Matt Damon Birth Chart
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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Matt Damon’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.
- Ascendant
- Aquarius 5°59′
- Midheaven
- Scorpio 28°40′
- Descendant
- Leo 5°59′
- Imum Coeli
- Taurus 28°40′
| Body | Sign and degree | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra 15°05′ | 8 |
| Moon | Capricorn 22°56′ | 12 |
| Mercury | Libra 1°45′ | 8 |
| Venus | Scorpio 22°40′ | 9 |
| Mars | Virgo 22°36′ | 7 |
| Jupiter | Scorpio 9°39′ | 9 |
| Saturn | Taurus 21°36′Retrograde | 3 |
| Uranus | Libra 9°33′ | 8 |
| Neptune | Scorpio 29°02′ | 10 |
| Pluto | Virgo 27°53′ | 8 |
| North Node | Pisces 0°24′Retrograde | 1 |
| South Node | Virgo 0°24′Retrograde | 7 |
| Lilith | Virgo 3°55′ | 7 |
| Chiron | Aries 7°45′Retrograde | 2 |
Matt Damon · local time · Boston, Massachusetts
Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden AA; Academy — Damon and Affleck’s Good Will Hunting screenplay award; 20th Century Studios — The Martian synopsis and credits
Matt Damon's Sun, Moon and Rising
Sun in Libra is commonly linked with partnership and the way different contributions fit. Libra notices the exchange rather than only one person's part. Damon's Good Will Hunting screenplay gives that theme a particular professional example. The Academy records his 1998 original-screenplay win with Ben Affleck.
The named partnership keeps the making visible, and a finished story reaches an audience through joined work. Libra gives us a simple way to consider that relationship. Begin with the actual credit before using a broad description of talent.
Moon in Capricorn is usually associated with steadiness and working through a defined task. The Martian gives the reading another concrete example. Damon plays Mark Watney, an astronaut left on Mars. The studio synopsis describes his need to contact Earth for a rescue.
That story gives practical action a definite purpose. A particular problem becomes something the audience is invited to follow. Capricorn brings attention to the steps rather than only the size of the situation. The immediate task has a place in a larger plan.
Aquarius rising is linked with an unusual entrance and awareness of a wider system. Watney's position separates him from the people needed for that plan. The audience meets an individual within a much larger arrangement. Aquarius makes that relationship worth noticing.
Libra, Capricorn and Aquarius suggest collaboration, a useful task and a wider view. Writing a film and performing in one give Damon different public roles. The named sources let us consider both. Keep the screenplay credit beside the fictional problem, while giving each its own attention.
Venus sextile Mars: the preferred direction becomes a step
Venus in Scorpio is associated with concentrated tastes and meaningful choices. Mars in Virgo favours careful action and practical improvements, and their sextile is almost exact, at 0.07°. Venus gives a preferred direction, and Mars asks how to do something with it.
The Martian's problem-solving premise offers a specific film example. A character's aim needs to become an action the audience understands. The studio account gives the task a definite purpose. The preferred result and the next practical move belong together.
Think about the difference between wanting a solution and trying one step. Scorpio Venus keeps the choice focused, and Virgo Mars pays attention to the actual method. The close sextile suggests an opening between those approaches. Watch what the character does after the problem is made clear. The action gives the aim a tangible form. That is a useful place to explore this particular chart connection.
Moon sextile Venus: the response takes a particular shape
The Capricorn Moon sextiles Venus at 0.27°, and Capricorn gives a response a definite purpose. Scorpio Venus brings attention to what feels worth choosing. This is another close contact, adding a response beside preference and action.
Damon's two public kinds of work give the reading different places to begin. A screenplay arranges the material before the audience hears it performed. A performance responds within the scene that reaches the screen. The credit and the role offer different contributions to notice.
Think about how an idea becomes a specific scene. Some possibilities are selected, and others are left aside. The finished response has a shape because those choices have been made. Capricorn Moon draws attention to that definite result, and Scorpio Venus keeps the selection meaningful. Read them beside the Academy's named co-writing record and the released film rather than only a general reputation.
Moon trine Mars: the task meets the next action
The Moon also trines Mars at 0.34°, and Capricorn and Virgo are associated with practical, dependable work. The Moon supplies a response to the situation, and Mars gets the next step moving. The close trine suggests those approaches helping each other.
The Martian's synopsis gives the central figure a named problem: contact Earth. That makes the comparison concrete. A response needs to become something the audience is able to follow. The practical aim gives the action its place in the story.
Try watching for the moment a problem turns into a next step. The whole situation may be large, yet the action is particular. Capricorn keeps the purpose clear, and Virgo asks whether the detail works. The trine connects the two. Read it beside the Moon–Venus and Venus–Mars sextiles. Response, selection and action form a closely related set of ideas.
Two public jobs, different things to notice
Damon's screenplay credit and Watney's fictional task offer different evidence. One tells us about making a film. The other tells us what a character needs to do. Their difference makes the comparison more useful.
Libra notices the shared writing, and Capricorn keeps the particular task in view. Aquarius opens the view toward the larger arrangement. The close Moon–Venus–Mars network adds response, choice and action. Try beginning with one named scene before comparing the co-writing account. Each gives you another way to consider how a finished story reaches an audience.
Reading this chart respectfully
Damon's credited work guides this reading; the characters' skills and experiences belong to their stories, not a private assessment of him.
Birth record
Rodden rating AA.
This time comes from a record.
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.
| Bodies and aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Venus sextile Mars | 0.07° |
| Moon sextile Venus | 0.27° |
| Moon trine Mars | 0.34° |
| Neptune conjunction Midheaven | 0.37° |
| Pluto sextile Midheaven | 0.78° |
| Mars trine Saturn | 0.99° |
| Venus opposition Saturn | 1.06° |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | 1.14° |
| Moon trine Saturn | 1.33° |
| Neptune square North Node | 1.38° |
| Neptune square South Node | 1.38° |
| North Node square Midheaven | 1.74° |
| South Node square Midheaven | 1.74° |
| Chiron sextile Ascendant | 1.77° |
| Chiron opposition Uranus | 1.80° |
| Mercury sextile Neptune | 2.72° |
| Mercury sextile Midheaven | 3.09° |
| North Node opposition Lilith | 3.50° |
| South Node conjunction Lilith | 3.50° |
| Uranus trine Ascendant | 3.57° |
| Jupiter square Ascendant | 3.67° |
| Mercury conjunction Pluto | 3.86° |
| Mercury trine Ascendant | 4.23° |
| Neptune square Lilith | 4.88° |
| Moon trine Pluto | 4.95° |
| Venus sextile Pluto | 5.22° |
| Lilith square Midheaven | 5.25° |
| Mars conjunction Pluto | 5.29° |
| Sun conjunction Uranus | 5.53° |
| Moon sextile Midheaven | 5.73° |
| Jupiter sextile Lilith | 5.75° |
| Venus conjunction Midheaven | 6.00° |
| Chiron opposition Mercury | 6.00° |
| Saturn trine Pluto | 6.28° |
| Venus conjunction Neptune | 6.36° |
| Saturn opposition Midheaven | 7.06° |
| Chiron opposition Sun | 7.33° |
| Saturn opposition Neptune | 7.43° |
| Mercury conjunction Uranus | 7.80° |
Chart dominants
These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.
- Top signs
- Libra (5) · Scorpio (3) · Capricorn (3).
- Libra: balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation; Scorpio: looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material; Capricorn: working toward a lasting result with structure.
- Top planets
- Mars (6.33) · Moon (6.31) · Neptune (5.23).
- Mars: effort and initiative; Moon: emotional habits; Neptune: imagination and ideals.
- Top houses
- House 8 (6) · House 12 (3) · House 9 (2).
- House 8: shared resources; House 12: privacy and reflection; House 9: study and wider perspectives.
- Dominant element
- Earth (6 points).
- Fire emphasizes initiative; earth, practical results; air, ideas; water, feeling.
- Dominant modality
- Cardinal (8 points).
- Cardinal signs start things, fixed signs sustain them, and mutable signs adapt them.
Placements at a glance
- Sun in Libra: in astrology, identity and purpose is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- Moon in Capricorn: in astrology, emotional habits is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
- Mercury in Libra: in astrology, communication and learning is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- Venus in Scorpio: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Mars in Virgo: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through improving details through practical work.
- Jupiter in Scorpio: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Saturn in Taurus: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through building steadily and valuing tangible results.
- Uranus in Libra: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- Neptune in Scorpio: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Pluto in Virgo: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through improving details through practical work.
- North Node in Pisces: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- South Node in Virgo: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through improving details through practical work.
- Lilith in Virgo: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through improving details through practical work.
- Chiron in Aries: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Aquarius rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.
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