Born: June 9, 1963, 8:44 AM local time, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA. Source: Astro-Databank, Rodden rating AA.
The AA rating means the time comes from a birth certificate or birth record, so the rising sign, the Midheaven and the houses below can be taken at face value. Open Johnny Depp's chart on Astrolas alongside this read.
This chart splits cleanly into two groups. Mars, Uranus and Pluto all sit together in hVirgo, in the 2nd house of money and resources. The Sun, Mercury and Venus all sit in the 11th house of friends and groups, two of them conjunct in sTaurus. Half the chart is quiet, precise and private. The other half wants company, conversation and an audience.
That split tracks a long, strange, genuinely versatile career: a working musician before he was a famous actor, a performer who built a run of eccentric, memorable characters, and a lead who has also spent years making music on stage with other musicians rather than alone.
Mars, Uranus and Pluto together in Virgo, house 2
Mars sits at 3ยฐ12', Uranus at 1ยฐ35' and Pluto at 9ยฐ38', all in Virgo, all in the 2nd house.
The Astrolas library reads Mars in Virgo as exacting, hardworking energy: meticulous, perfectionist, able to organize and systematize almost anything, sharp and unmoved by emotion when there's a job to do. Uranus in Virgo adds a reforming streak, always hunting for a better method, a generational signature shared by everyone born in this window, since Uranus moves slowly enough to mark a whole cohort rather than one person. Pluto in Virgo is generational too, tied to the 1957 to 1971 cohort and the era's push toward labor and health reform, but its house placement makes the drive personal: a quiet, persistent need for financial autonomy and a habit of researching and preparing before any big money move.
Mars and Uranus are also conjunct here, with an orb of 1ยฐ37', the tightest named aspect in the whole chart. The library reads it as strong determination paired with a rebellious streak and a dislike of being bound to any one pattern, someone who seizes bold openings to create a turning point. Depp has built a career almost entirely out of characters who don't fit a mold: Edward Scissorhands, Captain Jack Sparrow, Willy Wonka, the Mad Hatter.
Mercury conjunct Venus in Taurus, house 11: charm as a working tool
Mercury sits at 25ยฐ15' and Venus at 26ยฐ03', both Taurus, both in the 11th house, conjunct with an orb of 0ยฐ47'.
The library reads this pairing as natural charm and humor, someone who can talk to anyone about anything, persuasive and literary, good at smoothing over conflict and building consensus, with a built-in tendency to put enjoyment ahead of work. Mercury in Taurus on its own adds patience and a sharp eye for value, in art, antiques or negotiation; Venus in Taurus wants comfort, loyalty and refined pleasures, and can draw financial luck through close relationships.
He played guitar in bands before acting took over, and has kept at it since, co-founding the band Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry in 2012. France gave him an Honorary Cรฉsar for his body of work in 1999, recognition that sits on the art side of this pairing rather than the box office side.
Sun in Gemini, house 11: curiosity that needs a crowd
The Sun sits at 18ยฐ00' dGemini in the 11th house. The library reads this Sun as quick, curious and endlessly adaptable, happiest when learning, connecting and trying something new, with a weakness for boredom and scattered focus once the novelty wears off. In the 11th house, the library ties that same energy to friendship: a wide circle, drawn from very different walks of life, with a talent for making people feel welcome inside an ever-expanding group.
His filmography reads like a list of attempts to avoid repeating himself, comedy, horror, animation voice work, awards dramas, a long-running blockbuster franchise, often alongside the same small circle of directors and actors he returns to film after film.
Jupiter conjunct the Midheaven in Aries: career luck that still needs the work
Jupiter sits at 13ยฐ58' aAries in the 9th house, and the Midheaven at 17ยฐ27' Aries in the 10th, conjunct with an orb of 3ยฐ29'.
The library reads this conjunction as the chart's clearest signal of career reward: the kind of placement that brings major success, public recognition and a prosperous life, powered by both luck and sustained effort, with a warning not to let ambition crowd out everything else. Jupiter in Aries on its own favors boldness and independence, impatient with being managed by someone else, most effective with full autonomy. In the 9th house, that same Jupiter turns toward deep, unhurried study rather than constant travel, learning that happens through books and long reflection as much as through movement.
Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean films, starting with the first installment in 2003, became one of the highest-grossing franchises in film history and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, alongside nominations for Finding Neverland in 2004 and Sweeney Todd in 2007.
Saturn in Aquarius, house 8, and Moon in Capricorn, house 6: caution with shared resources, discipline at work
Saturn sits at 23ยฐ05' Aquarius in the 8th house. The library reads Saturn in Aquarius as discipline blended with original, humanitarian thinking, socially skilled but prone to a stubborn streak once a position is set. In the 8th house, that caution turns toward shared money: reserved about relying on anyone else's finances, slow to trust joint ventures, but capable of real, patient growth through long-term investment once that trust is built.
The Moon sits at 13ยฐ18' Capricorn in the 6th house. The library reads this Moon as emotion held tightly in check, with security tied to status, achievement and a secure home base rather than open feeling. In the 6th house, the library adds that work rarely feels settled and colleagues get treated like family, a routine that needs real structure to feel steady.
Neptune in Scorpio, house 4: the home as a refuge
Neptune sits at 13ยฐ25' Scorpio in the 4th house. By sign, Neptune in Scorpio is generational, shared by everyone born across these years and tied to a broader cultural pull toward hidden depths and transformation. The 4th house makes it personal: the library describes someone who wants the home to be a calm, artistic sanctuary, who reads family relationships with strong intuition, and who tends to idealize those closest to him until reality eventually asks for a clearer look.
Leo rising, and the angles the library doesn't cover yet
The Ascendant sits at 0ยฐ21' gLeo, with the Descendant at 0ยฐ21' Aquarius. The library doesn't yet have entries for the Ascendant, the Descendant or the Midheaven's sign on their own, so this piece doesn't build a reading on them beyond the Jupiter-MC conjunction already covered.
A few more aspects touch the angles without library text yet: Venus sextile the Ascendant (orb 4ยฐ18'), the Sun sextile the Midheaven (orb 0ยฐ33'), and the Moon square the Midheaven (orb 4ยฐ10'). They stay here as chart facts rather than a reading.
What the chart adds up to
The chart doesn't explain thirty-five years of unusual casting choices. What it shows is a near-even split: a Virgo trio in the 2nd house that works quietly and precisely with resources, and a Sun-Mercury-Venus group in the 11th that needs an audience, a band, a circle of collaborators, or a franchise built around a character nobody else could play the same way.
Open Johnny Depp's chart on Astrolas, find the Virgo trio in the 2nd house, then compare it with the 11th-house group.
Questions people ask
What is Johnny Depp's rising sign?
Leo, at 0ยฐ21', based on his AA-rated birth time of 8:44 AM. The library doesn't yet have a reading for this Ascendant on its own.
What are Johnny Depp's Sun and Moon signs?
His Sun is at 18ยฐ00' Gemini in the 11th house of friends and groups. His Moon is at 13ยฐ18' Capricorn in the 6th house of daily work.
What is the strongest feature of his chart?
Three planets, Mars, Uranus and Pluto, all in Virgo in the 2nd house, sitting opposite a Sun, Mercury and Venus group in the 11th house. Mercury and Venus are also conjunct, at an orb of 0ยฐ47', in Taurus.