River Phoenix’s birth chart
ActorBorn August 23, 1970, Madras, Oregon, United StatesDied October 31, 1993
Notices what is out of place and knows how to make it better.
- SunVirgoor Leo
- MoonTaurusor Gemini
- VenusLibraThe Sweetheart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Virgo or Leo, the Fixer
Notices what is out of place and knows how to make it better. Shows love by being useful, and has a dry, quick humour that surprises people. The self he showed the world and the self he came home to wanted different things, and he made room for both.
The Sun square the Moon (almost exact at 0.8°) · For a birth before 6:34 a.m., his Sun was in Leo.
What he needed
Moon in Taurus or Gemini, the Hearth
Even-tempered and hard to unsettle. Needs calm, touch and things that stay the same. His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
The Moon opposition Neptune (close at 1.2°) · For a birth after 1:04 p.m., his Moon was in Gemini.
How he loved
Venus in Libra, the Sweetheart
Happiest as half of a well-matched pair. Brings charm, fairness and courtesy to love.
How he thought
Mercury in Virgo, the Analyst
Clever, methodical and useful. Turns a muddle into a list and the list into results. He thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and he remembered everything.
Mercury conjunction Pluto (almost exact at 0.1°)
What drove him
Mars in Leo, the Leader
Full of fire and pride. Works hardest for a cause close to his heart and wants the effort to be seen. Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mars square Saturn (almost exact at 0.9°)
The shape of his chart
Neptune is the hub of his chart: it takes part in seven of its aspects, more than any other body, so his imagination touched everything else in it. Most of his planets are in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
River Phoenix was born seven days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 51% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, 30 days before the September equinox.
You and River Phoenix
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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
Questions about his chart
What is River Phoenix’s zodiac sign?
Virgo or Leo. The Sun moved from Leo into Virgo at 6:34 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
What is River Phoenix’s Moon sign?
Taurus or Gemini. The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 1:04 p.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
What is River Phoenix’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 23, 1970. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is River Phoenix’s Venus sign?
Libra, the Sweetheart. Happiest as half of a well-matched pair. Brings charm, fairness and courtesy to love.
How does your chart compare with River Phoenix’s?
Set your chart beside River Phoenix’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 River Phoenix’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Alekassoul, 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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