
Christopher Nolan’s birth chart
FilmmakerBorn July 30, 1970, City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Big-hearted and bright.
- SunLeoThe Bright One
- MoonCanceror Gemini
- VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Leo, the Bright One
Big-hearted and bright. Brings warmth into a room and loves to see other people do well. Purpose and drive in one place: he is quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun conjunction Mars (close at 1.0°)
What he needs
Moon in Cancer or Gemini, the Nest-Maker
Feels everything and needs a safe home and close people. Remembers every kindness. His moods change without warning, and he wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
The Moon square Uranus (almost exact at 0.4°) · For a birth before 12:14 a.m., his Moon was in Gemini.
How he loves
Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic
Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things. Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
Venus trine Saturn (close at 1.3°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Leo, the Storyteller
Speaks with flair and conviction. Thinks in bold strokes and tells a story everyone remembers. Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Mercury square Neptune (almost exact at 0.7°)
What drives him
Mars in Leo, the Leader
Full of fire and pride. Works hardest for a cause close to his heart and wants the effort to be seen. Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mars sextile Uranus (close at 2.2°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Christopher Nolan was born three days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 7% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Thursday, 38 days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Christopher Nolan, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2000, at 29: his first Saturn return. The second begins in 2029. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Leo
You and Christopher Nolan
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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.
Christopher Nolan’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Leo
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Christopher Nolan’s zodiac sign?
Leo. Christopher Nolan was born on July 30, 1970, with the Sun in Leo, the Bright One. Big-hearted and bright. Brings warmth into a room and loves to see other people do well.
What is Christopher Nolan’s Moon sign?
Cancer or Gemini. The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 12:14 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
What is Christopher Nolan’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 30, 1970. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Christopher Nolan’s Venus sign?
Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things.
How does your chart compare with Christopher Nolan’s?
Set your chart beside Christopher Nolan’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 Christopher Nolan’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 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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