Christoph Waltz’s birth chart
Born 4 October 1956, in Vienna, Austria. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Libra Sun · Libra Moon
Christoph Waltz’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Christoph Waltz was born in Vienna, Austria, on 4 October 1956, a Thursday. The Sun was in Libra, so Libra is their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Libra. Christoph turns 70 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for Christoph; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
By element the count is three fire, three air, two earth and two water. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is three, four and three. Three planets stand together in Libra: Sun, Moon and Neptune. Venus, Uranus and Pluto all fall in Leo. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Neptune 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. Two planets were retrograde: Mercury and Mars. The Moon was new.
StarMap's dataset holds 16 other people born on 4 October, among them Susan Sarandon, Charlton Heston and Dakota Johnson.
See the sky the day Christoph was born: the stars over Vienna, Austria, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Christoph Waltz’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra
about 11° Libra at midday
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape Christoph Waltz's decisions, and this is a placement that can see both sides of almost anything. The growth lies in choosing a side when it counts.
Moon sign
Libra
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle Christoph, and conflict, even other people's, can unsettle them. What restores this Moon is beauty, fairness, and one person who truly listens.
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 Vienna, Austria, at each hour of the day.
Christoph Waltz’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Christoph 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 4 October 1956, computed for Vienna, Austria.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 02:20 | Leo rising |
| 02:20 to 05:05 | Virgo rising |
| 05:05 to 07:45 | Libra rising |
| 07:45 to 10:30 | Scorpio rising |
| 10:30 to 13:00 | Sagittarius rising |
| 13:00 to 14:50 | Capricorn rising |
| 14:50 to 16:05 | Aquarius rising |
| 16:05 to 17:00 | Pisces rising |
| 17:00 to 18:00 | Aries rising |
| 18:00 to 19:15 | Taurus rising |
| 19:15 to 21:05 | Gemini rising |
| 21:05 to 23:30 | Cancer rising |
| 23:30 to 24:00 | Leo 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 4 October 1956, 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 | 11° Libra 11' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Libra |
| Mercury | 27° Virgo 23'℞ |
| Venus | 28° Leo 06' |
| Mars | 13° Pisces 23'℞ |
| Jupiter | 18° Virgo 27' |
| Saturn | 29° Scorpio 24' |
| Uranus | 6° Leo 18' |
| Neptune | 29° Libra 26' |
| Pluto | 29° Leo 37' |
| North Node | 29° Scorpio 59' |
| South Node | 29° Taurus 59' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Christoph Waltz’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Christoph Waltz’s private life.
With the Sun in Libra, Christoph Waltz's vitality is likely to rise in good company, and purpose to feel real when they are creating balance or beauty with other people. The risk is losing their own direction while managing everyone else's. Deciding alone is probably harder for them than deciding with a second opinion in the room.
A Libra Moon needs harmony in the immediate surroundings to feel settled day to day, and a tense conversation nearby can throw off Christoph's whole afternoon. Comfort comes from pleasant company and pleasant spaces. The habit to watch is smoothing things over before they have worked out what they want.
For Christoph, 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 Christoph, 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.
With Mars in Pisces, Christoph is likely to act indirectly, often through avoidance or quiet withdrawal rather than confrontation, and anger can turn into sadness before it has even been named as anger. The habit is to absorb conflict rather than address it. Often they need to leave a tense room before they can work out what they feel.
Jupiter in Virgo
18° Virgo 27' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Virgo finds its growth in mastering a craft in unglamorous detail, one small correction at a time. For Christoph, perfectionism may be the excess, turning growth into an endless list of corrections. People with this Jupiter are often trusted with more responsibility than they feel they deserve, usually because the care in the work shows.
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Christoph 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 Leo
6° Leo 18' at midday
freedom, generational
Christoph 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 Libra
29° Libra 26' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Christoph 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
29° Leo 37' 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 Christoph, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Christoph Waltz’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.
Saturn square Pluto
about 0.2° at midday
Saturn square Pluto sets the need for control against the instinct for transformation, and Christoph Waltz may grip a structure most tightly at the very moment it needs to change. Each old form that is let go leaves a strength behind that is more real than the grip was.
Venus square Saturn
about 1.3° at midday
Venus square Saturn can pair the desire for closeness with a fear of not being quite enough to keep it. For Christoph that may mean self-doubt in relationships that have given no reason for it, and the fear can ease each time they let themselves be loved without first having to deserve it.
Venus sextile Neptune
about 1.3° at midday
Romance and creative warmth tend to be within easy reach for Christoph, thanks to a gentle working link between affection and imagination. The tenderness is soft and pleasant, not an intense longing, and it is the sort that makes ordinary moments with someone feel a little more meaningful.
Venus conjunction Pluto
about 1.5° at midday
Love tends to run deep and complete under Venus conjunct Pluto, and Christoph is likely to lean towards intensity over casual affection. Relationships gain depth from it. What takes practice is trusting a connection without needing to test it to prove it is real.
Mercury sextile Saturn
about 2.0° at midday
Turning a loose idea into something solid is easier with Mercury sextile Saturn, because Christoph's thinking and sense of structure work together. The clarity is quiet and practical, and it shows most when a plan has to work.
Sun sextile Uranus
about 4.9° at midday
There is room for Christoph 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.
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 0.2°
- Mars opposition Jupiterabout 5.1°
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 6.9°
- Saturn trine Uranusabout 6.9°
Libra Sun and Libra Moon, like Christoph Waltz
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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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