo 11°04' | ℞ | — | Unveiling |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 13°60' | ℞ | — | Lineage |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 19°10' | ℞ | — | Initiation |
| Moon | ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°08' | - | — | Revelation |
| Lilith | ♑︎ Capricorn 21°12' | - | — | Dignity |
| Saturn | ♓︎ Pisces 13°31' | - | — | Luxury |
| Chiron | ♓︎ Pisces 20°43' | - | — | Innocence |
| South node | ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°33' | - | — | — |
Full aspects · 33
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: estimated · Angles not used
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Birth time unknown: the transits below are Sun and planet-to-planet only, never Ascendant, Midheaven, house, or Moon placements.
Las Vegas drive-by shooting
An unidentified assailant fired into the car Knight was driving on the Las Vegas Strip, injuring Knight and fatally wounding Tupac Shakur, who died six days later.Source ↗
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Uranus square Sun
Uranus squared his Sun 33 days after the drive-by shooting, marking an intense power window of abrupt disruption around his vital legacy.
Suge Knight's chart on that day, 1996Collapse
Aug 5Sep 7Oct 10Aug 5 – Oct 10, 1996 · 66 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus square Venusslow
- Uranus square Sunslow
- Jupiter trine Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Suge Knight, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 19 QUIET YEARS
Fatal hit-and-run in Compton
Knight drove into two men, killing Terry Carter. He later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years.Source ↗
Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 7
Editorial note · Uranus conjunction Mercury
A volatile power window peaked with Uranus conjunct Mercury 38 days before the tragedy, reflecting sharp shocks to mindset and communication that preceded the fatal collision.
Suge Knight's chart on that day, 2015Collapse
Aug 2Jan 29Jul 28Aug 2, 2014 – Jul 28, 2015 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune opposition Marsslow
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Uranus conjunction Mercuryslow
- North Node opposition Mercuryfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Suge Knight, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Human Design
Manifesting Generator on the Right Angle Cross of Laws
Defined throat, heart, sacral, and root centers reflect raw initiating force and lifelong engagement with legal and structural boundaries.
The Right Angle Cross of Laws
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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 | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| 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 · 10
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 3.4 |
| · Earth | 50.4 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 5.1 |
| ☊ North node | 35.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 21.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 40.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 8.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 63.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 64.3 |
Design activations · 10
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 60.6 |
| · Earth | 56.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 6.4 |
| ☊ North node | 45.6 |
| ☋ South node | 26.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 38.2 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 2.4 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 55.4 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 64.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.1 |
Defined channels · 2
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 3 and Gene Key 50 Focus
His profile highlights Gene Key 3 navigating chaos toward innovation, balanced by Gene Key 50 confronting corruption and social equilibrium.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 3 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 50 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 60 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 56 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 6 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 3 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 40 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 38 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 6 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 2 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 8 |
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
jyeshtha Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
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| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ashwini | 2 | Aries 5° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| Venus | Ashwini | 3 | Aries 7° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| Ascendant | Bharani | 2 | Aries 19° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Jupiter | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 5° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| North node | Rohini | 4 | Taurus 21° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Mars | Purva phalguni | 1 | Leo 15° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Uranus | Purva phalguni | 2 | Leo 17° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Pluto | Purva phalguni | 3 | Leo 20° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Neptune | Vishakha | 2 | Libra 25° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Moon | Jyeshtha | 1 | Scorpio 18° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Lilith | Uttara ashadha | 1 | Sagittarius 27° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Saturn | Purva bhadrapada | 1 | Aquarius 20° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Chiron | Purva bhadrapada | 3 | Aquarius 27° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Mercury | Revati | 1 | Pisces 18° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Apr 19, 1965 → Aug 17, 1979 | - |
| Ketu | Aug 17, 1979 → Aug 17, 1986 | - |
| Venus | Aug 17, 1986 → Aug 17, 2006 | - |
| Sun | Aug 17, 2006 → Aug 17, 2012 | - |
| Moon | Aug 17, 2012 → Aug 17, 2022 | - |
| Mars | Aug 17, 2022 → Aug 17, 2029 | Now |
| Rahu | Aug 17, 2029 → Aug 17, 2047 | - |
| Jupiter | Aug 17, 2047 → Aug 17, 2063 | - |
| Saturn | Aug 17, 2063 → Aug 17, 2082 | - |
Antardashas within Mars
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Mars | Aug 17, 2022 → Jan 13, 2023 |
| Rahu | Jan 13, 2023 → Jan 31, 2024 |
| Jupiter | Jan 31, 2024 → Jan 6, 2025 |
| Saturn | Jan 6, 2025 → Feb 15, 2026 |
| Mercury | Feb 15, 2026 → Feb 12, 2027 |
| Ketu | Feb 12, 2027 → Jul 11, 2027 |
| Venus | Jul 11, 2027 → Sep 10, 2028 |
| Sun | Sep 10, 2028 → Jan 15, 2029 |
| Moon | Jan 15, 2029 → Aug 17, 2029 |
Ayanamsa: 23.3724 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 185 · White Worldbridger · Electric
Cimi · Electric 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 8: Executive Ambition and Material Power
An 8 vibration emphasizes large-scale enterprise, financial control, and high-consequence encounters with authority.
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Wood Snake Strategic Tenacity
The Wood Snake archetype combines calculated discretion and strategic patience with sudden, decisive maneuvers.
The hour pillar and secret animal need a recorded birth time, so they aren't shown.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 乙 | 巳 |
| Month | 庚 | 辰 |
| Day | 癸 | 亥 |
Day master
癸 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
Year, month and day pillars need only the birth date.
Tarot Birth Cards
Strength Birth Card
The Strength archetype centers on primal instinct, physical endurance, and the lifelong challenge of harnessing untamed force.
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | Strength | courage, patience, inner resolve, compassion | Quiet, sustained strength — taming the difficult through patience rather than dominance. |
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
Houses aren't shown for this chart because the birth time is estimated.
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
Sun at 'A Duck Pond and Its Brood'
This Sabian image emphasizes fierce protection of a localized territory and tight management of an inner circle.
Sun · Aries 29°17'
A duck pond and its brood
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An unexploded bomb reveals an unsuccessful social protest
"Adolescence"
A duck pond and its brood
"Serenity"
An electrical storm
"Catharsis"
A porter carrying heavy baggage
"Service"
A peacock parading on the terrace of an old castle
"Display"
Two Dutch children talking to each other exchanging their knowledge
"Exchange"
An expressionist painter making a futuristic drawing
"Vision"
After the wedding the groom snatches the veil away from his bride
"Unveiling"
An aristocratic family tree
"Lineage"
A woman drawing aside two dark curtains that closed the entrance to a sacred pathway
"Initiation"
A widow's past is brought to light
"Revelation"
By accepting defeat gracefully a general reveals nobility of character
"Dignity"
A lady wrapped in a large stole of fox fur
"Luxury"
A little white lamb, a child, and a Chinese servant
"Innocence"
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 Suge Knight's birth chart
What is Suge Knight's zodiac sign?
Suge Knight's Sun sign is Aries.
When was Suge Knight born?
Suge Knight was born on Apr 19, 1965.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of X: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. No birth time on record, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
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