Famous birth charts · Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise’s chart in full
Born July 3, 1962, Syracuse, New York, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
11°14′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 9:56 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
1°05′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
19°45′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
19°17′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
26°06′
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Jupiter in Piscesretrograde
The Believer. Faith without limits.
12°41′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
10°01′
Uranus in Leo
27°55′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
10°49′
Pluto in Virgo
8°01′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
9°03′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
10°43′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
27°28′
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.
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 identity, his optimism and his imagination (the Sun in Cancer, Jupiter in Pisces and Neptune in Scorpio) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his identity (the Sun in Cancer) and his intensity (Pluto in Virgo) both point at his discipline (Saturn in Aquarius), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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.
The Sun trine Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mercury sextile Venus almost exact at 0.5°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
Saturn square Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
Saturn opposition North Node close at 1.0°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
The Sun quincunx Saturn close at 1.2°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: he moves forward a step, then checks it.
The Sun trine Jupiter close at 1.5°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
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Neptune square North Node close at 1.8°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
Mars square Uranus close at 1.8°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
Jupiter trine Neptune close at 1.9°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Saturn quincunx Pluto close at 2.0°
He keeps adjusting between control and acceptance, and learns where each belongs.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 3.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Jupiter opposition Pluto wide at 4.7°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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