Chester Bennington’s birth chart

Chester Bennington's full reading

Each planet by sign. First-draft readings in the StarMap voice, reviewed by our consulting astrologer before launch.

1. ☉Sun in Aries

   ♈ 0° Aries 17'

   purpose and vitality

   Their sense of purpose comes alive when there is a clear start line. They feel most like themselves pushing into something new, though their energy can burn hot and fade before the finish. It shows up as the project they launch with excitement and then hand off once the routine sets in.

2. ☽Moon in Sagittarius

   ♐ 4° Sagittarius 58'

   needs and habits

   They need room to move and a bit of novelty in their routine to feel emotionally well. A schedule with no give in it makes they edgy faster than most people expect. It shows up as planning the next trip before the current one has even finished.

3. ☿Mercury in Pisces

   ♓ 19° Pisces 03'

   mind and voice

   They think in images and impressions more than straight lines, and they communicate through metaphor, tone and instinct rather than clean argument. The tension is struggling to explain a conclusion they nonetheles feel certain about. It shows up as knowing something is off before they can say why.

4. ♀Venus in Pisces

   ♓ 7° Pisces 05'

   love and values

   They love without much guard, and they value emotional and even spiritual connection over anything practical. The tension is idealising a partner before they have really seen them. It shows up as giving generously to relationships and struggling to notice when Chester is giving more than Chester is getting.

5. ♂Mars in Cancer

   ♋ 0° Cancer 59'

   drive and anger

   They act to protect the people and things they care about, and their anger is usually about feeling hurt more than feeling wronged. The tension is going quiet or indirect instead of naming what upset they. It shows up as a mood shift that takes people a while to trace back to its actual cause.

6. ♃Jupiter in Aries

   ♈ 28° Aries 42'

   growth and excess

   They grow through bold, direct action and taking the first step before they feel fully ready. The overreach is starting more than they can realistically finish. It shows up as a burst of confidence that gets a new venture off the ground, whether or not the groundwork is fully in place.

7. ♄Saturn in Cancer

   ♋ 26° Cancer 04' ℞

   discipline and doubt

   They build discipline around emotional security, often shaped by an early home life that asked they to be steadier than a child should have to be. The doubt shows up as difficulty asking for care even when they clearly need it. It shows up as becoming, over time, the dependable emotional anchor for people who never quite return the favour.

8. ♅Uranus in Scorpio

   ♏ 6° Scorpio 29' ℞

   freedom, generational

   Shared by everyone born in this span of years, this placement marks a generation that transforms power, secrecy and shared resources, often living through major upheavals in institutions once considered permanent. Personally, it can show up as a low tolerance for hidden agendas.

9. ♆Neptune in Sagittarius

   ♐ 13° Sagittarius 57' ℞

   imagination, generational

   Shared by everyone born in this span of years, this placement marks a generation that dreams in terms of grand belief systems and utopian journeys. Personally, it can show up as a hopeful faith that the right philosophy will resolve a practical problem.

10. ♇Pluto in Libra

    ♎ 10° Libra 37' ℞

    power, generational

    Shared by everyone born in this span, this placement marks a generation that transforms ideas of partnership, justice and social contracts. Personally, it can show up as an intense need for relationships to be fundamentally fair.

Aspects

How the planets in Chester Bennington's chart talk to each other, tightest first.

1. Venus trine Uranus

   0.6° separating

   Their affections and their independence cooperate easily, letting they stay close to people without feeling confined by it. Excitement and stability manage to coexist for they, more comfortably than the usual choice between the two would suggest.

2. Sun square Mars

   0.7° applying

   Their sense of self and their drive to act can clash, producing impatience or a habit of picking fights they did not need to pick. Learning to pause between the impulse and the action turns this friction into real, usable determination.

3. Moon square Venus

   2.1° applying

   Their emotional needs and their desire for harmony can conflict, leading they to swallow a real feeling to keep things smooth. Learning that a little honest friction is safe for the relationship resolves this over time.

4. Mars sextile Jupiter

   2.3° separating

   Their drive and their optimism cooperate easily, giving they confident, well-aimed energy without much wasted effort. Taking initiative tends to pay off for they, especially when they commit to one goal instead of scattering their energy across several.

• Jupiter square Saturn2.6°
• Neptune sextile Pluto3.3°
• Sun trine Saturn4.2°
• Sun trine Moon4.7°
• Mercury square Neptune5.1°
• Mars trine Uranus5.5°
• Moon sextile Pluto5.7°
• Venus trine Mars6.1°
• Venus square Neptune6.9°
• Jupiter opposition Uranus7.8°
• Moon conjunction Neptune9.0°