James Hetfield’s birth chart
GuitaristBorn August 3, 1963, Downey, California, United States
Warm, generous and made to be seen.
- SunLeoThe Bright One
- MoonCapricornThe Steady Hand
- VenusLeoThe Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Leo, the Bright One
Warm, generous and made to be seen. Makes a room feel brighter and wants the people in it to shine too. More sensitive to criticism than it looks. The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun square Neptune (close at 2.2°)
What he needs
Moon in Capricorn, the Steady Hand
Steady, self-reliant and slow to show strain. Feels safe when there is a plan and something solid underfoot. His feelings run large: he wants more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gives.
The Moon square Jupiter (close at 1.6°)
How he loves
Venus in Leo, the Romantic
Loves with warmth, pride and a generous heart. Wants romance, admiration and loyalty in return. Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Venus sextile Mars (close at 1.1°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Virgo or Leo, the Analyst
A careful, exact mind. Spots the flaw, fixes the plan and gets the wording just right. He thinks in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
Mercury conjunction Uranus (wide at 3.4°) · For a birth before 2:21 a.m., his Mercury was in Leo.
What drives him
Mars in Libra, the Negotiator
Works best alongside others. Prefers diplomacy to battle, and fights for justice when it counts. His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
The Sun sextile Mars (wide at 6.1°)
The shape of his chart
Most of his planets are in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
James Hetfield was born two days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 97% lit, in Capricorn. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, 42 days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For James Hetfield, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2022, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1993. The third begins in 2051. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Leo
You and James Hetfield
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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.
James Hetfield’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is James Hetfield’s zodiac sign?
Leo. James Hetfield was born on August 3, 1963, with the Sun in Leo, the Bright One. Warm, generous and made to be seen. Makes a room feel brighter and wants the people in it to shine too.
What is James Hetfield’s Moon sign?
Capricorn, the Steady Hand. Steady, self-reliant and slow to show strain. Feels safe when there is a plan and something solid underfoot.
What is James Hetfield’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 August 3, 1963. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is James Hetfield’s Venus sign?
Leo, the Romantic. Loves with warmth, pride and a generous heart. Wants romance, admiration and loyalty in return.
How does your chart compare with James Hetfield’s?
Set your chart beside James Hetfield’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 James Hetfield’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Kreepin Deth, 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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