Samuel L. Jackson’s birth chart
Born 21 December 1948, in Washington, D.C. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Sun in Sagittarius or Capricorn · Virgo Moon
Samuel L. Jackson’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Samuel L. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., on 21 December 1948, a Tuesday. The Sun moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at about 17:35 local time that day, so the zodiac sign depends on the birth time: Sagittarius for a birth before then, Capricorn after. The Moon was in Virgo all day. They turn 78 in 2026. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, five are in earth signs, two in fire and two in air; none is in water. Cardinal signs hold four, mutable signs four and fixed signs one. Three planets stand together in Capricorn: Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. The tightest aspect is Sun opposition Uranus, about 1.3° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Three planets were retrograde: Saturn, Uranus and Pluto. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 16 other people born on 21 December, among them Mikheil Saakashvili, Jane Fonda and Heinrich Böll.
See the sky the day Samuel L. Jackson was born: the stars over Washington, D.C., drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Samuel L. Jackson’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 17:35, then Capricorn (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 17:35: Sun in Sagittarius
A Sagittarius Sun seeks. Meaning, distance and the bigger picture are likely to pull Samuel L. Jackson forward, and the honesty of this placement is a kind of generosity. Its lesson is that the journey also needs somewhere to land.
Born after about 17:35: Sun in Capricorn
A Capricorn Sun endures. Ambition, patience and a dry sense of humour are what tend to carry Samuel L. Jackson up long slopes other people give up on. The placement learns, eventually, that rest is part of the climb.
Moon sign
Virgo
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Samuel L. Jackson is likely to look for the practical cause and to calm down by tidying, planning or being useful. The lesson of this Moon is to accept help without a to-do list attached.
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 Washington, D.C., at each hour of the day.
Samuel L. Jackson’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Samuel L. Jackson 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 21 December 1948, computed for Washington, D.C..
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:10 | Virgo rising |
| 00:10 to 02:40 | Libra rising |
| 02:40 to 05:10 | Scorpio rising |
| 05:10 to 07:30 | Sagittarius rising |
| 07:30 to 09:25 | Capricorn rising |
| 09:25 to 10:55 | Aquarius rising |
| 10:55 to 12:10 | Pisces rising |
| 12:10 to 13:20 | Aries rising |
| 13:20 to 14:50 | Taurus rising |
| 14:50 to 16:45 | Gemini rising |
| 16:45 to 19:05 | Cancer rising |
| 19:05 to 21:35 | Leo rising |
| 21:35 to 24:00 | Virgo 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 21 December 1948, 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 Sagittarius into Capricorn at about 17:35, so its sign depends on the birth time. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | Sagittarius until about 17:35, then Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Moon | Virgo |
| Mercury | 4° Capricorn 47' |
| Venus | 1° Sagittarius 44' |
| Mars | 19° Capricorn 02' |
| Jupiter | 7° Capricorn 59' |
| Saturn | 6° Virgo 11'℞ |
| Uranus | 28° Gemini 29'℞ |
| Neptune | 14° Libra 59' |
| Pluto | 16° Leo 18'℞ |
| North Node | 3° Taurus 11' |
| South Node | 3° Scorpio 11' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Samuel L. Jackson’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Samuel L. Jackson’s private life.
Sun in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 17:35, then Capricorn
purpose and vitality
Born before about 17:35: Sun in Sagittarius
Growth, travel and ideas bigger than daily life are where Samuel L. Jackson'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 after about 17:35: Sun in Capricorn
With the Sun in Capricorn, Samuel L. Jackson is likely to find purpose in building a reputation and a structure that will outlast them, with a vitality that is steady rather than showy. The trap can be measuring their worth by output alone. They may well work through tiredness instead of naming it, until someone else has to point it out.
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Samuel L. Jackson's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Samuel L. Jackson's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
Mercury in Capricorn thinks methodically, and Samuel L. Jackson 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. Samuel L. Jackson will often get straight to the point in a conversation other people expected to be casual.
Venus in Sagittarius loves with enthusiasm and a need for shared adventure, and Samuel L. Jackson probably values a partner who gives them room to roam. When things get serious, this placement can confuse freedom with distance. The pattern with this Venus is to plan the next trip together before settling into the current one.
Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in Samuel L. Jackson'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 Capricorn
7° Capricorn 59' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and Samuel L. Jackson 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.
Competence is what Saturn in Virgo builds discipline around, often driven by a fear of not yet having done enough to deserve rest. Samuel L. Jackson may feel like a fraud even when the track record says otherwise. The usual result is someone quietly excellent at something long before they will admit it out loud.
Uranus in Gemini
28° Gemini 29' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus in Gemini is shared by Samuel L. Jackson and many people born in the same few years. These are people who come of age alongside a revolution in communication, fluent in tools older generations learned later in life. The personal version is a restless need for new information.
Neptune in Libra
14° Libra 59' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Samuel L. Jackson among them. It idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by images of love on screen that outpace real relationships. The personal echo is a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
Pluto in Leo
16° Leo 18' at midday ℞
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for Samuel L. Jackson, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Samuel L. Jackson’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.
Sun opposition Uranus
about 1.3° at midday
With the Sun opposite Uranus, Samuel L. Jackson's loyalty to their own path tends to bring them into collision with people or situations that expect conformity. Learning to be themselves without needing the collision gives them a quieter, more durable kind of independence.
Mercury trine Saturn
about 1.4° at midday
Samuel L. Jackson's thinking has discipline behind it, which gives them a clear, methodical way of working through ideas. With Mercury trine Saturn, conclusions can be trusted because they have usually been tested already, often more thoroughly than anyone nearby realises.
Jupiter trine Saturn
about 1.8° at midday
Optimism and discipline reinforce each other in this trine, which lets Samuel L. Jackson pursue big goals with steady follow-through. Growth of this kind tends to be gradual and durable, not sudden and fragile, the sort of progress that survives a difficult year.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter
about 3.2° at midday
Samuel L. Jackson's thinking is likely to be expansive and enthusiastic, connecting ideas across subjects other people keep separate. It makes for lively conversation, and the habit worth adding is checking the details behind a big idea before committing to it fully.
Mars square Neptune
about 4.1° at midday
Under this square, drive can dissolve into confusion or self-doubt just when clarity matters most, especially around goals that involve other people's expectations. It helps Samuel L. Jackson to separate the plan itself from the feeling of overwhelm that surrounds it.
Venus square Saturn
about 4.4° at midday
Venus square Saturn can pair the desire for closeness with a fear of not being quite enough to keep it. For Samuel L. Jackson that may mean self-doubt in relationships that have given no reason for it, and the fear can ease each time they let themselves be loved without first having to deserve it.
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 1.3°
- Sun conjunction Mercuryabout 5.0°
- Mercury opposition Uranusabout 6.3°
- Sun trine Saturnabout 6.4°
- Sun conjunction Jupiterabout 8.2°
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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.
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