Rufus Wainwright’s birth chart
Born 22 July 1973, in Rhinebeck, New York. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Sun in Cancer or Leo · Moon in Aries or Taurus
Rufus Wainwright’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Rufus Wainwright was born on Sunday, 22 July 1973, in Rhinebeck, New York. The Sun moved from Cancer into Leo at about 19:55 local time that day, so the zodiac sign depends on the birth time: Cancer for a birth before then, Leo after. The Moon left Aries for Taurus at about 23:40 local time, which leaves the Moon sign open without a birth time. Rufus turns 53 in 2026. StarMap has no verified birth time for Rufus, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Of the eight planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, four are in air signs, three in fire and one in water; none is in earth. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is four, two and two. The tightest aspect is Mars opposition Uranus, about 0.3° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde. Over the course of the day the Moon went from waning gibbous to last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 22 July, among them Selena Gomez, Willem Dafoe and John Leguizamo.
See the sky the day Rufus was born: the stars over Rhinebeck, New York, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Rufus Wainwright’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Cancer or Leo
Cancer until about 19:55, then Leo (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 19:55: Sun in Cancer
A Cancer Sun protects. For Rufus Wainwright, home, memory and the people they have decided are theirs tend to sit at the centre of things, and they probably read a room before anyone speaks. Care is the strength of this Sun, and their task is to include themselves in it.
Born after about 19:55: Sun in Leo
A Leo Sun shines. For Rufus 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
Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 23:40, then Taurus (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 23:40: Moon in Aries
With the Moon in Aries, Rufus is likely to feel fast and forgive fast. Anger comes up quickly and passes just as quickly, and feeling needs a physical outlet. This is a Moon soothed by action, not by talking it over.
Born after about 23:40: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon feels through the body and its surroundings. On this reading, good food, familiar places and slow evenings are what restore Rufus, and sudden change lands hard. Once they feel safe, they can be the steadiest person in the room.
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 Rhinebeck, New York, at each hour of the day.
Rufus Wainwright’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Rufus 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 22 July 1973, computed for Rhinebeck, New York.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:05 | Aries rising |
| 00:05 to 01:30 | Taurus rising |
| 01:30 to 03:25 | Gemini rising |
| 03:25 to 05:50 | Cancer rising |
| 05:50 to 08:20 | Leo rising |
| 08:20 to 10:55 | Virgo rising |
| 10:55 to 13:30 | Libra rising |
| 13:30 to 16:05 | Scorpio rising |
| 16:05 to 18:25 | Sagittarius rising |
| 18:25 to 20:20 | Capricorn rising |
| 20:20 to 21:45 | Aquarius rising |
| 21:45 to 22:55 | Pisces rising |
| 22:55 to 24:00 | Aries 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 22 July 1973, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. The Sun is drawn at its midday place; it moved from Cancer into Leo at about 19:55, so its sign depends on the birth time. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | Cancer until about 19:55, then Leo |
|---|---|
| Moon | Aries until about 23:40, then Taurus |
| Mercury | 25° Cancer 47'℞ |
| Venus | 27° Leo 04' |
| Mars | 19° Aries 30' |
| Jupiter | 8° Aquarius 13'℞ |
| Saturn | 28° Gemini 49' |
| Uranus | 19° Libra 13' |
| Neptune | 4° Sagittarius 49'℞ |
| Pluto | 2° Libra 07' |
| North Node | 7° Capricorn 27' |
| South Node | 7° Cancer 27' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Rufus Wainwright’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Rufus Wainwright’s private life.
Sun in Cancer or Leo
Cancer until about 19:55, then Leo
purpose and vitality
Born before about 19:55: Sun in Cancer
With the Sun in Cancer, Rufus Wainwright is likely to feel most alive when caring for people and places that matter to them, and purpose is tied to belonging somewhere. Feeling unneeded is the sore spot for this placement, and it can be taken personally. The whole day may go better after checking in on someone they love.
Born after about 19:55: Sun in Leo
Purpose for Rufus 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 Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 23:40, then Taurus
needs and habits
Born before about 23:40: Moon in Aries
The Moon in Aries keeps day-to-day needs simple: something to do right now, and permission to feel it and move on. For Rufus, comfort probably comes from action rather than discussion. The instinct of this Moon is to pace the room or go for a walk rather than sit with a feeling until it passes on its own.
Born after about 23:40: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon needs routine, familiar food and physical comfort to feel steady from day to day. A sudden change of schedule probably unsettles Rufus more than they let on. A good bed, a favourite mug or the same coffee order can turn an unsteady morning around.
Mercury in Cancer thinks in terms of memory and feeling as much as logic, and Rufus probably communicates best when there is emotional trust in the room. Mood can colour how a fact gets delivered or received. Years after the details have faded, this is a mind that remembers exactly how a conversation felt.
Venus in Leo loves generously and openly, and values being someone's clear favourite above almost anything else on offer. For Rufus, 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.
For Rufus, 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.
Jupiter in Aquarius
8° Aquarius 13' at midday ℞
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aquarius grows through community, ideas and causes bigger than one life. Rufus may put so much trust in a theory or a group that its practical flaws are overlooked. Optimism about the future can make them a natural organiser of other people's efforts.
Saturn in Gemini builds discipline around clear expression, and it often begins with doubt about whether an idea is good enough to say out loud. For Rufus that would mean overpreparing before speaking or writing anything. Once the self-consciousness eases, the result can be someone unusually precise and credible with words.
Uranus in Libra
19° Libra 13' at midday
freedom, generational
Rufus 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.
Neptune in Sagittarius
4° Sagittarius 49' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Sagittarius is the dream of a generation: grand systems of belief and utopian journeys. What belongs to Rufus in it may be a hopeful conviction that the right philosophy will resolve a practical problem.
Pluto in Libra
2° Libra 07' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Libra is the signature of the generation Rufus belongs to, because Pluto moves so slowly. That generation transforms ideas of partnership, fairness and what people owe one another. Personally it can be an intense need for relationships to be fundamentally fair.
Aspects in Rufus Wainwright’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.
Mars opposition Uranus
about 0.3° at midday
When Rufus Wainwright acts on their own terms, it can bring them up against people or systems that expect the usual process to be followed; this opposition lives in that clash. Rebellion chosen deliberately, moment by moment, tends to serve them better than a reaction to every restriction.
Venus sextile Saturn
about 1.8° at midday
This sextile tends to lend a workable, grounded steadiness to Rufus's relationships, since affection and a sense of structure get along. Once Rufus decides a commitment is right, it usually comes naturally, without the drama that faster, less considered relationships sometimes carry.
Sun sextile Pluto
about 2.4° at midday
Rufus's identity and depth are allies, which gives them resilience without constant upheaval. They probably handle intensity better than most, and it takes less out of them than it looks from outside, especially once they trust their own steadiness.
Saturn square Pluto
about 3.3° at midday
Saturn square Pluto sets the need for control against the instinct for transformation, and Rufus may grip a structure most tightly at the very moment it needs to change. Each old form that is let go leaves a strength behind that is more real than the grip was.
Jupiter sextile Neptune
about 3.4° at midday
Inspired ideas are within Rufus's reach without any loss of footing, since possibility and imagination are gently linked by this sextile. The optimism is soft and workable, useful for keeping a project hopeful without letting it drift far from what is real.
Sun conjunction Mercury
about 3.9° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, Rufus's sense of self and way of thinking are fused, so an opinion can feel like a statement of who they are. They are likely to speak their mind readily, and telling a passing thought apart from their identity is a practice worth keeping up.
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 2.7°
- Sun trine Neptuneabout 5.1°
- Jupiter trine Plutoabout 6.1°
- Mercury square Marsabout 6.3°
- Mercury square Uranusabout 6.6°
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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; 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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