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Analysis of Johnny Depp's astrological chart

Daily news regularly puts the spotlight on all sorts of famous people. Although we are not fond of juicy information, we inevitably have an idea about a given political figure, a movie star, a Royal Highness, or a skilled sportsman.

Those well-known faces draw our interest and seem familiar to us, because we watch their successes or their setbacks day by day.

Astrology may also be considered as an interesting filter to better define their personality, and to guess whether the events they experience are confirmed by their planets' activities. Astrology does not reveal everything, of course, but using the dominants and other peculiarities of the natal chart, we can see whether the astrological portrait matches the collective image or offers unsuspected additional nuances.

After Matthew McConaughey and Gisele Bündchen, here is an article about the elusive Johnny Depp.

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Focus Astro celebrity: Johnny Depp

Although he is not any more a young handsome comedian, Johnny Depp has already become a myth. However, the public may have had a wrong idea of the movie star, who cultivates the art of paradox. Sun in Gemini, Ascendant in Leo, his main calling card is that of a talented actor, charismatic, self-confident, endowed with the gift of the gab, who uses Gemini's facial expressions and sense of repartee, as well as Leo's poise.

He is Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean, or the sexiest man of the world, as the magazine People called him twice.

His private life is as tempestuous as that of his film characters. He had a symbiotic affair with Winona Ryder, which caused him to have the name of his lover tattooed on his arm – Winona for ever – in his early youth, before a split which led to his much more sensational Kate Moss period in the ‘90s. Both literally and figuratively, the couple tear one another to pieces, patch up, and badly damage hotel rooms. Then, his long relationship with Vanessa Paradis appeased him during 14 years. Now, separated from the French singer, he seems to have set off again for passion with fiery-tempered Amber Heard, whom he is said to marry in the spring of 2014.

If we started this portrait with these lines on his romantic life, it is because the most striking aspect of the chart of this "minimum Gemini", with only the Sun in this sign, is a powerful Mercury-Venus conjunction in the 10th House. In the House of career, culminating in the chart and forming a T-Square with Saturn in the 7th House and Uranus in the 1st House, this Mercury-Venus conjunction provides us with (almost) all the keys of Depp's rich personality traits, full of contradictions. Mercury and Venus on the MC give him his undeniable power of seduction which worked on the public right from the beginning, and which he took full advantage of throughout his career. In Taurus, the conjunction suggests that Depp is sensual, epicurean, and craving for stability. Unfortunately, owing to two tense aspects with Saturn and Uranus, he seems to be constantly searching for more.

Indeed, stern Saturn, devourer of children in mythology, gives Depp the face of an old bachelor or of a hard-line loner in the field of marriage and partnerships. Saturn in the 7th House indicates difficulties in making friends, owing to a lack of confidence and assurance towards people. Of course, over time, the planet may improve and offer the owner of a chart displaying this configuration the possibility to establish a sound relationship, once maturity is reached. Thus, when Depp boasted about the stability some of his muses brought about, including Vanessa Paradis, it is possible that he started to get bored, withdrew into his shell, and finally turned into a cold fish. Thank you, Saturn, not too pleasant for those concerned!

We also mentioned Uranus, the other planet involved in the T-Square which challenges the Mercury-Venus conjunction. Owing to the position of Uranus on the Ascendant and conjunct Mars, Depp is an original person: he ends up weary of the Hollywood image projected by the Leo Ascendant. After having risen to fame very quickly, thanks to the cult series 21 Jump Street, he deliberately destroyed his perfect image by collecting roles in unsettling films. Actually, he himself used to be a rather rebellious adolescent, tempted by all sorts of weird experiences. This proves that the influence of Uranus in the 1st House is mighty. Every now and then, and despite the age factor, Uranus' energy reappears, and Johnny Depp definitely remains alone on board...

In short, we see how the very bright features of the chart – Ascendant in Leo, Mercury-Venus conjunction in Taurus – alternate with darker aspects: the T-Square and the Moon in Capricorn indicate with some insistently that Johnny Depp spends his time striving to construct in order to better destroy. This is how he behaves in his private life, but this is what he does with the public too, seeking to be acknowledged through blockbusters, then rejecting the tribute which the whole world pays to him...

But with dominants such as Venus, the Sun, and Neptune, Johnny Depp is mainly an artist, and nothing else. His dazzling talent probably saved him, and he still has a great deal of potential. Indeed, he can express himself in many various areas, through the cinema, as well as through music, which remains for him a field of deep exploration, like for many Neptunians.

Fortunately, Jupiter protects him. Forming an auspicious trine with the Ascendant, Jupiter heralds wealth, expansion, and strength for this incomparable actor. He can be out of the system, since he can easily afford it!

Johnny Depp
Detailed horoscope and birth chart
Author: Harald Krichel
Credits: Own work
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
Date of birth
Sunday, June 9, 1963
City of birth
Owensboro (KY) (United States)
Aries
Taurus
Virgo
Signs
Jupiter
Sun
Venus
Planets
11
2
9
Houses
Earth
Fire
Elements
Chinese astrological sign
Water Rabbit
7
Birth Path
Height
5' 10" (1m78) tall
Views
1,240,853
Biography of Johnny Depp (excerpt)
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963 (birth time source: birth certificate, Steinbrecher)) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning one for Best Actor for his performance of the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Actor, among...

You can also read the Astrotheme astrological portrait of Johnny Depp.

What about his transits? The last two years, Saturn transiting Scorpio, in conflict with the four-planet T-Square, may explain the split with Vanessa Paradis. Even though he rapidly hung out with Amber Head, the period was probably quite destabilising for him, particularly for his family roots, because Saturn was transiting in the 4th House. Now, this energy has started to subside, and Depp is more under the effect of transiting Pluto conjunct the natal Moon in Capricorn. This is an odd combination of both exacerbated and restrained sexuality, not very stable despite his desires, since it is influenced by Uranus. In other words, his Moon – the way he considers women – is undergoing, currently and for quite some time, the weight of the mundane Uranus-Pluto square. On the other hand, Jupiter crossing the Ascendant in the winter of 2014 will bring about a period of optimism, well-being, and cheerfulness.

In the summer of 2015, Depp is very likely to have success with his films, because Jupiter will transit his Uranus-Mars-Pluto stellium in Virgo. He would be well-advised to choose a role of action and a demanding script. Looking at his progressions, it is interesting to get back to the 2012 period to note that the Moon and the Black Moon, arriving in Scorpio, also indicated the end of a marital tie, since she activated also the famous T-Square which constitutes the keystone of the natal chart. In any case, Johnny Depp remains a Gemini who is anything but superficial!

Astrology: horoscope and birth chart of Johnny Depp (Placidus) Image taken from the horoscope, birth chart and astrological portrait of Johnny Depp, born June 9, 1963, 8:44 AM, Owensboro (KY) (United States) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 23° 05' 25° 38' 13° 58' 17° 27' 25° 15' 26° 03' 18° 00' 14° 50' 20° 38' 21' 35' 12' 38' 13° 25' 13° 31' 14° 54' 13° 18'
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Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Sun 18°00' Gemini, in House XI
Sun Aspects
Sun sextile Midheaven orb 0°32'
Sun trine Saturn orb 5°04'
Sun sextile Jupiter orb 4°02'
Sun bi-quintile Neptune orb 1°24'
Moon 13°18' Capricorn, in House VI
Moon Aspects
Moon square Jupiter orb 0°40'
Moon sextile Neptune orb 0°07'
Moon trine Pluto orb 3°39'
Moon square Midheaven orb 4°09'
Moon sesqui-quadrate Venus orb 2°14'
Mercury 25°15' Taurus, in House XI
Mercury Aspects
Mercury conjunction Venus orb 0°47'
Mercury square Saturn orb 2°10'
Mercury square Uranus orb 6°19'
Mercury sextile Ascendant orb 5°05'
Venus 26°03' Taurus, in House XI
Venus Aspects
Mercury conjunction Venus orb 0°47'
Venus square Saturn orb 2°57'
Venus square Uranus orb 5°31'
Venus sextile Ascendant orb 4°18'
Moon sesqui-quadrate Venus orb 2°14'
Venus square Mars orb 7°09'
Mars 3°12' Virgo, in House II
Mars Aspects
Mars conjunction Uranus orb 1°37'
Mars conjunction Pluto orb 6°25'
Mars sesqui-quadrate Midheaven orb 0°44'
Venus square Mars orb 7°09'
Jupiter 13°58' Aries, in House IX
Jupiter Aspects
Jupiter conjunction Midheaven orb 3°29'
Moon square Jupiter orb 0°40'
Jupiter inconjunction Neptune orb 0°33'
Sun sextile Jupiter orb 4°02'
Saturn 23°05' Я Aquarius, in House VIII
Saturn Aspects
Mercury square Saturn orb 2°10'
Venus square Saturn orb 2°57'
Sun trine Saturn orb 5°04'
Saturn opposite Uranus orb 8°29'
Saturn sextile Midheaven orb 5°37'
Uranus 1°35' Virgo, in House II
Uranus Aspects
Mars conjunction Uranus orb 1°37'
Venus square Uranus orb 5°31'
Uranus conjunction Pluto orb 8°03'
Uranus quintile Neptune orb 0°09'
Uranus sesqui-quadrate Midheaven orb 0°52'
Mercury square Uranus orb 6°19'
Saturn opposite Uranus orb 8°29'
Uranus semi-sextile Ascendant orb 1°13'
Neptune 13°25' Я Scorpio, in House IV
Neptune Aspects
Moon sextile Neptune orb 0°07'
Jupiter inconjunction Neptune orb 0°33'
Uranus quintile Neptune orb 0°09'
Neptune sextile Pluto orb 3°47'
Sun bi-quintile Neptune orb 1°24'
Pluto 9°38' Virgo, in House II
Pluto Aspects
Moon trine Pluto orb 3°39'
Mars conjunction Pluto orb 6°25'
Uranus conjunction Pluto orb 8°03'
Neptune sextile Pluto orb 3°47'
North Node 20°38' Я Cancer, in House XII
Lilith 13°31' Scorpio, in House IV
Fortune 25°38' Aquarius, in House VIII
Vertex 14°54' Sagittarius, in House V
East Point 14°50' Cancer, in House XII
Ascendant 0°21' Leo
House II 21°21' Leo
House III 16°24' Virgo
House IV 17°27' Libra
House V 23°32' Scorpio
House VI 29°15' Sagittarius
House VII 0°21' Aquarius
House VIII 21°21' Aquarius
House IX 16°24' Pisces
Midheaven 17°27' Aries
House XI 23°32' Taurus
House XII 29°15' Gemini
Ascendant 0°21' Leo
Ascendant Aspects
Venus sextile Ascendant orb 4°18'
Mercury sextile Ascendant orb 5°05'
Uranus semi-sextile Ascendant orb 1°13'
Midheaven 17°27' Aries
Midheaven Aspects
Jupiter conjunction Midheaven orb 3°29'
Sun sextile Midheaven orb 0°32'
Moon square Midheaven orb 4°09'
Uranus sesqui-quadrate Midheaven orb 0°52'
Mars sesqui-quadrate Midheaven orb 0°44'
Saturn sextile Midheaven orb 5°37'
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* A planet less than 1° from the next House cusp is considered to be posited in the said House. 2° when the AS and the MC are involved