Portrait of Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

screenwriter

Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0

Born
August 15, 1972
Birthplace
Berkeley
Sun sign
Leo

Ben Affleck, screenwriter, was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley. With the Sun in Leo, Ben's chart begins from a Leo core. Without a recorded birth time, the Moon and angles can't be pinned precisely, but the planetary placements by date still hold.

Astrological profile

The chart’s core is a bold Leo Sun at 23°, radiating confidence, creativity and a strong desire for self‑expression. Coupled with Mercury retrograde also in Leo, thought processes are internalized and revisited, giving a theatrical mind that refines ideas before sharing them. The Scorpio Moon, placed at 6°, deepens emotional life, adding intensity, privacy and a penchant for transformation; feelings are felt profoundly and often hidden behind a charismatic surface. Venus in Cancer softens the fiery core, seeking security and nurturing in close bonds, while Mars at the very start of Virgo brings a meticulous, service‑oriented energy that channels the Leo drive into precise, detail‑rich effort.

Outer planets intensify the personality’s themes. A tight Jupiter‑Neptune conjunction in late Sagittarius (29° and 2°) blends expansive philosophy with idealistic dreaming, but its retrograde tone suggests innerized belief systems that are constantly refined. Saturn in Gemini imposes a disciplined, analytical structure on communication, while Uranus (15° Libra) and Pluto (0° Libra) conjunct in the sign of relationships inject sudden insights and deep transformative power into how balance and fairness are pursued. With no reliable time, the Moon and rising are approximations, so the portrait leans on these Sun‑Moon‑outer dynamics to reveal a charismatic, introspective figure driven by creative ambition, emotional depth, and a quest for meaningful connection.

An interpretation of the chart above, generated from the computed placements.

Natal placements

Sun Leo 23°
Moon Scorpio 6°
Mercury Leo 11°
Venus Cancer 8°
Mars Virgo 0°
Jupiter Sagittarius 29°
Saturn Gemini 19°
Uranus Libra 15°
Neptune Sagittarius 2°
Pluto Libra 0°

Computed from the birth date (noon). The Moon is approximate and angles are omitted without a birth time.

Ben is a warm and expressive Leo Sun, with a intense and probing Scorpio Moon. The chart leans fire and mutable.

Major aspects

Mars Jupiter 1°Jupiter Pluto 1°Moon Venus 2°Mars Neptune 2°Neptune Pluto 2°Sun Saturn 4°Mercury Uranus 4°Saturn Uranus 4°Moon Mercury 5°Sun Jupiter 6°

Element & modality balance

Fire4
Earth1
Air3
Water2
Cardinal3
Fixed3
Mutable4

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