Celebrity StarMap · Actor

William Holden’s birth chart
Born April 17, 1918 in O'Fallon, birth time not public.
Aries Sun · Cancer Moon · Fire · Cardinal
Sun
♈Aries
26° Aries 51'
You start things. Your energy is direct and impatient with delay, and you are most yourself when there is something to go first at. The work of an Aries Sun is finishing what the spark began.
Moon
♋Cancer
21° Cancer 31'
The Moon is at home here. Your feelings are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people you love, and you remember how everything felt. You are restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
Cast for noon; the Moon may be up to 6° off without a birth time.
Rising
William Holden’s birth time is not on public record, so the rising sign and houses are unknown.Placements
| ☉ | Sun | ♈ 26° Aries 51' | |
| ☽ | Moon | ♋ 21° Cancer 31' | |
| ☿ | Mercury | ♉ 10° Taurus 21'℞ | |
| ♀ | Venus | ♓ 10° Pisces 40' | |
| ♂ | Mars | ♍ 14° Virgo 15'℞ | |
| ♃ | Jupiter | ♊ 10° Gemini 46' | |
| ♄ | Saturn | ♌ 7° Leo 40' | |
| ♅ | Uranus | ♒ 26° Aquarius 52' | |
| ♆ | Neptune | ♌ 4° Leo 18' | |
| ♇ | Pluto | ♋ 3° Cancer 36' | |
| ☊ | North Node | ♐ 24° Sagittarius 00' | |
| ☋ | South Node | ♊ 24° Gemini 00' |
William Holden's full reading
Each planet by sign. First-draft readings in the StarMap voice, reviewed by our consulting astrologer before launch.
☉Sun in Aries
♈ 26° Aries 51'
purpose and vitality
Their sense of purpose comes alive when there is a clear start line. They feel most like themselves pushing into something new, though their energy can burn hot and fade before the finish. It shows up as the project they launch with excitement and then hand off once the routine sets in.
☽Moon in Cancer
♋ 21° Cancer 31'
needs and habits
Their needs are tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. William is steadied by small rituals like a particular meal or a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that they absorb them as their own without noticing.
☿Mercury in Taurus
♉ 10° Taurus 21' ℞
mind and voice
They think slowly and thoroughly, and once they have reached a conclusion they rarely revisit it without good reason. Their communication is plain and practical rather than showy. The tension is taking a while to consider a new idea that clashes with what they already believe.
♀Venus in Pisces
♓ 10° Pisces 40'
love and values
They love without much guard, and they value emotional and even spiritual connection over anything practical. The tension is idealising a partner before they have really seen them. It shows up as giving generously to relationships and struggling to notice when William is giving more than William is getting.
♂Mars in Virgo
♍ 14° Virgo 15' ℞
drive and anger
They act carefully and precisely, preferring to get a task right over getting it done fast, and their anger usually comes from things being done sloppily. The tension is criticising instead of confronting when William is actually upset. It shows up as a clipped tone that signals frustration well before they say anything directly.
♃Jupiter in Gemini
♊ 10° Gemini 46'
growth and excess
They grow through learning and exposure to as many ideas as they can gather, and their optimism is contagious in conversation. The overreach is knowing a little about everything and claiming more certainty than the depth supports. It shows up as being the most well-read person in the room on subjects they have never actually studied closely.
♄Saturn in Leo
♌ 7° Leo 40'
discipline and doubt
They build discipline around genuine self-expression, often held back early by a fear of being laughed at or overlooked. The doubt shows up as downplaying their own achievements before anyone else can. It shows up as a hard-won, unshowy confidence that arrives once they stop waiting for permission to be seen.
♅Uranus in Aquarius
♒ 26° Aquarius 52'
freedom, generational
Uranus is at home here, and shared by everyone born in this multi-year span, this placement marks a generation defined by rapid technological and social change happening within a single lifetime. Personally, it can show up as an unusually easy relationship with disruption and reinvention.
♆Neptune in Leo
♌ 4° Leo 18'
imagination, generational
Shared by everyone born in this span of years, this placement marks a generation that dreams in terms of fame, spectacle and larger-than-life self-expression. Personally, it can show up as a pull toward performance as a way of feeling real.
♇Pluto in Cancer
♋ 3° Cancer 36'
power, generational
Shared across this generation, this placement marks people who live through deep transformation of family, home and nationhood. Personally, it can show up as intensity around questions of belonging and who counts as family.
Aspects
How the planets in William Holden's chart talk to each other, tightest first.
Sun sextile Uranus
0.0° separating
Their identity and their originality get along well, giving they room to be a little unconventional without it costing they much. This is an easy, low-drama kind of independence that other people tend to find refreshing rather than alarming.
Venus square Jupiter
0.1° applying
Their generosity can run past what is actually sustainable, whether in spending, affection or promises made in a warm moment. The lesson is matching real warmth to a scale they can actually keep up over the months that follow the excitement, not just the first one.
Mercury sextile Venus
0.3° separating
Their thinking and their sense of affection cooperate easily, giving they a natural charm in how they communicate. Expressing appreciation and finding the right words tend to go together for they, especially in moments when they want someone to feel genuinely noticed.
Mercury square Saturn
2.7° applying
Their thinking can meet real self-doubt, showing up as over-editing or delaying a decision that was actually ready. Each time they share the imperfect draft anyway, this doubt loses a little more of its hold over what William is willing to say out loud.
- Jupiter sextile Saturn3.1°
- Saturn conjunction Neptune3.4°
- Mars square Jupiter3.5°
- Venus opposition Mars3.6°
- Mercury trine Mars3.9°
- Sun square Moon5.3°
- Mercury square Neptune6.1°
- Uranus trine Pluto6.7°
- Sun square Neptune7.4°
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Birth data: Wikidata. Confidence X (date and place known, time unknown). Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
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