Dakota Johnson, born Dakota Mayi Johnson, is an American actress. She made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama in 1999, had a supporting role in The Social Network (2010) and starred in the Fox sitcom Ben and Kate (2012–2013). Her breakthrough was Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey, released in February 2015, and she hosted Saturday Night Live that month. She shared the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the cast of Suspiria. Later films include The Lost Daughter (2021), Persuasion (2022), Madame Web (2024) and Materialists (2025). She founded the production company TeaTime Pictures with Ro Donnelly.
Quoted on the front page
Sy Scholfield quotes the Austin American-Statesman of October 5, 1989, page A1, from "Actors' newborn debuts in Austin" by Kevin Phinney: "Publicist Elliot Mintz said: ... 'The baby was born in Austin, Texas, at 2:49 p.m. Central time.'"
Astro-Databank rates it A and lists no other time.
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♑︎ Capricorn | 1:36 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. | Sagittarius before, Aquarius after |
| Midheaven | ♏︎ Scorpio | 2:29 p.m. to 4:28 p.m. | Libra before, Sagittarius after |
| Moon | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 4:30 a.m. to midnight | Scorpio before |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us, Austin, Texas, Central Daylight Time (UTC-5).
Balance, range and restraint
In the tradition a Libra Sun weighs and balances, and a Sagittarius Moon needs range and a belief to follow. The Capricorn ascendant gives a composed, work-first impression. The three sit at 11°34′, 5°09′ and 17°40′ Capricorn.
Libra and Capricorn start things, and the Moon is the adaptable one. Its sextile to Mars, 4°44′ off, is taken as a loose flow from mood to action.
Our pages: Libra · Moon in Sagittarius · Capricorn rising · Sun, Moon and rising together.
Jupiter and Neptune face off, Mars takes the corner
Jupiter at 9°56′ of Cancer opposes Neptune at 9°39′ of Capricorn, 0°16′ from exact. Mars squares Jupiter by 0°02′, her narrowest aspect, and Neptune by 0°14′.
A T-square is an opposition with a third planet pressing from the side. Jupiter wants more and Neptune blurs the outline, while Mars, the planet that has to act, sits where the pressure lands. The Sun joins the shape 1°40′ from Mars, squaring Jupiter by 1°38′ and Neptune by 1°54′.
Sun and Mars fall in the 9th house of Placidus, the 10th of Whole Sign. Travis Kelce, born a day later, has the same three planets in this shape with different orbs.
Our pages: Mars in Libra · Jupiter in Cancer · Neptune in Capricorn · 9th house · Travis Kelce's chart.
Capricorn from 1:36 p.m., three slow planets inside it
Capricorn rose over Austin at 1:36 p.m., and she was born 73 minutes into it; Aquarius follows at 3:36 p.m. Saturn at 7°45′, Uranus at 1°36′ and Neptune share the sign, Saturn and Neptune 1°54′ from a conjunction.
Saturn stands for structure and Uranus for the sudden break, with Neptune adding blur. Placidus files all three under the hidden 12th, while Whole Sign puts them in the 1st, the self on show. Saturn also opposes Jupiter, 2°11′ off. Its square to Mars, 2°08′ off, feeds the T-square.
Our pages: Saturn in Capricorn · Uranus in Capricorn · 12th house · 1st house · rising sign calculator.
Scorpio overhead, with Venus and Pluto in its sign
The midheaven, the point overhead for public role, is 5°16′ Scorpio. Scorpio reached it at 2:29 p.m., 20 minutes before the birth. Tradition links Scorpio there with depth and reserve.
Venus at 25°40′ and Pluto at 13°48′ are both Scorpio planets, sitting in the 10th or the 11th depending on the system. Venus is attraction and taste; Pluto adds concentration. Mercury in Virgo, at 25°48′, sextiles Venus within 0°08′.
Our pages: Midheaven in Scorpio · Venus in Scorpio · Pluto in Scorpio · Mercury in Virgo · 11th house.
A Moon about ten hours into Sagittarius
The Moon entered Sagittarius at 4:30 a.m. that morning, 10 hours before she was born, and leaves for Capricorn two days later, at 3:46 p.m. Tradition reads a Sagittarius Moon as feeling that wants a wide horizon, plain speech and room to move.
One system seats it among friends and groups, in the 11th; the other in the 12th, the house of retreat.
Our pages: Moon in Sagittarius · moon sign calculator · 11th house · 12th house.
All major aspects between the planets in Dakota Johnson's chart
- Mars square Jupiter orb 0°02′
- Mercury sextile Venus orb 0°08′
- Mars square Neptune orb 0°14′
- Jupiter opposition Neptune orb 0°16′
- Sun square Jupiter orb 1°38′
- Sun conjunction Mars orb 1°40′
- Sun square Neptune orb 1°54′
- Saturn conjunction Neptune orb 1°54′
- Mars square Saturn orb 2°08′
- Jupiter opposition Saturn orb 2°11′
- Sun square Saturn orb 3°49′
- Jupiter trine Pluto orb 3°53′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 4°09′
- Moon sextile Mars orb 4°44′
- Mercury square Uranus orb 5°48′
- Saturn conjunction Uranus orb 6°09′
- Sun sextile Moon orb 6°24′
- Moon conjunction Venus orb 9°29′
- Sun square Uranus orb 9°58′
Orbs: 8° for conjunction, opposition, square and trine, 6° for sextile, 2° more when the Sun or Moon is involved; Node, Lilith, Ascendant and Midheaven not counted. Same rules as our birth chart calculator.
Questions about Dakota Johnson's chart
Which sign rises for Dakota Johnson?
Capricorn, at 17°40′ Capricorn, from 1:36 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. on her birthday.
Is Dakota Johnson a Libra?
By the Sun she is: it stood at 11°34′ of Libra on October 4, 1989.
Where is her Moon?
In Sagittarius, at 5°09′.
When was Dakota Johnson born?
At 2:49 p.m. Central time in Austin, Texas, on October 4, 1989, per a publicist quoted in the Austin American-Statesman.
What is her tightest aspect?
Mars square Jupiter, 0°02′ from exact.
Does she have a T-square?
Mars, Jupiter and Neptune form one, with orbs of 0°02′, 0°14′ and 0°16′.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Astro-Databank (Astrodienst): published birth charts we test the calculation against
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
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Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science. This page explains what the tradition says about the placements in a published chart; it makes no claims about Dakota Johnson's character, health or private life. Birth data: Astro-Databank (Astrodienst), checked October 20, 2026. Positions: our calculation with the astronomy-engine ephemeris; it matches the Sun, Moon and ascendant degrees Astro-Databank publishes for this chart to within one arc minute.