Cillian Murphy
Actor; Oppenheimer, Peaky Blinders
"A disciplined precision beneath an intensely quiet, mercurial surface."
The life of Cillian Murphy
Who is Cillian Murphy?
Cillian Murphy won the Academy Award for Best Actor in March 2024 for Oppenheimer, his sixth film with Christopher Nolan. He had led Peaky Blinders across six seasons from 2013. He was in a rock band and studied law before turning to acting, and came to notice in 28 Days Later. He is known for declining most publicity around his work.
Defining moments
Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness marry
The Marriage in the timeline ↓96th Academy Awards
Peaking 1 day before the ceremony, Neptune sextile Mercury brought imaginative clarity and poetic resonance to the eve of the awards.
The Award in the timeline ↓Cillian Murphy's birth chart
☾ Born May 25, 1976 · time unknown · Douglas, County Cork · The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute. · Birth data: X · See sources
1 placement that explains this chart
Cillian Murphy pairs an analytical Gemini Sun with sharp Mars and Uranus aspects, balancing high-impact screen immersion with strict personal privacy.
Sun in Gemini forms an exact sextile to Mars and a quincunx to Uranus, reflecting Murphy's analytical approach to complex roles like J. Robert Oppenheimer and his deliberate distance from public celebrity culture.
How Cillian Murphy's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Cillian Murphy's.
Elements and modalities
fixed-heavy by a slight margin, with no element standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 🜃 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 🜁 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 🜄 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 5 | 2 | 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.
Sun and Moon in a notable lunation phase
The Sun-Moon angle at birth: the chart's starting phase in the emotional cycle everyone else is also living.
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Cillian Murphy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | ♈︎ Aries 21°35' | - | — | Aspiration |
| Lilith | ♈︎ Aries 22°59' | - | — | Fruition |
| Chiron | ♈︎ Aries 29°50' | - | — | Serenity |
| Jupiter | ♉︎ Taurus 14°08' | - | — | Disguise |
| Mercury | ♉︎ Taurus 27°01' | ℞ | — | Renewal |
| Venus | ♉︎ Taurus 27°37' | - | — | Renewal |
| Sun | ♊︎ Gemini 4°07' | - | — | Activism |
| Saturn | ♋︎ Cancer 28°55' | - | — | Balance |
| Mars | ♌︎ Leo 4°55' | - | — | Grandeur |
| Pluto | ♎︎ Libra 9°05' | ℞ | — | Arrival |
| Uranus | ♏︎ Scorpio 3°55' | ℞ | — | Reverence |
| North node | ♏︎ Scorpio 12°30' | - | — | Innovation |
| Neptune | ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°50' | ℞ | — | Revelation |
| South node | ♉︎ Taurus 12°30' | - | — | — |
Full aspects · 23
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.
Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness marry
Wikidata P26 claim on Q202589, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 3
1 passage in force · Uranus square Venus
Cillian Murphy's chart on the wedding day, 2004Collapse
Nov 9Jan 1Feb 23Nov 9, 2003 – Feb 23, 2004 · 106 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus square Venusslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Cillian Murphy, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
46th Annual Grammy Awards
Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 3
No dated transit window covers this date in Cillian Murphy's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
48th Annual Grammy Awards
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 3
5 passages in force · Saturn conjunction Mars · Chiron opposition Mars · Chiron trine Sun · North Node sextile Sun · North Node trine Mars
Cillian Murphy's chart on award day, 2006Collapse
Nov 22Feb 8Apr 27Nov 22, 2005 – Apr 27, 2006 · 156 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Saturn conjunction Marsslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- North Node sextile Sunfast
- North Node trine Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Cillian Murphy, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
19th European Film Awards
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Saturn square Mercury
Saturn squared Mercury four days after the ceremony, anchoring the award within a power window of serious critical recognition.
Cillian Murphy's chart on award day, 2006Collapse
Sep 13Dec 2Feb 20Sep 13, 2006 – Feb 20, 2007 · 160 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Saturn square Mercuryslow
- Saturn square Venusslow
- Jupiter opposition Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Cillian Murphy, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
49th Annual Grammy Awards
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 3
No dated transit window covers this date in Cillian Murphy's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
60th British Academy Film Awards
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 3
No dated transit window covers this date in Cillian Murphy's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
- 16 QUIET YEARS
80th Golden Globe Awards (Nominations Announced)
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 6
3 passages in force · Pluto trine Venus · Pluto trine Mercury · Jupiter sextile Sun
Cillian Murphy's chart on award day, 2023Collapse
Jul 14Jan 10Jul 9Jul 14, 2022 – Jul 9, 2023 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto trine Venusslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- Jupiter sextile Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Cillian Murphy, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
77th British Academy Film Awards
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 1
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Mercury
Neptune sextiled Mercury 20 days after the ceremony, marking a period of reflective storytelling and poetic appreciation in the wake of the BAFTA honors.
Cillian Murphy's chart on award day, 2024Collapse
Jan 14Feb 18Mar 24Jan 14 – Mar 24, 2024 · 70 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune sextile Venusslow
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Cillian Murphy, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
30th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 1
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Mercury
Fourteen days after the SAG Awards, Neptune sextile Mercury lent an imaginative and reflective tone to the post-ceremony discourse.
Cillian Murphy's chart on award day, 2024Collapse
Jan 25Feb 24Mar 25Jan 25 – Mar 25, 2024 · 60 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune sextile Venusslow
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Cillian Murphy, 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 2 · Pinnacle 1
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Mercury
Peaking 1 day before the ceremony, Neptune sextile Mercury brought imaginative clarity and poetic resonance to the eve of the awards.
Cillian Murphy's chart on award day, 2024Collapse
Feb 9Mar 10Apr 9Feb 9 – Apr 9, 2024 · 60 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune sextile Venusslow
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Cillian Murphy, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Human Design
Manifesting Generator with a 5/1 Profile
His emotional authority and 5/1 Profile support meticulous role preparation while carrying public projections with disciplined reserve.
The Left Angle Cross of Duality
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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 | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Open | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
—
Personality activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 20.5 |
| · Earth | 34.5 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 42.1 |
| ☊ North node | 44.6 |
| ☋ South node | 24.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 8.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 31.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 2.1 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 56.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 28.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 5.2 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 18.6 |
Design activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 37.1 |
| · Earth | 40.1 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 54.1 |
| ☊ North node | 1.3 |
| ☋ South node | 2.3 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 19.4 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 41.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 45.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 42.3 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 56.1 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 28.6 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 5.3 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 48.2 |
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
Life's Work Gene Key 20 moving from Superficiality to Presence
This activation highlights an evolution toward immersive immediacy, matching his intense screen presence and avoidance of superficial industry chatter.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 20 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 34 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 37 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 40 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 54 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 8 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 31 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 41 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 45 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 42 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 2 |
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
revati Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiron | Ashwini | 2 | Aries 6° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| Jupiter | Bharani | 3 | Aries 20° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Mercury | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 3° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Venus | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 4° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Sun | Rohini | 1 | Taurus 10° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Ascendant | Rohini | 3 | Taurus 18° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Saturn | Pushya | 1 | Cancer 5° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Mars | Pushya | 3 | Cancer 11° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Pluto | Hasta | 2 | Virgo 15° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Uranus | Swati | 2 | Libra 10° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| North node | Swati | 4 | Libra 18° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Neptune | Jyeshtha | 1 | Scorpio 19° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Moon | Revati | 4 | Pisces 28° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
| Lilith | Revati | 4 | Pisces 29° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | May 25, 1976 → Nov 16, 1978 | - |
| Ketu | Nov 16, 1978 → Nov 16, 1985 | - |
| Venus | Nov 16, 1985 → Nov 16, 2005 | - |
| Sun | Nov 16, 2005 → Nov 16, 2011 | - |
| Moon | Nov 16, 2011 → Nov 16, 2021 | - |
| Mars | Nov 16, 2021 → Nov 16, 2028 | Now |
| Rahu | Nov 16, 2028 → Nov 16, 2046 | - |
| Jupiter | Nov 16, 2046 → Nov 16, 2062 | - |
| Saturn | Nov 16, 2062 → Nov 16, 2081 | - |
Antardashas within Mars
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Mars | Nov 16, 2021 → Apr 14, 2022 |
| Rahu | Apr 14, 2022 → May 2, 2023 |
| Jupiter | May 2, 2023 → Apr 7, 2024 |
| Saturn | Apr 7, 2024 → May 17, 2025 |
| Mercury | May 17, 2025 → May 14, 2026 |
| Ketu | May 14, 2026 → Oct 10, 2026 |
| Venus | Oct 10, 2026 → Dec 11, 2027 |
| Sun | Dec 11, 2027 → Apr 16, 2028 |
| Moon | Apr 16, 2028 → Nov 16, 2028 |
Ayanamsa: 23.5274 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 76 · Red Earth · Spectral
Caban · 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 8 focuses on mastery, authority, and sustained execution
Life Path 8 reflects ambition channeled through technical command, evident in his decades of transformative cinematic and theatrical work.
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
dragon · fire
The hour pillar and secret animal need a recorded birth time, so they aren't shown.
Full Chinese Zodiac readingCollapse
| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 丙 | 辰 |
| Month | 癸 | 巳 |
| Day | 丁 | 酉 |
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
Year, month and day pillars need only the birth date.
Tarot Birth Cards
Strength
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | Strength | courage, patience, inner resolve, compassion | Quiet, sustained strength — taming the difficult through patience rather than dominance. |
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
Gemini Sabian symbol: A revolutionary magazine asking for action
This degree emphasizes catalytic ideas and nonconformist expression, echoing his unconventional artistic path from rock music to leading roles.
Sun · Gemini 4°07'
A revolutionary magazine asking for action
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The gate to the garden of all fulfilled desires
"Aspiration"
A pregnant woman in light summer dress
"Fruition"
A duck pond and its brood
"Serenity"
A man muffled up with a rakish silk hat
"Disguise"
A woman in middle life stands in rapt sudden realization of forgotten charms
"Renewal"
A woman in middle life stands in rapt sudden realization of forgotten charms
"Renewal"
A revolutionary magazine asking for action
"Activism"
A great musician at his piano
"Virtuosity"
A Greek muse weighing newborn twins in golden scales
"Balance"
Rock formations tower over a deep canyon
"Grandeur"
Having passed through narrow rapids a canoe reaches calm waters
"Arrival"
A youth carries a lighted candle in a devotional ritual
"Reverence"
An inventor performs a laboratory experiment
"Innovation"
A widow's past is brought to light
"Revelation"
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 Cillian Murphy
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Cillian Murphy's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Cillian Murphy's birth chart
What is Cillian Murphy's zodiac sign?
Cillian Murphy's Sun sign is Gemini.
When was Cillian Murphy born?
Cillian Murphy was born on May 25, 1976.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of X: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. No birth time on record, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
Connected through shared moments
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Sources
Sources & further reading
Birth data
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