Clark Gable’s birth chart
Born 1 February 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio, at 05:30 (Rodden AA).
Aquarius Sun · Cancer Moon · Capricorn rising
Clark Gable’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Clark Gable was born on Friday, 1 February 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio. That made Clark an Aquarius, with the Moon in Cancer and Capricorn rising. Clark died on 16 November 1960, aged 59. The birth time, 05:30, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was quoted from a birth certificate or birth record.
By element the count is four earth, four air, one fire and one water. By modality the count is four cardinal, four mutable and two fixed. Capricorn holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Closest of the aspects is the opposition between Uranus and Pluto, exact to a tenth of a degree. Three planets were retrograde: Mars, Neptune and Pluto. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 1 February, among them Leymah Gbowee, Harry Styles and Jackie Shroff. Wikidata links Clark with one person in the dataset: Carole Lombard (married from 1939 until 1942).
Clark Gable’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aquarius
11° Aquarius 54'
An Aquarius Sun sees differently. Ideas ahead of their time, a wide circle of friends and a stubborn streak of independence are the marks of this placement in Clark Gable's chart. The growth is letting people close without feeling caged.
Moon sign
Cancer
15° Cancer 22'
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Clark that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
Rising sign
Capricorn
5° Capricorn 30'
Capricorn rising comes across as composed and capable, and people with it tend to seem older than their age when young, then younger than their age later. Responsibility is likely to land on Clark without their asking for it.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 05:30 on 1 February 1901, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 11° Aquarius 54' | House 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 15° Cancer 22' | House 7 |
| Mercury | 19° Aquarius 20' | House 2 |
| Venus | 19° Capricorn 53' | House 1 |
| Mars | 10° Virgo 08'℞ | House 8 |
| Jupiter | 2° Capricorn 43' | House 12 |
| Saturn | 11° Capricorn 17' | House 1 |
| Uranus | 15° Sagittarius 51' | House 12 |
| Neptune | 26° Gemini 46'℞ | House 6 |
| Pluto | 15° Gemini 49'℞ | House 6 |
| North Node | 29° Scorpio 06' | House 11 |
| South Node | 29° Taurus 06' | House 5 |
Clark Gable’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Clark Gable’s private life.
Sun in Aquarius
11° Aquarius 54' · first house
purpose and vitality
Clark Gable's purpose, with the Sun in Aquarius, probably lies in being useful to a group or an idea bigger than themselves, with a vitality that rises around causes and communities. The tension can be detaching from their own needs while championing everyone else's. It is the placement of the reliable one at meetings who is the hardest person to reach one to one.
The Sun in the first house puts Clark's identity centre stage, and being seen probably matters more to them than they let on. In a new setting they lead with personality and let people discover the rest later.
Moon in Cancer
15° Cancer 22' · seventh house
needs and habits
With the Moon in Cancer, Clark's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
With the Moon in the seventh house, Clark is likely to feel most themselves inside a close partnership, reading the emotional temperature of a relationship constantly and by instinct. Too long alone can leave them unmoored, even when nothing is wrong.
Mercury in Aquarius
19° Aquarius 20' · second house
mind and voice
In Clark's chart, Mercury in Aquarius describes thinking that is original and a step removed from convention, and communication that works best through ideas rather than small talk. The stubborn streak is holding a position out of principle after the evidence has moved on. In a group, this is the person who asks the question nobody else thought to ask.
With Mercury in the second house, Clark weighs up what things are worth with care and holds clear, well-reasoned opinions about value that they can explain in detail. Talking a choice or a plan through out loud helps them settle on the right one.
Venus in Capricorn
19° Capricorn 53' · first house
love and values
For Clark, Venus in Capricorn means loving in a measured, committed way and valuing stability, ambition and someone to build a life with. The trap is treating a relationship like a project to manage rather than let unfold. With this Venus, love comes out more easily as providing and planning than as words said out loud.
Venus in the first house is associated with warmth and charm in a person's manner, and Clark is likely to come across as easy to like before much else is known. Personal style, whatever form it takes, is part of the appeal with this placement and not an accessory to it.
Mars in Virgo
10° Virgo 08' ℞ · eighth house
drive and anger
Mars in Virgo acts carefully and precisely, preferring to get a task right over getting it done fast, and its anger usually comes from things being done sloppily. When upset, Clark is more likely to criticise than to confront. A clipped tone often signals frustration well before anything is said directly.
Mars in the eighth house suggests close bonds with some heat in them, and Clark may find the harder conversations about trust, power and vulnerability less daunting than most. With Mars here, a difficult truth is apt to be faced head-on, not stepped around.
Jupiter in Capricorn
2° Capricorn 43' · twelfth house
growth and excess
Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and Clark would probably rather build slowly and properly than quickly. The overreach is taking on more responsibility than any one person should reasonably carry. The authority this Jupiter brings is slow and hard-won, the kind people tend to trust more the longer they know someone.
Clark probably carries a quiet trust that things make sense, and solitude is apt to bring them insight rather than loneliness. With Jupiter in the twelfth house, that trust tends to hold even in the moments when the whole picture cannot yet be seen.
Saturn in Capricorn
11° Capricorn 17' · first house
discipline and doubt
Saturn is at home in Capricorn, a placement that builds discipline as naturally as breathing and often takes on responsibility earlier than most. The doubt, for Clark, may be never quite believing that enough has been achieved to relax. Others tend to recognise this kind of authority well before it is claimed.
Seriousness tends to arrive early with Saturn in the first house, and Clark's self-confidence is the kind that comes through lived experience rather than being handed over at the start. They would rather build slowly and with care, and trust what is made that way.
Uranus in Sagittarius
15° Sagittarius 51' · twelfth house
freedom, generational
Uranus in Sagittarius is less about Clark than about the years around their birth. People of that age transform belief and access to knowledge, often through unprecedented exposure to other cultures and ideas. The personal trace is a restlessness with any single worldview presented as the only one.
Uranus in the twelfth house brings sudden insight in quiet or solitude, often surprising even Clark with where it comes from. Their inner world is apt to hold ideas that run ahead of language, waiting for the right moment to surface.
Neptune in Gemini
26° Gemini 46' ℞ · sixth house
imagination, generational
The dream of Neptune in Gemini is a collective one, shared across roughly fourteen years of births. The imagination of Clark's generation is shaped by information moving faster than anyone can fully verify. Its personal form is finding it hard to tell a compelling story apart from a true one.
With Neptune in the sixth house, a daily routine works best when it includes something restful or quietly meaningful, and rigid, uninspired work wearies Clark in a way that is hard to explain. Being of service to someone often feeds Clark more than the task itself does.
Pluto in Gemini
15° Gemini 49' ℞ · sixth house
power, generational
Clark shares Pluto in Gemini with many people born in the same long stretch of years. That generation transforms communication and collective thought, often through upheavals in how information is controlled and shared. The personal portion is an intense relationship with what counts as truth.
Daily work gets Clark's full intensity, and a role or a routine is often transformed completely once they commit themselves to it. With Pluto in the sixth house, a job is hard to do by halves, so rest may be something Clark has to choose on purpose.
Aspects in Clark Gable’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Mars trine Saturn
1.1° separating
Staying power on long, difficult goals is what Mars trine Saturn offers, with drive and discipline reinforcing each other. Clark Gable is likely to get more done, more consistently, than the visible effort would suggest, which is a quiet advantage over time.
Mercury sextile Uranus
3.5° separating
Fresh angles on ordinary problems come easily to Clark, because thinking and originality are friends here. Inventiveness takes little effort with this aspect, and it makes routine problems more interesting than they first appear.
Mercury trine Pluto
3.5° separating
Clark's thinking and depth support each other, which gives them a natural ability to work through complex or hidden material without getting overwhelmed. With Mercury trine Pluto, research and difficult conversations both come easily, and Clark can stay with a hard subject long after others have looked away.
Sun trine Pluto
3.9° applying
Clark's sense of self and capacity for change support each other, so they are likely to meet hard periods with resilience and come out of them still themselves. A Sun-Pluto trine is deep strength, and it does not need to be loud.
Sun sextile Uranus
4.0° applying
There is room for Clark 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.
Moon opposition Saturn
4.1° separating
Under the Moon opposite Saturn, the wish for emotional closeness comes with a wariness that can keep Clark guarded, even with people who have shown they can be trusted. Letting the guard down gradually, rather than all at once, tends to work better than either extreme.
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 opposition Pluto0.0°
- Moon opposition Venus4.5°
- Moon sextile Mars5.2°
- Mars square Pluto5.7°
- Mars square Uranus5.7°
- Jupiter opposition Neptune5.9°
- Sun conjunction Mercury7.4°
Clark Gable in couples
Relationships as Wikidata records them, each with the match between the two charts.
Aquarius Sun and Cancer Moon, like Clark Gable
Also born on 1 February
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; the birth time comes from Astro-Databank and is shown with its 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, Astro-Databank (Quoted BC/BR). Birth time rated AA on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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