Birth data sourced to the minute
Robert Downey Jr.
Actor; Oppenheimer, Iron Man
"A fiery impulse toward expansion meets an unyielding, grounded emotional core."
The story so far
Robert Downey Jr. won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in March 2024 for Oppenheimer, more than three decades after his first nomination for Chaplin. His career collapsed through repeated arrests and imprisonment in the late 1990s. He returned with Iron Man in 2008 and anchored the Marvel films for over a decade.
☾ Born Apr 4, 1965 · 1:10 PM EDT · Manhattan, New York, United States of America
Confirmed by the person or someone close to them: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
Note on this rating: Birth data via astrotheme.com (Robert_Downey_Jr.), Rodden A — From memory or autobiography, crediting Lois Rodden / Astro-Databank.
3 placements that explain this chart
Robert Downey Jr. combines an Aries Sun in the 9th House with a Taurus Moon in the 10th House. His chart features a heavy concentration of Earth elements alongside a dynamic Stellium of Mars, Uranus, and Pluto.
The core drive: first through the door, decisive, and impatient with anything half-done.
The emotional undercurrent: steady, sensory, and immovable once it has decided what it wants.
The first impression: warm, performative, and happiest when it has an audience worth the effort.
Earth-led, with no modality standing out.
Elements
Modalities
What makes this chart unique
Mercury & Mars in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
A missing element: no planets carrying that element at all
Mars retrograde: a rarer backward turn
Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus & Pluto loading up one element
Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Personality
An Aries Sun in the 9th House brings a drive toward direct action, anchored by a Taurus Moon in the 10th House that seeks practical stability. A Heavy Earth Element provides tangible focus, balancing a chart marked by a Missing Air Element and a tight Moon opposition Neptune. This opposition points to sensitive internal shifts behind a steady public persona. His profile includes a 6/2 Human Design Profile and Gene Key 21, highlighting themes of authority and personal discipline.
Career
A Taurus Moon in the 10th House links emotional security to visible professional standing. A potent Stellium of Mars, Uranus, and Pluto reflects intense cycles in public life, reinforced by a Mutual Reception between Mercury and Mars. His Part of Fortune in Virgo in the 2nd House aligns with a focus on practical skill. His professional history includes major early disruptions, a decade anchoring superhero films, and an Academy Award win for Oppenheimer in 2024.
Written in the stars
Life events, met by transits
Robert Downey Jr. and Deborah Falconer marry
Wikidata P26 (spouse) qualifier P580 start time at day precision, claim on Q165219/Q3020857. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
Dec 23, 1991 – Nov 3, 1992 · 316 days
Robert Downey Jr.
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- Uranus square Sunslow
- Neptune trine Moonslow
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Pluto opposition Moonslow
- Uranus trine Moonslow
- Neptune square Mercuryslow
Editorial note · Saturn square Moon
The Saturn square Moon in house 7 transit reflected a marriage entered with serious commitment, possibly facing emotional challenges within the partnership.
96th Academy Awards
Acting winners: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), Emma Stone (Poor Things).Source ↗
Dec 2, 2023 – Jun 17, 2024 · 198 days
Robert Downey Jr.
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus conjunction Moonslow
- Saturn opposition Marsslow
- Chiron conjunction Sunslow
- Pluto square Midheavenslow
- North Node conjunction Venusfast
- North Node conjunction Sunfast
- Jupiter square Ascendantfast
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus | ♈︎ Aries 12°51' | 9 | - | — | Adolescence |
| Sun | ♈︎ Aries 14°45' | 9 | - | — | Artistry |
| Mercury | ♈︎ Aries 21°12' | 9 | ℞ | — | Aspiration |
| Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 19°12' | 10 | - | — | Aspiration |
| Jupiter | ♉︎ Taurus 26°12' | 10 | - | — | Adaptation |
| North node | ♊︎ Gemini 15°29' | 11 | ℞ | — | Advocacy |
| Mars | ♍︎ Virgo 10°12' | 2 | ℞ | — | Formation |
| Uranus | ♍︎ Virgo 11°30' | 2 | ℞ | — | Unveiling |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 14°17' | 2 | ℞ | — | Delicacy |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 19°31' | 4 | ℞ | — | Initiation |
| Lilith | ♑︎ Capricorn 19°34' | 6 | - | — | Sanctity |
| Saturn | ♓︎ Pisces 11°59' | 8 | - | — | Initiation |
| Chiron | ♓︎ Pisces 19°54' | 8 | - | — | Hospitality |
| South node | ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°29' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♌︎ Leo | 13°51' | - |
| House 2 | ♍︎ Virgo | 5°08' | ♂︎♅︎♇︎ |
| House 3 | ♎︎ Libra | 1°19' | - |
| House 4 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 3°36' | ♆︎ |
| House 5 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 9°47' | - |
| House 6 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 14°13' | ⚸ |
| House 7 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 13°51' | - |
| House 8 | ♓︎ Pisces | 5°08' | ♄︎⚷ |
| House 9 | ♈︎ Aries | 1°19' | ♀︎☉︎☿︎ |
| House 10 | ♉︎ Taurus | 3°36' | ☽︎♃︎ |
| House 11 | ♊︎ Gemini | 9°47' | ☊ |
| House 12 | ♋︎ Cancer | 14°13' | - |
Full aspects · 37
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden A · Angles trusted
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Human Design
generator · 6_2 · sacral
The Left Angle Cross of Endeavor
Full Human Design reading
Centers · 4 defined / 5 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| 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 | 21.6 |
| · Earth | 48.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 23.1 |
| ☊ North node | 35.5 |
| ☋ South node | 5.5 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 42.1 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 40.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 8.2 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 63.1 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 64.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.1 |
Design activations · 9
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 54.2 |
| · Earth | 53.2 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 55.5 |
| ☊ North node | 12.1 |
| ☋ South node | 11.1 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 6.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 2.4 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 64.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.1 |
Defined channels · 2
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 21 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 48 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 54 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 53 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 55 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 21 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 40 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 11 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 6 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 2 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | Bharani | 4 | Aries 25° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Jupiter | Krittika | 2 | Taurus 2° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| North node | Rohini | 4 | Taurus 22° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Mars | Purva phalguni | 2 | Leo 16° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Uranus | Purva phalguni | 2 | Leo 18° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Pluto | Purva phalguni | 3 | Leo 20° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Neptune | Vishakha | 2 | Libra 26° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Lilith | Purva ashadha | 4 | Sagittarius 26° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Saturn | Shatabhisha | 4 | Aquarius 18° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| Chiron | Purva bhadrapada | 2 | Aquarius 26° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Venus | Revati | 1 | Pisces 19° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
| Sun | Revati | 2 | Pisces 21° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
| Mercury | Revati | 4 | Pisces 27° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Apr 4, 1965 → Jul 10, 1966 | - |
| Sun | Jul 10, 1966 → Jul 10, 1972 | - |
| Moon | Jul 10, 1972 → Jul 10, 1982 | - |
| Mars | Jul 10, 1982 → Jul 10, 1989 | - |
| Rahu | Jul 10, 1989 → Jul 10, 2007 | - |
| Jupiter | Jul 10, 2007 → Jul 10, 2023 | - |
| Saturn | Jul 10, 2023 → Jul 10, 2042 | Now |
| Mercury | Jul 10, 2042 → Jul 10, 2059 | - |
| Ketu | Jul 10, 2059 → Jul 10, 2066 | - |
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 | Jul 10, 2023 → Jul 12, 2026 |
| Mercury | Jul 12, 2026 → Mar 22, 2029 |
| Ketu | Mar 22, 2029 → Apr 30, 2030 |
| Venus | Apr 30, 2030 → Jun 30, 2033 |
| Sun | Jun 30, 2033 → Jun 12, 2034 |
| Moon | Jun 12, 2034 → Jan 11, 2036 |
| Mars | Jan 11, 2036 → Feb 19, 2037 |
| Rahu | Feb 19, 2037 → Dec 27, 2039 |
| Jupiter | Dec 27, 2039 → Jul 10, 2042 |
Ayanamsa: 23.3718 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
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Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 170 · Blue Monkey · Magnetic
Chuen · Magnetic tone
Full Mayan Tzolkin reading
Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Antipode: not recorded for this kin.
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 11
Full Numerology reading
Core numbers
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Chinese Zodiac
snake · wood
Full Chinese Zodiac reading
| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 乙 | 巳 |
| Month | 己 | 卯 |
| Day | 戊 | 申 |
| Hour | 己 | 未 |
Day master
戊 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
Justice & The High Priestess
Full Tarot reading
The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality | Justice | fairness, truth, cause and effect, balance | Outcomes that follow directly from action — accountability rendered in clear terms. |
| Soul | The High Priestess | intuition, mystery, the subconscious | Knowledge that comes from within rather than from the outside world — quiet, receptive wisdom. |
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 · Aries 14°45'
An Indian weaving a ceremonial blanket
Full Sabian reading
An unexploded bomb reveals an unsuccessful social protest
"Adolescence"
An Indian weaving a ceremonial blanket
"Artistry"
The gate to the garden of all fulfilled desires
"Aspiration"
Wisps of wing-like clouds streaming across the sky
"Aspiration"
An old Indian woman selling the artifacts of her tribe to passersby
"Adaptation"
A woman activist in an emotional speech dramatizing her cause
"Advocacy"
A boy molded in his mother's aspiration for him
"Formation"
After the wedding the groom snatches the veil away from his bride
"Unveiling"
A fine lace ornamental handkerchief
"Delicacy"
A woman drawing aside two dark curtains that closed the entrance to a sacred pathway
"Initiation"
A hidden choir is singing during a religious service
"Sanctity"
In the sanctuary of an occult brotherhood newly initiated members are being examined and their character tested
"Initiation"
A table set for an evening meal
"Hospitality"
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Feng Shui
Kua 7
Favorable: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, West
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 Robert Downey Jr.'s zodiac sign?
Robert Downey Jr.'s Sun sign is Aries.
What is Robert Downey Jr.'s moon and rising sign?
Robert Downey Jr. has a Taurus Moon and a Leo rising.
When was Robert Downey Jr. born?
Robert Downey Jr. was born on Apr 4, 1965.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of A: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Confirmed by the person or someone close to them: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
