Charles Laughton’s birth chart
ActorBorn July 1, 1899, Scarborough, United KingdomDied December 15, 1962
Tender under a careful shell.
- SunCancerThe Protector
- MoonAriesor Taurus
- VenusGeminiThe Charmer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Cancer, the Protector
Tender under a careful shell. Makes a home anywhere and guards the people inside it. His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun sextile Mars (almost exact at 0.7°)
What he needed
Moon in Aries or Taurus, the Quick Flame
Feels in bursts, honestly and all at once. Hates sitting still with a mood, and needs a way to act on it. His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
The Moon square Mercury (close at 1.5°) · For a birth after 7:38 p.m., his Moon was in Taurus.
How he loved
Venus in Gemini, the Charmer
Falls for a clever mind. Needs conversation, laughter and variety in love. Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Venus opposition Saturn (almost exact at 0.3°)
How he thought
Mercury in Cancer, the Remembering Mind
Thinks with feeling and remembers everything that mattered. Speaks kindly and reads between the lines. Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Mercury square Jupiter (close at 3.0°)
What drove him
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Skilful, hardworking and modest. Gets ahead through practice, precision and getting the details right. Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mars square Uranus (wide at 4.0°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his heart, his imagination and his intensity (Venus, Neptune and Pluto) gather in Gemini, and that part of life drew his attention first.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Charles Laughton was born six days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 36% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, nine days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Charles Laughton, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1957, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1928. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Cancer
You and Charles Laughton
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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.
Charles Laughton’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Cancer
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What is Charles Laughton’s zodiac sign?
Cancer. Charles Laughton was born on July 1, 1899, with the Sun in Cancer, the Protector. Tender under a careful shell. Makes a home anywhere and guards the people inside it.
What is Charles Laughton’s Moon sign?
Aries or Taurus. The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 7:38 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
What is Charles Laughton’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 July 1, 1899. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Charles Laughton’s Venus sign?
Gemini, the Charmer. Falls for a clever mind. Needs conversation, laughter and variety in love.
How does your chart compare with Charles Laughton’s?
Set your chart beside Charles Laughton’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 Charles Laughton’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull, 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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