Famous couples

Howard Hughes and Katharine Hepburn

Together from 1937 to 1938.

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Are Howard Hughes and Katharine Hepburn compatible?

Easy conversation, with a home that takes settling into.

What draws them together
Howard Hughes’s way of loving and Katharine Hepburn’s come together easily.
Where they rub
Howard Hughes’s way of loving and Katharine Hepburn’s personality don’t quite line up.
  • As friends

    Easy friends

    Howard Hughes’s way of thinking and Katharine Hepburn’s way of loving come together easily.

  • In love

    A spark that needs tending

    Howard Hughes’s way of loving and Katharine Hepburn’s intensity pull in opposite directions.

  • How they talk

    Easy conversation

    Howard Hughes’s dreams and Katharine Hepburn’s way of thinking help each other along.

  • Working together

    A good team, different methods

    Howard Hughes’s drive is light and curious; Katharine Hepburn’s is practical and steady.

  • Under one roof

    Takes time to settle in

Their Suns, sign by sign: Taurus and Capricorn compatibility

What they have in common

Howard Hughes and Katharine Hepburn share no sign, but some of the same instincts.

Howard HughesKatharine Hepburn
Sunwho they areSame elementCapricornTaurus
Moonwhat they needSagittariusTaurus or Gemini
Mercuryhow they thinkSagittariusTaurus
Venushow they loveSame elementSagittariusAries
Marswhat drives themAquariusCapricorn
  • Their Sun signs are both earth. They both are practical at heart.
  • Their Venus signs are both fire. They both love boldly and out loud.

The duo they make

The Dreamer

Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel. People leave a conversation with them feeling understood.

Two charts made into one, each planet halfway between theirs: a Sun in Pisces.

For astrologers: the 16 contacts that held all day on both birthdays, the closest first
  • Howard Hughes’ Venus quincunx Katharine Hepburn’s Sunalmost exact at 0.9°
  • Howard Hughes’ North Node square Katharine Hepburn’s Sunclose at 1.3°
  • Howard Hughes’ Neptune sextile Katharine Hepburn’s Mercuryclose at 1.6°
  • Howard Hughes’ Venus trine Katharine Hepburn’s Venusclose at 1.8°
  • Howard Hughes’ Venus opposition Katharine Hepburn’s Plutoclose at 2.6°
  • Howard Hughes’ Mercury trine Katharine Hepburn’s Venusclose at 3.0°

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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: Howard Hughes and Katharine Hepburn: their birth charts compared, Under Your Stars, https://underyourstars.com/couples/howard-hughes-and-katharine-hepburn

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