Paul Thomas Anderson’s birth chart
FilmmakerBorn June 26, 1970, Studio City, California, United States
Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help.
- SunCancerThe Protector
- MoonAriesThe Quick Flame
- VenusLeoThe Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Cancer, the Protector
Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help. Loyalty runs deep, and so does the need to belong. He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
The Sun square Uranus (exact at 0.0°)
What he needs
Moon in Aries, the Quick Flame
Feels things fast and hot, and gets over them fast too. Needs action, honesty and room to move. He puts people at ease without trying: kindness and charm come from the same place.
The Moon trine Venus (almost exact at 0.9°)
How he loves
Venus in Leo, the Romantic
Loves big, loyally and warmly. Wants to adore and be adored.
How he thinks
Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit
A restless, clever mind. Loves words, news and the fun of a good exchange. His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury square Pluto (close at 2.0°)
What drives him
Mars in Cancer, the Defender
Driven by feeling. Goes the furthest for something personal, and guards home fiercely. His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Mars sextile Saturn (close at 2.6°)
The shape of his chart
Pluto is the hub of his chart: it takes part in three of its aspects, more than any other body, so his intensity touches everything else in it.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Paul Thomas Anderson was born seven days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 43% lit, in Aries. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, four days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Paul Thomas Anderson, 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 Cancer
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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.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Paul Thomas Anderson’s zodiac sign?
Cancer. Paul Thomas Anderson was born on June 26, 1970, 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 Paul Thomas Anderson’s Moon sign?
Aries, the Quick Flame. Feels things fast and hot, and gets over them fast too. Needs action, honesty and room to move.
What is Paul Thomas Anderson’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 June 26, 1970. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Paul Thomas Anderson’s Venus sign?
Leo, the Romantic. Loves big, loyally and warmly. Wants to adore and be adored.
How does your chart compare with Paul Thomas Anderson’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Lyn Fairly Media, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). 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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