Paul Newman’s birth chart
Born 26 January 1925, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, at 06:30 (Rodden AA).
Aquarius Sun · Pisces Moon · Capricorn rising
Paul Newman’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, on 26 January 1925, a Monday. That made Paul an Aquarius, with the Moon in Pisces and Capricorn rising. Paul died on 26 September 2008, aged 83. The birth time, 06:30, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was taken from a birth certificate or birth record.
Of the ten planets, four are in water signs, three in earth, two in fire and one in air. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is five, three and two. Mercury, Venus and Jupiter all fall in Capricorn. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Mercury and Saturn, 0.4° from exact. Two planets were retrograde: Neptune and Pluto. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 26 January, among them José Mourinho, Ellen DeGeneres and Wayne Gretzky. Wikidata links Paul with one person in the dataset: Joanne Woodward (married from 1958 until 2008).
See the sky the night Paul was born: the stars over Shaker Heights, Ohio at 06:30, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Paul Newman’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aquarius
6° Aquarius 01'
An Aquarius Sun sees differently. Ideas ahead of their time, a wide circle of friends and a stubborn streak of independence are the marks of this placement in Paul Newman's chart. The growth is letting people close without feeling caged.
Moon sign
Pisces
1° Pisces 39'
With the Moon in Pisces, Paul may well pick up the mood of a whole room. Music, water, sleep and imagination tend to restore them, and it matters whose moods they carry home. The empathy of this Moon is a gift that needs a door.
Rising sign
Capricorn
13° Capricorn 14'
Capricorn rising comes across as composed and capable, and people with it tend to seem older than their age when young, then younger than their age later. Responsibility is likely to land on Paul without their asking for it.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 06:30 on 26 January 1925, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 6° Aquarius 01' | House 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 1° Pisces 39' | House 2 |
| Mercury | 13° Capricorn 18' | House 1 |
| Venus | 14° Capricorn 24' | House 1 |
| Mars | 23° Aries 38' | House 3 |
| Jupiter | 8° Capricorn 51' | House 12 |
| Saturn | 13° Scorpio 42' | House 10 |
| Uranus | 19° Pisces 03' | House 2 |
| Neptune | 21° Leo 37'℞ | House 7 |
| Pluto | 12° Cancer 01'℞ | House 6 |
| North Node | 13° Leo 42' | House 7 |
| South Node | 13° Aquarius 42' | House 1 |
Paul Newman’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Paul Newman’s private life.
Paul Newman's purpose, with the Sun in Aquarius, probably lies in being useful to a group or an idea bigger than themselves, with a vitality that rises around causes and communities. The tension can be detaching from their own needs while championing everyone else's. It is the placement of the reliable one at meetings who is the hardest person to reach one to one.
The Sun in the first house puts Paul's identity centre stage, and being seen probably matters more to them than they let on. In a new setting they lead with personality and let people discover the rest later.
The Moon in Pisces makes for a porous daily mood, one that picks up the emotional temperature of a room without choosing to. Quiet, music or time near water probably restores Paul more than talking things out. It can be easy for them to miss how much of what they feel belongs to someone else.
Security, with the Moon in the second house, comes from familiar things and clearly held values, and for Paul sudden change or big leaps hold little appeal. When their sense of what matters is shaken, their whole mood follows it.
Mercury in Capricorn thinks methodically, and Paul 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. Paul will often get straight to the point in a conversation other people expected to be casual.
Mercury in the first house belongs to someone who thinks out loud, and Paul's thoughts often arrive first in almost any conversation. A thought is usually spoken nearly as soon as it forms, sometimes before they have fully decided what they think.
For Paul, Venus in Capricorn means loving in a measured, committed way and valuing stability, ambition and someone to build a life with. The trap is treating a relationship like a project to manage rather than let unfold. With this Venus, love comes out more easily as providing and planning than as words said out loud.
Venus in the first house is associated with warmth and charm in a person's manner, and Paul is likely to come across as easy to like before much else is known. Personal style, whatever form it takes, is part of the appeal with this placement and not an accessory to it.
For Paul, Mars in Aries points to acting immediately and decisively, with anger that tends to flare fast, hot and honest before it clears. The downside is acting before a situation has been thought all the way through. The argument or the project tends to start the second the impulse arrives, with little patience for waiting.
Mars in the third house makes words come out fast, with a sharp edge under frustration, and Paul probably enjoys a good, direct debate more than most. Directness is how they communicate by default, even when a gentler approach might land better.
Jupiter in Capricorn
8° Capricorn 51' · twelfth house
growth and excess
Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and Paul would probably rather build slowly and properly than quickly. The overreach is taking on more responsibility than any one person should reasonably carry. The authority this Jupiter brings is slow and hard-won, the kind people tend to trust more the longer they know someone.
Paul probably carries a quiet trust that things make sense, and solitude is apt to bring them insight rather than loneliness. With Jupiter in the twelfth house, that trust tends to hold even in the moments when the whole picture cannot yet be seen.
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Paul 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.
Saturn in the tenth house is associated with taking the long road in working life, and Paul is inclined to trust sustained effort over shortcuts. Saturn here goes with a reliability that shows long before any confidence in their own standing among their peers.
Uranus in Pisces
19° Pisces 03' · second house
freedom, generational
Paul has Uranus in Pisces in common with a generation. That generation transforms spirituality, art and collective imagination, often blurring boundaries that earlier ones kept firm. In one person it may be noticed as an openness to ideas that resist neat categories.
Paul is unlikely to be satisfied for long by conventional measures of worth, and with Uranus in the second house, the idea of what is worth having changes over time. They place value on things that are usually overlooked, and would rather travel light than be tied down by what they own.
Neptune in Leo
21° Leo 37' ℞ · seventh house
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of Paul alone. It dreams in terms of fame, spectacle and larger-than-life self-expression. The trace of it in one person is a pull towards performance as a way of feeling real.
Neptune in the seventh house can lead Paul to idealise a partner, blurring the line between the person who is there and the one who was hoped for. Disappointment can follow when reality does not match the dream, though compassion is apt to stay at the heart of how Paul loves.
Pluto in Cancer
12° Cancer 01' ℞ · sixth house
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Paul to an era rather than describing one person. Those born in it live through deep transformation of family, home and nationhood. What an individual may carry is intensity around belonging and who counts as family.
Daily work gets Paul's full intensity, and a role or a routine is often transformed completely once they commit themselves to it. With Pluto in the sixth house, a job is hard to do by halves, so rest may be something Paul has to choose on purpose.
Aspects in Paul Newman’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Mercury sextile Saturn
0.4° applying
Turning a loose idea into something solid is easier with Mercury sextile Saturn, because Paul Newman's thinking and sense of structure work together. The clarity is quiet and practical, and it shows most when a plan has to work.
Venus sextile Saturn
0.7° separating
This sextile tends to lend a workable, grounded steadiness to Paul's relationships, since affection and a sense of structure get along. Once Paul decides a commitment is right, it usually comes naturally, without the drama that faster, less considered relationships sometimes carry.
Mercury conjunction Venus
1.1° applying
Mercury conjunct Venus ties Paul's thinking closely to what they love, so they probably talk about affection and beauty with ease. It lends a diplomatic, pleasant way of putting things, especially when the subject is close to the heart.
Mercury opposition Pluto
1.3° separating
With Mercury opposite Pluto, other people's attempts to control the story can collide with Paul's own conclusions and turn a disagreement into a deeper power struggle. Staying with the argument itself, rather than the fight for control, resolves more.
Saturn trine Pluto
1.7° separating
Discipline and the capacity for transformation work together under Saturn trine Pluto, so Paul can rebuild after a setback with a strength that outlasts the difficulty. Such endurance is quiet and formidable, and other people tend to notice it only in hindsight, once the hard period has passed.
Mars trine Neptune
2.0° separating
An inspired, almost effortless way of pursuing creative or compassionate goals belongs to Mars trine Neptune, which puts Paul's drive and imagination in step. Energy and vision arrive together, so starting a meaningful project is likely to feel far less daunting than it looks from outside.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Venus opposition Pluto2.4°
- Jupiter opposition Pluto3.2°
- Mercury conjunction Jupiter4.4°
- Venus sextile Uranus4.7°
- Jupiter sextile Saturn4.8°
- Saturn trine Uranus5.4°
- Venus conjunction Jupiter5.5°
- Sun square Saturn7.7°
Paul Newman in couples
Relationships as Wikidata records them, each with the match between the two charts.
Aquarius Sun and Pisces Moon, like Paul Newman
Also born on 26 January
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 (BC/BR in hand). Birth time rated AA on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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