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.
Defining moments
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
☾ Born Aug 25, 1987 · 5:07 AM PDT · Tarzana · Birth data: AA · See 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.
How Blake Lively's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Blake Lively's.
Elements and modalities
Earth-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
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
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See celebrities with this pattern →Grand Trine: Venus, Jupiter & Neptune in flowing harmony
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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.
Twelve systems read Blake Lively's chart
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →Natal Chart
Exact Mars Cazimi and Grand Earth Trine
Her 0.1-degree Sun-Mars conjunction channels immense, concentrated energy into grounded career ventures.
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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 | - | — | Reckoning |
| Lilith | ♌︎ Leo 0°48' | 12 | - | — | Mobilization |
| Mars | ♍︎ Virgo 1°42' | 1 | - | — | Consecration |
| Sun | ♍︎ Virgo 1°46' | 1 | - | — | Consecration |
| Venus | ♍︎ Virgo 2°23' | 1 | - | — | Protection |
| Mercury | ♍︎ Virgo 6°59' | 1 | - | — | Seclusion |
| Moon | ♍︎ Virgo 12°56' | 2 | - | — | Authority |
| Pluto | ♏︎ Scorpio 7°34' | 3 | - | — | Serenity |
| Saturn | ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°34' | 5 | - | — | Anticipation |
| Uranus | ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°44' | 5 | ℞ | — | Assimilation |
| Neptune | ♑︎ Capricorn 5°22' | 5 | ℞ | — | Threshold |
| South node | ♎︎ Libra 2°32' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♌︎ Leo | 15°22' | ♂︎☉︎♀︎☿︎ |
| House 2 | ♍︎ Virgo | 8°37' | ☽︎ |
| House 3 | ♎︎ Libra | 6°23' | ♇︎ |
| House 4 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 8°49' | - |
| House 5 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 13°16' | ♄︎♅︎♆︎ |
| House 6 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 15°58' | - |
| House 7 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 15°22' | - |
| House 8 | ♓︎ Pisces | 8°37' | ☊ |
| House 9 | ♈︎ Aries | 6°23' | ♃︎ |
| House 10 | ♉︎ Taurus | 8°49' | - |
| House 11 | ♊︎ Gemini | 13°16' | ⚷ |
| House 12 | ♋︎ Cancer | 15°58' | ⚸ |
Full aspects · 36
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
4 passages in force · Uranus opposition Moon · Chiron square Midheaven · Neptune opposition Ascendant · Jupiter square Mercury
Blake Lively's chart on the start of a partnership, 2007Collapse
Oct 29Jan 1Mar 6Oct 29, 2006 – Mar 6, 2007 · 128 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Moonslow
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- Neptune opposition Ascendantslow
- Jupiter square Mercuryfast
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
3 passages in force · Pluto trine Sun · Pluto trine Venus · Pluto trine Mars
Blake Lively's chart on the day of the separation, 2010Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 30Jul 5, 2009 – Jun 30, 2010 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Sunslow
- Pluto trine Venusslow
- Pluto trine Marsslow
Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively begin a relationship
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 5
Blake Lively's read · timed chart
6 passages in force · Pluto trine Mercury · Neptune opposition Mars · Neptune opposition Sun · Pluto trine Midheaven · Neptune opposition Venus · Chiron opposition Mercury
Blake Lively's chart on the start of a partnership, 2011Collapse
Feb 23Jun 1Sep 7Feb 23 – Sep 7, 2011 · 196 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- Neptune opposition Marsslow
- Neptune opposition Sunslow
- Pluto trine Midheavenslow
- Neptune opposition Venusslow
- Chiron opposition Mercuryslow
Leonardo DiCaprio's read
1 passage in force · Jupiter opposition Mercury
Leonardo DiCaprio's chart on the start of a partnership, 2011Collapse
Feb 23Jun 1Sep 7Feb 23 – Sep 7, 2011 · 196 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Jupiter opposition Mercuryfast
Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively end their relationship
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 11
Blake Lively's read · timed chart
6 passages in force · Chiron opposition Sun · Chiron opposition Venus · Chiron opposition Mars · Jupiter conjunction Midheaven · North Node trine Ascendant · Jupiter trine Mercury
Blake Lively's chart on the day of the separation, 2011Collapse
Apr 28Oct 1Mar 5Apr 28, 2011 – Mar 5, 2012 · 312 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron opposition Sunslow
- Chiron opposition Venusslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Jupiter conjunction Midheavenfast
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
- Jupiter trine Mercuryfast
Leonardo DiCaprio's read
10 passages in force · Uranus opposition Ascendant · Chiron trine Midheaven · Neptune trine Mercury · Uranus square Midheaven · Saturn conjunction Moon · Chiron trine Mercury · Pluto opposition Midheaven · Pluto square Ascendant · Jupiter opposition Mars · North Node sextile Moon
Leonardo DiCaprio's chart on the day of the separation, 2011Collapse
Apr 28Oct 1Mar 5Apr 28, 2011 – Mar 5, 2012 · 312 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Ascendantslow
- Chiron trine Midheavenslow
- Neptune trine Mercuryslow
- Uranus square Midheavenslow
- Saturn conjunction Moonslow
- Chiron trine Mercuryslow
- Pluto opposition Midheavenslow
- Pluto square Ascendantslow
- Jupiter opposition Marsfast
- North Node sextile Moonfast
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.
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.
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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
purva_phalguni Moon nakshatra
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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
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 23 · Yellow Seed · Planetary
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.
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Fire Rabbit
Combines classic diplomatic grace and aesthetic taste with underlying passion and bold creative initiative.
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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
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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
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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.
Sun · Virgo 1°46'
A large white cross dominates the landscape
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A cameo profile of a man in the outline of his country
"Allegiance"
A duck pond and its brood
"Serenity"
A man declared bankrupt
"Reckoning"
Blood rushes to a man's head as his vital energies are mobilized under the spur of ambition
"Mobilization"
The storm ended, all nature rejoices in brilliant sunshine
"Relief"
A large white cross dominates the landscape
"Consecration"
A large white cross dominates the landscape
"Consecration"
Two guardian angels
"Protection"
A harem
"Seclusion"
A powerful statesman overcomes a state of political hysteria
"Authority"
A calm lake bathed in moonlight
"Serenity"
The ground hog looking for its shadow on Groundhog Day
"Anticipation"
A group of immigrants as they fulfill the requirements of entrance into the new country
"Assimilation"
Ten logs lie under an archway leading to darker woods
"Threshold"
Feng Shui
Kua 2
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
Ask the Sage about Blake Lively
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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.
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