Gus Van Sant’s birth chart
Born 24 July 1952, in Louisville, Kentucky. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Moon in Leo or Virgo
Gus Van Sant’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Gus Van Sant was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on 24 July 1952, a Thursday. That makes them a Leo. The Moon was in Leo until about 09:25 and in Virgo afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. They turn 74 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for them; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, four are in fire signs, two in air, two in water and one in earth. Fixed signs hold six, cardinal signs three and mutable signs none. Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto all fall in Leo. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Venus and Saturn: a sextile, about 0.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. No planet was retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 15 other people born on 24 July, among them Jennifer Lopez, Nayib Bukele and Anna Paquin.
See the sky the day Gus Van Sant was born: the stars over Louisville, Kentucky, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Gus Van Sant’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 1° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For Gus Van Sant that suggests warmth, generosity and a need to be seen for who they really are, running through much of what they do. This placement grows by learning that the light is not diminished when it is shared.
Moon sign
Leo or Virgo
Leo until about 09:25, then Virgo (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 09:25: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon feels with its whole heart and needs that to be noticed. Warm attention tends to fill Gus Van Sant up, and being overlooked can empty them faster than anything. Play, creativity and loyal friends usually bring them back to themselves.
Born after about 09:25: Moon in Virgo
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Gus Van Sant is likely to look for the practical cause and to calm down by tidying, planning or being useful. The lesson of this Moon is to accept help without a to-do list attached.
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 Louisville, Kentucky, at each hour of the day.
Gus Van Sant’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Gus Van Sant 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 24 July 1952, computed for Louisville, Kentucky.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:20 | Taurus rising |
| 01:20 to 03:15 | Gemini rising |
| 03:15 to 05:35 | Cancer rising |
| 05:35 to 08:05 | Leo rising |
| 08:05 to 10:35 | Virgo rising |
| 10:35 to 13:00 | Libra rising |
| 13:00 to 15:30 | Scorpio rising |
| 15:30 to 17:55 | Sagittarius rising |
| 17:55 to 19:50 | Capricorn rising |
| 19:50 to 21:20 | Aquarius rising |
| 21:20 to 22:30 | Pisces rising |
| 22:30 to 23:45 | Aries rising |
| 23:45 to 24:00 | Taurus 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 24 July 1952, 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 | 1° Leo 42' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Leo until about 09:25, then Virgo |
| Mercury | 26° Leo 05' |
| Venus | 9° Leo 55' |
| Mars | 12° Scorpio 07' |
| Jupiter | 17° Taurus 34' |
| Saturn | 9° Libra 46' |
| Uranus | 15° Cancer 18' |
| Neptune | 19° Libra 05' |
| Pluto | 20° Leo 33' |
| North Node | 21° Aquarius 31' |
| South Node | 21° Leo 31' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Gus Van Sant’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Gus Van Sant’s private life.
Purpose for Gus Van Sant is probably tied to creating and being seen doing it, and a Leo Sun's vitality rises the moment there is an audience, even an audience of one. The tension is losing steam when no one is watching. The giveaway is often the extra effort that goes into something the moment someone notices them making it.
Moon in Leo or Virgo
Leo until about 09:25, then Virgo
needs and habits
Born before about 09:25: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon needs warmth and acknowledgement worked into everyday life, not just on big occasions. A day with no one noticing can drain Gus Van Sant faster than a hard day with an audience. The mood tends to lift visibly the moment someone compliments something small Gus Van Sant did.
Born after about 09:25: Moon in Virgo
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Gus Van Sant's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Gus Van Sant's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
Mercury in Leo gives Gus Van Sant a mind that thinks in confident, story-shaped terms and communicates with warmth and a bit of flair, drawing people in even when the subject is dry. Attachment to being right can make Gus Van Sant more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
Venus in Leo loves generously and openly, and values being someone's clear favourite above almost anything else on offer. For Gus Van Sant, 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.
In Gus Van Sant's chart, Mars in Scorpio acts with focus and intensity, and its anger, when it surfaces, tends to be controlled, cutting and hard to forget. The risk with this Mars is holding on to a grievance well past its useful life. A calm exterior gives little warning before a sharp response.
Jupiter in Taurus
17° Taurus 34' at midday
growth and excess
In Gus Van Sant's chart, Jupiter in Taurus grows through patience, and what it builds tends to come together slowly and steadily rather than in one leap. Taken too far, that can become excess: holding on to more comfort or more stuff than serves them. They are probably generous with food, gifts and shared pleasures, and now and then generosity tips into indulgence.
For Gus Van Sant, Saturn in Libra means discipline built around relationships, and fairness and commitment are trusted slowly. The doubt is overthinking whether a partnership is truly equal. With time, people with this Saturn tend to become the ones others rely on to negotiate and to keep things fair.
Uranus in Cancer
15° Cancer 18' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Gus Van Sant 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
19° Libra 05' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Gus Van Sant 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
20° Leo 33' 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 Gus Van Sant, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Gus Van Sant’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.
Venus sextile Saturn
about 0.2° at midday
This sextile tends to lend a workable, grounded steadiness to Gus Van Sant's relationships, since affection and a sense of structure get along. Once Gus Van Sant decides a commitment is right, it usually comes naturally, without the drama that faster, less considered relationships sometimes carry.
Venus square Mars
about 2.2° at midday
Desire and the need for harmony can clash where Venus squares Mars, and Gus Van Sant may be caught between wanting something and wanting to keep the peace. What the aspect asks for is a want voiced directly, before it leaks out sideways.
Jupiter sextile Uranus
about 2.3° at midday
This sextile puts possibility and originality on easy terms, so Gus Van Sant can take up a fresh opportunity without much disruption. Think of it as innovation at low cost, the kind that improves something without first tearing it down.
Jupiter square Pluto
about 3.0° at midday
Ambition can turn into a struggle for control under this square, over outcomes that were never fully Gus Van Sant's to control. The considerable drive involved is better aimed at transformation than at domination, which tends to produce a result that lasts.
Mars trine Uranus
about 3.2° at midday
Gus Van Sant's drive and originality tend to run together easily, which allows fast, inventive action when a situation calls for something different. Mars trine Uranus can make a bold move look natural, and it is carried off more often than the risk would seem to justify.
Mars opposition Jupiter
about 5.4° at midday
Mars opposite Jupiter pits Gus Van Sant's own direct action against other people's grander plans or expectations, which can end in overcommitting to someone else's vision. Gus Van Sant's own sense of scale is usually a better guide than anyone else's.
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 1.5°
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 3.8°
- Mercury conjunction Plutoabout 5.5°
- Saturn square Uranusabout 5.5°
- Sun conjunction Venusabout 8.2°
Leo Suns born within 2 years of Gus Van Sant
Also born on 24 July
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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