Matt Damon’s birth chart
Born 8 October 1970, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 15:22 (Rodden AA).
Libra Sun · Capricorn Moon · Aquarius rising
Matt Damon’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Matt Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 8 October 1970, a Thursday. That makes Matt a Libra, with the Moon in Capricorn and Aquarius rising. Matt turns 56 in 2026. The birth time, 15:22, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was quoted from a birth certificate or birth record.
Earth carries the most weight: four of the ten planets, against air three, water three and fire none. By modality the count is four cardinal, four fixed and two mutable. Three planets stand together in Libra: Sun, Mercury and Uranus. Scorpio holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Venus, Jupiter and Neptune. The tightest aspect is Venus sextile Mars, 0.1° from exact. Saturn was retrograde. The Moon was at its first quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 8 October, among them Sigourney Weaver, Bruno Mars and Bella Thorne.
Matt Damon’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra
15° Libra 05'
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape Matt Damon's decisions, and this is a placement that can see both sides of almost anything. The growth lies in choosing a side when it counts.
Moon sign
Capricorn
22° Capricorn 57'
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Matt may hold themselves together for other people, and can be hard on themselves when they cannot. This Moon tends to be restored by accomplishment, by structure, and by the rare person allowed to see them tired.
Rising sign
Aquarius
5° Aquarius 56'
With Aquarius rising, Matt tends to come across as friendly, unusual and slightly detached. People remember an Aquarius rising as the one who thought differently, and who kept the crowd at arm's length while liking it.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 15:22 on 8 October 1970, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 15° Libra 05' | House 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 22° Capricorn 57' | House 12 |
| Mercury | 1° Libra 45' | House 8 |
| Venus | 22° Scorpio 40' | House 9 |
| Mars | 22° Virgo 36' | House 7 |
| Jupiter | 9° Scorpio 39' | House 9 |
| Saturn | 21° Taurus 36'℞ | House 3 |
| Uranus | 9° Libra 33' | House 8 |
| Neptune | 29° Scorpio 02' | House 10 |
| Pluto | 27° Virgo 53' | House 8 |
| North Node | 1° Pisces 56' | House 1 |
| South Node | 1° Virgo 56' | House 7 |
Matt Damon’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Matt Damon’s private life.
Sun in Libra
15° Libra 05' · eighth house
purpose and vitality
With the Sun in Libra, Matt Damon's vitality is likely to rise in good company, and purpose to feel real when they are creating balance or beauty with other people. The risk is losing their own direction while managing everyone else's. Deciding alone is probably harder for them than deciding with a second opinion in the room.
Matt is apt to go looking for what lies beneath the surface, in themselves and in the people close to them, and shallow exchanges may leave them cold. With the Sun in the eighth house, trust tends to become the ground their identity is built on, and opening up may wait until it exists.
Moon in Capricorn
22° Capricorn 57' · twelfth house
needs and habits
With the Moon in Capricorn, Matt's comfort probably comes from accomplishing something concrete each day, and an unproductive day can leave them oddly unsettled even on holiday. Harder feelings tend to be kept for when they are alone. Before rest is allowed there is usually one more thing to tidy, organise or finish.
In the twelfth house, the Moon describes an emotional life that runs deeper than what shows on the surface, and Matt may need uninterrupted solitude to work out what they are feeling underneath. Quiet time alone can be a need for them, not a treat, whatever other people assume.
Mercury in Libra
1° Libra 45' · eighth house
mind and voice
Mercury in Libra thinks by weighing both sides, and Matt tends to communicate diplomatically, often finding the version of an idea that will land well with whoever is listening. Settling on an opinion can take so long that the moment for it passes. They may change their mind in the middle of a conversation because the other point had merit.
Mercury in the eighth house can draw Matt's mind to what is hidden, complicated or left unsaid, and small talk may bore them within minutes. Someone with this placement is often the one who asks the question everyone else in the room was avoiding out of politeness.
Venus in Scorpio
22° Scorpio 40' · ninth house
love and values
Venus in Scorpio loves intensely and privately, and Matt 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 ninth house, Matt finds beauty in other cultures, in travel and in big, sweeping ideas about how the world works. A shared love of exploring somewhere new can be part of what attracts them to someone, and learning together can appeal deeply.
Mars in Virgo
22° Virgo 36' · seventh 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, Matt is more likely to criticise than to confront. A clipped tone often signals frustration well before anything is said directly.
Mars in the seventh house is associated with directness in close relationships, and Matt probably says what they think rather than letting things simmer. Mars here brings energy and frankness into partnership, so disagreements tend to be aired, not avoided.
Jupiter in Scorpio
9° Scorpio 39' · ninth house
growth and excess
Jupiter in Scorpio grows by facing what is difficult rather than avoiding it, even when that is the harder road at the time. The overreach, for Matt, may be an intensity that turns a manageable situation into an all-consuming one. The resilience tends to be noticed only after the hard part is over.
The ninth house is Jupiter's natural home, and travel, higher learning and big philosophical questions excite Matt more than almost anything else. Someone with this placement is often the first to say yes to the unplanned trip or the ambitious course of study.
Saturn in Taurus
21° Taurus 36' ℞ · third house
discipline and doubt
Saturn in Taurus gathers its discipline around security and the things a person relies on, and Matt is likely to take very little for granted. The doubt is a fear that stability could disappear, even when it clearly has not. This placement likes to know what things cost before committing, and tends to stay careful even in steady times.
In Matt's chart, Saturn sits in the third house, a placement associated with caution in speech: a sense of being unheard or over-careful with words, and a freedom to speak up that comes with deliberate practice. What they say often carries weight, because they choose their words with care.
Uranus in Libra
9° Libra 33' · eighth house
freedom, generational
Matt holds Uranus in Libra in common with many people born in the same stretch of years. Together that generation reshapes ideas of partnership, fairness and how relationships are arranged. Its personal side is a readiness to question traditional roles more openly than earlier generations felt able to.
Intimacy is something Matt is likely to approach in their own particular way, sometimes resisting the usual expectations about how far two lives should merge. With Uranus in the eighth house, sudden insights about the self tend to arrive through close, unguarded relationships rather than in solitude.
Neptune in Scorpio
29° Scorpio 02' · tenth house
imagination, generational
Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that Matt 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.
Neptune in the tenth house can make Matt's public image harder to pin down than most, shifting as other people project hopes onto it. Creative or compassionate work is apt to suit this placement better than a rigid, conventional structure.
Pluto in Virgo
27° Virgo 53' · eighth house
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by Matt 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.
The eighth house is Pluto's natural home, and for Matt questions of trust, power and what is truly shared between people can matter enormously. Pluto here wants to understand what most people are too afraid to look at directly, even about themselves.
Aspects in Matt Damon’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Venus sextile Mars
0.1° applying
A sextile between Venus and Mars tends to let Matt Damon go after what they like without much inner conflict, because affection and drive are pulling the same way. It is a pleasant, workable confidence, at its most useful in the early stages of anything new.
Moon sextile Venus
0.3° separating
Warmth and emotional generosity are likely to come naturally to Matt, because feeling and affection get along in this aspect. There is a gentle, likeable tenderness in it, the sort that makes people comfortable saying how they feel.
Moon trine Mars
0.3° separating
Matt is likely to act on emotional instinct with confidence and little hesitation, because feeling and drive back each other up. There is a natural courage in a Moon-Mars trine, the kind that makes other people look to them when a fast decision is needed.
Mars trine Saturn
1.0° separating
Staying power on long, difficult goals is what Mars trine Saturn offers, with drive and discipline reinforcing each other. Matt is likely to get more done, more consistently, than the visible effort would suggest, which is a quiet advantage over time.
Venus opposition Saturn
1.1° separating
The pull in this aspect is between wanting closeness and a wariness that keeps testing whether it will last. For Matt, letting someone prove themselves gradually, instead of doubting them from the outset, tends to build security sooner than suspicion does.
Moon trine Saturn
1.3° separating
Matt is likely to manage difficult emotions with maturity and without much drama, because feeling and discipline support each other here. The steadiness of a Moon-Saturn trine is a strength, especially under pressure, and it is often the quality people trust most.
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 Pluto1.1°
- Mercury sextile Neptune2.7°
- Mercury conjunction Pluto3.9°
- Moon trine Pluto4.9°
- Mars conjunction Pluto5.3°
- Sun conjunction Uranus5.5°
- Saturn trine Pluto6.3°
- Venus conjunction Neptune6.4°
- Saturn opposition Neptune7.4°
- Mercury conjunction Uranus7.8°
- Sun square Moon7.9°
Libra Sun and Capricorn Moon, like Matt Damon
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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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