William Holden’s birth chart
Born 17 April 1918, in O'Fallon, Illinois. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Aries Sun · Cancer Moon
William Holden’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
William Holden was born in O'Fallon, Illinois, on 17 April 1918, a Wednesday. The Sun was in Aries, so Aries was their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Cancer. William died on 12 November 1981, aged 63. StarMap has no verified birth time for William, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Of the ten planets, three are in fire signs, three in water, two in earth and two in air. Fixed signs hold four, cardinal signs three and mutable signs three. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Sun and Uranus, exact to a tenth of a degree. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Mercury and Mars were retrograde. Over the course of the day the Moon went from waxing crescent to first quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 12 other people born on 17 April, among them Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Garner and Sean Bean.
See the sky the day William was born: the stars over O'Fallon, Illinois, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
William Holden’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aries
about 26° Aries at midday
An Aries Sun starts things. For William Holden that points to energy that is direct and impatient with delay, and to feeling most like themselves when there is something to go first at. The work of this placement is finishing what the spark began.
Moon sign
Cancer
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For William 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
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 O'Fallon, Illinois, at each hour of the day.
William Holden’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for William 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 17 April 1918, computed for O'Fallon, Illinois.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:45 | Sagittarius rising |
| 00:45 to 02:40 | Capricorn rising |
| 02:40 to 04:05 | Aquarius rising |
| 04:05 to 05:20 | Pisces rising |
| 05:20 to 06:35 | Aries rising |
| 06:35 to 08:05 | Taurus rising |
| 08:05 to 10:00 | Gemini rising |
| 10:00 to 12:20 | Cancer rising |
| 12:20 to 14:50 | Leo rising |
| 14:50 to 17:20 | Virgo rising |
| 17:20 to 19:50 | Libra rising |
| 19:50 to 22:20 | Scorpio rising |
| 22:20 to 24:00 | Sagittarius 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 17 April 1918, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 26° Aries 51' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Cancer |
| 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' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
William Holden’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about William Holden’s private life.
With the Sun in Aries, William Holden's sense of purpose tends to come alive when there is a clear start line. They probably feel most like themselves pushing into something new, though that energy can burn hot and fade before the finish. The typical pattern is a project launched with excitement, then handed off once the routine sets in.
With the Moon in Cancer, William'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 Mercury in Taurus, William is likely to think slowly and thoroughly, and a conclusion once reached is rarely revisited without good reason. The communication style is plain and practical rather than showy. A new idea that clashes with what they already believe may have to wait a while for a hearing.
Venus in Pisces loves without much guard, and William probably values emotional and even spiritual connection over anything practical. The temptation can be to idealise a partner before really seeing them. Generosity in relationships comes easily here, and so does missing the moment when giving starts to outweigh getting.
Mars in Virgo acts carefully and precisely, preferring to get a task right over getting it done fast, and its anger usually comes from things being done sloppily. When upset, William is more likely to criticise than to confront. A clipped tone often signals frustration well before anything is said directly.
Jupiter in Gemini
10° Gemini 46' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Gemini grows through learning and exposure to as many ideas as can be gathered, and its optimism is contagious in conversation. William may overreach by knowing a little about everything and claiming more certainty than the depth supports. This is someone who can be the best-read person in the room on subjects they have never studied closely.
Saturn in Leo builds discipline around self-expression, and in William's chart this placement often starts with a fear of being laughed at or overlooked. The doubt tends to show as playing down achievements before anyone else can. The confidence this placement builds is hard-won and unshowy, and it tends to arrive once the waiting for permission stops.
Uranus in Aquarius
26° Aquarius 52' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus is at home in Aquarius, and many people born in the years around William's birth have it too. The generation is defined by rapid technological and social change within a single lifetime. One person's share of it is an unusually easy relationship with disruption and reinvention.
Neptune in Leo
4° Leo 18' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of William alone. It dreams in terms of fame, spectacle and larger-than-life self-expression. The trace of it in one person is a pull towards performance as a way of feeling real.
Pluto in Cancer
3° Cancer 36' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates William 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.
Aspects in William Holden’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 sextile Uranus
about 0.0° at midday
There is room for William Holden to be a little unconventional without losing much by it, since identity and originality get along well here. Other people tend to find this easy, unforced independence refreshing rather than alarming.
Venus square Jupiter
about 0.1° at midday
Under this square, William's generosity can run past what is sustainable, whether in time, affection or promises made in a warm moment. The warmth is sincere; the work is matching it to a scale that can be kept up over the months that follow the excitement, not only the first one.
Mercury sextile Venus
about 0.3° at midday
Thinking and affection are easy companions in William's chart, which gives them a natural charm in how they communicate. With Mercury sextile Venus, expressing appreciation and finding the right words go together, especially in moments when they want someone to feel noticed.
Mercury square Saturn
about 2.7° at midday
Self-doubt can get into thinking when Mercury is square Saturn, in the form of over-editing or delaying a decision that was ready. Sharing the unfinished thought anyway, again and again, is what loosens the doubt's hold over what William is willing to say out loud.
Jupiter sextile Saturn
about 3.1° at midday
A workable, grounded kind of optimism comes from this sextile, in which William's sense of possibility and sense of structure assist each other. The plans they make tend to hold together, even under the sort of pressure that scatters looser ones.
Saturn conjunction Neptune
about 3.4° at midday
William tends to give a vague dream a workable shape, because Saturn conjunct Neptune ties discipline closely to imagination. It makes them unusually able to turn inspiration into something lasting, provided doubt is not allowed to talk them out of an idea before it has been tested.
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.
- Mars square Jupiterabout 3.5°
- Venus opposition Marsabout 3.6°
- Mercury trine Marsabout 3.9°
- Mercury square Neptuneabout 6.1°
- Uranus trine Plutoabout 6.7°
- Sun square Neptuneabout 7.4°
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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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