The life of Blake Lively
Who is Blake Lively?
Blake Ellender Brown, known professionally as Blake Lively, is an American actress and entrepreneur. A daughter of the actor Ernie Lively, she made her professional debut in his directorial project Sandman in 1998. Her breakthrough came with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005 and its 2008 sequel, and she reached wider stardom as Serena van der Woodsen in the CW teen drama Gossip Girl.
Blake Lively's defining moments, and the transits behind them
Blake Lively's child Olin Reynolds is born
Fifty-two days before Olin's arrival, Uranus squared her Ascendant from the tenth house, initiating a disruptive power window that reshaped her public persona for motherhood.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds marry
Arriving 133 days after their wedding, Chiron opposing Mercury in the seventh house brought sensitive, healing communication to their early marital partnership.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively end their relationship
The Separation in the timeline ↓Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively begin a relationship
The Partnership in the timeline ↓Blake Lively's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Blake Lively'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 25, 1987 · 5:07 AM PDT · TarzanaBirth data: AASee sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Anchored by an exact Mars cazimi in her first house and a steadying Grand Earth Trine, Blake Lively channels meticulous discipline into both high-profile screen roles and expansive lifestyle ventures.
Sun in Virgo in the 1st House sits in an exact conjunction with Mars, infusing her persona with precise, direct physical energy and self-directed drive.
Moon in Virgo in the 2nd House roots her emotional security in tangible self-reliance, practical resourcefulness, and domestic stability.
Leo Rising with the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars all in the first house puts nearly everything on the surface. The Virgo Sun does its editing in plain view rather than behind the presentation.
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 Blake Lively'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 mappedEarth-led and mutable by a wide margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 7 | 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
Pluto 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 →Grand Trine: Sun, Jupiter & Neptune in flowing harmony
See celebrities with this pattern →Grand Trine: Venus, Jupiter & Neptune in flowing harmony
See celebrities with this pattern →Grand Trine: Mars, Jupiter & Neptune in flowing harmony
See celebrities with this pattern →Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars & Neptune loading up one element
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Blake Lively 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
Exact Mars Cazimi and Grand Earth Trine
Her 0.1-degree Sun-Mars conjunction channels immense, concentrated energy into grounded career ventures.
Natal Chart snapshot
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North node | ♈︎ Aries 2°32' | 8 | ℞ | — | Allegiance |
| Jupiter | ♈︎ Aries 29°41' | 9 | ℞ | — | Serenity |
| Chiron | ♊︎ Gemini 27°40' | 11 | -Direct | — | Reckoning |
| Lilith | ♌︎ Leo 0°48' | 12 | -Direct | — | Mobilization |
| Mars | ♍︎ Virgo 1°42' | 1 | -Direct | — | Consecration |
| ● Sun | ♍︎ Virgo 1°46' | 1 | -Direct | — | Consecration |
| Venus | ♍︎ Virgo 2°23' | 1 | -Direct | — | Protection |
| Mercury | ♍︎ Virgo 6°59' | 1 | -Direct | — | Seclusion |
| ● Moon | ♍︎ Virgo 12°56' | 2 | -Direct | — | Authority |
| Pluto | ♏︎ Scorpio 7°34' | 3 | -Direct | — | Serenity |
| Saturn | ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°34' | 5 | -Direct | — | Anticipation |
| Uranus | ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°44' | 5 | ℞ | — | Assimilation |
| Neptune | ♑︎ Capricorn 5°22' | 5 | ℞ | — | Threshold |
| South node | ♎︎ Libra 2°32' | — | -Direct | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♌︎ Leo | 15°22' | Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury |
| House 2 | ♍︎ Virgo | 8°37' | Moon |
| House 3 | ♎︎ Libra | 6°23' | Pluto |
| House 4 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 8°49' | - |
| House 5 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 13°16' | Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
| House 6 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 15°58' | - |
| House 7 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 15°22' | - |
| House 8 | ♓︎ Pisces | 8°37' | North node |
| House 9 | ♈︎ Aries | 6°23' | Jupiter |
| House 10 | ♉︎ Taurus | 8°49' | - |
| House 11 | ♊︎ Gemini | 13°16' | Chiron |
| House 12 | ♋︎ Cancer | 15°58' | Lilith |
Full aspects · 36
- Sun Conjunction Mars0.1°
- Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Saturn0.1°
- Venus Quincunx North node0.1°
- Uranus Semi square Pluto0.2°
- Mercury Sextile Pluto0.6°
- Sun Conjunction Venus0.6°
- Venus Conjunction Mars0.7°
- Sun Quincunx North node0.8°
- Mars Quincunx North node0.8°
- Mars Semi sextile Lilith0.9°
- Sun Semi sextile Lilith1.0°
- Jupiter Square Lilith1.1°
- Saturn Sesquiquadrate Lilith1.2°
- Venus Semi sextile Lilith1.6°
- Mercury Trine Neptune1.6°
- Moon Square Saturn1.6°
- North node Trine Lilith1.7°
- Moon Sesquiquadrate Jupiter1.7°
- Jupiter Sextile Chiron2.0°
- Mars Trine Jupiter2.0°
- Sun Trine Jupiter2.1°
- Neptune Sextile Pluto2.2°
- Venus Trine Jupiter2.7°
- Neptune Square North node2.8°
- Venus Trine Neptune3.0°
- Sun Trine Neptune3.6°
- Mars Trine Neptune3.7°
- Mercury Conjunction Venus4.6°
- North node Square Chiron4.9°
- Uranus Opposition Chiron4.9°
- Sun Conjunction Mercury5.2°
- Mercury Conjunction Mars5.3°
- Jupiter Trine Neptune5.7°
- Moon Conjunction Mercury6.0°
- Neptune Opposition Chiron7.7°
- Jupiter Opposition Pluto7.9°
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q162959, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Moon dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 5
No dated transit window covers this date in Blake Lively's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q162959, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Moon dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 5
No dated transit window covers this date in Blake Lively's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively begin a relationship
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 5
No dated transit window covers this date in Blake Lively's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively end their relationship
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 11
No dated transit window covers this date in Blake Lively's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds marry
Moon dasha · Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 11
Editorial note · Chiron opposition Mercury
Arriving 133 days after their wedding, Chiron opposing Mercury in the seventh house brought sensitive, healing communication to their early marital partnership.
Blake Lively's chart on the wedding day, 2012Collapse
Apr 29Sep 9Jan 20Apr 29, 2012 – Jan 20, 2013 · 266 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron opposition Mercuryslow
Blake Lively's child James Reynolds is born
Mars dasha · Personal year 22 · Pinnacle 11
Editorial note · Saturn square Sun
Saturn squared her Sun in the fourth house 25 days after the birth, marking a heavy new chapter of domestic duty and parental responsibility.
Blake Lively's chart on the day of a birth, 2014Collapse
Jun 19Dec 16Jun 14Jun 19, 2014 – Jun 14, 2015 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Neptune opposition Mercuryslow
- Saturn square Sunslow
- Saturn square Marsslow
- Chiron opposition Moonslow
- Neptune opposition Venusslow
- North Node sextile Ascendantfast
Blake Lively's child Inez Reynolds is born
Mars dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 11
Editorial note · Pluto trine Moon
Pluto trined her fifth-house Moon three days before Inez was born, marking a transformative emotional shift into motherhood.
Blake Lively's chart on the day of a birth, 2016Collapse
Aug 10Sep 30Nov 20Aug 10 – Nov 20, 2016 · 102 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Neptune sextile Midheavenslow
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Neptune opposition Mercuryslow
- North Node conjunction Moonfast
Blake Lively's child Betty Reynolds is born
Mars dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 11
Editorial note · Saturn trine Moon
Sixteen days before the birth, Saturn trining her fifth-house Moon brought grounding emotional stability as she prepared to welcome a new child into her family.
Blake Lively's chart on the day of a birth, 2019Collapse
Aug 12Oct 4Nov 26Aug 12 – Nov 26, 2019 · 106 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus trine Mercuryslow
- Saturn trine Moonslow
- North Node sextile Moonfast
- 4 YEARS UNRECORDED
Blake Lively's child Olin Reynolds is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 22 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Uranus square Ascendant
Fifty-two days before Olin's arrival, Uranus squared her Ascendant from the tenth house, initiating a disruptive power window that reshaped her public persona for motherhood.
Blake Lively's chart on the day of a birth, 2023Collapse
Dec 22Feb 12Apr 5Dec 22, 2022 – Apr 5, 2023 · 104 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Ascendantslow
- North Node conjunction Midheavenfast
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
Human Design
2/4 Manifesting Generator on the Cross of The Sleeping Phoenix
Her defined Sacral and Throat centers drive multi-hyphenate productivity through responsive, community-centered action.
Human Design snapshot
The Right Angle Cross of The Sleeping Phoenix
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Centers · 5 defined / 4 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| 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 · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 59.2 |
| · Earth | 55.2 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 64.2 |
| ☊ North node | 25.5 |
| ☋ South node | 46.5 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 40.2 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 3.4 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 5.4 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 11.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 58.2 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 28.6 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 20.4 |
| · Earth | 34.4 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 24.2 |
| ☊ North node | 21.1 |
| ☋ South node | 48.1 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 12.1 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 15.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 51.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 26.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 11.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 58.4 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 44.1 |
Defined channels · 4
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
Life's Work in Gene Key 59
Moving from the shadow of Dishonesty to the Siddhi of Transparency shapes her capacity for genuine creative connection.
Gene Keys snapshot
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 59 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 55 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 20 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 34 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 24 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 59 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 59 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 24 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 15 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 51 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 3 |
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
Sidereal lunar mansions & dashas
Vedic Nakshatras snapshot
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Ashwini | 2 | Aries 5° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| Chiron | Mrigashira | 4 | Gemini 3° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Lilith | Pushya | 2 | Cancer 7° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Ascendant | Ashlesha | 2 | Cancer 21° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Mars | Magha | 3 | Leo 8° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Sun | Magha | 3 | Leo 8° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Venus | Magha | 3 | Leo 8° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Mercury | Magha | 4 | Leo 13° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| ● Moon | Purva phalguni | 2 | Leo 19° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Pluto | Swati | 3 | Libra 13° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Saturn | Jyeshtha | 2 | Scorpio 20° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Uranus | Jyeshtha | 4 | Scorpio 29° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Neptune | Mula | 4 | Sagittarius 11° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| North node | Uttara bhadrapada | 2 | Pisces 8° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Aug 25, 1987 → Oct 7, 1998 | - |
| Sun | Oct 7, 1998 → Oct 7, 2004 | - |
| Moon | Oct 7, 2004 → Oct 7, 2014 | - |
| Mars | Oct 7, 2014 → Oct 7, 2021 | - |
| Rahu | Oct 7, 2021 → Oct 7, 2039 | Now |
| Jupiter | Oct 7, 2039 → Oct 7, 2055 | - |
| Saturn | Oct 7, 2055 → Oct 7, 2074 | - |
| Mercury | Oct 7, 2074 → Oct 7, 2091 | - |
| Ketu | Oct 7, 2091 → Oct 7, 2098 | - |
Antardashas within Rahu
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Rahu | Oct 7, 2021 → Jun 19, 2024 |
| Jupiter | Jun 19, 2024 → Nov 12, 2026 |
| Saturn | Nov 12, 2026 → Sep 18, 2029 |
| Mercury | Sep 18, 2029 → Apr 6, 2032 |
| Ketu | Apr 6, 2032 → Apr 25, 2033 |
| Venus | Apr 25, 2033 → Apr 24, 2036 |
| Sun | Apr 24, 2036 → Mar 19, 2037 |
| Moon | Mar 19, 2037 → Sep 18, 2038 |
| Mars | Sep 18, 2038 → Oct 7, 2039 |
Ayanamsa: 23.6845 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 23 · Yellow Seed · Planetary
Mayan Tzolkin snapshot
Kan · Planetary 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 22 Master Builder
Number 22 brings the capacity to turn grand creative ideas into tangible, large-scale commercial realities.
Numerology snapshot
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Fire Rabbit
Combines classic diplomatic grace and aesthetic taste with underlying passion and bold creative initiative.
Chinese Zodiac snapshot
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 丁 | 卯 |
| Month | 戊 | 申 |
| Day | 丙 | 寅 |
| Hour | 辛 | 卯 |
Day master
丙 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
Virgo 3: A Large White Cross Dominates the Landscape
Points to an enduring sense of personal duty, clear boundaries, and structured purpose throughout her life.
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun · Virgo 1°46'
A large white cross dominates the landscape
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Feng Shui
Kua 2
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: Northeast, West, Northwest, Southwest
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
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Begin your journeyQuestions about Blake Lively's birth chart
What is Blake Lively's zodiac sign?
Blake Lively's Sun sign is Virgo.
What is Blake Lively's moon and rising sign?
Blake Lively has a Virgo Moon and a Leo rising.
When was Blake Lively born?
Blake Lively was born on Aug 25, 1987.
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.
Blake Lively compatibility: pairings with other charts
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Sources
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Birth data
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