James Van Der Beek’s birth chart
ActorBorn March 8, 1977, Cheshire, Connecticut, United StatesDied February 11, 2026
Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel.
- SunPiscesThe Dreamer
- MoonLibraor Scorpio
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer
Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel. People leave a conversation with him feeling understood. The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun square Neptune (close at 1.9°)
What he needed
Moon in Libra or Scorpio, the Peacemaker
Feels most at peace when the people around him are at peace. Needs beauty, balance and someone to share things with.
For a birth after 3:37 p.m., his Moon was in Scorpio.
How he loved
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit. Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Venus sextile Mars (close at 2.4°)
How he thought
Mercury in Pisces, the Poet
An intuitive, imaginative mind. Thinks in images and picks up what is left unsaid. A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mercury trine Uranus (almost exact at 0.3°)
What drove him
Mars in Aquarius, the Rebel
Driven by ideas and fairness. Fights for change and does things differently. He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars square Jupiter (wide at 4.3°)
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
James Van Der Beek was born three days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 88% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, twelve days before the March equinox.
Saturn return
For James Van Der Beek, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2005 and 2006, at 28: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Pisces
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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 Van Der Beek’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is James Van Der Beek’s zodiac sign?
Pisces. James Van Der Beek was born on March 8, 1977, with the Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer. Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel. People leave a conversation with him feeling understood.
What is James Van Der Beek’s Moon sign?
Libra or Scorpio. The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 3:37 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
What is James Van Der Beek’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 March 8, 1977. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is James Van Der Beek’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit.
How does your chart compare with James Van Der Beek’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and James Van Der Beek’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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