Bob Dylan's Birth Chart
Bob Dylan was born on May 24, 1941 at 21:05 in Duluth, MN. The chart has the Sun in Gemini and the Moon in Taurus, with Sagittarius rising.
| Born | May 24, 1941 |
| Time | 21:05 |
| Place | Duluth, MN |
Bob Dylan's Big Three
Here is how Astrologer's interpretation library describes each of these placements, for anyone born with them.
Sun in Gemini: Most Yourself Mid-Sentence
You are most yourself mid-sentence. Identity here is not a fixed point but a moving conversation, and you shine by noticing, naming, connecting and passing things on. People experience you as quick, light and easy to talk to, and they sometimes underestimate how much you are taking in. Boredom lands on you like illness, so you keep several interests alive at once and move between them. The cost is depth traded for range, and a reputation for changing your mind that is really a mind doing its job.
Moon in Taurus: Slow Warm Ground
You settle slowly and stay settled. Your feelings move at the pace of a body that knows what it likes, good food, the same chair, a voice that does not rush. Need looks like steadiness, and you give it the same way, with presence rather than words. Change registers first as physical discomfort, and a mood can stay for months, quietly becoming the furniture. People lean on you because you do not move, which is also why you are hard to shift when the moment asks for it.
Sagittarius rising: Larger Than the Doorway
You arrive larger than the doorway. Strangers meet a loud laugh, a long stride, an opinion offered before it was asked for, and most of them warm to it. People expect honesty from you and get it whole, including the part that would have been kinder left out. Your body wants distance, horizons, a reason to leave early, and a small room or a long meeting makes you restless within minutes. Promises made on arrival are sincere and sometimes forgotten by the time you reach the car.
Planet positions in Bob Dylan's chart
| Planet | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 3°28′ |
| Moon | Taurus | 21°01′ |
| Mercury | Gemini | 22°59′ |
| Venus | Gemini | 12°56′ |
| Mars | Pisces | 5°57′ |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 29°40′ |
| Saturn | Taurus | 20°05′ |
| Uranus | Taurus | 26°38′ |
| Neptune (retrograde) | Virgo | 24°57′ |
| Pluto | Leo | 2°22′ |
| North Node (retrograde) | Virgo | 29°53′ |
| Chiron | Cancer | 27°51′ |
| Ascendant | Sagittarius | 8°09′ |
| Midheaven | Libra | 1°33′ |
Element and modality balance
Counting ten planets from the Sun to Pluto: Fire 1, Earth 5, Air 3, Water 1. By modality: Cardinal 0, Fixed 5, Mutable 5.
A earth emphasis
An earth emphasis makes you practical, grounded, and reliable: you build slowly, value the tangible, and bring ideas down to reality.
The tightest aspects in Bob Dylan's chart
- Jupiter trine North Node, orb 0°14′
- Moon conjunct Saturn, orb 0°57′
- Sun sextile Pluto, orb 1°06′
- Uranus sextile Chiron, orb 1°13′
- Jupiter sextile Chiron, orb 1°49′
- Mercury square Neptune, orb 1°58′
- Sun square Mars, orb 2°29′
- Pluto sextile North Node, orb 2°29′
The three tightest, as the library describes them for anyone born with the same contact:
Jupiter trine North Node: Belief Carries Direction
Your philosophy and your growth direction run together so smoothly you probably read it as normal life. Meaning arrives easily, teachers appear, travel and learning move you forward without much strain. Because trines amplify whatever runs through them, a lazy belief gets carried just as far as a good one.
Moon conjunct Saturn: Feeling Under Contract
Your feelings and your sense of duty were fused before you had words for either. Comfort arrives only after the obligation is met, so rest feels earned rather than given, and moods run on a schedule. This builds real emotional endurance: you hold weight for years without dropping it, and you rarely need anyone to prop you up.
Sun sextile Pluto: Depth On Request
You have a working line between the part of you that wants to be seen and the part that digs under the surface, but it opens when you pull on it. Used, it turns creative work into real investigation and gives your presence weight people can feel. Ignored, the depth just sits there and you play at the shallow end without noticing.
How this chart was calculated
Every position on this page is calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris for Bob Dylan's recorded date, time and place of birth. The rising sign, the Midheaven and the houses depend on the birth time, so they are only as reliable as the time on record. The interpretations come from the same library Astrologer uses in its own chart readings.