Angela Bassett’s birth chart
Born 16 August 1958, in New York City, New York. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Virgo Moon
Angela Bassett’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
16 August 1958 was a Saturday: the day Angela Bassett was born in New York City, New York. That makes Angela a Leo, with the Moon in Virgo. Angela turns 68 in 2026. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the ten planets, four are in fire signs, four in earth, one in air and one in water. Fixed signs hold five, mutable signs four and cardinal signs one. Sun, Venus and Uranus all fall in Leo. Three planets stand together in Virgo: Moon, Mercury and Pluto. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Neptune and Pluto, about 0.6° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Mercury and Saturn were retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 22 other people born on 16 August, among them Madonna, James Cameron and Charles Bukowski. Madonna was born on the very same day.
See the sky the day Angela was born: the stars over New York City, New York, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Angela Bassett’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 23° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For Angela Bassett that suggests warmth, generosity and a need to be seen for who they really are, running through much of what they do. This placement grows by learning that the light is not diminished when it is shared.
Moon sign
Virgo
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Angela is likely to look for the practical cause and to calm down by tidying, planning or being useful. The lesson of this Moon is to accept help without a to-do list attached.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over New York City, New York, at each hour of the day.
Angela Bassett’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Angela yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 16 August 1958, computed for New York City, New York.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:50 | Gemini rising |
| 01:50 to 04:15 | Cancer rising |
| 04:15 to 06:45 | Leo rising |
| 06:45 to 09:20 | Virgo rising |
| 09:20 to 11:50 | Libra rising |
| 11:50 to 14:25 | Scorpio rising |
| 14:25 to 16:45 | Sagittarius rising |
| 16:45 to 18:40 | Capricorn rising |
| 18:40 to 20:05 | Aquarius rising |
| 20:05 to 21:15 | Pisces rising |
| 21:15 to 22:30 | Aries rising |
| 22:30 to 23:55 | Taurus rising |
| 23:55 to 24:00 | Gemini rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 16 August 1958, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 23° Leo 16' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Virgo |
| Mercury | 5° Virgo 33'℞ |
| Venus | 0° Leo 44' |
| Mars | 15° Taurus 28' |
| Jupiter | 26° Libra 25' |
| Saturn | 19° Sagittarius 08'℞ |
| Uranus | 12° Leo 42' |
| Neptune | 2° Scorpio 17' |
| Pluto | 1° Virgo 43' |
| North Node | 24° Libra 01' |
| South Node | 24° Aries 01' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Angela Bassett’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Angela Bassett’s private life.
Purpose for Angela Bassett is probably tied to creating and being seen doing it, and a Leo Sun's vitality rises the moment there is an audience, even an audience of one. The tension is losing steam when no one is watching. The giveaway is often the extra effort that goes into something the moment someone notices them making it.
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Angela's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Angela's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
For Angela, Mercury in Virgo points to thinking that is precise and attentive to detail, and to clear communication, because the facts have usually been checked first. The catch is fixating on a small error and losing sight of the larger point. This is the placement that edits a message three times before sending something everyone else would have sent in one go.
Venus in Leo loves generously and openly, and values being someone's clear favourite above almost anything else on offer. For Angela, the tension this suggests is needing steady reassurance of still being adored. Their gestures tend to be grand and thoughtful, and it can sting when those go unnoticed.
Mars in Taurus acts deliberately and sticks with a course once chosen, and its anger builds slowly but takes a long time to cool once it arrives. At times Angela may dig in out of stubbornness rather than conviction. It takes real provocation to make this Mars snap, and the rattled feeling tends to last a while afterwards.
Jupiter in Libra
26° Libra 25' at midday
growth and excess
In Angela's chart, Jupiter in Libra suggests growth through partnership and a gift for bringing people together. Excess here looks like pleasing people so broadly that every expectation becomes a commitment. Someone with this Jupiter is often the connector whose introductions and events other people benefit from more than they realise.
Saturn in Sagittarius builds discipline around belief and meaning, testing a big idea hard before committing to it. In front of people who might challenge a conviction, Angela is likely to hedge. Over time, someone with this Saturn often becomes a credible voice on the very questions they once felt they had no right to answer.
Uranus in Leo
12° Leo 42' at midday
freedom, generational
Angela shares Uranus in Leo with a generation, one that redefines self-expression and individuality, often through forms of creativity and visibility that were not available before. Closer to home, it suggests being comfortable with being seen in ways older relatives find unfamiliar.
Neptune in Scorpio
2° Scorpio 17' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that Angela shares with many people of a similar age. Its imagination is drawn to the hidden, the taboo and the transformative, with a wider cultural fascination for secrets and endings. In an individual that can be a pull towards mystery for its own sake.
Pluto in Virgo
1° Virgo 43' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by Angela and many people born in the same span of years. That generation lives through deep change in work, in how services are organised, and in daily life itself. In one person that can be intensity around control, order and how much any one system can carry.
Aspects in Angela Bassett’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Venus square Neptune
about 1.6° at midday
Under Venus square Neptune, affection can blur into an idealised picture of love, and disappointment follows when a real person or relationship falls short of the dream. Angela Bassett's task is to love what is there, which tends to prove more durable than loving the fantasy.
Mars square Uranus
about 2.8° at midday
This square can make drive turn abrupt, leading to sudden decisions or breaks that surprise Angela as much as they surprise everyone nearby. A brief pause before the impulsive move keeps the courage and loses the recklessness.
Sun sextile Jupiter
about 3.2° at midday
Optimism is part of who Angela is, and it tends to show them open doors, provided they are willing to walk through. With some deliberate effort behind it, the outlook of a Sun-Jupiter sextile becomes momentum that carries past the first burst of enthusiasm.
Mercury sextile Neptune
about 3.3° at midday
Angela's thinking and imagination cooperate gently, so creative and intuitive ideas are within easy reach. The inventiveness is soft and pleasant rather than analytical, useful for easing a difficult conversation without losing the point of it.
Mercury conjunction Pluto
about 3.8° at midday
Angela's thinking is likely to be probing and intense, drawn to what lies underneath a surface explanation. With Mercury conjunct Pluto, getting to the bottom of things comes naturally, and the caution is not to assume a hidden motive where an ordinary one will do.
Sun trine Saturn
about 4.1° at midday
Effort and identity feel like the same project under a Sun-Saturn trine, because Angela's sense of self and capacity for discipline reinforce each other. What they build tends to last, since ambition and patience are already in agreement.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 0.6°
- Venus square Jupiterabout 4.3°
- Jupiter conjunction Neptuneabout 5.9°
- Saturn trine Uranusabout 6.4°
- Sun conjunction Plutoabout 8.5°
Leo Sun and Virgo Moon, like Angela Bassett
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How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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