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Joel Coen
Filmmaker; Fargo, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski
"A Master of Cinematic Depth and Unyielding Vision."
The story so far
Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Ethan, he has directed, written, edited and produced a long run of feature films. The most acclaimed include Blood Simple in 1984, Raising Arizona in 1987, Miller's Crossing in 1990 and Barton Fink in 1991.
☾ Born Nov 29, 1954 · 10:03 AM CDT · St. Louis Park, United States
Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
Note on this rating: Birth date 1954-11-29 from Wikidata Q13595311 (day precision) and the English Wikipedia article. Birth city St. Louis Park, Minnesota from Wikidata P19. Birth time unknown, so Rodden X and the time is an estimate.
3 placements that explain this chart
Joel Coen's chart reveals a filmmaker driven by a powerful inner world and an independent spirit, meticulously crafting narratives with intense focus.
The core drive: restless, philosophical, and allergic to small rooms.
The emotional undercurrent: ambitious, patient, and building toward something built to last.
The first impression: ambitious, patient, and building toward something built to last.
Water-led and fixed by a slight margin.
Elements
Modalities
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because no quadrant stands out.
What makes this chart unique
Sun unaspected: running with no major aspect to anchor it
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus loading up one element
Sun standing alone in its modality
Venus retrograde: a rarer backward turn
Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Personality
Joel Coen's core personality is marked by a deep independence, indicated by his Unaspected Sun in Sagittarius, which allows him to forge his own path. His Moon in Capricorn, an Element Singleton, grounds him with practicality and emotional reserve. A Heavy Fixed Modality in his chart points to a persistent and determined nature, while a Heavy Water Element suggests a complex, intuitive inner world. This combination fosters a self-reliant individual with a strong, focused drive.
Love
With Venus Retrograde closely conjunct Saturn and the Ascendant, Joel Coen approaches relationships with a serious and committed disposition. He values loyalty and stability, often taking a cautious or reserved stance in matters of the heart. This placement suggests a private emotional world, where connections are built on a foundation of mutual respect and enduring commitment.
Career
Joel Coen's career is marked by a disciplined and imaginative approach, driven by his Sun in Sagittarius and Moon in Capricorn. The Stellium of Saturn, Venus, and Mercury conjunct his Ascendant highlights a public persona defined by serious artistic expression and meticulous communication. His Mars opposition Pluto provides an intense drive to explore complex, transformative themes, aligning with his work as a filmmaker. As a Generator with the Right Angle Cross of Planning, he builds his creative projects with sustained energy and strategic execution.
Written in the stars
Life events, met by transits
Joel Coen and Frances McDormand marry
Wikidata P26 (spouse) qualifier P580 start time at day precision, claim on Q13595311/Q204299. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
Nothing was within orb for Joel Coen on this date.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Go deeper · 11 systems
the full reading
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Natal Chart
placidus houses
Full natal reading
Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | ♋︎ Cancer 27°24' | 7 | ℞ | — | Integration |
| Jupiter | ♋︎ Cancer 29°41' | 7 | ℞ | — | Heritage |
| Pluto | ♌︎ Leo 26°48' | 8 | ℞ | — | Awakening |
| Neptune | ♎︎ Libra 27°14' | 9 | - | — | Illumination |
| Saturn | ♏︎ Scorpio 14°60' | 10 | - | — | Construction |
| Venus | ♏︎ Scorpio 15°28' | 10 | ℞ | — | Warmth |
| Lilith | ♏︎ Scorpio 18°47' | 10 | - | — | Transmission |
| Mercury | ♏︎ Scorpio 22°54' | 10 | - | — | Transfiguration |
| Sun | ♐︎ Sagittarius 6°55' | 11 | - | — | Invitation |
| North node | ♑︎ Capricorn 5°41' | 12 | - | — | Threshold |
| Moon | ♑︎ Capricorn 22°38' | 1 | - | — | Honor |
| Chiron | ♑︎ Capricorn 25°13' | 1 | - | — | Enchantment |
| Mars | ♒︎ Aquarius 26°42' | 2 | - | — | Continuity |
| South node | ♋︎ Cancer 5°41' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 9°21' | ☽︎⚷ |
| House 2 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 23°45' | ♂︎ |
| House 3 | ♈︎ Aries | 6°52' | - |
| House 4 | ♉︎ Taurus | 7°46' | - |
| House 5 | ♊︎ Gemini | 0°22' | - |
| House 6 | ♊︎ Gemini | 19°34' | - |
| House 7 | ♋︎ Cancer | 9°21' | ♅︎♃︎ |
| House 8 | ♌︎ Leo | 23°45' | ♇︎ |
| House 9 | ♎︎ Libra | 6°52' | ♆︎ |
| House 10 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 7°46' | ♄︎♀︎⚸☿︎ |
| House 11 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 0°22' | ☉︎ |
| House 12 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 19°34' | ☊ |
Full aspects · 33
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
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Human Design
generator · 2_4 · emotional
The Right Angle Cross of Planning
Full Human Design reading
Centers · 5 defined / 4 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 9.2 |
| · Earth | 16.2 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 61.3 |
| ☊ North node | 58.3 |
| ☋ South node | 52.3 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 43.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 1.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 30.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 56.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 50.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 29.3 |
Design activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 40.4 |
| · Earth | 37.4 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 50.4 |
| ☊ North node | 38.4 |
| ☋ South node | 39.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 47.3 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 32.5 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 10.6 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 62.2 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 28.4 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 29.1 |
Defined channels · 3
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
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Gene Keys
Hologenetic profile & activation sequence
Full Gene Keys reading
Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 9 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 16 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 40 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 37 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 50 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 1 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 30 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 32 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 10 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 62 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 56 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
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Vedic Nakshatras
null Moon nakshatra
Full Vedic reading
Nakshatra placements · 13
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | Pushya | 1 | Cancer 4° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Jupiter | Pushya | 1 | Cancer 6° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Pluto | Magha | 2 | Leo 3° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Neptune | Chitra | 4 | Libra 4° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Saturn | Vishakha | 1 | Libra 21° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Venus | Vishakha | 1 | Libra 22° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Lilith | Vishakha | 2 | Libra 25° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Mercury | Vishakha | 3 | Libra 29° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Sun | Anuradha | 4 | Scorpio 13° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| North node | Mula | 4 | Sagittarius 12° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Moon | Uttara ashadha | 1 | Sagittarius 29° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Chiron | Uttara ashadha | 2 | Capricorn 1° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Mars | Dhanishta | 4 | Aquarius 3° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Nov 29, 1954 → Sep 5, 1959 | - |
| Moon | Sep 5, 1959 → Sep 5, 1969 | - |
| Mars | Sep 5, 1969 → Sep 5, 1976 | - |
| Rahu | Sep 5, 1976 → Sep 5, 1994 | - |
| Jupiter | Sep 5, 1994 → Sep 5, 2010 | - |
| Saturn | Sep 5, 2010 → Sep 5, 2029 | Now |
| Mercury | Sep 5, 2029 → Sep 5, 2046 | - |
| Ketu | Sep 5, 2046 → Sep 5, 2053 | - |
| Venus | Sep 5, 2053 → Sep 5, 2073 | - |
Antardashas within Saturn
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Saturn | Sep 5, 2010 → Sep 7, 2013 |
| Mercury | Sep 7, 2013 → May 18, 2016 |
| Ketu | May 18, 2016 → Jun 26, 2017 |
| Venus | Jun 26, 2017 → Aug 26, 2020 |
| Sun | Aug 26, 2020 → Aug 8, 2021 |
| Moon | Aug 8, 2021 → Mar 9, 2023 |
| Mars | Mar 9, 2023 → Apr 17, 2024 |
| Rahu | Apr 17, 2024 → Feb 22, 2027 |
| Jupiter | Feb 22, 2027 → Sep 5, 2029 |
Ayanamsa: 23.2273 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
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Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 34 · Blue Eagle · Galactic
Men · Galactic tone
Full Mayan Tzolkin reading
Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
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Numerology
Life Path 5
Full Numerology reading
Core numbers
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Chinese Zodiac
horse · wood
Full Chinese Zodiac reading
| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 甲 | 午 |
| Month | 乙 | 亥 |
| Day | 己 | 酉 |
| Hour | 己 | 巳 |
Day master
己 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
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Tarot Birth Cards
The Hierophant
Full Tarot reading
The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Hierophant | tradition, conformity, institutions, belief | Inherited wisdom and shared belief systems — the structures that bind a community together. |
Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
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Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Full Arabic Parts reading
Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
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Sabian Symbols
Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery
Sun · Sagittarius 6°55'
Cupid knocking at the door of a human heart
Full Sabian reading
An Indian girl introduces her white lover to her assembled tribe
"Integration"
A daughter of the American Revolution
"Heritage"
The luminescence of dawn in the eastern sky
"Awakening"
A man in the midst of brightening influences
"Illumination"
Children playing around five mounds of sand
"Construction"
A girl's face breaking into a smile
"Warmth"
A parrot listening and then talking, repeats a conversation he has overheard
"Transmission"
A rabbit metamorphoses into a nature spirit
"Transfiguration"
Cupid knocking at the door of a human heart
"Invitation"
Ten logs lie under an archway leading to darker woods
"Threshold"
A soldier receiving two awards for bravery in combat
"Honor"
A nature spirit dancing in the iridescent mist of a waterfall
"Enchantment"
An ancient pottery bowl filled with fresh violets
"Continuity"
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Feng Shui
Kua 1
Favorable: Southeast, East, South, North
Full Feng Shui reading
Works for you
Works against you
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
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What is Joel Coen's zodiac sign?
Joel Coen's Sun sign is Sagittarius.
What is Joel Coen's moon and rising sign?
Joel Coen has a Capricorn Moon and a Capricorn rising.
When was Joel Coen born?
Joel Coen was born on Nov 29, 1954.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of AA: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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