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Martin Luther King Jr. (马丁·路德·金)

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader. He used nonviolent protest, religious ethics, and public speech to push the U.S. civil rights movement forward.

Birth
1929-01-15 12:00 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Gender
Male
Time Source
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Birth Time Verification

This page uses Astrotheme's recorded data for Martin Luther King Jr.: 1929-01-15 12:00. The chart is cast for the Ren Wu hour, with the birthplace corrected to Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The four pillars are Wu Chen, Yi Chou, Geng Shen, Ren Wu. The local reading marks a Direct Resource pattern, with Fire and Wood favored and excessive Earth and Metal treated as pressure. Geng Metal is born in the Chou month, with heavy Earth and Metal. The Direct Resource pattern gives religious, ethical, and historical responsibility. The Ren Wu hour brings language, emotion, and public stage together. When Fire and Wood help, speech, organization, and social ideals can open the path. Too much Earth and Metal increase pressure, surveillance, and danger.
Confirmed Time
12:00
Hour
壬午
Time Source
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Core Analysis

Martin Luther King Jr.'s chart is Wu Chen, Yi Chou, Geng Shen, Ren Wu. It is read as a Direct Resource pattern. Fire and Wood help, while excessive Earth and Metal bring pressure.

Geng Metal is born in the Chou month, with heavy Earth and Metal. The Direct Resource pattern gives religious, ethical, and historical responsibility. The Ren Wu hour brings language, emotion, and public stage together. When Fire and Wood help, speech, organization, and social ideals can open the path. Too much Earth and Metal increase pressure, surveillance, and danger.

1955 Led the Montgomery bus boycott, 1963 Delivered “I Have a Dream”, and 1968 Assassinated in Memphis are the clearest public markers. Read with the luck cycles, they show how pressure turns into visible choices.

Key BaZi Signals
Main Line
Day Master Geng
Structure
Direct Resource pattern
Relations
Year Branch Chen · Day Branch Shen

Traits

01

Moral Center

Direct Resource values belief and responsibility.

02

Speech Power

Ren Wu gives language Fire and public force.

03

Leadership Under Pressure

Geng Metal can decide under weight.

04

Danger Pressure

Excess Earth-Metal makes oppression and attack more visible.

Timeline

Each year shows the event, luck pillar, annual pillar, relations, and interpretation for direct comparison.

1929
0yrs Personal

Born in Atlanta

Martin Luther King Jr. was born into a minister’s family in Atlanta. Church, music, and Black community life formed his early world.

BaZi Note
The birth year is heavy with Resource. Religious setting and historical memory became spiritual material early.
1955
26yrs Career

Led the Montgomery bus boycott

After Rosa Parks was arrested, he became a key leader of the Montgomery bus boycott, bringing the civil rights movement into national view.

BaZi Note
Yi Wei brings Wood and Earth together: ideal and responsibility arrived at once, pushing a young minister to the front line.
1963
34yrs Career

Delivered “I Have a Dream”

At the March on Washington, he delivered “I Have a Dream,” one of the defining speeches of the U.S. civil rights movement.

BaZi Note
Gui Mao brings Water and Wood, allowing language and ideals to answer each other. The Wu hour Fire also gives strong live force.
1964
35yrs Career

Won the Nobel Peace Prize

He received the Nobel Peace Prize, giving formal international recognition to nonviolent struggle.

BaZi Note
Jia Chen combines Wealth and Resource. International reputation rose, while responsibility and pressure rose with it.
1968
39yrs Personal

Assassinated in Memphis

He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 39, and protests and unrest spread across many U.S. cities.

BaZi Note
Wu Shen is heavy with Earth and Metal, concentrating outside pressure and danger. Favored Fire-Wood was not enough, and life was cut short under extreme pressure.

FAQ

Is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth time reliable? +
This reading uses Astrotheme's 1929-01-15 12:00 record and casts the chart for the Ren Wu hour. The birthplace has been corrected to Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
What is the central BaZi pattern? +
The chart reads as a Geng Metal day master with a Direct Resource pattern. It is useful for reading ministerial training, the Montgomery bus boycott, the March on Washington, the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Memphis assassination.
Why does the chart fit civil rights leader? +
Geng Metal day master gives persistence, while Direct Resource pattern turns pressure into focused action. Favored Fire and Wood help the public result appear.
What should readers avoid overclaiming? +
BaZi is an interpretive lens, not a replacement for biography. The timeline keeps public events separate from the chart reading.

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