One might logically assume that if astrology is capable of anticipating and predicting major life events, should it not also be able to forecast the single inevitable event in the lives of all living things, particularly the humans -- death?
The answer is "No. Astrology has no fool-proof technique for predicting death."We can often see measurements in a spouse or other family member's chart that can suggest loss of someone close to them. These measurements, however, happen much more frequently than an associated death actually occurs. And really, what would be gained if astrology could accurately predict death?

According to Astrologers the potential for death can be gleaned from a chart and that certain markers can be identified which point to a life-threatening time. There is in fact historical evidence that ancient astrologers believed this to be the case. The Greeks who were extremely pragmatic regarding death actually had a whole chapter of the Tetrabiblos dedicated to calculating "The Length of Life". There are modern astrologers however who will argue that death leaves no markers in the native's chart because death is a non-traumatic transition --like walking across a threshold -- and that therefore it can better be detected through a loved-one's chart as a grieving period .
How many times have we seen astrologers analyze the death chart of a famous deceased celebrity, retrospectively pointing out the various "indicators of death" in the chart as if reading from an obituary. We cannot have it both ways. If we refrain from predicting death because we can never be certain, then we should be careful about the implication of our words regarding a chart that did result in death. If we do not believe that death is an astrological certainty, then we cannot imply that it is in a retrospective analysis. The first question that needs answering before anything else, is whether death leaves a detectable astrological trace. This is yet to be resolved bu our Astrologers...

In determining violent deaths, there are six different indications from the natal chart of the native. They are:
When the lord of the Conjunction or Whole Moon of the nativity should happen to be in aversion to the zoidion or should fall amiss while being witnessed by a malefic, it indicates violent death.
Similarly also, if Hermes should be opposed to the Whole Moon while being witnessed by a malefic planet , it produces a bad cause of death or a violent one.