The life of Andrew Garfield
Who is Andrew Garfield?
English and American actor who moved between independent drama and blockbuster franchises, playing Spider-Man across two films before earning Academy Award nominations for Hacksaw Ridge and Tick, Tick... Boom!. He won a Tony Award for his stage work, and is known for roles that ask more emotional range than the genre usually allows.
Andrew Garfield's defining moments, and the transits behind them
89th Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
Chiron met the Ascendant 139 days before the Oscar nomination, quietly stirring raw vulnerabilities into personal artistic identity.
The Award in the timeline ↓Andrew Garfield is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Tick, Tick... Boom!
This power window's Neptune opposition Mercury transit reflected the artistic resonance of Andrew Garfield's performance and its significant public recognition.
The Career Milestone in the timeline ↓Andrew Garfield's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Andrew Garfield's placements at the moment of birth, and the three below anchor everything else on this page. Try it on your own chart to run the same read on a chart of your own.
☾ Born Aug 20, 1983 · 8:40 PM PDT · Los AngelesBirth data: AASee sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Andrew Garfield balances a sixth-house Leo Sun dedicated to technical labor with an eleventh-house Aquarius Moon caught in a demanding T-square with Mars and Saturn. His Neptune on the Midheaven allows him to dissolve into high-stakes roles across stage and screen.
Sun in Leo in the 6th House focuses his creative vitality on the exacting, disciplined routine of dramatic craft.
Moon in Aquarius in the 11th House square Saturn reflects an analytical inner world that values community perspective while guarding personal boundaries.
Pisces Rising softens the edges before anything else registers. It is a permeable, responsive front for a Leo Sun, and it lets other people set the emotional key of a first meeting.
Elements, modalities and chart signature
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Andrew Garfield's.
This is what a whole chart looks like at once, before it breaks into individual placements: where the element and modality weight sits, and how the four quadrants divide.
Elements and modalities
Chart Signature
10 of 10 bodies mappedFire-led and mutable by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Some charts hold a recognizable shape across several placements at once. This is what a pattern reading looks like when one is present.
Chart patterns that stand out
Mercury conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Neptune conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →A missing element: no planets carrying that element at all
See celebrities with this pattern →Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune loading up one element
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Andrew Garfield in twelve systems: Human Design, Vedic, Gene Keys and more
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →The same birth data, read through each system in turn: this is what a full multi-system reading looks like on one chart.
Natal Chart
Neptune conjunct Midheaven dissolves boundaries in public performance
Sitting 0.5 degrees from the Midheaven, Neptune highlights his capacity for complete immersion in cinematic and theatrical roles.
Natal Chart snapshot
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiron | ♊︎ Gemini 2°45' | 3 | -Direct | — | Cultivation |
| North node | ♊︎ Gemini 23°10' | 3 | ℞ | — | Play |
| Mars | ♌︎ Leo 4°48' | 5 | -Direct | — | Grandeur |
| ● Sun | ♌︎ Leo 27°32' | 6 | -Direct | — | Fellowship |
| Venus | ♍︎ Virgo 3°53' | 6 | ℞ | — | Harmony |
| Mercury | ♍︎ Virgo 24°49' | 7 | -Direct | — | Memorial |
| Pluto | ♎︎ Libra 27°16' | 7 | -Direct | — | Illumination |
| Saturn | ♎︎ Libra 29°44' | 7 | -Direct | — | Wisdom |
| ● Jupiter | ♐︎ Sagittarius 1°51' | 8 | -Direct | — | Agitation |
| Uranus | ♐︎ Sagittarius 5°05' | 9 | -Direct | — | Sportsmanship |
| Neptune | ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°33' | 10 | ℞ | — | Craftsmanship |
| ● Moon | ♒︎ Aquarius 0°37' | 11 | -Direct | — | Foundation |
| Lilith | ♒︎ Aquarius 17°21' | 12 | -Direct | — | Exposure |
| South node | ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°10' | — | -Direct | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♓︎ Pisces | 23°19' | - |
| House 2 | ♉︎ Taurus | 3°47' | - |
| House 3 | ♊︎ Gemini | 2°39' | Chiron, North node |
| House 4 | ♊︎ Gemini | 26°01' | - |
| House 5 | ♋︎ Cancer | 18°47' | Mars |
| House 6 | ♌︎ Leo | 15°41' | Sun, Venus |
| House 7 | ♍︎ Virgo | 23°19' | Mercury, Pluto, Saturn |
| House 8 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 3°47' | Jupiter |
| House 9 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 2°39' | Uranus |
| House 10 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 26°01' | Neptune |
| House 11 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 18°47' | Moon |
| House 12 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 15°41' | Lilith |
Full aspects · 31
- Sun Sextile Pluto0.3°
- Mars Trine Uranus0.3°
- Neptune Sextile Pluto0.7°
- Moon Square Saturn0.9°
- Jupiter Opposition Chiron0.9°
- Venus Semi sextile Mars0.9°
- Sun Trine Neptune1.0°
- Venus Square Chiron1.1°
- Venus Square Uranus1.2°
- Moon Sextile Jupiter1.2°
- Mercury Square North node1.6°
- Mercury Square Neptune1.7°
- Venus Square Jupiter2.0°
- Mars Sextile Chiron2.0°
- Moon Trine Chiron2.1°
- Sun Sextile Saturn2.2°
- Uranus Opposition Chiron2.3°
- Saturn Conjunction Pluto2.5°
- Mars Trine Jupiter3.0°
- Saturn Sextile Neptune3.2°
- Jupiter Conjunction Uranus3.2°
- Moon Square Pluto3.4°
- Neptune Opposition North node3.4°
- Pluto Trine North node4.1°
- Moon Opposition Mars4.2°
- Sun Square Jupiter4.3°
- Mars Square Saturn5.1°
- Sun Square Chiron5.2°
- Moon Trine Mercury5.8°
- North node Trine Lilith5.8°
- Sun Conjunction Venus6.3°
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
66th Tony Awards
Rahu dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 1
Editorial note · Jupiter square Sun
Jupiter squaring the second-house Sun 9 days before the Tony Awards signaled an ambitious surge in creative value and high-stakes theatrical prestige leading up to the ceremony.
Andrew Garfield's chart on award day, 2012Collapse
May 2Jun 10Jul 19May 2 – Jul 19, 2012 · 78 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Venusslow
- Jupiter square Sunfast
- North Node square Venusfast
- North Node trine Marsfast
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
- 5 QUIET YEARS
89th Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
Rahu dasha · Personal year 11 · Pinnacle 5
Editorial note · Chiron conjunction Ascendant
Chiron met the Ascendant 139 days before the Oscar nomination, quietly stirring raw vulnerabilities into personal artistic identity.
Andrew Garfield's chart on award day, 2017Collapse
Sep 7Jan 24Jun 12Sep 7, 2016 – Jun 12, 2017 · 278 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron conjunction Ascendantslow
Andrew Garfield is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Hacksaw Ridge
Andrew Garfield was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Hacksaw Ridge.Wikidata P1411 (nominated for), P585 point-in-time at day precision, on Q23891. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
Rahu dasha · Personal year 11 · Pinnacle 5
Editorial note · Chiron opposition Mercury
Andrew Garfield's Oscar nomination occurred during a Chiron opposition Mercury transit, pointing to recognition for his distinctive expression of a character's vulnerability.
No dated window is recorded for this transit, so it isn't among the passages drawn here.
Andrew Garfield's chart on a career milestone, 2017Collapse
Sep 7Jan 24Jun 12Sep 7, 2016 – Jun 12, 2017 · 278 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron conjunction Ascendantslow
- 5 QUIET YEARS
94th Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 5
Editorial note · Neptune conjunction Ascendant
Neptune crossed the twelfth-house Ascendant ten days after the nomination, casting a dreamlike glow over personal recognition during this power window.
Andrew Garfield is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Tick, Tick... Boom!
Andrew Garfield was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Tick, Tick... Boom!.Wikidata P1411 (nominated for), P585 point-in-time at day precision, on Q23891. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 5
Editorial note · Neptune opposition Mercury
This power window's Neptune opposition Mercury transit reflected the artistic resonance of Andrew Garfield's performance and its significant public recognition.
80th Golden Globe Awards (Nominations Announced)
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 5
Editorial note · Neptune opposition Mercury
Neptune opposed Mercury in the first house 57 days after the Golden Globes nominations, reflecting a later period of shifting perceptions and narrative ambiguity surrounding the honors.
Andrew Garfield's chart on award day, 2023Collapse
Nov 14Jan 10Mar 8Nov 14, 2022 – Mar 8, 2023 · 114 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Mercuryslow
Human Design
Manifesting Generator with Emotional Authority on a 4/6 Profile
Defined Sacral and Solar Plexus centers require waiting for emotional clarity before committing energy to demanding projects.
Human Design snapshot
The Right Angle Cross of Contagion
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Centers · 4 defined / 5 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Open | — |
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 · 10
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 29.4 |
| · Earth | 30.4 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 60.5 |
| ☊ North node | 12.1 |
| ☋ South node | 11.1 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 6.3 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 59.5 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 31.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 34.2 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 50.4 |
Design activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 8.6 |
| · Earth | 14.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 47.3 |
| ☊ North node | 12.3 |
| ☋ South node | 11.3 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 2.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 39.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 20.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 9.2 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 50.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 10.1 |
Defined channels · 5
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 29 moves from Half-Heartedness to Devotion
His Life's Work emphasizes wholehearted commitment to chosen creative paths, bypassing compromise to achieve artistic depth.
Gene Keys snapshot
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 29 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 30 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 8 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 14 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 47 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 59 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 31 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 39 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 20 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 9 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 34 |
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.
Vedic Nakshatras
Moon in Uttara Ashadha brings quiet endurance and ultimate victory
Ruled by the Sun and the Universal Gods, this lunar mansion fosters sustained dedication across demanding production cycles.
Vedic Nakshatras snapshot
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiron | Krittika | 4 | Taurus 9° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| North node | Mrigashira | 2 | Taurus 29° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Mars | Pushya | 3 | Cancer 11° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Sun | Magha | 2 | Leo 3° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Venus | Magha | 4 | Leo 10° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Mercury | Uttara phalguni | 2 | Virgo 1° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Pluto | Chitra | 4 | Libra 3° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Saturn | Chitra | 4 | Libra 6° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Jupiter | Anuradha | 2 | Scorpio 8° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Uranus | Anuradha | 3 | Scorpio 11° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Neptune | Mula | 1 | Sagittarius 2° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| ● Moon | Uttara ashadha | 4 | Capricorn 6° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Lilith | Dhanishta | 1 | Capricorn 23° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| Ascendant | Purva bhadrapada | 3 | Aquarius 29° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aug 20, 1983 → Dec 28, 1984 | - |
| Moon | Dec 28, 1984 → Dec 28, 1994 | - |
| Mars | Dec 28, 1994 → Dec 28, 2001 | - |
| Rahu | Dec 28, 2001 → Dec 28, 2019 | - |
| Jupiter | Dec 28, 2019 → Dec 28, 2035 | Now |
| Saturn | Dec 28, 2035 → Dec 28, 2054 | - |
| Mercury | Dec 28, 2054 → Dec 28, 2071 | - |
| Ketu | Dec 28, 2071 → Dec 28, 2078 | - |
| Venus | Dec 28, 2078 → Dec 28, 2098 | - |
Antardashas within Jupiter
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Jupiter | Dec 28, 2019 → Feb 14, 2022 |
| Saturn | Feb 14, 2022 → Aug 27, 2024 |
| Mercury | Aug 27, 2024 → Dec 3, 2026 |
| Ketu | Dec 3, 2026 → Nov 9, 2027 |
| Venus | Nov 9, 2027 → Jul 10, 2030 |
| Sun | Jul 10, 2030 → Apr 28, 2031 |
| Moon | Apr 28, 2031 → Aug 27, 2032 |
| Mars | Aug 27, 2032 → Aug 3, 2033 |
| Rahu | Aug 3, 2033 → Dec 28, 2035 |
Ayanamsa: 23.6285 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 118 · Blue Storm · Magnetic
Mayan Tzolkin snapshot
Cauac · Magnetic tone
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●Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 4 builds enduring frameworks through disciplined effort
The structural nature of the 4 vibration aligns with his relentless technical preparation for complex character work.
Numerology snapshot
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Water Pig combines warm sociability with deep artistic sincerity
Born in 1983, this sign pairs an earnest demeanor with an instinctive dedication to honoring fellow collaborators.
Chinese Zodiac snapshot
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 癸 | 亥 |
| Month | 庚 | 申 |
| Day | 庚 | 子 |
| Hour | 丙 | 戌 |
Day master
庚 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.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Emperor
Tarot Birth Cards snapshot
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Personality & Soul | The Emperor | authority, structure, control, stability | Order imposed through discipline and leadership — the architecture that lets things last. |
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
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Arabic Parts snapshot
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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.
Sabian Symbols
Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun · Leo 27°32'
Many little birds on the limb of a large tree
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Feng Shui
Kua 8
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: Southwest, Northwest, West, Northeast
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
Ask the Sage about Andrew Garfield
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Begin your journeyQuestions about Andrew Garfield's birth chart
What is Andrew Garfield's zodiac sign?
Andrew Garfield's Sun sign is Leo.
What is Andrew Garfield's moon and rising sign?
Andrew Garfield has a Aquarius Moon and a Pisces rising.
When was Andrew Garfield born?
Andrew Garfield was born on Aug 20, 1983.
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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