Sean Penn’s birth chart
Born 17 August 1960, in Santa Monica, California, at 15:17 (Rodden AA).
Leo Sun · Cancer Moon · Sagittarius rising
Sean Penn’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Sean Penn was born in Santa Monica, California, on 17 August 1960, a Wednesday. That makes Sean a Leo, with the Moon in Cancer and Sagittarius rising. Sean turns 66 in 2026. The birth time, 15:17, 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 fire signs, three in earth, two in water and one in air. Fixed signs hold four, mutable signs four and cardinal signs two. Three planets stand together in Leo: Sun, Mercury and Uranus. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Moon and Pluto: a sextile, 0.2° from exact. Two planets were retrograde: Jupiter and Saturn. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 24 other people born on 17 August, among them Robert De Niro, Thierry Henry and Larry Ellison. Wikidata links Sean with four people in the dataset: Madonna (married in 1985, marriage ended in 1989), Charlize Theron (listed as partners, 2013 to 2015), Susan Sarandon (listed as partners in Wikidata) and Robin Wright (married in 1996).
See the sky the night Sean was born: the stars over Santa Monica, California at 15:17, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Sean Penn’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
24° Leo 58'
A Leo Sun shines. For Sean Penn 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
Cancer
5° Cancer 42'
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Sean that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
Rising sign
Sagittarius
16° Sagittarius 43'
With Sagittarius rising, Sean probably comes across as open, frank and optimistic. Around a Sagittarius rising, people feel that anything might happen, and this is often the one who says the thing everyone was thinking.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 15:17 on 17 August 1960, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 24° Leo 58' | House 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 5° Cancer 42' | House 7 |
| Mercury | 11° Leo 55' | House 8 |
| Venus | 10° Virgo 26' | House 9 |
| Mars | 10° Gemini 11' | House 6 |
| Jupiter | 23° Sagittarius 47'℞ | House 1 |
| Saturn | 12° Capricorn 28'℞ | House 1 |
| Uranus | 21° Leo 38' | House 8 |
| Neptune | 6° Scorpio 36' | House 11 |
| Pluto | 5° Virgo 29' | House 9 |
| North Node | 15° Virgo 39' | House 9 |
| South Node | 15° Pisces 39' | House 3 |
Sean Penn’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Sean Penn’s private life.
Purpose for Sean Penn 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.
Sean 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.
With the Moon in Cancer, Sean'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.
With the Moon in the seventh house, Sean is likely to feel most themselves inside a close partnership, reading the emotional temperature of a relationship constantly and by instinct. Too long alone can leave them unmoored, even when nothing is wrong.
Mercury in Leo gives Sean a mind that thinks in confident, story-shaped terms and communicates with warmth and a bit of flair, drawing people in even when the subject is dry. Attachment to being right can make Sean more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
Mercury in the eighth house can draw Sean'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.
With Venus in Virgo, Sean is likely to love through small, practical acts of service and to value competence and reliability in a partner. People with this Venus tend to be hardest on those they love most, and can mistake giving notes for giving care. They may try to fix a partner's problem before simply listening to it.
With Venus in the ninth house, Sean 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.
With Mars in Gemini, Sean is likely to act through words, argument and quick manoeuvring rather than force, and anger to come out sharp and verbal. Arguments can be won without the conflict underneath ever being resolved. A disagreement can still be under debate long after the other person just wants it to end.
Mars in the sixth house works with drive and stamina, and a repetitive task frustrates Sean unless there is a way to get through it fast. They like to be on the move, and physical effort is where tension from other parts of life gets used up.
Jupiter in Sagittarius
23° Sagittarius 47' ℞ · first house
growth and excess
With Jupiter in Sagittarius, Sean is likely to grow through travel, study and direct experience of things bigger than ordinary life. The excess may be promising more than circumstances can deliver, out of optimism rather than dishonesty. This Jupiter carries a conviction that things will work out, and other people borrow it when theirs runs low.
Jupiter in the first house can give Sean a natural confidence and openness that people notice right away, often before very much has been said. Sean usually walks into a situation expecting it to go reasonably well, and that expectation shapes how people respond.
Saturn is at home in Capricorn, a placement that builds discipline as naturally as breathing and often takes on responsibility earlier than most. The doubt, for Sean, may be never quite believing that enough has been achieved to relax. Others tend to recognise this kind of authority well before it is claimed.
Seriousness tends to arrive early with Saturn in the first house, and Sean's self-confidence is the kind that comes through lived experience rather than being handed over at the start. They would rather build slowly and with care, and trust what is made that way.
Uranus in Leo
21° Leo 38' · eighth house
freedom, generational
Sean shares Uranus in Leo with a generation, one that redefines self-expression and individuality, often through forms of creativity and visibility that were not available before. Closer to home, it suggests being comfortable with being seen in ways older relatives find unfamiliar.
Intimacy is something Sean 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
6° Scorpio 36' · eleventh house
imagination, generational
Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that Sean 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.
Friendships and causes with an idealistic edge draw Sean, who may hold a vision for their community that reaches well beyond the practical. With Neptune in the eleventh house, disappointment can follow when a group falls short of that vision, even when its effort was sincere.
Pluto in Virgo
5° Virgo 29' · ninth house
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by Sean 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.
With Pluto in the ninth house, Sean's view of the world is apt to be overturned and rebuilt at some point, an old outlook giving way to one that has been personally tested. The placement is linked with questioning a philosophy thoroughly before taking it on.
Aspects in Sean Penn’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Moon sextile Pluto
0.2° separating
Sean Penn's feelings can draw on their depth without constant upheaval, which makes for a steady kind of emotional resilience. They probably recover from hard feelings more easily than might be expected, and often faster than the people watching.
Venus square Mars
0.2° separating
Desire and the need for harmony can clash where Venus squares Mars, and Sean may be caught between wanting something and wanting to keep the peace. What the aspect asks for is a want voiced directly, before it leaks out sideways.
Moon trine Neptune
0.9° applying
There is an easy current between Sean's feelings and imagination, and it makes for a gentle, intuitive emotional life. Compassion tends to come naturally with the Moon trine Neptune, in a way that makes other people feel understood almost immediately.
Sun trine Jupiter
1.2° separating
With the Sun trine Jupiter, Sean's sense of self and instinct for growth support each other, which gives them a warm, expansive confidence. They are likely to be quick to see an opening and to make the most of it without forcing anything.
Mercury sextile Mars
1.7° separating
Speaking up quickly and clearly when it matters comes easily to Sean, since thinking and drive work in step. That plain directness serves them well in fast-moving conversations and quick decisions alike.
Venus trine Saturn
2.0° applying
A steady, dependable way of loving, one that people trust, is what this trine gives Sean, since affection and commitment hold each other up. Relationships built on it tend to last, often well past the point where less committed people would have moved on.
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°
- Jupiter trine Uranus2.1°
- Sun conjunction Uranus3.3°
- Venus sextile Neptune3.8°
- Mars square Pluto4.7°
- Moon sextile Venus4.7°
- Venus conjunction Pluto4.9°
- Mercury square Neptune5.3°
- Moon opposition Saturn6.8°
- Saturn trine Pluto7.0°
Sean Penn in couples
Relationships as Wikidata records them, each with the match between the two charts.
Leo Sun and Cancer Moon, like Sean Penn
Also born on 17 August
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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