Bob Marley's Birth Chart
Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945 at 02:30 in Nine Mile, Jamaica. The chart has the Sun in Aquarius and the Moon in Scorpio, with Sagittarius rising.
| Born | February 6, 1945 |
| Time | 02:30 |
| Place | Nine Mile, Jamaica |
Bob Marley's Big Three
Here is how Astrologer's interpretation library describes each of these placements, for anyone born with them.
Sun in Aquarius: At a Slight Angle
You are yourself at a slight angle to everyone else. Identity here is built from the ways you differ, from ideas held as principles, and from a loyalty to the group that can outrun your loyalty to any one person in it. People experience you as friendly, original and hard to get close to, warm at a distance and cooler up close. You see the system where others see the situation. Being told to do it the usual way is the fastest route to your refusal.
Moon in Scorpio: Deep Water Holds
Nothing you feel is small. Emotion goes all the way down and stays there, and you trust people slowly because you know how much you can be hurt. Comfort is privacy, loyalty, and someone who does not flinch at the truth. You read undercurrents others miss, the tension under politeness, the lie in a cheerful voice, and you remember a betrayal long after the person has forgotten it. You rarely show the weather inside, so the calm surface can be mistaken for not caring, when it is the opposite.
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 Marley's chart
| Planet | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 17°10′ |
| Moon | Scorpio | 27°12′ |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 1°25′ |
| Venus | Aries | 3°59′ |
| Mars | Capricorn | 23°47′ |
| Jupiter (retrograde) | Virgo | 26°30′ |
| Saturn (retrograde) | Cancer | 4°32′ |
| Uranus (retrograde) | Gemini | 9°09′ |
| Neptune (retrograde) | Libra | 6°12′ |
| Pluto (retrograde) | Leo | 8°55′ |
| North Node | Cancer | 18°03′ |
| Chiron (retrograde) | Libra | 3°01′ |
| Ascendant | Sagittarius | 14°50′ |
| Midheaven | Virgo | 20°43′ |
Element and modality balance
Counting ten planets from the Sun to Pluto: Fire 2, Earth 2, Air 4, Water 2. By modality: Cardinal 4, Fixed 4, Mutable 2.
A air emphasis
An air emphasis makes you mental, social, and idea-driven: you live in thought, communication, and connection, weighing things from a distance.
The tightest aspects in Bob Marley's chart
- Venus square Saturn, orb 0°33′
- Moon sextile Jupiter, orb 0°42′
- Venus opposite Chiron, orb 0°58′
- Saturn square Chiron, orb 1°31′
- Mercury trine Chiron, orb 1°36′
- Saturn square Neptune, orb 1°40′
- Venus opposite Neptune, orb 2°12′
- Mercury sextile Venus, orb 2°34′
The three tightest, as the library describes them for anyone born with the same contact:
Venus square Saturn: Worth Under Pressure
There's a hard bargaining that happens between what you enjoy and what you think you're allowed. One side pushes for pleasure, ease, affection, a beautiful thing, and the other side answers with rules, delay, or a bill. It shows up as tight spending followed by an expensive splurge, or affection that arrives late and formal. The friction is what builds real taste and real financial spine.
Moon sextile Jupiter: Comfort Feeds Adventure
There's a working deal here between what makes you feel safe and what makes you grow. Home base funds the bigger swing, and the bigger swing brings back stories that make home feel less small. Neither side does it on its own, though. The optimism sits idle unless you actually walk it out of the house.
Venus opposite Chiron: Charm Across Distance
On one side, the part of you that wants harmony, nice things, agreement. On the other, the part that knows something is broken and won't pretend. Blending them makes you either a people-pleaser with a bitter undertow or a wound-teller who can't be enjoyed. Held apart and both allowed to be fully themselves, they work.
How this chart was calculated
Every position on this page is calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris for Bob Marley'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.