Ben Affleck Birth Chart

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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Ben Affleck’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.

ARIES ♈︎TAURUS ♉︎GEMINI ♊︎CANCER ♋︎LEO ♌︎VIRGO ♍︎LIBRA ♎︎SCORPIO ♏︎SAGITTARIUS ♐︎CAPRICORN ♑︎AQUARIUS ♒︎PISCES ♓︎123456789101112Sun conjunction MarsSun trine JupiterSun square LilithSun sextile SaturnMoon trine VenusMoon square MercuryMoon sextile MarsMercury sextile UranusMars trine JupiterMars square NeptuneJupiter square PlutoSaturn trine UranusNeptune trine South NodeNeptune sextile PlutoPluto trine North NodePluto sextile South NodeNorth Node sextile LilithSouth Node trine LilithChiron trine SunChiron trine MercuryChiron sextile SaturnChiron opposition UranusSun: 22°39′ Leo22°22°Moon: 4°45′ Scorpio4°4°Mercury: 10°50′ Leo, retrograde10°10°Venus: 7°27′ Cancer7°7°Mars: 0°14′ Virgo0°0°Jupiter: 28°38′ Sagittarius, retrograde28°28°Saturn: 18°34′ Gemini18°18°Uranus: 15°27′ Libra15°15°Neptune: 2°29′ Sagittarius2°2°Pluto: 0°27′ Libra0°0°Chiron: 17°04′ Aries, retrograde17°17°North Node: 24°35′ Capricorn, retrograde24°24°South Node: 24°35′ Cancer, retrograde24°24°Lilith: 19°23′ Scorpio19°19°Compact chart: body glyphs and whole degrees. Full positions, retrograde status and houses are in the tables below.ACDCMCIC
Ascendant
Cancer 8°33′
Midheaven
Pisces 18°59′
Descendant
Capricorn 8°33′
Imum Coeli
Virgo 18°59′
Planet positions
BodySign and degreeHouse
SunLeo 22°39′3
MoonScorpio 4°45′5
MercuryLeo 10°50′Retrograde2
VenusCancer 7°27′12
MarsVirgo 0°14′3
JupiterSagittarius 28°38′Retrograde6
SaturnGemini 18°34′12
UranusLibra 15°27′4
NeptuneSagittarius 2°29′5
PlutoLibra 0°27′4
North NodeCapricorn 24°35′Retrograde7
South NodeCancer 24°35′Retrograde1
LilithScorpio 19°23′5
ChironAries 17°04′Retrograde10

Ben Affleck · local time · Berkeley, California

Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden AA; Academy Awards: Good Will Hunting writing award; Academy: Argo editing discussion; Academy — 70th Academy Awards, Good Will Hunting screenplay; Academy — 85th Academy Awards, Argo producers; Motion Picture Editors Guild — William Goldenberg on Argo

Ben Affleck's Sun, Moon and Rising

A Leo Sun is commonly associated with expression and a visible creative centre. Affleck's screen presence gives one example, but his credits go further. The Academy's 1998 record names him and Matt Damon as Good Will Hunting's winning screenwriters. Its 2013 record names him among Argo's winning producers. Writing, acting and producing give the chart different kinds of creative work to consider.

Moon in Scorpio is often linked with concentration and attention beneath the obvious surface. A film sometimes gives the viewer information slowly. A pause or a delayed answer adds weight to a scene. Argo's editing gives that Scorpio comparison a concrete place to start. The Motion Picture Editors Guild's Goldenberg interview describes the work behind its pacing.

Cancer rising is commonly associated with familiar surroundings and a protective first impression. A story needs somewhere for its characters and exchanges to live. The room, the situation and the people around a scene shape its entrance. Cancer gives us a plain way to consider those surroundings. The chart's AA-rated source supplies the rising sign.

Leo, Scorpio and Cancer bring expression, depth and an enclosing setting into view. The public credits let us explore each through actual work. A screenplay gives people words and situations. An edited film chooses when you meet those situations. A production supports the larger undertaking around them. Affleck's different jobs make those changes particularly easy to notice.

Good Will Hunting: words before they become a scene

Mercury is associated with wording and how an idea gets across. Writing a screenplay gives that meaning a practical example. Good Will Hunting's Academy record names Affleck and Damon together. The collaboration belongs in the account from the beginning. A recognisable public person is one member of the writing partnership.

A page arranges the situation and the exchange. Performance then gives its sentences breath, pace and emphasis. The viewer hears words that actors make live within a scene. Leo's interest in a clear expression fits that journey. Scorpio's interest in depth asks you to notice what a line reveals slowly.

The screenplay and its performance are related works. They contribute to the same film through different tasks. Reading Affleck's chart beside a writing credit brings another part of the career forward. It also makes the Leo comparison more specific. A creative centre appears through written decisions as well as a familiar face.

Argo: editing changes when you learn something

Mars in Virgo is commonly associated with careful effort and precise adjustments. Affleck's Mars trines Jupiter in Sagittarius at 1.59°. Jupiter in Sagittarius is linked with a larger view and room to explore. A trine is usually read as styles helping each other. Detailed action meets a broader undertaking.

Goldenberg's Editors Guild interview supplies a specific filmmaking example. It describes Affleck's study of late-1970s films as visual references. Goldenberg also talks about cutting for story and performance. The scene's timing comes through practical choices made within a larger idea. Virgo's precise effort and Sagittarius's broader view give us a way to picture that meeting.

The same Mars squares Neptune in Sagittarius at 2.25°. Neptune is commonly linked with imagination and the feeling around an image. Here the square places practical action beside an imagined result. The practical cut has to serve the intended mood. Compare when information arrives and how long a viewer waits. Argo gives that chart meaning something concrete to explore.

The film is larger than its familiar face

Cancer is often associated with the surroundings that help something feel held together. A shared production credit gives that idea a useful public comparison. Argo's Best Picture record names Grant Heslov, Affleck and George Clooney. The film's wider undertaking is credited to several people.

The chart also has Moon trine Venus at 2.70°. Venus is associated with taste and the shape you prefer. The Moon adds a familiar emotional response. Their trine is usually read as an easier exchange. A scene's feeling and its chosen presentation make an approachable example.

The writing award and production award recognise different jobs. Good Will Hunting names writers, while Argo names producers. Both sit beside the Leo Sun's interest in expression. The Scorpio Moon adds depth, and Cancer rising adds the initial surroundings. The names in the credits keep the actual collaborations visible. Start with those jobs, then look at the choices each film presents.

Good Will Hunting lets you listen for an exchange on the page. Argo lets you watch when a cut gives you new information. The two public credits therefore invite different kinds of attention. Leo's expression and Scorpio's depth stay useful through both. The actual words and edits make the comparison particular to Affleck's work.

Reading this chart respectfully

Affleck's public film credits guide this reading; they leave his personal relationships and private motives outside it.

Birth record

Rodden rating AA.

Historical local-time rules determine the chart; ten-planet totals weight Sun/Moon 3 and other planets 1. Sign scores add rising +2; planet scores add +2 in houses 1, 4, 7 or 10 and each major planet-to-planet aspect +max(0, 1 − orb/10). Ties follow zodiac, planet and house order. Compare with your own chart for reflection, never prediction.

Major aspects

The orb measures distance from the exact angle: a smaller number means a tighter aspect.

All calculated major aspects, ordered by orb
Bodies and aspectOrb
Lilith trine Midheaven0.40°
Saturn square Midheaven0.43°
Venus conjunction Ascendant1.10°
Chiron sextile Saturn1.49°
Mars trine Jupiter1.59°
Chiron opposition Uranus1.62°
Jupiter square Pluto1.82°
Neptune sextile Pluto2.03°
Mars square Neptune2.25°
Moon trine Venus2.70°
Saturn trine Uranus3.12°
Sun square Lilith3.26°
Moon trine Ascendant3.80°
Sun sextile Saturn4.09°
Moon sextile Mars4.53°
Mercury sextile Uranus4.62°
North Node sextile Lilith5.19°
South Node trine Lilith5.19°
Chiron trine Sun5.58°
North Node sextile Midheaven5.59°
South Node trine Midheaven5.59°
Pluto trine North Node5.87°
Pluto sextile South Node5.87°
Sun trine Jupiter5.99°
Moon square Mercury6.07°
Chiron trine Mercury6.24°
Uranus square Ascendant6.89°
Sun conjunction Mars7.58°
Neptune trine South Node7.90°

Chart dominants

These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.

Top signs
Leo (4) · Cancer (3) · Scorpio (3).
Leo: expressing a distinct voice and making it visible; Cancer: protecting what feels familiar and meaningful; Scorpio: looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
Top planets
Moon (4.67) · Pluto (4.62) · Sun (4.23).
Moon: emotional habits; Pluto: intensity and transformation; Sun: identity and purpose.
Top houses
House 3 (4) · House 5 (4) · House 4 (2).
House 3: communication and learning; House 5: creativity and play; House 4: home and foundations.
Dominant element
Fire (6 points).
Fire emphasizes initiative; earth, practical results; air, ideas; water, feeling.
Dominant modality
Fixed (7 points).
Cardinal signs start things, fixed signs sustain them, and mutable signs adapt them.

Placements at a glance

  • Sun in Leo: in astrology, identity and purpose is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
  • Moon in Scorpio: in astrology, emotional habits is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
  • Mercury in Leo: in astrology, communication and learning is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
  • Venus in Cancer: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
  • Mars in Virgo: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through improving details through practical work.
  • Jupiter in Sagittarius: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through exploring bigger ideas and speaking openly.
  • Saturn in Gemini: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
  • Uranus in Libra: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
  • Neptune in Sagittarius: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through exploring bigger ideas and speaking openly.
  • Pluto in Libra: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
  • North Node in Capricorn: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
  • South Node in Cancer: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
  • Lilith in Scorpio: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
  • Chiron in Aries: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
  • Cancer rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.

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