Brendan Fraser
Actor; The Whale, The Mummy
"A physical screen presence anchored by rare endurance and quiet psychological depth."
The life of Brendan Fraser
Who is Brendan Fraser?
Brendan Fraser won the Academy Award for Best Actor in March 2023 for The Whale, two decades after his career had effectively stalled. He had been a major star through the 1990s in The Mummy and George of the Jungle. He stepped back after injuries from stunt work and a sexual assault he later described publicly. The win was widely treated as a return rather than a debut.
Defining moments
Brendan Fraser's child Griffin Fraser is born
Occurring 241 days before his son was born, a tenth-house Neptune square the Ascendant heralded an impending dissolution of Fraser's personal identity as he prepared for the role of fatherhood.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith divorce
The Divorce in the timeline ↓Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith marry
The Marriage in the timeline ↓95th Academy Awards
Just 7 days before the Oscars, Saturn squaring the Moon in the 11th house signaled intense social pressure and rigorous preparation during a critical power window.
The Award in the timeline ↓Brendan Fraser's birth chart
☾ Born Dec 3, 1968 · 3:28 PM EDT · Indianapolis · Birth data: AA · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Fraser pairs an eighth-house Sagittarius Sun with an out-of-bounds Taurus Moon, combining expansive curiosity with an earthy resilience. His public trajectory reflects the patience of a chart shaped by distinct planetary extremes.
Sagittarius in the eighth house brings investigative depth and reinvention to his dramatic work in films like The Whale.
Taurus out-of-bounds in the first house provides a grounded, patient physical constitution that supported his demanding stunt work.
Taurus Rising with the Moon in the first house wears its feeling on the surface at an unhurried pace. The Sagittarius Sun in the eighth house keeps the wider search much further from view.
How Brendan Fraser's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Brendan Fraser's.
Elements and modalities
cardinal-heavy by a slight margin, with no element standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 🜃 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 🜁 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 🜄 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Chart patterns that stand out
Venus conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Venus out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Brendan Fraser'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 | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North node | ♈︎ Aries 7°37' | 12 | ℞ | — | Overcoming |
| Saturn | ♈︎ Aries 18°59' | 12 | ℞ | — | Transcendence |
| Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 29°41' | 1 | - | — | Display |
| Lilith | ♊︎ Gemini 18°47' | 2 | - | — | Tradition |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 24°57' | 6 | - | — | Memorial |
| Jupiter | ♎︎ Libra 2°41' | 6 | - | — | Renewal |
| Uranus | ♎︎ Libra 3°25' | 6 | - | — | Fellowship |
| Mars | ♎︎ Libra 14°48' | 6 | - | — | Cycles |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 26°50' | 7 | - | — | Pageantry |
| Mercury | ♐︎ Sagittarius 9°57' | 8 | - | — | Fortune |
| Sun | ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°45' | 8 | - | — | Metamorphosis |
| Venus | ♑︎ Capricorn 22°46' | 10 | - | — | Honor |
| Chiron | ♓︎ Pisces 28°52' | 12 | ℞ | — | Differentiation |
| South node | ♎︎ Libra 7°37' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♉︎ Taurus | 8°06' | ☽︎ |
| House 2 | ♊︎ Gemini | 8°12' | ⚸ |
| House 3 | ♋︎ Cancer | 0°34' | - |
| House 4 | ♋︎ Cancer | 21°49' | - |
| House 5 | ♌︎ Leo | 16°33' | - |
| House 6 | ♍︎ Virgo | 20°47' | ♇︎♃︎♅︎♂︎ |
| House 7 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 8°06' | ♆︎ |
| House 8 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 8°12' | ☿︎☉︎ |
| House 9 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 0°34' | - |
| House 10 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 21°49' | ♀︎ |
| House 11 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 16°33' | - |
| House 12 | ♓︎ Pisces | 20°47' | ☊♄︎⚷ |
Full aspects · 26
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith marry
Wikidata P26 claim on Q193555, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 6
6 passages in force · Saturn opposition Mars · Neptune trine Moon · Uranus square Ascendant · Saturn trine Sun · North Node square Mercury · North Node square Sun
Brendan Fraser's chart on the wedding day, 1998Collapse
Sep 22Jan 1Apr 12Sep 22, 1997 – Apr 12, 1998 · 202 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn opposition Marsslow
- Neptune trine Moonslow
- Uranus square Ascendantslow
- Saturn trine Sunslow
- North Node square Mercuryfast
- North Node square Sunfast
- 4 QUIET YEARS
Brendan Fraser's child Griffin Fraser is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Neptune square Ascendant
Occurring 241 days before his son was born, a tenth-house Neptune square the Ascendant heralded an impending dissolution of Fraser's personal identity as he prepared for the role of fatherhood.
Brendan Fraser's chart on the day of a birth, 2002Collapse
Mar 21Sep 17Mar 16Mar 21, 2002 – Mar 16, 2003 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
- Neptune square Ascendantslow
- Pluto sextile Marsslow
- Jupiter square Ascendantfast
- North Node opposition Mercuryfast
- North Node opposition Sunfast
- Jupiter trine Mercuryfast
Brendan Fraser's child Holden Fraser is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Sun
Arriving 69 days after Holden's birth, Neptune sextile Sun in the tenth house brought a gentle, inspiring glow to Fraser's public life as he settled into this new chapter of fatherhood.
Brendan Fraser's chart on the day of a birth, 2004Collapse
Mar 31Aug 16Jan 1Mar 31, 2004 – Jan 1, 2005 · 276 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron conjunction Venusslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Saturn opposition Venusslow
- Chiron conjunction Midheavenslow
- Saturn opposition Midheavenslow
- Neptune sextile Sunslow
- Jupiter trine Venusfast
- Jupiter trine Midheavenfast
12th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn square Ascendant
Four days before the ceremony, Saturn squared the Ascendant from the fourth house, marking a weighty power window of professional reckoning and earned public recognition.
Brendan Fraser's chart on award day, 2006Collapse
Dec 30Jan 29Feb 28Dec 30, 2005 – Feb 28, 2006 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Uranus sextile Ascendantslow
Brendan Fraser's child Leland Fraser is born
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Chiron sextile Mercury
Arriving 13 days after Leland's birth, Chiron sextile Mercury in the tenth house brought healing reflection and mindful perspective to Fraser's public role.
Brendan Fraser's chart on the day of a birth, 2006Collapse
Mar 22May 2Jun 12Mar 22 – Jun 12, 2006 · 82 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Ascendantslow
- Chiron sextile Mercuryslow
Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith divorce
Wikidata P26 claim on Q193555, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 9
4 passages in force · Uranus square Sun · Chiron square Ascendant · Uranus square Mercury · Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Brendan Fraser's chart on the day of the divorce, 2007Collapse
Nov 20Jan 1Feb 12Nov 20, 2006 – Feb 12, 2007 · 84 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Sunslow
- Chiron square Ascendantslow
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- Jupiter conjunction Mercuryfast
- 16 QUIET YEARS
80th Golden Globe Awards (Nominations Announced)
Saturn dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Chiron trine Sun
Eighteen days before the nominations, Chiron trined the twelfth-house Sun, offering private validation and quiet healing before public recognition arrived.
Brendan Fraser's chart on award day, 2023Collapse
Sep 23Jan 10Apr 29Sep 23, 2022 – Apr 29, 2023 · 218 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune sextile Venusslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Neptune sextile Midheavenslow
- North Node conjunction Ascendantfast
95th Academy Awards
Saturn dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn square Moon
Just 7 days before the Oscars, Saturn squaring the Moon in the 11th house signaled intense social pressure and rigorous preparation during a critical power window.
Brendan Fraser's chart on award day, 2023Collapse
Sep 23Mar 12Aug 29Sep 23, 2022 – Aug 29, 2023 · 340 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Jupiter opposition Marsfast
Human Design
Mental Projector on the Right Angle Cross of Consciousness
Operating by waiting for correct invitations aligns with his distinct career rhythm of long pauses followed by major collaborative recognition.
The Right Angle Cross of Consciousness
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Centers · 2 defined / 7 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Defined | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Open | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| 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 · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 5.1 |
| · Earth | 35.1 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 8.6 |
| ☊ North node | 17.4 |
| ☋ South node | 18.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 9.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 61.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 48.6 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 46.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 51.5 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 14.3 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 6.3 |
Design activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 64.3 |
| · Earth | 63.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 37.1 |
| ☊ North node | 21.1 |
| ☋ South node | 48.1 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 18.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 4.2 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 42.5 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 46.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.6 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 47.6 |
Defined channels · 2
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 5 Life's Work moving from Impatience to Patience
His trajectory highlights a transition from restless exertion to the steady, natural timing required for lasting artistic renewal.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 5 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 35 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 64 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 63 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 37 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 61 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 48 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 18 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 4 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 64 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 46 |
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
krittika Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Bharani | 1 | Aries 14° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Moon | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 6° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Lilith | Mrigashira | 1 | Taurus 25° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Pluto | Uttara phalguni | 2 | Virgo 1° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Jupiter | Uttara phalguni | 4 | Virgo 9° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Uranus | Hasta | 1 | Virgo 10° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Mars | Hasta | 4 | Virgo 21° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Neptune | Anuradha | 1 | Scorpio 3° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Mercury | Anuradha | 4 | Scorpio 16° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Sun | Jyeshtha | 1 | Scorpio 18° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Venus | Uttara ashadha | 1 | Sagittarius 29° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Chiron | Uttara bhadrapada | 1 | Pisces 5° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
| North node | Uttara bhadrapada | 4 | Pisces 14° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
| Saturn | Revati | 3 | Pisces 25° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Dec 3, 1968 → Aug 9, 1970 | - |
| Moon | Aug 9, 1970 → Aug 9, 1980 | - |
| Mars | Aug 9, 1980 → Aug 9, 1987 | - |
| Rahu | Aug 9, 1987 → Aug 9, 2005 | - |
| Jupiter | Aug 9, 2005 → Aug 9, 2021 | - |
| Saturn | Aug 9, 2021 → Aug 9, 2040 | Now |
| Mercury | Aug 9, 2040 → Aug 9, 2057 | - |
| Ketu | Aug 9, 2057 → Aug 9, 2064 | - |
| Venus | Aug 9, 2064 → Aug 9, 2084 | - |
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 | Aug 9, 2021 → Aug 11, 2024 |
| Mercury | Aug 11, 2024 → Apr 22, 2027 |
| Ketu | Apr 22, 2027 → May 30, 2028 |
| Venus | May 30, 2028 → Jul 31, 2031 |
| Sun | Jul 31, 2031 → Jul 12, 2032 |
| Moon | Jul 12, 2032 → Feb 10, 2034 |
| Mars | Feb 10, 2034 → Mar 22, 2035 |
| Rahu | Mar 22, 2035 → Jan 26, 2038 |
| Jupiter | Jan 26, 2038 → Aug 9, 2040 |
Ayanamsa: 23.423 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 208 · Red Moon · Cosmic
Muluc · Cosmic 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 3
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
monkey · earth
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 戊 | 申 |
| Month | 癸 | 亥 |
| Day | 丁 | 卯 |
| Hour | 戊 | 申 |
Day master
丁 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 Empress represents embodied warmth and material resilience
This card reflects a tactile, sensory approach to his craft and a natural ability to convey vulnerability through physical presence.
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Empress | abundance, nurturing, fertility, creativity | Generative, nurturing power — growth that comes from care rather than force. |
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
Sagittarius 12 shows a flag turning into an eagle and greeting the dawn
This image mirrors a life pattern of major symbolic transformation, emerging into a fresh chapter after years of endurance.
Sun · Sagittarius 11°45'
A flag turns into an eagle; the eagle into a chanticleer saluting the dawn
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A large woman's hat with streamers blown by an east wind
"Overcoming"
The magic carpet of Oriental imagery
"Transcendence"
A fully decorated Christmas tree
"Celebration"
A peacock parading on the terrace of an old castle
"Display"
A large archaic volume reveals a traditional wisdom
"Tradition"
A flag at half-mast in front of a large public building
"Memorial"
The dawn of a new day reveals everything changed
"Renewal"
Around a campfire a group of young people sit in spiritual communion
"Fellowship"
Circular paths
"Cycles"
A military band marches noisily on through the city streets
"Pageantry"
A golden-haired goddess of opportunity
"Fortune"
A flag turns into an eagle; the eagle into a chanticleer saluting the dawn
"Metamorphosis"
A soldier receiving two awards for bravery in combat
"Honor"
Light breaking into many colors as it passes through a prism
"Differentiation"
Feng Shui
Kua 1
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 Brendan Fraser
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Brendan Fraser's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Brendan Fraser's birth chart
What is Brendan Fraser's zodiac sign?
Brendan Fraser's Sun sign is Sagittarius.
What is Brendan Fraser's moon and rising sign?
Brendan Fraser has a Taurus Moon and a Taurus rising.
When was Brendan Fraser born?
Brendan Fraser was born on Dec 3, 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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