Warren Buffett’s birth chart
Born 30 August 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, at 15:00 (Rodden A).
Virgo Sun · Sagittarius Moon · Sagittarius rising
Warren Buffett’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Warren Buffett was born on Saturday, 30 August 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska. The Sun was in Virgo, so Virgo is their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Sagittarius and Sagittarius rising. Warren turns 96 in 2026. The birth time, 15:00, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of A, which means it was given from memory by the person or someone close to them.
By element the count is three earth, three water, two fire and two air. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is seven, none and three. Mars, Jupiter and Pluto all fall in Cancer. The tightest aspect is Jupiter square Uranus, 1.1° from exact. Two planets were retrograde: Saturn and Uranus. The Moon was at its first quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds eight other people born on 30 August, among them Cameron Diaz, Andy Roddick and Pavel Nedvěd.
See the sky the night Warren was born: the stars over Omaha, Nebraska at 15:00, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Warren Buffett’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Virgo
6° Virgo 42'
A Virgo Sun refines. Warren Buffett is likely to notice what could be better and quietly make it so, keeping the highest standards for themselves. The art of this placement is knowing when good enough is the wiser choice.
Moon sign
Sagittarius
4° Sagittarius 46'
A Sagittarius Moon feels best in motion. Open roads, new ideas and honest laughter probably lift Warren, and being fenced in by other people's moods tends to weigh them down. This Moon needs room, and someone who thinks that is fine.
Rising sign
Sagittarius
12° Sagittarius 40'
With Sagittarius rising, Warren 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 15:00 on 30 August 1930, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 6° Virgo 42' | House 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 4° Sagittarius 46' | House 12 |
| Mercury | 3° Libra 21' | House 10 |
| Venus | 22° Libra 28' | House 10 |
| Mars | 1° Cancer 28' | House 7 |
| Jupiter | 13° Cancer 38' | House 7 |
| Saturn | 5° Capricorn 20'℞ | House 1 |
| Uranus | 14° Aries 45'℞ | House 4 |
| Neptune | 3° Virgo 27' | House 9 |
| Pluto | 20° Cancer 20' | House 8 |
| North Node | 24° Aries 53' | House 4 |
| South Node | 24° Libra 53' | House 10 |
Warren Buffett’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Warren Buffett’s private life.
A Virgo Sun finds purpose in being useful and doing a job properly, and Warren Buffett's energy tends to stay steady as long as there is a task worth doing well. Rest is the hard part, because it can feel undeserved until everything is fixed. Typically a piece of work is still being adjusted long after everyone else would call it finished.
The Sun in the ninth house lets travel, ideas and a bigger philosophy of life shape the person Warren is becoming, more than any single job or role could. They need room to explore new places and new questions, or they start to feel smaller and duller than they are.
The Moon in Sagittarius needs room to move and a bit of novelty in its routine to feel right. A schedule with no give in it can make Warren edgy faster than most people expect. With this Moon, the next trip tends to be planned before the current one has finished.
In the twelfth house, the Moon describes an emotional life that runs deeper than what shows on the surface, and Warren 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 thinks by weighing both sides, and Warren 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.
With Mercury in the tenth house, Warren is apt to think strategically about reputation and the next move at work, and to turn a plan over privately long before anyone else knows it exists. Clear, well-timed communication may be the skill this placement leans on most.
Venus in Libra loves with an instinct for balance and partnership, and Warren probably values harmony, fairness and someone who makes an effort to look good together. The risk with this Venus is staying in a relationship for the sake of the pairing itself. Warren may give up a personal preference before anyone has even asked.
Venus in the tenth house brings Warren's charm and diplomacy into public life, and is linked with being easy to work alongside. Work that lets them create, connect or beautify something is likely to suit them far better than work built on pure competition.
Mars in Cancer acts to protect the people and things that matter, and its anger is usually about feeling hurt more than feeling wronged. The habit to watch, for Warren, may be going quiet or indirect instead of naming the upset. Other people tend to notice a shift of mood and take a while to trace it back to its cause.
Mars in the seventh house is associated with directness in close relationships, and Warren 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 Cancer
13° Cancer 38' · seventh house
growth and excess
For Warren, Jupiter in Cancer means growing by nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The excess can be protecting loved ones past the point they need it. Generosity here takes the form of home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.
With Jupiter in the seventh house, Warren is apt to find that their relationships broaden their world, often through new people, places or ideas that a trusted partner brings. Generosity can flow easily in both directions with the people close to them, rarely forced or measured out.
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 Warren, 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 Warren'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 Aries
14° Aries 45' ℞ · fourth house
freedom, generational
Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so Warren shares Uranus in Aries with many people of a similar age. It marks a generation that pushes for change through direct, individual action rather than waiting for permission. In one life it can appear as impatience with the slow-moving institutions older generations built.
Uranus in the fourth house goes with an unconventional idea of home, and Warren may well need more independence within a household than most people do. Stability, with this placement, probably includes room to be different rather than a fixed routine imposed from outside.
Neptune in Virgo
3° Virgo 27' · ninth house
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so Warren shares its place in Virgo with people born years either side. The imagination of this generation turns towards service, craft and idealised routines of self-improvement. In one life it can mean chasing an impossibly perfect daily practice.
With Neptune in the ninth house, Warren may be drawn to big questions about meaning, and travel can feel like a search for something beyond the practical reason for the trip. The placement is associated with ideals that are felt more than argued, and held quietly and steadily.
Pluto in Cancer
20° Cancer 20' · eighth house
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Warren 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.
The eighth house is Pluto's natural home, and for Warren 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 Warren Buffett’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Jupiter square Uranus
1.1° applying
An appetite for growth can turn erratic under Jupiter square Uranus, with sudden changes of direction that leave earlier plans unfinished. The instinct for change this square gives Warren Buffett is a good one, and it does most when channelled into fewer, more deliberate moves that get to see the finish line.
Moon square Neptune
1.3° separating
Emotional needs can get lost in a fog of other people's moods, or of an idealised version of how things should feel, when the Moon is square Neptune. The work for Warren is checking in with themselves often enough to keep their own feelings in focus.
Sun trine Saturn
1.4° separating
Effort and identity feel like the same project under a Sun-Saturn trine, because Warren's sense of self and capacity for discipline reinforce each other. What they build tends to last, since ambition and patience are already in agreement.
Moon sextile Mercury
1.4° separating
Feelings and thoughts are on speaking terms for Warren, so talking through whatever is going on inside comes more easily than average. Think of it as self-awareness without the hard work, at its most useful in ordinary, everyday conversations.
Mercury square Mars
1.9° separating
With Mercury square Mars, thought and impulse can clash, and sharp words get said before Warren has fully thought them through. The remedy is a short pause between the thought and the sentence, which changes very little except the outcome.
Saturn trine Neptune
1.9° applying
With Saturn trine Neptune, Warren's discipline and imagination steady each other, which makes it possible to build something both beautiful and structurally sound. Vision and follow-through tend to arrive together, a combination that is rare and worth trusting.
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.
- Sun square Moon1.9°
- Mars sextile Neptune2.0°
- Mercury square Saturn2.0°
- Venus square Pluto2.1°
- Sun conjunction Neptune3.3°
- Mars opposition Saturn3.9°
- Sun sextile Mars5.2°
- Uranus square Pluto5.6°
- Jupiter conjunction Pluto6.7°
- Venus opposition Uranus7.7°
Virgo Sun and Sagittarius Moon, like Warren Buffett
Also born on 30 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 (From memory). Birth time rated A on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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