Famous couples

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Together from 1964 to 1976.

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Are Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton compatible?

A real spark, with very different ways of talking.

What draws them together
Elizabeth Taylor’s drive and Richard Burton’s way of loving help each other along.
Where they rub
Elizabeth Taylor’s way of loving and Richard Burton’s personality don’t quite line up.
  • As friends

    A friendship that takes time

    Elizabeth Taylor’s way of loving and Richard Burton’s optimism can clash.

  • In love

    Where their charts meet most

    A spark that needs tending

    Elizabeth Taylor’s personality and Richard Burton’s feelings pull in opposite directions.

  • How they talk

    Different ways of talking

    Elizabeth Taylor’s way of thinking and Richard Burton’s can clash.

  • Working together

    Different ways of working

    Elizabeth Taylor’s serious side and Richard Burton’s drive can clash.

  • Under one roof

    Takes time to settle in

    Elizabeth Taylor’s feelings is warm and intuitive; Richard Burton’s is practical and steady.

Their Suns, sign by sign: Scorpio and Pisces compatibility

What they have in common

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton share no sign, but some of the same instincts.

Elizabeth TaylorRichard Burton
Sunwho they areSame elementPiscesScorpio
Moonwhat they needScorpioVirgo
Mercuryhow they thinkPiscesSagittarius
Venushow they loveAriesCapricorn
Marswhat drives themPiscesLibra
  • Their Sun signs are both water. They both run on feeling.

The duo they make

The Architect

Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age.

Underneath, the Peacemaker. Needs harmony, good company and fairness. Feels best when everyone is getting along.

Two charts made into one, each planet halfway between theirs: a Sun in Capricorn and a Moon in Libra.

For astrologers: the 25 contacts that held all day on both birthdays, the closest first
  • Elizabeth Taylor’s Venus quincunx Richard Burton’s Sunalmost exact at 0.1°
  • Elizabeth Taylor’s Neptune square Richard Burton’s Mercuryalmost exact at 0.1°
  • Elizabeth Taylor’s Sun opposition Richard Burton’s Moonalmost exact at 0.3°
  • Elizabeth Taylor’s Uranus quincunx Richard Burton’s Sunalmost exact at 0.5°
  • Elizabeth Taylor’s Venus square Richard Burton’s Jupiteralmost exact at 0.7°
  • Elizabeth Taylor’s Sun square Richard Burton’s Mercuryclose at 1.0°

Sources and credits

When they were together, and their dates and places of birth: Wikidata. Both charts are cast for noon, and only the contacts that held all day on both birthdays are counted.

The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.

A correction, or a request to take this page down: hello@underyourstars.com.

To cite this page: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton: their birth charts compared, Under Your Stars, https://underyourstars.com/couples/elizabeth-taylor-and-richard-burton

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