Denzel Washington’s birth chart
Born 28 December 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York, at 00:09 (Rodden AA).
Capricorn Sun · Aquarius Moon · Libra rising
Denzel Washington’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Denzel Washington was born on Tuesday, 28 December 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York. The Sun was in Capricorn, so Capricorn is their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Aquarius and Libra rising. Denzel turns 72 in 2026. The birth time, 00:09, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was quoted from a birth certificate or birth record.
Of the ten planets, five are in water signs, two in earth, two in air and one in fire. Cardinal signs hold five, fixed signs four and mutable signs one. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Jupiter and Neptune: a square, 0.6° from exact. Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 21 other people born on 28 December, among them Linus Torvalds, Stan Lee and Maggie Smith.
See the sky the night Denzel was born: the stars over Mount Vernon, New York at 00:09, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Denzel Washington’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Capricorn
5° Capricorn 56'
A Capricorn Sun endures. Ambition, patience and a dry sense of humour are what tend to carry Denzel Washington up long slopes other people give up on. The placement learns, eventually, that rest is part of the climb.
Moon sign
Aquarius
9° Aquarius 01'
An Aquarius Moon feels from a step back. Denzel is likely to understand an emotion better than they inhabit it, and to need space and ideas to process. For this Moon, friends are family and freedom is security.
Rising sign
Libra
7° Libra 34'
With Libra rising, the first impression Denzel gives is graceful, fair and easy to like. People tend to feel considered in Denzel's company, and a Libra rising is often the one asked to settle a disagreement.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 00:09 on 28 December 1954, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 5° Capricorn 56' | House 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 9° Aquarius 01' | House 4 |
| Mercury | 7° Capricorn 30' | House 3 |
| Venus | 23° Scorpio 08' | House 2 |
| Mars | 17° Pisces 05' | House 6 |
| Jupiter | 27° Cancer 18'℞ | House 10 |
| Saturn | 17° Scorpio 59' | House 2 |
| Uranus | 26° Cancer 28'℞ | House 10 |
| Neptune | 27° Libra 56' | House 1 |
| Pluto | 26° Leo 35'℞ | House 11 |
| North Node | 5° Capricorn 31' | House 3 |
| South Node | 5° Cancer 31' | House 9 |
Denzel Washington’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Denzel Washington’s private life.
With the Sun in Capricorn, Denzel Washington is likely to find purpose in building a reputation and a structure that will outlast them, with a vitality that is steady rather than showy. The trap can be measuring their worth by output alone. They may well work through tiredness instead of naming it, until someone else has to point it out.
What energises Denzel is talking, writing and swapping ideas with whoever happens to be around that day. With the Sun in the third house, curiosity is not a side interest but close to the core of who they are, and a good conversation can change their whole mood.
An Aquarius Moon processes daily feelings by stepping back and thinking them through rather than sitting inside them, and Denzel is likely to need a degree of independence built into any close relationship. The temptation is to analyse a feeling instead of simply having it. Even after a good day with people, this Moon needs time alone to recover.
For Denzel, the Moon in the fourth house can make home the place where emotions live, and the placement is associated with unusual sensitivity to the mood of a household. A settled home probably steadies almost everything else, while chaos there can unsettle them quickly.
Mercury in Capricorn thinks methodically, and Denzel tends to communicate in a measured, practical way that people trust. The focus on a useful conclusion can be so strong that ideas which have not yet proven their worth are dismissed. Denzel will often get straight to the point in a conversation other people expected to be casual.
The third house is Mercury's natural home, and words, ideas and quick exchanges come more easily to Denzel than to most people. Someone with this placement is often the fastest talker or the sharpest writer in the room.
Venus in Scorpio loves intensely and privately, and Denzel is likely to value depth and total honesty over ease. Testing loyalty can create the very distance this placement fears most. There is an all-or-nothing quality to how this Venus commits, with little interest in anything in between.
With Venus in the second house, Denzel has an eye for quality and comfort, and being surrounded by beautiful things probably matters more to them than an outsider would guess. Denzel's taste leans towards pleasure, ease and things made well, over things that are merely practical.
With Mars in Pisces, Denzel 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.
Mars in the sixth house works with drive and stamina, and a repetitive task frustrates Denzel unless there is a way to get through it fast. They like to be on the move, and physical effort is where tension from other parts of life gets used up.
Jupiter in Cancer
27° Cancer 18' ℞ · tenth house
growth and excess
For Denzel, 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.
Jupiter in the tenth house is associated with generosity and fairness at work, and in Denzel's chart it points to patience about letting a reputation build over time. The placement is also linked with optimism about working life and a readiness to take on more.
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Denzel 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.
With Saturn in the second house, Denzel takes what they own and what they value seriously, and a person with this placement can be more anxious about having enough than the situation calls for. Security, for them, comes from building something slowly and seeing exactly what it rests on.
Uranus in Cancer
26° Cancer 28' ℞ · tenth house
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Denzel 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.
Denzel's working life may look less linear than most, because they prefer work that lets them innovate to work that follows an established script. Uranus in the tenth house would rather be known for being different than for fitting an existing mould.
Neptune in Libra
27° Libra 56' · first house
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Denzel 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.
With Neptune in the first house, Denzel may come across as a little hard to pin down, with a dreamy or elusive quality that other people sense but cannot quite name. Denzel's sense of self can shift depending on the company they happen to be in.
Pluto in Leo
26° Leo 35' ℞ · eleventh house
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 Denzel, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Denzel's loyalty, once given, holds through far more strain than a casual friendship could. With Pluto in the eleventh house, friendships and group involvements can carry intensity, sometimes including a falling-out that reshapes who counts as the true circle.
Aspects in Denzel Washington’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Jupiter square Neptune
0.6° separating
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 Denzel Washington the answer may be to keep hoping and to pair that hope with an honest look at the details.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus
0.8° applying
Growth comes suddenly and by unconventional routes with Jupiter conjunct Uranus, and Denzel 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.
Mars trine Saturn
0.9° applying
Staying power on long, difficult goals is what Mars trine Saturn offers, with drive and discipline reinforcing each other. Denzel is likely to get more done, more consistently, than the visible effort would suggest, which is a quiet advantage over time.
Sun conjunction Mercury
1.6° separating
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, Denzel's sense of self and way of thinking are fused, so an opinion can feel like a statement of who they are. They are likely to speak their mind readily, and telling a passing thought apart from their identity is a practice worth keeping up.
Venus trine Uranus
3.3° applying
Closeness does not have to feel confining for Denzel, because under this trine affection and independence sit easily together. Excitement and stability manage to coexist, more comfortably than the usual choice between the two would suggest.
Venus square Pluto
3.5° applying
Where Venus squares Pluto, the desire for closeness can get tangled with control, and the aspect is associated with jealousy, possessiveness or testing a partner's loyalty. Whenever Denzel chooses trust over control, that intensity becomes a strength instead of a strain.
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 Pluto1.3°
- Uranus square Neptune1.5°
- Venus trine Jupiter4.2°
- Venus conjunction Saturn5.1°
- Venus trine Mars6.0°
Capricorn Sun and Aquarius Moon, like Denzel Washington
Also born on 28 December
Denzel Washington in the StarMap archive
Pages from the celebrity-homes site StarMap used to be, newest first.
- Directory profile · archived 2016
- Denzel Washington’s Dream Home Estate · 2014
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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