Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of INXS, an Australian rock band which achieved huge success in the 1980's and early 90's. Michael Hutchence was a charismatic but somewhat troubled man whose horoscope gives a remarkable insight into his life and death. Firstly all the planets and the ascendant are placed between Rahu and Ketu forming a strong Karla Sarpa yoga. He was born in Capricorn the10th sign of the zodiac with 8th lord and ava yogi planet Sun in the ascendant with the 6th lord and 9th lord Mercury. Both these planets and the Ascendant fall in the nakshatra of ava yogi planet Sun who rules Uttara Ashadha. Uttara Ashadha is a humanitarian nakshatra but can also show loneliness and a depressive, melancholic nature as well. The Sun in the lagna with the 9th lord Mercury shows a person who is very close to their father and can take on the traits of the father. It also indicates a prominent head which stands out in a crowd and imparts dignity, prestige, power and strength to the character. The Sun as 8th lord in the ascendant also shows tremendous sexual strength and sexual attractiveness, unfortunatley the Sun is also the lord of the malefic 22nd Drekkana.

The Moon is extremely well placed in Libra in the 10th house showing why he became a world famous sex symbol. Unfortunately he was born on Ashtami day when the Moon is square the Sun showing disharmony between the parents. Saturn the ascendant lord is badly placed in the 12th house of self undoing afflicted by Mars the planet of violence. This conjunction of Mars and Venus in the 12th house with Saturn the ascendant lord shows a person who would have enjoyed hundreds of women and thousands of bedroom escapades. The conjunction of these planets shows why he was into all sorts of secretive sexual activities and this is boosted as Jupiter is the dispositor of all these planets located in Scorpio. The ascendant lord in the 12th house shows much of his life was spent overseas and many of his romantic interests were foreigners to his country of birth.

I would question the role of his mother in his life as the 4th lord of mother is very badly placed in the 12th house in association with Saturn and Mars. Venus is right on the gandanta and is also the dispositor of the Moon. Many men who are rampant womanizers actually had very poor relationships with their mothers who were poor role models for them. They jump from woman to woman clocking up conquests like trophies. The dark side of this horoscope shows a man who would have secretly indulged in most vices and walked on the wild side practicing Tantric like practices involving drugs and sex. The lagna lord in the 12th house afflicted can show depression and self alienation which can be the result of prolonged over indulgence in these things.

Jupiter is in the 11th house of gains is well placed as yogi planet showing good financial success and a benevolent nature. Saturn in the 12th house can also show an indifference to worldly matters which became evident after his death when it was revealed he had secretly donated large sums of money to various charities.

His sudden and unexpected death is shown by lagna lord in the12th house of loss with Mars and Venus. He died during a secret sex act, alone and seemingly depressed as his life had run off the rails. He was running Saturn major period, Venus sub period and Mars sub sub period at the time of his death. Venus is the natural karaka for happiness, relationships, women and love affairs. His Venus as his karaka planet is totally destroyed by house position and affliction by Mars and Saturn.

On the day of his death which also fell on ashtami day, transit Saturn was in the 3rd house in bad aspect to all the natal planets in the 12th house. The ascendant had returned to 5.00 degrees Capricorn at the estimated time of death and Mars and Venus had returned to the 12th house. He was running Saturn/ Venus period and Venus was in the 12th house in exact 10th house aspect to Saturn. Transit Venus was in rapt conjunction with natal Saturn who was between transit Mars and transit Venus. The Moon was in the 8th house from the ascendant in association with Rahu deranging the mind. Rahu was afflicting Venus to almost exact degree position. In fact Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and the nodes were all in very close orb on the day of Michael's death. At 10.00 am on the day of his death the ascendant was at 5.00 degrees Capricorn, the Moon in Leo at 5.00 degrees and the Sun in Scorpio at 5.00 degrees. The navamsha at the time of his death shows Venus in association with Rahu and afflicted by Saturn by 10th house aspect.