Famous birth charts · Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman’s chart in full
Born August 8, 1937, Los Angeles, California, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
15°49′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
15°16′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
11°25′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
4°29′
Mars in Scorpio
Mars moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 2:14 p.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
29°58′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
19°28′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
4°43′
Uranus in Taurus
13°39′
Neptune in Virgo
17°29′
Pluto in Cancer
28°49′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
13°01′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
28°50′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
4°25′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his feelings, his mind and his imagination (the Moon, Mercury and Neptune) gather in Virgo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his drive, his discipline and his intensity (Mars in Scorpio, Saturn in Aries and Pluto in Cancer) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his optimism, his independence and his imagination (Jupiter in Capricorn, Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Virgo) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Venus square Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Uranus quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Sudden changes keep shifting the way forward, and he adapts each time.
Mars trine Pluto close at 1.1°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Mercury square North Node close at 1.6°
Old ideas and the way forward are at odds, and he learns new ways of thinking to move on.
The Moon trine Uranus close at 1.6°
His feelings like freedom: he needs space in close ties and gives it back just as easily.
Jupiter trine Neptune close at 2.0°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
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The Sun square Uranus close at 2.2°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
The Moon conjunction Neptune close at 2.2°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reach him as if they are his own.
Mercury trine Uranus close at 2.2°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
The Moon square North Node close at 2.3°
Home comforts and the way forward ask for different things, and growing means leaving some familiar things behind.
The Sun trine North Node close at 2.8°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter wide at 3.6°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 3.8°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Moon conjunction Mercury wide at 3.9°
He thinks with his feelings: memory, mood and wit come together, and his words give away what he feels.
Neptune square North Node wide at 4.5°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 4.8°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 5.8°
Sudden openings: he spots new chances early and jumps at them.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 5.9°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Mercury conjunction Neptune wide at 6.1°
A poet’s mind: he hears what goes unsaid, and his best ideas come from somewhere hard to explain.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
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