James Franco’s birth chart

James Franco'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

   ♈ 29° Aries 23'

   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 Virgo

   ♍ 17° Virgo 32'

   needs and habits

   Their habits run toward order, and a messy space or an unfinished list unsettles their mood more than most people would guess. James is calmed by small, useful tasks. The tension is turning self-care into another chore to get right instead of something they actually enjoy.

3. ☿Mercury in Aries

   ♈ 16° Aries 05' ℞

   mind and voice

   They think in quick, decisive strokes and say what they mean without much preamble. The tension is speaking before the thought is fully formed, which can come across sharper than intended. It shows up as finishing other people's sentences and preferring a fast decision to a long meeting.

4. ♀Venus in Taurus

   ♉ 20° Taurus 50'

   love and values

   They love steadily and show it through consistency, touch and shared comfort rather than grand gestures. They value loyalty and things built to last. The tension is holding onto a relationship past its natural end because change feels like loss. It shows up as remembering exactly how someone takes their coffee, months in.

5. ♂Mars in Leo

   ♌ 3° Leo 20'

   drive and anger

   They act with confidence and want their effort to be visible, and their anger flares when their pride or their loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. It shows up as taking criticism of their work personally, even when it was not meant that way.

6. ♃Jupiter in Cancer

   ♋ 1° Cancer 10'

   growth and excess

   They grow through nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The overreach is overprotecting the people they love past the point they need it. It shows up as generosity that shows up as home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.

7. ♄Saturn in Leo

   ♌ 23° Leo 40' ℞

   discipline and doubt

   They build discipline around genuine self-expression, often held back early by a fear of being laughed at or overlooked. The doubt shows up as downplaying their own achievements before anyone else can. It shows up as a hard-won, unshowy confidence that arrives once they stop waiting for permission to be seen.

8. ♅Uranus in Scorpio

   ♏ 15° Scorpio 01' ℞

   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

   ♐ 18° Sagittarius 04' ℞

   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

    ♎ 14° Libra 55' ℞

    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 James Franco's chart talk to each other, tightest first.

1. Moon square Neptune

   0.5° applying

   Their emotional needs can get lost in a fog of other people's moods or an idealised version of how things should feel. The lesson is checking in with themselves often enough to keep their own feelings in focus.

2. Mercury opposition Pluto

   1.2° applying

   They feel a pull between their own conclusions and other people's attempts to control the narrative, which can turn a disagreement into a deeper power struggle. Staying with the actual argument, rather than the fight for control, resolves more.

3. Sun sextile Jupiter

   1.8° applying

   Their identity and their sense of possibility work together nicely, opening doors when James is willing to walk through them. A little deliberate effort turns this natural optimism into real momentum that carries past the initial burst of enthusiasm.

4. Mercury trine Neptune

   2.0° separating

   Their thinking and their imagination work together with real ease, giving they a natural gift for metaphor, storytelling and intuitive leaps. Communicating something hard to put into words comes easily to they, in a way that other people often find genuinely memorable.

• Moon sextile Uranus2.5°
• Venus square Saturn2.8°
• Neptune sextile Pluto3.2°
• Moon trine Venus3.3°
• Sun square Mars4.0°
• Saturn trine Neptune5.6°
• Sun trine Saturn5.7°
• Venus opposition Uranus5.8°