David Lynch: Natal Chart & Psychological Profile

Birth Data

David Lynch Portrait
  • Missoula (MT) (United States), Sun Jan 20 1946, 03:00 AM. Source: Astro-Databank.
  • Dominants: Capricorn, Virgo, Scorpio / Moon, Pluto, Mercury / Houses: 3, 10, 8 / Earth, Water / Cardinal
  • Occupation: Director
  • Chinese Zodiac: Wood Rooster
  • Height: 5' 11" (1m80) tall
  • Life Path Number: 5

This report maps the astrological DNA of David Lynch based on precise birth time. Explore how the combination of a Capricorn Sun and Virgo Moon (along with a Scorpio Ascendant) manifests through the career milestones listed below.

Key Milestone Timeline

  • 2025, passed away; posthumously received the WGAW's Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement; art retrospective "Up in Flames" opened in Prague.
  • 2024, final album "Cellophane Memories" with Chrystabell; revealed a diagnosis of emphysema.
  • 2022, a cameo in Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans".
  • 2019, got an Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement.
  • 2017, in 3rd season of "Twin Peaks: The Return".
  • 2006, received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival for "Inland Empire".

Sources: variety.com, britannica.com

The Big Three: Sun, Moon & Ascendant

core identity • inner emotional tone • public face

Sun
Capricorn29° 45'3rd House
Moon
Virgo5° 08'10th House
Ascendant
Scorpio18° 15'

House-by-House Breakdown

  • 1st

    House

    Self & Identity

    Sign on Cusp
    Scorpio
    18° 15'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Pluto
    Ruler's Position
    Leo
    9th House
  • 2nd

    House

    Values & Resources

    Sign on Cusp
    Sagittarius
    18° 18'
    Planets in House
    Mercury
    House Ruler
    Jupiter
    Ruler's Position
    Libra
    11th House
  • 3rd

    House

    Communication

    Sign on Cusp
    Capricorn
    25° 07'
    Planets in House
    Sun, Venus
    House Ruler
    Saturn
    Ruler's Position
    Cancer
    8th House
  • 4th

    House

    Home & Roots

    Sign on Cusp
    Pisces
    3° 15'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Neptune
    Ruler's Position
    Libra
    11th House
  • 5th

    House

    Creativity & Pleasure

    Sign on Cusp
    Aries
    4° 53'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Mars
    Ruler's Position
    Cancer
    8th House
  • 6th

    House

    Routine & Health

    Sign on Cusp
    Aries
    29° 07'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Mars
    Ruler's Position
    Cancer
    8th House
  • 7th

    House

    Partnerships

    Sign on Cusp
    Taurus
    18° 15'
    Planets in House
    Uranus (R)
    House Ruler
    Venus
    Ruler's Position
    Capricorn
    3rd House
  • 8th

    House

    Transformation

    Sign on Cusp
    Gemini
    18° 18'
    Planets in House
    Mars (R), Saturn (R), Mean Node (R)
    House Ruler
    Mercury
    Ruler's Position
    Capricorn
    2nd House
  • 9th

    House

    Beliefs & Expansion

    Sign on Cusp
    Cancer
    25° 07'
    Planets in House
    Pluto (R)
    House Ruler
    Moon
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    10th House
  • 10th

    House

    Career & Public Life

    Sign on Cusp
    Virgo
    3° 15'
    Planets in House
    Moon
    House Ruler
    Mercury
    Ruler's Position
    Capricorn
    2nd House
  • 11th

    House

    Community & Future

    Sign on Cusp
    Libra
    4° 53'
    Planets in House
    Jupiter, Neptune (R), Chiron
    House Ruler
    Venus
    Ruler's Position
    Capricorn
    3rd House
  • 12th

    House

    Subconscious

    Sign on Cusp
    Libra
    29° 07'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Venus
    Ruler's Position
    Capricorn
    3rd House

David Lynch's Astrology Birth Chart (Placidus)

Chart DNA: Rulers & Angles

AC (identity), MC (public self), DC (relationships & other awareness), IC (private self, roots & ancestry).

The Chart Ruler

Ruling Planet
Pluto
Ruler's Placement
LeoIn 9th House

Elements Distribution

  • Air: 20%
  • Fire: 4%
  • Earth: 51%
  • Water: 25%

Modalities

Cardinal:
50%
Fixed:
19%
Mutable:
31%

Planet Positions

  • Sun Planet symbol

    Sun

    29° 45'

    Capricorn

  • Moon Planet symbol

    Moon

    5° 08'

    Virgo

  • Mercury Planet symbol

    Mercury

    15° 58'

    Capricorn

  • Venus Planet symbol

    Venus

    26° 49'

    Capricorn

  • Mars Planet symbol

    Mars

    20° 46', R

    Cancer

  • Jupiter Planet symbol

    Jupiter

    26° 37'

    Libra

  • Saturn Planet symbol

    Saturn

    20° 46', R

    Cancer

  • Uranus Planet symbol

    Uranus

    13° 49', R

    Gemini

  • Neptune Planet symbol

    Neptune

    8° 35', R

    Libra

  • Pluto Planet symbol

    Pluto

    10° 52', R

    Leo

  • Mean_Node symbol

    Mean Node

    28° 26', R

    Gemini

  • Chiron symbol

    Chiron

    21° 06'

    Libra

Major Aspects

David Lynch aspect grid chart

Grouped by Planet & Orb Strength

  • ASC

    • quintile Sun(0° 30')
  • Sun

    • quintile ASC(0° 30')
    • conjunction Venus(2° 55')
    • square Jupiter(3° 08')
    • opposition Mars(8° 59')
    • opposition Saturn(8° 59')
  • Mercury

    • opposition Saturn(4° 46')
    • opposition Mars(4° 46')
    • conjunction Venus(10° 50')
  • Venus

    • square Jupiter(0° 12')
    • conjunction Sun(2° 55')
    • square Chiron(5° 43')
    • opposition Mars(6° 04')
    • opposition Saturn(6° 04')
    • conjunction Mercury(10° 50')
  • Mars

    • conjunction Saturn(0° 00')
    • square Chiron(0° 20')
    • opposition Mercury(4° 46')
    • square Jupiter(5° 51')
    • opposition Venus(6° 04')
    • opposition Sun(8° 59')
  • Jupiter

    • square Venus(0° 12')
    • square Sun(3° 08')
    • conjunction Chiron(5° 30')
    • square Mars(5° 51')
    • square Saturn(5° 51')
  • Saturn

    • conjunction Mars(0° 00')
    • square Chiron(0° 20')
    • opposition Mercury(4° 46')
    • square Jupiter(5° 51')
    • opposition Venus(6° 04')
    • opposition Sun(8° 59')
  • Uranus

    • sextile Pluto(2° 56')
    • trine Neptune(5° 13')
    • trine Chiron(7° 17')
  • Neptune

    • sextile Pluto(2° 17')
    • trine Uranus(5° 13')
  • Pluto

    • sextile Neptune(2° 17')
    • sextile Uranus(2° 56')
  • Chiron

    • square Mars(0° 20')
    • square Saturn(0° 20')
    • conjunction Jupiter(5° 30')
    • square Venus(5° 43')
    • trine Uranus(7° 17')