Bill Paxton’s birth chart
Born 17 May 1955, in Fort Worth, Texas. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Taurus Sun · Moon in Pisces or Aries
Bill Paxton’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Bill Paxton was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on 17 May 1955, a Tuesday. The Sun was in Taurus, so Taurus was their zodiac sign. The Moon changed sign at about 14:20, from Pisces to Aries; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Bill died on 25 February 2017, aged 61. StarMap has no verified birth time for Bill, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, three are in air signs, three in water, two in fire and one in earth. Cardinal signs hold four, fixed signs three and mutable signs two. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Mars and Pluto, about 0.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Saturn and Neptune were retrograde. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 11 other people born on 17 May, among them Enya, Jean Gabin and Dennis Hopper.
See the sky the day Bill was born: the stars over Fort Worth, Texas, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Bill Paxton’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
about 26° Taurus at midday
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Bill Paxton than novelty, and people tend to trust someone who does not change their mind for show. The growth edge is letting go before something stops working.
Moon sign
Pisces or Aries
Pisces until about 14:20, then Aries (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 14:20: Moon in Pisces
With the Moon in Pisces, Bill may well pick up the mood of a whole room. Music, water, sleep and imagination tend to restore them, and it matters whose moods they carry home. The empathy of this Moon is a gift that needs a door.
Born after about 14:20: Moon in Aries
With the Moon in Aries, Bill is likely to feel fast and forgive fast. Anger comes up quickly and passes just as quickly, and feeling needs a physical outlet. This is a Moon soothed by action, not by talking it over.
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 Fort Worth, Texas, at each hour of the day.
Bill Paxton’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Bill 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 17 May 1955, computed for Fort Worth, Texas.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:55 | Capricorn rising |
| 00:55 to 02:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 02:30 to 03:55 | Pisces rising |
| 03:55 to 05:15 | Aries rising |
| 05:15 to 06:50 | Taurus rising |
| 06:50 to 08:45 | Gemini rising |
| 08:45 to 11:05 | Cancer rising |
| 11:05 to 13:30 | Leo rising |
| 13:30 to 15:50 | Virgo rising |
| 15:50 to 18:10 | Libra rising |
| 18:10 to 20:35 | Scorpio rising |
| 20:35 to 22:55 | Sagittarius rising |
| 22:55 to 24:00 | Capricorn 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 17 May 1955, 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 | 26° Taurus 00' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Pisces until about 14:20, then Aries |
| Mercury | 17° Gemini 41' |
| Venus | 27° Aries 45' |
| Mars | 24° Gemini 31' |
| Jupiter | 25° Cancer 18' |
| Saturn | 17° Scorpio 14'℞ |
| Uranus | 24° Cancer 30' |
| Neptune | 26° Libra 05'℞ |
| Pluto | 24° Leo 19' |
| North Node | 26° Sagittarius 46' |
| South Node | 26° Gemini 46' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Bill Paxton’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Bill Paxton’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Bill Paxton's vitality probably runs slow and steady rather than in bursts. The drawback is a reluctance to change course even when the plan is clearly not working. People with this Sun can stay in one job or one home long after part of them knows it is time to move.
Moon in Pisces or Aries
Pisces until about 14:20, then Aries
needs and habits
Born before about 14:20: Moon in Pisces
The Moon in Pisces makes for a porous daily mood, one that picks up the emotional temperature of a room without choosing to. Quiet, music or time near water probably restores Bill more than talking things out. It can be easy for them to miss how much of what they feel belongs to someone else.
Born after about 14:20: Moon in Aries
The Moon in Aries keeps day-to-day needs simple: something to do right now, and permission to feel it and move on. For Bill, comfort probably comes from action rather than discussion. The instinct of this Moon is to pace the room or go for a walk rather than sit with a feeling until it passes on its own.
Bill's Mercury in Gemini describes a mind that moves fast across many subjects at once and communicates easily in almost any setting. The tension is skimming the surface of a topic and moving on before going deep enough to be sure of it. The result is knowing a little about a great many things.
Venus in Aries loves with immediacy and pursues what it wants without much hesitation, and it values a partner who can keep up. For Bill that suggests an interest that can fade once the chase is over. The pattern is to fall fast and to need a relationship to keep feeling like a choice, not a routine.
With Mars in Gemini, Bill is likely to act through words, argument and quick manoeuvring rather than force, and anger to come out sharp and verbal. Arguments can be won without the conflict underneath ever being resolved. A disagreement can still be under debate long after the other person just wants it to end.
Jupiter in Cancer
25° Cancer 18' at midday
growth and excess
For Bill, Jupiter in Cancer means growing by nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The excess can be protecting loved ones past the point they need it. Generosity here takes the form of home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Bill letting go of either is unlikely to come easily. The doubt is bracing for betrayal even in relationships that have given no reason for it. Comfort with vulnerability can come in the end, and the work it takes is seldom seen by others.
Uranus in Cancer
24° Cancer 30' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Bill alone. Its mark is a generation that redefines home and family, departing from the structures the previous generation grew up inside. At the personal level it is read as a pull to build family life differently.
Neptune in Libra
26° Libra 05' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Bill among them. It idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by images of love on screen that outpace real relationships. The personal echo is a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
Pluto in Leo
24° Leo 19' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for Bill, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Bill Paxton’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.
Mars sextile Pluto
about 0.2° at midday
This sextile joins drive to depth, so resilience and follow-through are likely to be available to Bill Paxton without constant conflict. Bill is likely to handle pressure better than most, and at a lower cost than expected, largely because a fight is rarely needed to prove the point.
Sun sextile Jupiter
about 0.7° at midday
Optimism is part of who Bill 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.
Jupiter square Neptune
about 0.8° at midday
Jupiter square Neptune lets optimism drift into wishful thinking, and plans can end up built more on hope than on a clear reading of the situation. For Bill the answer may be to keep hoping and to pair that hope with an honest look at the details.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus
about 0.8° at midday
Growth comes suddenly and by unconventional routes with Jupiter conjunct Uranus, and Bill is likely to be drawn to opportunities that break from the expected path. Openness to change is the strength. Following through on one bold idea before moving on to the next is the discipline.
Sun sextile Uranus
about 1.5° at midday
There is room for Bill to be a little unconventional without losing much by it, since identity and originality get along well here. Other people tend to find this easy, unforced independence refreshing rather than alarming.
Mars trine Neptune
about 1.6° at midday
An inspired, almost effortless way of pursuing creative or compassionate goals belongs to Mars trine Neptune, which puts Bill's drive and imagination in step. Energy and vision arrive together, so starting a meaningful project is likely to feel far less daunting than it looks from outside.
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.
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 1.6°
- Venus opposition Neptuneabout 1.7°
- Sun square Plutoabout 1.7°
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 1.8°
- Venus square Jupiterabout 2.4°
- Venus sextile Marsabout 3.2°
- Venus square Uranusabout 3.2°
- Venus trine Plutoabout 3.4°
- Mercury conjunction Marsabout 6.8°
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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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