David Hockney’s birth chart
PainterBorn July 9, 1937, Bradford, United KingdomDied June 11, 2026
Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help.
- SunCancerThe Protector
- MoonLeoor Cancer
- VenusGeminiThe Charmer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Cancer, the Protector
Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help. Loyalty runs deep, and so does the need to belong. Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun sextile Neptune (almost exact at 0.1°)
What he needed
Moon in Leo or Cancer, the Warm Heart
Proud, warm and loyal in feeling. Needs to be appreciated, and makes loved ones feel like stars. Steady feelings: he kept calm under strain, and he loved in ways that lasted.
The Moon trine Saturn (almost exact at 0.9°) · For a birth before 4:59 a.m., his Moon was in Cancer.
How he loved
Venus in Gemini, the Charmer
Playful, curious and charming in love. Wants variety, banter and a mind to match. Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Venus sextile Saturn (wide at 3.5°)
How he thought
Mercury in Cancer, the Remembering Mind
A mind tuned to people. Hears what sits under the words and answers it gently. His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun conjunction Mercury (close at 1.2°)
What drove him
Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist
Determined, focused and private. Plans quietly and never forgets a goal. A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mercury trine Mars (close at 2.5°)
The shape of his chart
Most of his planets are in water signs: feeling and intuition.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
David Hockney was born the day after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 2% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, seventeen days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For David Hockney, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2026, at 88: his third Saturn return, after the second in 1996 and 1997. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Cancer
You and David Hockney
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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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What is David Hockney’s zodiac sign?
Cancer. David Hockney was born on July 9, 1937, with the Sun in Cancer, the Protector. Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help. Loyalty runs deep, and so does the need to belong.
What is David Hockney’s Moon sign?
Leo or Cancer. The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 4:59 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
What is David Hockney’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 9, 1937. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is David Hockney’s Venus sign?
Gemini, the Charmer. Playful, curious and charming in love. Wants variety, banter and a mind to match.
How does your chart compare with David Hockney’s?
Set your chart beside David Hockney’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 David Hockney’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: United Press International, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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