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James Hetfield Birth Chart
Leo Sun, Capricorn Moon, Capricorn Rising — calculated from the public birth record cited below.
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- Date
- August 3, 1963
- Time
- 18:16
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Timezone
- -07:00
- Coordinates
- 34.0520, -118.2430
- House system
- Placidus
James Hetfield's Big Three
Sun
Leo Sun
Leo 10.96°
Traditionally associated with creative presence, warmth, and expressive confidence; this point describes identity and conscious direction.
Moon
Capricorn Moon
Capricorn 24.46°
Traditionally associated with discipline, structure, and long-range ambition; this point describes emotional rhythms and instinctive needs.
Rising
Capricorn Rising
Capricorn 15.03°
Traditionally associated with discipline, structure, and long-range ambition; this point describes approach, presentation, and the chart's house structure.
This is an astrological interpretation of chart symbols, not a factual claim about James Hetfield's personality.
Planetary placements
| Point | Sign | Degree | House | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 10.96° | 7 | No |
| Moon | Capricorn | 24.46° | 1 | No |
| Mercury | Virgo | 1.08° | 8 | No |
| Venus | Leo | 3.83° | 7 | No |
| Mars | Libra | 4.80° | 9 | No |
| Jupiter | Aries | 19.43° | 3 | No |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 20.44° | 1 | Yes |
| Uranus | Virgo | 4.09° | 8 | No |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 12.91° | 10 | No |
| Pluto | Virgo | 10.83° | 8 | No |
| North Node | Cancer | 19.30° | 7 | Yes |
| Chiron | Pisces | 13.98° | 2 | Yes |
Houses
| House | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| House 1 | Capricorn | 15.03° |
| House 2 | Aquarius | 24.12° |
| House 3 | Aries | 3.20° |
| House 4 | Taurus | 4.93° |
| House 5 | Gemini | 0.04° |
| House 6 | Gemini | 22.12° |
| House 7 | Cancer | 15.03° |
| House 8 | Leo | 24.12° |
| House 9 | Libra | 3.20° |
| House 10 | Scorpio | 4.93° |
| House 11 | Sagittarius | 0.04° |
| House 12 | Sagittarius | 22.12° |
Major aspects
| Aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Venus Sextile Mars | 0.97° |
| Jupiter Sextile Saturn | 1.01° |
| Neptune Trine Chiron | 1.06° |
| Sun Square Neptune | 1.95° |
| Neptune Sextile Pluto | 2.09° |
| Mercury Conjunction Uranus | 3.01° |
| Pluto Opposition Chiron | 3.15° |
| Moon Square Jupiter | 5.03° |
| Uranus Conjunction Pluto | 6.74° |
| Sun Conjunction Venus | 7.14° |
Birth-data source and confidence
Publisher-reported Rodden rating AA · Rating supplied by the dataset publisher; AskCelesta has not independently inspected the original birth document.
This birth input comes from the VedAstro 15,000 Famous People Birth Date & Location dataset, published under the MIT license. Dataset record: JamesHetfield1963. The rating is carried forward from that dataset; AskCelesta has not independently verified the underlying certificate or record. Corrections are welcome. A chart is only as precise as its recorded birth time.
Calculation and reading disclosure
AskCelesta calculates the chart from date, local time, place coordinates, timezone, and the displayed house system. Planetary positions and aspect geometry are calculated by software. Interpretations describe traditional astrological symbolism and may include AI-assisted text; they are not scientific findings or predictions.