Julia Roberts, an actress from Atlanta, had her first critical success in Mystic Pizza in 1988. Steel Magnolias in 1989 brought a first Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe, and Pretty Woman a second Golden Globe in 1990. Notting Hill followed in 1999, and Erin Brockovich won the Oscar for lead actress at the 2001 ceremony. She made her Broadway debut in Three Days of Rain in 2006, then starred in August: Osage County (2013), the series Homecoming (2018) and After the Hunt (2025).
A certificate quoted in an astrology journal
Astro-Databank cites Gary Newell, who quoted the birth certificate in a 1997 article, and grades the time AA. No other time is listed.
Because the minute falls just after midnight, the chart belongs to October 28, and the Sun had entered Scorpio at 10:44 p.m. on October 23.
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♋︎ Cancer | midnight to 12:26 a.m. | Leo after |
| Midheaven | ♈︎ Aries | midnight to 1:05 a.m. | Taurus after |
| Moon | ♌︎ Leo | midnight to 9:19 a.m. | Virgo after |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us, Atlanta, Georgia, Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
Scorpio, Leo and Cancer, one at a time
In the tradition Scorpio goes with intensity and staying power. Her Sun at 4°03′ falls in the 4th house for Placidus and in the 5th for Whole Sign; the 5th covers creativity and performance.
Astrologers read the Moon at 24°47′ of Leo as warmth that wants an audience. Cancer rising, at 27°53′ Cancer, suggests a guarded, attentive first manner.
Our pages: Scorpio · Moon in Leo · Cancer rising · Sun, Moon and rising together.
Ten minutes of Cancer left on the horizon
Cancer holds the Atlanta horizon through 12:26 a.m., and Leo arrives at 12:27 a.m. With a sign change that close, the exact minute matters, and this one is documented.
Her midheaven is 16°46′ Aries, held until 1:05 a.m. Aries overhead goes with a direct, self-starting public manner.
Our pages: Cancer rising · Leo rising · Midheaven in Aries · rising sign calculator.
Scorpio Sun sextile Capricorn Mars, 0°19′ off
Mars at 3°45′ of Capricorn sits 0°19′ from an exact sextile to the Sun. A Sun-Mars sextile is traditionally drive with a ready outlet, and Mars in Capricorn adds discipline to a Scorpio Sun.
Placidus puts Mars among the daily-work matters of the 6th house; the 7th, which belongs to partners, takes it in Whole Sign. Mercury, retrograde at 13°53′ of Scorpio, shares the Sun's house either way.
Our pages: Mars in Capricorn · Mercury in Scorpio · 6th house · 7th house.
A Leo Moon squared by Neptune
The Moon came into Leo at 3:40 a.m. on October 26 and leaves for Virgo at 9:20 a.m. on her birthday. It squares Neptune, at 23°20′ of Scorpio, 1°27′ from exact.
The tradition gives a Moon square Neptune a sensitive, impressionable inner life, drawn to atmosphere and imagery. It lies in the 2nd house whichever system you use.
Our pages: Moon in Leo · Neptune in Scorpio · moon sign calculator · 2nd house.
Four planets in Virgo, in the house of nearby things
Venus at 18°04′, Uranus at 27°12′ and Pluto at 21°57′ fall in Virgo, with Jupiter at 1°22′. Whole Sign puts all four in the 3rd house, which covers speech, writing and short journeys; Placidus leaves Jupiter in the 2nd.
Uranus and Pluto are 5°15′ apart and move slowly, so most people born in those years share the pairing. With Mars in Capricorn, five of her ten planets sit in earth signs, which the tradition ties to practical, patient method.
Our pages: Venus in Virgo · Jupiter in Virgo · Uranus in Virgo · Pluto in Virgo · 3rd house.
Saturn and the North Node in Aries
Saturn, retrograde at 7°09′ of Aries, falls in the 9th house by Placidus reckoning and the 10th by Whole Sign. The North Node, at 27°26′, is in the 10th either way, the house of career and reputation.
Traditionally, Saturn in Aries means discipline learned by taking the first step.
Our pages: Saturn in Aries · 10th house · 9th house · Midheaven in Aries.
All major aspects between the planets in Julia Roberts's chart
- Sun sextile Mars orb 0°19′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 1°24′
- Moon square Neptune orb 1°27′
- Mars trine Jupiter orb 2°23′
- Sun sextile Jupiter orb 2°41′
- Mars square Saturn orb 3°24′
- Uranus sextile Neptune orb 3°52′
- Venus conjunction Pluto orb 3°53′
- Mercury sextile Venus orb 4°11′
- Uranus conjunction Pluto orb 5°15′
- Venus sextile Neptune orb 5°16′
- Mars square Uranus orb 6°33′
- Moon conjunction Jupiter orb 6°35′
- Moon trine Mars orb 8°57′
- Sun conjunction Mercury orb 9°49′
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 Julia Roberts's chart
Which sign rises for Julia Roberts?
Cancer, at 27°53′ Cancer. Leo takes the horizon at 12:27 a.m.
Is Julia Roberts a Scorpio?
The Sun stood at 4°03′ of Scorpio on her birthday, having entered the sign on 10:44 p.m. on October 23.
Which sign holds her Moon?
Leo, at 24°47′, leaving for Virgo at 9:20 a.m. that morning.
What time was she born?
Sixteen minutes past midnight in Atlanta, from a certificate quoted in AA.
What is her closest aspect?
Sun sextile Mars, 0°19′ from exact.
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 Julia Roberts'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.