Bill Paxton’s birth chart

What his chart says about him

1. Who he was

   ☉Sun in Taurus, the Gardener

   Steady as bedrock. Takes time to decide, and once something is chosen, it is kept and looked after. He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.

   The Sun quincunx Neptune (almost exact at 0.1°)

2. What he needed

   ☽Moon in Pisces or Aries, the Tide

   Soaks up the feelings around him. Needs gentleness, music and time alone to come back to himself.

   For a birth after 2:21 p.m., his Moon was in Aries.

3. How he loved

   ♀Venus in Aries, the Chaser

   Falls quickly and wholeheartedly. Needs passion and a little challenge to stay interested. He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.

   Venus opposition Neptune (close at 1.7°)

4. How he thought

   ☿Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit

   Fast, curious and funny. Thinks out loud and collects ideas from everywhere. Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.

   Mercury quincunx Saturn (almost exact at 0.5°)

5. What drove him

   ♂Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker

   Restless, quick and clever. Does several things at once and wins with words. Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.

   Mars sextile Pluto (almost exact at 0.2°)

6. The shape of his chart

   Neptune is the hub of his chart: it takes part in seven of its aspects, more than any other body, so his imagination touched everything else in it. In his chart, water signs hold the most planets: feeling and intuition.

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The sky the day he was born

The chart

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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.

Bill Paxton’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect