Andy Kaufman’s birth chart
EntertainerBorn January 17, 1949, New York City, New York, United StatesDied May 16, 1984
Serious, capable and ambitious.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonVirgoor Leo
- VenusCapricornThe Loyal Partner
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age. His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
The Sun quincunx Uranus (almost exact at 0.1°)
What he needed
Moon in Virgo or Leo, the Mender
Feels calm when things are in order and useful. Shows care through small, practical help. He put people at ease without trying: kindness and charm came from the same place.
The Moon trine Venus (almost exact at 0.2°) · For a birth before 2:52 a.m., his Moon was in Leo.
How he loved
Venus in Capricorn, the Loyal Partner
Careful with the heart and true once it is given. Shows love by being reliable year after year. Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Venus trine Saturn (almost exact at 0.1°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aquarius, the Inventor
An inventive, independent mind. Sees patterns others miss and questions the usual way of doing things. His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury opposition Pluto (almost exact at 0.2°)
What drove him
Mars in Aquarius, the Rebel
Driven by ideas and causes. Breaks with convention and pushes for something new. He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars trine Neptune (wide at 5.0°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his heart and his optimism (the Sun, Venus and Jupiter) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first. No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Andy Kaufman was born three days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 89% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Monday, twenty-six days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Andy Kaufman, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1978, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Andy Kaufman
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Andy Kaufman’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Andy Kaufman was born on January 17, 1949, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age.
What is Andy Kaufman’s Moon sign?
Virgo or Leo. The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 2:52 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
What is Andy Kaufman’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on January 17, 1949. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Andy Kaufman’s Venus sign?
Capricorn, the Loyal Partner. Careful with the heart and true once it is given. Shows love by being reliable year after year.
How does your chart compare with Andy Kaufman’s?
Set your chart beside Andy Kaufman’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Andy Kaufman’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: ABC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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