Mark Ruffalo’s birth chart

Born before about 18:05: Sun in Scorpio

The Sun in Scorpio finds purpose in going past the surface of things, and Mark Ruffalo's vitality tends to be fuelled by intensity rather than ease. The catch can be needing a crisis or a deep dive before they feel fully engaged. Small talk tends to bore them; a subject that interests them absorbs them completely.

Born after about 18:05: Sun in Sagittarius

Growth, travel and ideas bigger than daily life are where Mark's Sagittarius Sun finds purpose, and their energy tends to lift the moment there is somewhere new to go. Familiarity is what wears on this placement. A few months into any routine, however good it is, restlessness usually sets in.

Born before about 07:45: Moon in Cancer

With the Moon in Cancer, Mark'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.

Born after about 07:45: 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 Mark faster than a hard day with an audience. The mood tends to lift visibly the moment someone compliments something small Mark did.

With Mercury in Scorpio, Mark tends to think in layers, looking for what is not being said as much as what is spoken aloud. Once they have decided to speak they can be very direct, and until then, silent. The tension is suspecting a hidden motive where there is only an ordinary one.

Venus in Libra loves with an instinct for balance and partnership, and Mark probably values harmony, fairness and someone who makes an effort to look good together. The risk with this Venus is staying in a relationship for the sake of the pairing itself. Mark may give up a personal preference before anyone has even asked.

Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in Mark's case its anger tends to be controlled, arriving as coldness rather than heat. The tendency is to go quiet and distant instead of saying what is wrong. A frustration is something to outwork rather than voice.

Jupiter in Virgo finds its growth in mastering a craft in unglamorous detail, one small correction at a time. For Mark, 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 Aries builds discipline around learning to act with patience instead of pure impulse. For Mark, that suggests a doubt that takes the form of second-guessing: too fast, or not fast enough? Confidence in their own initiative tends to come slowly, once the rush goes out of every decision.

Uranus takes about seven years to cross a sign, so in Mark's chart Uranus in Virgo describes an age group as much as a single person. It is a generation that changes how work and daily routine are done, through new methods and new technology. In one person it can be an instinct to question inherited routines.

Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that Mark shares with many people of a similar age. Its imagination is drawn to the hidden, the taboo and the transformative, with a wider cultural fascination for secrets and endings. In an individual that can be a pull towards mystery for its own sake.

Pluto in Virgo is shared by Mark and many people born in the same span of years. That generation lives through deep change in work, in how services are organised, and in daily life itself. In one person that can be intensity around control, order and how much any one system can carry.