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Ben McKenzie’s birth chart

ActorBorn September 12, 1978, Austin, Texas, United States

Sharp-eyed and quietly kind.

  • SunVirgoThe Fixer
  • MoonCapricornor Aquarius
  • VenusScorpioThe Devotee

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he is

    Sun in Virgo, the Fixer

    Sharp-eyed and quietly kind. Sees how a thing could work better and rolls up his sleeves to fix it. The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.

    The Sun square Neptune (wide at 4.0°)

  2. What he needs

    Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius, the Steady Hand

    Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed. Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacts first, and his courage comes from the same place as his flashes of anger.

    The Moon square Mars (close at 1.4°) · For a birth after 10:09 p.m., his Moon was in Aquarius.

  3. How he loves

    Venus in Scorpio, the Devotee

    Loves fiercely, privately and for keeps. Wants complete trust and a bond that goes beneath the surface. A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.

    Mercury sextile Venus (almost exact at 0.2°)

  4. How he thinks

    Mercury in Virgo, the Analyst

    A careful, exact mind. Spots the flaw, fixes the plan and gets the wording just right. Serious thoughts: he says less than he knows, and what he says holds up.

    Mercury conjunction Saturn (close at 1.4°)

  5. What drives him

    Mars in Libra, the Negotiator

    Gets things done through people, charm and fairness. Prefers teamwork to a fight, and fights hardest for others. He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.

    Mars square Jupiter (wide at 6.2°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    In his chart, his identity, his mind and his discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Virgo, and that part of life draws his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Ben McKenzie was born four days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 78% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Tuesday, ten days before the September equinox.

  • Saturn return

    For Ben McKenzie, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2007 and 2008, at 29: his first Saturn return. The second begins in 2037. When is yours?

Is yours here?

Signs that click with Virgo

You and Ben McKenzie

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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.

Ben McKenzie’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is Ben McKenzie’s zodiac sign?

Virgo. Ben McKenzie was born on September 12, 1978, with the Sun in Virgo, the Fixer. Sharp-eyed and quietly kind. Sees how a thing could work better and rolls up his sleeves to fix it.

What is Ben McKenzie’s Moon sign?

Capricorn or Aquarius. The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 10:09 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.

What is Ben McKenzie’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 September 12, 1978. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Ben McKenzie’s Venus sign?

Scorpio, the Devotee. Loves fiercely, privately and for keeps. Wants complete trust and a bond that goes beneath the surface.

How does your chart compare with Ben McKenzie’s?

Set your chart beside Ben McKenzie’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 Ben McKenzie’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.

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

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