The life of Sam Rockwell
Who is Sam Rockwell?
Sam Rockwell won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in March 2018 for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. He had worked for two decades in character parts, including Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and the one-man film Moon in 2009. He is known for his dancing in film, which several directors have written in deliberately.
Sam Rockwell's defining moments, and the transits behind them
The Bad Guys is released
Arriving 20 days after the release, Uranus opposed the Sun in the eighth house, marking a high-impact window of sudden reinvention and creative disruption for the project.
The Career Milestone in the timeline ↓91st Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
Saturn formed a sextile to her fourth-house Sun six days before the nomination, anchoring her creative foundation with industry recognition during a pivotal power window.
The Award in the timeline ↓Sam Rockwell's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Sam Rockwell'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 Nov 5, 1968 · 4:07 AM PDT · Daly CityBirth data: AASee sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Rockwell balances a Scorpio Sun with an earthy Taurus Moon, channeling intense focus into roles from Moon to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Scorpio in the second house emphasizes a methodical, deliberate approach to developing his acting craft over decades.
Taurus in the eighth house provides a steady, somatic center that translates into physical comedy and rhythm on screen.
Libra Rising with Mercury in the first house is affable and quick to find the register of a room. The Scorpio Sun in the second house is much less interested in being agreeable.
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 Sam Rockwell'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, with no modality standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because no quadrant stands out.
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
Venus out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Sam Rockwell 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
placidus houses
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 9°21' | 6 | ℞ | — | Revision |
| Saturn | ♈︎ Aries 20°28' | 7 | ℞ | — | Self-Assertion |
| ● Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 16°41' | 8 | -Direct | — | Confrontation |
| Lilith | ♊︎ Gemini 15°37' | 9 | -Direct | — | Advocacy |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 24°22' | 12 | -Direct | — | Memorial |
| Mars | ♍︎ Virgo 27°43' | 12 | -Direct | — | Dominion |
| Jupiter | ♍︎ Virgo 28°11' | 12 | -Direct | — | Study |
| Uranus | ♎︎ Libra 2°13' | 12 | -Direct | — | Renewal |
| Mercury | ♎︎ Libra 25°45' | 1 | -Direct | — | Transformation |
| ● Sun | ♏︎ Scorpio 13°09' | 2 | -Direct | — | Infrastructure |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 25°46' | 2 | -Direct | — | Adaptation |
| ● Venus | ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°37' | 3 | -Direct | — | Migration |
| Chiron | ♓︎ Pisces 29°23' | 6 | ℞ | — | Aspiration |
| South node | ♎︎ Libra 9°21' | — | -Direct | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♎︎ Libra | 11°28' | Mercury |
| House 2 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 8°48' | Sun, Neptune |
| House 3 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 9°41' | Venus |
| House 4 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 12°56' | - |
| House 5 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 15°53' | - |
| House 6 | ♓︎ Pisces | 15°49' | North node, Chiron |
| House 7 | ♈︎ Aries | 11°28' | Saturn |
| House 8 | ♉︎ Taurus | 8°48' | Moon |
| House 9 | ♊︎ Gemini | 9°41' | Lilith |
| House 10 | ♋︎ Cancer | 12°56' | - |
| House 11 | ♌︎ Leo | 15°53' | - |
| House 12 | ♍︎ Virgo | 15°49' | Pluto, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus |
Full aspects · 31
- Mercury Semi sextile Neptune0.0°
- Sun Semi square Jupiter0.0°
- Sun Semi square Mars0.4°
- Mars Conjunction Jupiter0.5°
- Moon Sesquiquadrate Uranus0.5°
- Moon Semi sextile Lilith1.1°
- Jupiter Opposition Chiron1.2°
- Sun Sesquiquadrate Chiron1.2°
- Mercury Semi sextile Pluto1.4°
- Neptune Sextile Pluto1.4°
- Neptune Sesquiquadrate North node1.4°
- Mars Opposition Chiron1.7°
- Venus Trine Saturn1.9°
- Moon Quincunx Venus1.9°
- Mars Sextile Neptune1.9°
- Mercury Semi sextile Mars2.0°
- Jupiter Sextile Neptune2.4°
- Sun Quincunx Lilith2.5°
- Uranus Opposition Chiron2.8°
- Venus Opposition Lilith3.0°
- Mars Conjunction Pluto3.3°
- Sun Opposition Moon3.5°
- Neptune Trine Chiron3.6°
- Jupiter Conjunction Pluto3.8°
- Jupiter Conjunction Uranus4.0°
- Mars Conjunction Uranus4.5°
- Pluto Opposition Chiron5.0°
- Mercury Opposition Saturn5.3°
- Venus Square Pluto5.8°
- Uranus Opposition North node7.1°
- Uranus Conjunction Pluto7.8°
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
75th Golden Globes
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 9
8 passages in force · Neptune trine Midheaven · Uranus opposition Mercury · Uranus opposition Mercury · Chiron opposition Mars · Neptune trine Sun · North Node square Sun · North Node square Moon · Jupiter opposition Moon
Sam Rockwell's chart on award day, 2018Collapse
Jul 11Jan 7Jul 6Jul 11, 2017 – Jul 6, 2018 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Neptune trine Sunslow
- North Node square Sunfast
- North Node square Moonfast
- Jupiter opposition Moonfast
71st British Academy Film Awards
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 9
7 passages in force · Neptune trine Midheaven · Uranus opposition Mercury · Uranus opposition Mercury · Chiron opposition Mars · Neptune trine Sun · North Node square Sun · North Node square Moon
Sam Rockwell's chart on award day, 2018Collapse
Aug 22Feb 18Aug 17Aug 22, 2017 – Aug 17, 2018 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Neptune trine Sunslow
- North Node square Sunfast
- North Node square Moonfast
90th Academy Awards
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 9
7 passages in force · Neptune trine Midheaven · Uranus opposition Mercury · Uranus opposition Mercury · Chiron opposition Mars · Neptune trine Sun · North Node square Sun · North Node square Moon
Sam Rockwell's chart on award day, 2018Collapse
Sep 5Mar 4Aug 31Sep 5, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Neptune trine Sunslow
- North Node square Sunfast
- North Node square Moonfast
91st Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn sextile Sun
Saturn formed a sextile to her fourth-house Sun six days before the nomination, anchoring her creative foundation with industry recognition during a pivotal power window.
Sam Rockwell's chart on award day, 2019Collapse
Nov 25Jan 22Mar 21Nov 25, 2018 – Mar 21, 2019 · 116 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn sextile Sunslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Saturn opposition Midheavenslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Neptune trine Sunslow
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Jupiter conjunction Venusfast
- North Node sextile Marsfast
- North Node square Mercuryfast
The Bad Guys is released
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Uranus opposition Sun
Arriving 20 days after the release, Uranus opposed the Sun in the eighth house, marking a high-impact window of sudden reinvention and creative disruption for the project.
Sam Rockwell's chart on a career milestone, 2022Collapse
Nov 27Mar 17Jul 5Nov 27, 2021 – Jul 5, 2022 · 220 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus sextile Midheavenslow
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Pluto trine Marsslow
- Chiron opposition Ascendantslow
- Uranus opposition Sunslow
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- Saturn sextile Venusslow
- Jupiter sextile Moonfast
- Jupiter square Venusfast
Human Design
6/3 Sacral Generator
His sacral authority and 6/3 profile favor experiential trial and error when selecting character roles.
Human Design snapshot
The Left Angle Cross of Incarnation
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Centers · 4 defined / 5 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| 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 | 44.6 |
| · Earth | 24.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 2.4 |
| ☊ North node | 17.6 |
| ☋ South node | 18.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 32.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 26.2 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 6.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 51.6 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 46.5 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 14.2 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 7.3 |
| · Earth | 13.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 41.2 |
| ☊ North node | 21.2 |
| ☋ South node | 48.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 29.5 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 56.6 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 40.4 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 42.6 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 6.5 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.6 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 47.5 |
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.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 44: Teamwork and Collaboration
His Life's Work centers on navigating ensemble chemistry and refining collective dynamics.
Gene Keys snapshot
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 41 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 26 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 6 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 29 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 56 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 40 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 6 |
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
Bharani Moon
Bharani Nakshatra lends his Taurus Moon physical charisma and an appetite for creative expression.
Vedic Nakshatras snapshot
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● Moon | Bharani | 3 | Aries 23° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Lilith | Rohini | 4 | Taurus 22° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Pluto | Uttara phalguni | 2 | Virgo 0° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Mars | Uttara phalguni | 3 | Virgo 4° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Jupiter | Uttara phalguni | 3 | Virgo 4° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Uranus | Uttara phalguni | 4 | Virgo 8° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Ascendant | Hasta | 3 | Virgo 18° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Mercury | Chitra | 3 | Libra 2° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Sun | Swati | 4 | Libra 19° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Neptune | Vishakha | 4 | Scorpio 2° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Venus | Jyeshtha | 3 | Scorpio 25° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Chiron | Uttara bhadrapada | 1 | Pisces 5° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
| North node | Uttara bhadrapada | 4 | Pisces 15° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
| Saturn | Revati | 4 | Pisces 27° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Nov 5, 1968 → Dec 11, 1973 | - |
| Sun | Dec 11, 1973 → Dec 11, 1979 | - |
| Moon | Dec 11, 1979 → Dec 11, 1989 | - |
| Mars | Dec 11, 1989 → Dec 11, 1996 | - |
| Rahu | Dec 11, 1996 → Dec 11, 2014 | - |
| Jupiter | Dec 11, 2014 → Dec 11, 2030 | Now |
| Saturn | Dec 11, 2030 → Dec 11, 2049 | - |
| Mercury | Dec 11, 2049 → Dec 11, 2066 | - |
| Ketu | Dec 11, 2066 → Dec 11, 2073 | - |
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 11, 2014 → Jan 28, 2017 |
| Saturn | Jan 28, 2017 → Aug 11, 2019 |
| Mercury | Aug 11, 2019 → Nov 16, 2021 |
| Ketu | Nov 16, 2021 → Oct 23, 2022 |
| Venus | Oct 23, 2022 → Jun 23, 2025 |
| Sun | Jun 23, 2025 → Apr 11, 2026 |
| Moon | Apr 11, 2026 → Aug 11, 2027 |
| Mars | Aug 11, 2027 → Jul 17, 2028 |
| Rahu | Jul 17, 2028 → Dec 11, 2030 |
Ayanamsa: 23.4219 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Numerology
Life Path 4: Systematic Dedication
Life Path 4 emphasizes discipline, durability, and building professional mastery over a long horizon.
Numerology snapshot
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
monkey · earth
Chinese Zodiac snapshot
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 戊 | 申 |
| Month | 壬 | 戌 |
| Day | 己 | 亥 |
| Hour | 丙 | 寅 |
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.
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
Scorpio 14°: Linemen Installing Connections
This Sabian symbol reflects an ability to link complex emotional currents across distinct ensemble casts.
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun · Scorpio 13°09'
Telephone linemen at work installing new connections
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Feng Shui
Kua 1
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: Southeast, East, South, North
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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 Sam Rockwell
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Sam Rockwell's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Sam Rockwell's birth chart
What is Sam Rockwell's zodiac sign?
Sam Rockwell's Sun sign is Scorpio.
What is Sam Rockwell's moon and rising sign?
Sam Rockwell has a Taurus Moon and a Libra rising.
When was Sam Rockwell born?
Sam Rockwell was born on Nov 5, 1968.
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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Sources
Sources & further reading
Birth data
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