Mark Rylance
Actor; Bridge of Spies, Wolf Hall
"Mark Rylance builds understated characters with exacting earth-sign precision."
The life of Mark Rylance
Who is Mark Rylance?
Mark Rylance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in February 2016 for Bridge of Spies, playing a Soviet agent with almost no raised voice. He is primarily a stage actor and was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe, running it for a decade from 1995. He has won three Tony Awards. He is known for declining to treat film as the senior medium.
Defining moments
Death of Claire van Kampen
Peaking 33 days before the event, Neptune sextile Sun marked a power window of quiet spiritual grace and gentle surrender.
The Partner's Death in the timeline ↓Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen marry
The Marriage in the timeline ↓88th Academy Awards
Jupiter square Venus peaked 3 days after the 88th Academy Awards, spotlighting an extravagant aura of Hollywood glamour and celebration following the ceremony.
The Award in the timeline ↓Mark Rylance's birth chart
☾ Born Jan 18, 1960 · time unknown · Ashford, Kent · 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
His Capricorn Sun and heavy Earth emphasis anchor a career marked by patient stagecraft and quiet screen presence. Out-of-bounds Mars and a tight Venus trine Uranus add unexpected originality beneath a steady exterior.
Sun in Capricorn anchors his decade-long leadership at Shakespeare's Globe and his measured, low-volume screen roles like Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies.
How Mark Rylance's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Mark Rylance's.
Elements and modalities
Earth-led, with no modality standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 🜃 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 🜁 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🜄 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 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.
A missing element: no planets carrying that element at all
See celebrities with this pattern →Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Saturn & Pluto loading up one element
See celebrities with this pattern →Mars 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 Mark Rylance'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 | ♊︎ Gemini 17°34' | - | — | Identity |
| Uranus | ♌︎ Leo 19°56' | ℞ | — | Devotion |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 5°46' | ℞ | — | Amusement |
| Moon | ♍︎ Virgo 15°51' | - | — | Confrontation |
| North node | ♍︎ Virgo 26°13' | ℞ | — | Protocol |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 8°59' | - | — | Discipline |
| Venus | ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°07' | - | — | Foresight |
| Jupiter | ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°24' | - | — | Assimilation |
| Mars | ♑︎ Capricorn 2°59' | - | — | Incarnation |
| Saturn | ♑︎ Capricorn 11°29' | - | — | Education |
| Mercury | ♑︎ Capricorn 21°46' | - | — | Dignity |
| Sun | ♑︎ Capricorn 27°09' | - | — | Freedom |
| Chiron | ♒︎ Aquarius 25°26' | - | — | Measurement |
| South node | ♓︎ Pisces 26°13' | - | — | — |
Full aspects · 28
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.
Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen marry
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 7
2 passages in force · Uranus conjunction Mars · North Node sextile Venus
Mark Rylance's chart on the wedding day, 1989Collapse
Nov 13Dec 21Jan 28Nov 13, 1989 – Jan 28, 1990 · 76 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus conjunction Marsslow
- North Node sextile Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 12 QUIET YEARS
14th European Film Awards
Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 8
No dated transit window covers this date in Mark Rylance's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
- 7 QUIET YEARS
Tony Awards 2008
Personal year 11 · Pinnacle 8
4 passages in force · Uranus sextile Mercury · Saturn trine Mars · Pluto conjunction Mars · Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Mark Rylance's chart on award day, 2008Collapse
Mar 18Jun 1Aug 15Mar 18 – Aug 15, 2008 · 150 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus sextile Mercuryslow
- Saturn trine Marsslow
- Pluto conjunction Marsslow
- Jupiter conjunction Mercuryfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
65th Tony Awards
Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 8
2 passages in force · Uranus square Mars · Jupiter trine Mars
Mark Rylance's chart on award day, 2011Collapse
Mar 8Jun 12Sep 16Mar 8 – Sep 16, 2011 · 192 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus square Marsslow
- Jupiter trine Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
68th Tony Awards
Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Jupiter opposition Mercury
Jupiter opposition Mercury on the day of the ceremony magnified theatrical expression and gave public recognition an expansive, amplified voice.
Mark Rylance's chart on award day, 2014Collapse
May 9Jun 8Jul 8May 9 – Jul 8, 2014 · 60 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron square Venusslow
- Jupiter opposition Mercuryfast
- North Node square Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
69th British Academy Film Awards
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 8
6 passages in force · Chiron square Venus · Uranus trine Venus · North Node trine Mercury · Jupiter trine Mercury · Jupiter square Venus · North Node square Venus
Mark Rylance's chart on award day, 2016Collapse
Aug 18Feb 14Aug 12Aug 18, 2015 – Aug 12, 2016 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron square Venusslow
- Uranus trine Venusslow
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
- Jupiter trine Mercuryfast
- Jupiter square Venusfast
- North Node square Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
88th Academy Awards
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Jupiter square Venus
Jupiter square Venus peaked 3 days after the 88th Academy Awards, spotlighting an extravagant aura of Hollywood glamour and celebration following the ceremony.
Mark Rylance's chart on award day, 2016Collapse
Sep 1Feb 28Aug 26Sep 1, 2015 – Aug 26, 2016 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron square Venusslow
- Uranus trine Venusslow
- Chiron sextile Mercuryslow
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
- Jupiter square Venusfast
- North Node square Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
British Academy Television Awards 2016
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · North Node square Venus
Arriving 13 days after the BAFTA win, the North Node square Venus highlighted a shift toward new creative priorities and values following the industry acclaim.
Mark Rylance's chart on award day, 2016Collapse
Nov 11May 8Nov 3Nov 11, 2015 – Nov 3, 2016 · 358 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
- North Node square Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
knighthood 2017
Personal year 11 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Saturn conjunction Venus
Saturn aligned with Venus 19 days before the event, marking a solemn elevation of personal grace into formal, lasting public honor.
Mark Rylance's chart on award day, 2017Collapse
Oct 6Jan 1Mar 29Oct 6, 2016 – Mar 29, 2017 · 174 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron sextile Mercuryslow
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- Saturn conjunction Venusslow
- Uranus trine Venusslow
- Chiron square Venusslow
- North Node trine Marsfast
- Jupiter square Mercuryfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
31st European Film Awards
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Uranus square Sun
Uranus squared the Sun 23 days after the award, marking a sudden shift in public recognition and creative direction during this power window.
Mark Rylance's chart on award day, 2018Collapse
Jun 18Dec 15Jun 13Jun 18, 2018 – Jun 13, 2019 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto conjunction Mercuryslow
- Chiron sextile Sunslow
- Uranus square Sunslow
- North Node opposition Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 7 QUIET YEARS
Death of Claire van Kampen
Mark Rylance's wife, the composer and director Claire van Kampen, died on 18 January 2025. The marriage ended with her death, not in divorce.Wikidata
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Sun
Peaking 33 days before the event, Neptune sextile Sun marked a power window of quiet spiritual grace and gentle surrender.
Mark Rylance's chart on the day of a partner's death, 2025Collapse
Jul 22Jan 18Jul 17Jul 22, 2024 – Jul 17, 2025 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron trine Venusslow
- Neptune sextile Sunslow
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- Uranus trine Mercuryslow
- North Node sextile Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Mark Rylance, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Human Design
Generator with a 1/3 Profile and Emotional Authority
The 1/3 Profile operates through investigative study and practical experimentation, matching his disciplined yet exploratory stagecraft.
The Right Angle Cross of Laws
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Centers · 6 defined / 3 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
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 | 60.1 |
| · Earth | 56.1 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 64.5 |
| ☊ North node | 6.5 |
| ☋ South node | 36.5 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 61.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 26.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 10.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 38.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 4.2 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 44.2 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 40.1 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 50.3 |
| · Earth | 3.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 39.3 |
| ☊ North node | 46.6 |
| ☋ South node | 25.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 43.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 64.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 34.4 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 10.5 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 4.2 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 28.5 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 59.6 |
Defined channels · 5
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 60 moves from Limitation to Realism and Justice
His Life's Work explores creative freedom within strict structural constraints, mirroring his minimalist acting style.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 60 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 56 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 50 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 3 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 39 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 26 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 10 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 64 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 50 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 34 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilith | Mrigashira | 1 | Taurus 24° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Uranus | Ashlesha | 3 | Cancer 26° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Pluto | Magha | 4 | Leo 12° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Moon | Purva phalguni | 3 | Leo 22° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| North node | Uttara phalguni | 2 | Virgo 2° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Neptune | Swati | 3 | Libra 15° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Venus | Jyeshtha | 3 | Scorpio 25° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Jupiter | Jyeshtha | 4 | Scorpio 29° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Ascendant | Mula | 1 | Sagittarius 2° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Mars | Mula | 3 | Sagittarius 9° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Saturn | Purva ashadha | 2 | Sagittarius 18° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Mercury | Uttara ashadha | 1 | Sagittarius 28° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Sun | Uttara ashadha | 3 | Capricorn 3° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Chiron | Dhanishta | 3 | Aquarius 2° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Jan 18, 1960 → Mar 24, 1966 | - |
| Sun | Mar 24, 1966 → Mar 24, 1972 | - |
| Moon | Mar 24, 1972 → Mar 24, 1982 | - |
| Mars | Mar 24, 1982 → Mar 24, 1989 | - |
| Rahu | Mar 24, 1989 → Mar 24, 2007 | - |
| Jupiter | Mar 24, 2007 → Mar 24, 2023 | - |
| Saturn | Mar 24, 2023 → Mar 24, 2042 | Now |
| Mercury | Mar 24, 2042 → Mar 24, 2059 | - |
| Ketu | Mar 24, 2059 → Mar 24, 2066 | - |
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 | Mar 24, 2023 → Mar 26, 2026 |
| Mercury | Mar 26, 2026 → Dec 4, 2028 |
| Ketu | Dec 4, 2028 → Jan 12, 2030 |
| Venus | Jan 12, 2030 → Mar 14, 2033 |
| Sun | Mar 14, 2033 → Feb 24, 2034 |
| Moon | Feb 24, 2034 → Sep 25, 2035 |
| Mars | Sep 25, 2035 → Nov 3, 2036 |
| Rahu | Nov 3, 2036 → Sep 10, 2039 |
| Jupiter | Sep 10, 2039 → Mar 24, 2042 |
Ayanamsa: 23.299 · 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 8
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
pig · earth
The hour pillar and secret animal need a recorded birth time, so they aren't shown.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 己 | 亥 |
| Month | 丁 | 丑 |
| Day | 乙 | 丑 |
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
Strength signifies internal fortitude and gentle mastery
This card reflects patient discipline and quiet authority, channeling power through stillness rather than overt force.
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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
Sun at 'A large aviary' highlights communal artistic resonance
This symbol suggests a rich gathering of distinct voices, reflecting his ensemble leadership at Shakespeare's Globe.
Sun · Capricorn 27°09'
A large aviary
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Two Chinese men converse in their native tongue in an American city
"Identity"
Zuni Indians perform a ritual to the sun
"Devotion"
A merry-go-round
"Amusement"
In the zoo children are brought face to face with an orangutan
"Confrontation"
A group of aristocratic ladies meet ceremonially at a court function
"Protocol"
A dentist at work
"Discipline"
In an old-fashioned northern village men cut the ice of a frozen pond for use during the summer
"Foresight"
A group of immigrants as they fulfill the requirements of entrance into the new country
"Assimilation"
A flag bearer in a battle
"Valor"
A human soul, in its eagerness for new experiences, seeks embodiment
"Incarnation"
An illustrated lecture on natural science reveals little-known aspects of life
"Education"
By accepting defeat gracefully a general reveals nobility of character
"Dignity"
A large aviary
"Freedom"
A hydrometer
"Measurement"
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 Mark Rylance
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Mark Rylance's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Mark Rylance's birth chart
What is Mark Rylance's zodiac sign?
Mark Rylance's Sun sign is Capricorn.
When was Mark Rylance born?
Mark Rylance was born on Jan 18, 1960.
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
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Birth data
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