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Analysis of Robert Downey Jr.'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.

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Like outstanding stars such as Marlon Brando or Steve Mc Queen, Robert Downey Jr. is considered a physical actor. The above examples are no coincidence, because these three people have the Sun in Aries! With his roles in "Iron Man" and "Avengers", Robert Downey Jr. definitely established himself as a super-hero who, in addition, receives huge fees. According to Forbes, he is the best-paid actor between 2012 and 2013, with 50 million dollars for the first part of "Avengers"!

Looking at his astrological profile, one tends to think that his success comes from the fact that his life matches the characteristics of his planetary dominants. He is obviously marked by Fire, because his Sun is in Aries with Mercury and Venus, and these planets are supported by the Ascendant in Leo, a Fire sign also. A series of quite tight trines link the three planets to the Ascendant. Therefore, we are dealing with a pronounced personality, since Fire is not particularly a subtle element but a rather flamboyant one – thus, easy to understand. With such a configuration, self-confidence is unwavering. Indeed, Downey recently declared in the magazine "GQ", about the 2014 Oscars, that he would be shocked if he did not receive the award, and that he deemed himself the most talented artist of his generation! With a good faith which borders the naivety that Aries may display, the actor even added: "No one enjoys seeing somebody struggling with one's self-confidence. It's boring." Duly noted.

However, his chart includes other outstanding features. Like many people born in 1965, the triple Mars-Uranus-Pluto conjunction in Virgo opposing Saturn portends ordeals difficult to overcome. In generational astrology, this aspect suggests that these people must thoroughly reconsider their values due to a very unstable, almost threatening context. Besides, this configuration also indicates foolhardy risk-taking.

In the chart of Robert Downey Jr., this collective aspect is found in the 2nd and 8th Houses. It is experienced as an instinctual conflict between the urge to live and achieve and the tendency to destroy. It is common knowledge that when he was very young, he was introduced to drug-taking by his own father. An avatar of the hippy era, he grew in Greenwich Village in such a permissive environment that he probably suffered from a lack of limits. Actually, his behaviour got him into trouble with the police. He was arrested several times and forced to go into detox between 1996 and 2001. As we give an overall look at the ephemerides (it is difficult here to analyse in detail the transits over such a long period), we notice that in 1996, Saturn transited Downey's planets in Aries, and that in his chart, this planet has a negative role. Symbolically, Saturn stands for the father figure, the authorities, shortages, and constraints. Furthermore, Uranus transited the Descendant (angular). Uranus is also involved in the famous configuration, then squaring Saturn (1998). The actor kept on undergoing a string of tough transits, even though, as we can see, this hardship seems far away now. His case is all the more interesting that it seems to indicate that it is always possible to find outlets in order to sublimate tensions.

For Robert Downey Jr., it is most likely that the cinema enabled him to channel a significant part of his explosive energies. But this is not all, because his chart also shows great potential for recovering a new harmony of life. He can rely on a nice Moon in Taurus, conjunct Jupiter, the planet of good luck and well-being. Here again, the planet trining Pluto enabled him to tip the scales in favour of his life drive, and gives him a higher than average resurrecting capacity. Whereas the opposition to Neptune suggests attraction to illicit drugs, it also heralds artistic talents, which are efficient because they are indefinable or even magnetic (Taurus-Scorpio axis). Because this additional opposition occurs in the 10th and 4th Houses, it influences Downey's career: to become rich, famous, and sought after, ten years after having been thrown out of the series "Ally McBeal", this is what rebounding is all about!

Robert Downey Jr.
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Date of birth
Sunday, April 4, 1965
City of birth
Manhattan, New York (NY) (United States)
Aries
Taurus
Virgo
Sun
Mars
Pluto
DominantDom. Planets
9
2
10
Fire
Earth
DominantDom. Elements
Chinese astrological sign
Wood Snake
11
Birth Path
Height
5' 8" (1m73) tall
Biography of Robert Downey Jr. (excerpt)
Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965 in New York (birth time source: Marion March)) is an American actor, producer, and singer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success in middle age. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine among the 100 most...

But this powerful Moon-Jupiter conjunction also brings about an important and satisfactory family life. Beyond the glamorous veneer, this Aries-Leo with Fire planet is well-grounded (Taurus and Virgo) and enjoys the most simple pleasures above all.

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What is in store for Downey? Of course, he will need to be cautious during the first quarter of 2014, which has a host of harsh aspects by Uranus, Pluto, Mars, and even Jupiter, challenging his planets in Aries. He ought to watch his health and to limit his trips or the stunts in his movies during this period. However, during the second half of 2014, then 2015 and the following years, tensions will subside for good and should logically enable him to find exciting projects while preserving the serenity of his private life.

Astrology: horoscope and birth chart of Robert Downey Jr. (Placidus) Image taken from the horoscope, birth chart and astrological portrait of Robert Downey Jr., born April 4, 1965, 1:10 PM, Manhattan, New York (NY) (United States) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11° 59' 12° 51' 14° 45' 21° 12' 36' 19° 12' 26° 12' 15° 29' 29° 13' 13° 52' 10° 12' 11° 30' 14° 17' 18° 18' 19° 31' 05' 10° 06'
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Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Sun 14°45' Aries, in House IX
Sun Aspects
Sun conjunction Venus orb 1°54'
Sun trine Ascendant orb 0°53'
Sun conjunction Mercury orb 6°26'
Sun inconjunction Pluto orb 0°28'
Sun bi-quintile Neptune orb 1°14'
Sun bi-quintile Mars orb 1°26'
Moon 19°12' Taurus, in House X
Moon Aspects
Moon opposite Neptune orb 0°19'
Moon conjunction Jupiter orb 7°00'
Moon trine Pluto orb 4°54'
Moon square Ascendant orb 5°20'
Moon trine Uranus orb 7°41'
Mercury 21°12' Я Aries, in House IX
Mercury Aspects
Sun conjunction Mercury orb 6°26'
Mercury conjunction Venus orb 8°21'
Mercury inconjunction Neptune orb 1°41'
Mercury trine Ascendant orb 7°20'
Mercury bi-quintile Pluto orb 0°55'
Venus 12°51' Aries, in House IX
Venus Aspects
Sun conjunction Venus orb 1°54'
Venus trine Ascendant orb 1°00'
Mercury conjunction Venus orb 8°21'
Venus inconjunction Pluto orb 1°26'
Venus inconjunction Uranus orb 1°20'
Venus bi-quintile Neptune orb 0°39'
Venus semi-sextile Saturn orb 0°51'
Venus inconjunction Mars orb 2°39'
Mars 10°12' Я Virgo, in House II
Mars Aspects
Mars conjunction Uranus orb 1°18'
Mars conjunction Pluto orb 4°05'
Mars opposite Saturn orb 1°47'
Mars trine Midheaven orb 6°35'
Venus inconjunction Mars orb 2°39'
Sun bi-quintile Mars orb 1°26'
Jupiter 26°12' Taurus, in House X
Jupiter Aspects
Moon conjunction Jupiter orb 7°00'
Jupiter opposite Neptune orb 6°40'
Saturn 11°59' Pisces, in House VIII
Saturn Aspects
Mars opposite Saturn orb 1°47'
Saturn opposite Uranus orb 0°29'
Saturn opposite Pluto orb 2°17'
Saturn inconjunction Ascendant orb 1°52'
Venus semi-sextile Saturn orb 0°51'
Saturn trine Neptune orb 7°31'
Uranus 11°30' Я Virgo, in House II
Uranus Aspects
Mars conjunction Uranus orb 1°18'
Uranus conjunction Pluto orb 2°47'
Saturn opposite Uranus orb 0°29'
Venus inconjunction Uranus orb 1°20'
Moon trine Uranus orb 7°41'
Uranus trine Midheaven orb 7°53'
Neptune 19°31' Я Scorpio, in House IV
Neptune Aspects
Moon opposite Neptune orb 0°19'
Jupiter opposite Neptune orb 6°40'
Neptune square Ascendant orb 5°39'
Mercury inconjunction Neptune orb 1°41'
Venus bi-quintile Neptune orb 0°39'
Neptune sextile Pluto orb 5°13'
Saturn trine Neptune orb 7°31'
Sun bi-quintile Neptune orb 1°14'
Pluto 14°17' Я Virgo, in House II
Pluto Aspects
Mars conjunction Pluto orb 4°05'
Uranus conjunction Pluto orb 2°47'
Saturn opposite Pluto orb 2°17'
Sun inconjunction Pluto orb 0°28'
Moon trine Pluto orb 4°54'
Pluto semi-sextile Ascendant orb 0°25'
Venus inconjunction Pluto orb 1°26'
Neptune sextile Pluto orb 5°13'
Mercury bi-quintile Pluto orb 0°55'
North Node 15°29' Я Gemini, in House XI
Lilith 10°06' Capricorn, in House V
Fortune 18°18' Virgo, in House II
Vertex 1°05' Capricorn, in House V
East Point 29°13' Cancer, in House XII
Ascendant 13°52' Leo
House II 5°09' Virgo
House III 1°19' Libra
House IV 3°36' Scorpio
House V 9°47' Sagittarius
House VI 14°14' Capricorn
House VII 13°52' Aquarius
House VIII 5°09' Pisces
House IX 1°19' Aries
Midheaven 3°36' Taurus
House XI 9°47' Gemini
House XII 14°14' Cancer
Ascendant 13°52' Leo
Ascendant Aspects
Sun trine Ascendant orb 0°53'
Venus trine Ascendant orb 1°00'
Moon square Ascendant orb 5°20'
Neptune square Ascendant orb 5°39'
Pluto semi-sextile Ascendant orb 0°25'
Saturn inconjunction Ascendant orb 1°52'
Mercury trine Ascendant orb 7°20'
Midheaven 3°36' Taurus
Midheaven Aspects
Mars trine Midheaven orb 6°35'
Uranus trine Midheaven orb 7°53'
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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