Angela Bassett
Actor; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, What's Love Got to Do with It
"Command anchored by deep discipline and fixed resolve."
The life of Angela Bassett
Who is Angela Bassett?
Angela Bassett trained at Yale and was first nominated for an Academy Award in 1994 for playing Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It. She was nominated Best Supporting Actress at the 95th Academy Awards for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and received an honorary Oscar the following year.
Defining moments
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance marry
The Marriage in the timeline ↓95th Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
The Award in the timeline ↓Angela Bassett's birth chart
☾ Born Aug 16, 1958 · time unknown · New York, New York, United States · The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute. · Birth data: C · See sources
1 placement that explains this chart
Angela Bassett carries a dense concentration of fixed planetary energy led by her Leo Sun, visible in authoritative performances from Tina Turner to Queen Ramonda.
Sun in Leo: Bassett channels this placement into regal presence and physical stamina, seen in roles like Queen Ramonda and Tina Turner.
How Angela Bassett's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Angela Bassett's.
Elements and modalities
fixed-heavy by a slight margin, with no element standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 🜃 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 🜁 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🜄 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because house positions need a birth time recorded to the minute.
Chart patterns that stand out
Angle-based patterns are not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.
Jupiter standing alone in its modality
Exactly one planet operating in an entire mode: a lone way of moving through the world.
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Angela Bassett's chart
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →Natal Chart
placidus houses
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilith | ♈︎ Aries 19°47' | - | — | Compassion |
| Mars | ♉︎ Taurus 15°39' | - | — | Obsolescence |
| Venus | ♌︎ Leo 1°08' | - | — | Contagion |
| Uranus | ♌︎ Leo 12°43' | - | — | Reminiscence |
| Sun | ♌︎ Leo 23°35' | - | — | Absorption |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 1°44' | - | — | Consecration |
| Mercury | ♍︎ Virgo 5°21' | ℞ | — | Amusement |
| Moon | ♍︎ Virgo 18°40' | - | — | Competition |
| North node | ♎︎ Libra 23°59' | ℞ | — | Mutation |
| Jupiter | ♎︎ Libra 26°28' | - | — | Elevation |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 2°18' | - | — | Community |
| Saturn | ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°08' | ℞ | — | Foresight |
| Chiron | ♒︎ Aquarius 19°58' | ℞ | — | Mission |
| South node | ♈︎ Aries 23°59' | - | — | — |
Full aspects · 29
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: estimated · Angles not used
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Birth time unknown: the transits below are Sun and planet-to-planet only, never Ascendant, Midheaven, house, or Moon placements.
What's Love Got to Do with It is released
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Pluto square Sun
Pluto squared the Sun 12 days after the release, marking a high-stakes power window that reflected this raw story of survival and reclaiming personal authority.
Angela Bassett's chart on release day, 1993Collapse
Aug 5Sep 16Oct 28Aug 5 – Oct 28, 1993 · 84 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto square Sunslow
- Saturn opposition Sunslow
- North Node square Mercuryfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
66th Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Jupiter opposition Mars
Arriving 20 days after the Oscar nominations, Jupiter opposition Mars signaled an intense swell of competitive drive and amplified public stakes heading into the ceremony.
Angela Bassett's chart on award day, 1994Collapse
Sep 27Feb 9Jun 24Sep 27, 1993 – Jun 24, 1994 · 270 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron conjunction Mercuryslow
- North Node trine Venusfast
- Jupiter opposition Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
66th Academy Awards
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Saturn opposition Mercury
Saturn opposed Mercury six days before the 66th Academy Awards, bringing a tone of serious mental focus and nervous gravity to the final preparations for the ceremony.
Angela Bassett's chart on award day, 1994Collapse
Dec 16Mar 21Jun 24Dec 16, 1993 – Jun 24, 1994 · 190 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron conjunction Mercuryslow
- Saturn opposition Mercuryslow
- North Node square Sunfast
- Jupiter opposition Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance marry
Wikidata P26 claim on Q232120, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 3
5 passages in force · Uranus opposition Venus · Saturn trine Venus · Pluto square Mercury · Chiron square Venus · North Node sextile Venus
Angela Bassett's chart on the wedding day, 1997Collapse
Sep 5Jan 1Apr 29Sep 5, 1996 – Apr 29, 1997 · 236 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus opposition Venusslow
- Saturn trine Venusslow
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Chiron square Venusslow
- North Node sextile Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
How Stella Got Her Groove Back is released
Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 3
5 passages in force · Neptune opposition Venus · Pluto square Mercury · Saturn square Venus · Chiron opposition Mars · Saturn trine Mercury
Angela Bassett's chart on release day, 1998Collapse
Mar 3Aug 3Jan 3Mar 3, 1998 – Jan 3, 1999 · 306 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune opposition Venusslow
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Saturn square Venusslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Saturn trine Mercuryslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 10 QUIET YEARS
Hollywood Walk of Fame 2008
Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn conjunction Mercury
Saturn conjunct Mercury brought serious career prestige 27 days before the Walk of Fame star cemented that lasting legacy.
Angela Bassett's chart on award day, 2008Collapse
Feb 19Mar 20Apr 19Feb 19 – Apr 19, 2008 · 60 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Saturn conjunction Mercuryslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 15 QUIET YEARS
80th Golden Globe Awards (Nominations Announced)
Personal year 22 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Saturn opposition Sun
Two days after the nominations, Saturn opposing the Sun marked a sober window of formal scrutiny and hard-won professional validation.
Angela Bassett's chart on award day, 2023Collapse
Dec 11Jan 10Feb 9Dec 11, 2022 – Feb 9, 2023 · 60 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Saturn opposition Sunslow
- Uranus conjunction Marsslow
- Jupiter trine Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
95th Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
Personal year 22 · Pinnacle 4
3 passages in force · Saturn opposition Sun · Uranus conjunction Mars · Pluto opposition Venus
Angela Bassett's chart on award day, 2023Collapse
Oct 18Jan 24May 2Oct 18, 2022 – May 2, 2023 · 196 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Saturn opposition Sunslow
- Uranus conjunction Marsslow
- Pluto opposition Venusslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
96th Academy Awards
Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Jupiter conjunction Mars
Fourteen days after the ceremony, the Jupiter conjunction Mars transit reflected an expansive surge of ambition following the award.
Angela Bassett's chart on award day, 2024Collapse
Nov 7Mar 10Jul 12Nov 7, 2023 – Jul 12, 2024 · 248 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto opposition Venusslow
- Jupiter conjunction Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Angela Bassett, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Human Design
Left Angle Cross of Revolution 6/2 Generator
Bassett operates with immense sacral stamina, stepping into roles that model leadership and break established creative ground.
The Left Angle Cross of Revolution
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Centers · 6 defined / 3 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Defined | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| 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 · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 4.6 |
| · Earth | 49.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 47.2 |
| ☊ North node | 32.4 |
| ☋ South node | 42.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 59.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 56.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 2.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 50.1 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 26.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 33.6 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 28.1 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 8.2 |
| · Earth | 14.2 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 27.4 |
| ☊ North node | 50.6 |
| ☋ South node | 3.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 21.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 63.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 32.3 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 11.2 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 33.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 28.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 29.6 |
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
Gene Key 4 Life's Work of Understanding
Her core path transforms critical analysis into deep comprehension, echoing her rigorous classical Yale theater training.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 4 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 49 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 8 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 14 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 27 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 56 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 2 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 21 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 63 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 32 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 50 |
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
purva_phalguni Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Bharani | 3 | Aries 22° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Venus | Pushya | 2 | Cancer 7° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Uranus | Ashlesha | 1 | Cancer 19° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Sun | Magha | 1 | Leo 0° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Pluto | Magha | 3 | Leo 8° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Mercury | Magha | 4 | Leo 12° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Moon | Purva phalguni | 4 | Leo 25° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| North node | Chitra | 3 | Libra 0° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Jupiter | Chitra | 3 | Libra 3° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Neptune | Swati | 1 | Libra 9° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Saturn | Jyeshtha | 3 | Scorpio 25° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Chiron | Dhanishta | 2 | Capricorn 26° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| Ascendant | Dhanishta | 2 | Capricorn 28° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| Lilith | Revati | 3 | Pisces 26° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Aug 16, 1958 → Jul 13, 1960 | - |
| Sun | Jul 13, 1960 → Jul 13, 1966 | - |
| Moon | Jul 13, 1966 → Jul 13, 1976 | - |
| Mars | Jul 13, 1976 → Jul 13, 1983 | - |
| Rahu | Jul 13, 1983 → Jul 13, 2001 | - |
| Jupiter | Jul 13, 2001 → Jul 13, 2017 | - |
| Saturn | Jul 13, 2017 → Jul 13, 2036 | Now |
| Mercury | Jul 13, 2036 → Jul 13, 2053 | - |
| Ketu | Jul 13, 2053 → Jul 13, 2060 | - |
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 13, 2017 → Jul 15, 2020 |
| Mercury | Jul 15, 2020 → Mar 26, 2023 |
| Ketu | Mar 26, 2023 → May 3, 2024 |
| Venus | May 3, 2024 → Jul 4, 2027 |
| Sun | Jul 4, 2027 → Jun 15, 2028 |
| Moon | Jun 15, 2028 → Jan 14, 2030 |
| Mars | Jan 14, 2030 → Feb 23, 2031 |
| Rahu | Feb 23, 2031 → Dec 30, 2033 |
| Jupiter | Dec 30, 2033 → Jul 13, 2036 |
Ayanamsa: 23.2792 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 89 · White Dog · Spectral
Oc · Spectral 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 2 of Cooperation and Balance
The 2 frequency supports diplomatic equilibrium, long-term creative alliances, and a private, enduring partnership.
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Earth Dog Loyalty and Moral Resolve
Her Earth Dog year emphasizes grounded reliability, professional loyalty, and protective community values.
The hour pillar and secret animal need a recorded birth time, so they aren't shown.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 戊 | 戌 |
| Month | 庚 | 申 |
| Day | 乙 | 酉 |
Day master
乙 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
Year, month and day pillars need only the birth date.
Tarot Birth Cards
Justice and The High Priestess
These cards represent a combination of objective clarity, ethical poise, and quiet personal composure.
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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
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
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Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
Houses aren't shown for this chart because the birth time is estimated.
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
Sun · Leo 23°35'
Totally concentrated upon inner spiritual attainment, a man is sitting in a state of complete neglect of bodily appearance and cleanliness
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A young girl feeding birds in winter
"Compassion"
An old teacher fails to interest his pupils in traditional knowledge
"Obsolescence"
An epidemic of mumps
"Contagion"
An old sea captain rocking himself on the porch of his cottage
"Reminiscence"
Totally concentrated upon inner spiritual attainment, a man is sitting in a state of complete neglect of bodily appearance and cleanliness
"Absorption"
A large white cross dominates the landscape
"Consecration"
A merry-go-round
"Amusement"
A swimming race
"Competition"
A butterfly with a third wing on its left side
"Mutation"
An airplane sails high in the clear sky
"Elevation"
A house-raising party in a small village enlists the neighbors' cooperation
"Community"
In an old-fashioned northern village men cut the ice of a frozen pond for use during the summer
"Foresight"
A big white dove bearing a message
"Mission"
A big bear sitting down and waving all its paws
"Playfulness"
Feng Shui
Kua 9
Favorable: East, Southeast, North, South
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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 Angela Bassett
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Angela Bassett's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Angela Bassett's birth chart
What is Angela Bassett's zodiac sign?
Angela Bassett's Sun sign is Leo.
When was Angela Bassett born?
Angela Bassett was born on Aug 16, 1958.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of C: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. The original source is unknown. No recorded verification, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
Connected through shared moments
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Sources
Sources & further reading
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