John Waters
John Waters (born April 22, 1946, Baltimore, United States), aged 80, is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer. Notable films include My Name Is Earl, Cry-Baby and Pink Flamingos. Waters's honours include GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award and Officer of Arts and Letters.
John Waters’s zodiac sign is Taurus, and in the Chinese zodiac they are a Fire Dog, with Life Path 1 in numerology.
Taurus, and in the Chinese zodiac they are a 
Fire Dog, with 
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John Waters’s AsterNym identity
The Radiant Scholar
Fire represents warmth, visibility and momentum. Fire-led charts are associated with enthusiasm, expression and the ability to encourage other people. Life Path 1 represents initiative: beginning, working independently and moving before everyone agrees.
Fire Day Master (BaZi) × fixed Sun × Life Path 1, on the mental plane.
How common is the name John in the U.S.?
#23
US rank in 2025
~5,204,377
Americans share it since 1880
1947
its peak year
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John’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.
Lucky numbers
1 · 3 · 4 · 9
Lucky colours
Red & Orange
Lucky day
Friday
Direction
↓ South
Season
summer
Stones
Diamond, Diamond, Carnelian
Flower constellation
🌼 Daisy · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🌺 Poppy
White · Blush · Flame orange
The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print. One tradition, read for everyone
What the chart says
John, according to the stars
Core essence
John is the steady one, the person whose yes means yes and whose Sunday looks the same as it did last year because it was a good Sunday. The core of John is a deep loyalty to what is real: good food, a good bed, people who show up. They move slowly on purpose. Once they have decided something, it is decided, and that is a comfort to everyone around them.
The vibe
Underneath, John is steadier than they let on and more tender than they let on, both at once. The Moon in Capricorn feels deeply and privately, and would rather fix the problem than talk about the feeling. What John needs to feel safe is reliability and respect. They soften completely for the people who earn it.
How John wants to be loved
John wants to be loved slowly and for real. Venus in Taurus is touch, food, the good blanket, the plan that does not change. They are sensual and steady and they want to be shown, not told: the small physical kindnesses count double. Once John is yours, they stay, and they expect the same.
How John creates
How John makes things happen: they light the room. A Yang Fire day master is the sun, warm, visible, impossible to ignore, generous with energy and expecting the same back. John creates in front of people and is at their best with an audience and a cause. The work is learning to rest before the fire does it for them.
Instinct
Instinct: John is loyal to the bone, a Dog year, and their gut reaction is to protect their people. Honest, fair, a little anxious about the world, and the most dependable friend in the room. The Fire year turns the volume up: warmer, bolder, more expressive, harder to overlook.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 1 is the pioneer. John is here to go first, to start the thing, to trust their own read when nobody else has a map. Independence is the gift and the lesson: the best version of John leads without needing to do it alone.
Computed from John's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.
Where John sits
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You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.
You likely think things through before you act. Haste rarely feels safe.
You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.
You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.
You may favor what's proven and workable over the untested idea.
You may build trust slowly, letting closeness earn its way in.
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Three stars chosen from the real sky above Baltimore on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.
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Taurus Sun
Taurus SunBuilt for the long haul.
John Waters's Sun was in Taurus for the whole of April 22, 1946, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Taurus readings associate the sign with steadiness, sensory pleasure and things that last. Astrologers describe it as the fixed earth sign, ruled by Venus, and read it for loyalty, routine and a slow, deliberate pace. The corresponding tension is resistance to change, described in the tradition as stubbornness that presents itself as principle.
Fire Dog
Fire DogGuards the gate all night.
John Waters was born on April 22, 1946, which falls in a Fire Dog year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Dog readings emphasise loyalty, honesty and a strong sense of what is fair. The Chinese almanacs describe the Dog as the guardian of the cycle, protective of its own and quick to notice a wrong. The corresponding caution in the tradition is anxiety: a watchfulness that does not know when to stand down.
Life Path 1
Life Path 1Front of the line, alone.
John Waters's birth date, April 22, 1946, reduces to Life Path 1 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 1 readings associate the number with initiative, independence and the role of going first: deciding, beginning and leading before agreement has formed. Numerologists describe it as the path of the pioneer. The corresponding tension is isolation, with the caution that the front of the line can be a lonely place to stand.
What stands out in John’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in John Waters' date-only chart is Mercury opposition Neptune, with an orb of about 2°.
- Six of the ten planets fall in Cardinal signs, making Cardinal the strongest modality in this chart.
- This chart has an even Earth/Air emphasis, with three planets in each.
- John Waters combines a Fire Day Master in BaZi with a fixed Sun and a Life Path on the mental plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Radiant Scholar.
John’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
No documented birth time exists for John Waters, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 4° to 16° Capricorn depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.
No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1. A documented time would place them from the Ascendant instead.
Placements
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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects across every possible birth time
Stable aspects hold for any birth hour. Possible ones depend on the hour, so their orb is a range rather than a number. Orb policy western_v1.
stableMercuryoppositionNeptune1.3° to 2.3° orb
John’s mind pulls against their imagination from across the wheel.
stableSunsquareMars1.7° to 2.3° orb
John’s core identity grinds against their drive.
stableVenussextileSaturn2.2° to 3.4° orb
John’s affections open doors for their discipline. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.
stableJupitersquareSaturn2.2° to 2.4° orb
John’s growth grinds against their discipline. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.
stableNeptunesextilePluto2.8° to 2.9° orb
John’s imagination opens doors for their depths. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.
stableMercurytrinePluto4.2° to 5.1° orb
John’s mind flows straight into their depths. A talent so smooth it can go unnoticed.
stableMercurytrineMars4.6° to 5.1° orb
John’s mind flows straight into their drive. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
stableJupitertrineUranus6.2° to 6.4° orb
John’s growth flows straight into their need for freedom. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
possibleMoonsquareMercuryorb from 0.1° to 11.0° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 0.1° to 9.7° depending on birth time
possibleMoonoppositionSaturnorb from 2.7° to 14.7° depending on birth time
possibleSuntrineMoonorb from 2.8° to 13.8° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire2 of 10
- Earth3 of 10
- Air3 of 10
- Water2 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal6 of 10
- Fixed3 of 10
- Mutable1 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign.
John’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
Four minor bodies and the mean lunar apogee, placed in the same tropical zodiac as the planets above. None of these feed the chart signature, the rarity score or any ranking on this site: they are listed for readers who use them. Chiron, Ceres, Eros and Hygiea positions come from JPL Horizons; Black Moon Lilith is the mean apogee, the point most published Lilith tables use. The readings are the modern tradition’s, not AsterNym’s. Without a birth time the degree is the noon value and the day's movement is shown alongside it.
⚷ Chiron ℞Libra 17°04′ (moves 0.07° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
Chiron in Libra is read as a wound around fairness and partnership. John is read as someone who learnt what a fair deal looks like by living through unfair ones.
⚳ CeresAquarius 7°48′ (moves 0.22° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
Ceres in Aquarius is read as nurture at the scale of the group. John is read as someone whose care shows up as fairness to many rather than fuss over one.
♡ ErosAries 1°10′ (moves 0.64° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
Eros in Aries is read as desire that moves first and asks later. John is read as drawn to the chase more than the catch.
⚕ HygieaAries 5°10′ (moves 0.34° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
Hygiea in Aries is read as health kept through action and short bursts. The reading has John feeling well when moving and poorly when made to wait.
⚸ Black Moon LilithScorpio 28°32′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio is read as power the person has stopped apologising for. John is read as someone others project onto, and who has learnt to let them.
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
Major aspects only, at a tight 3° orb. The Moon is left out because its position moves 13° across an untimed day.
- Hygiea conjunction Mercury 0.4°
- Ceres trine Neptune 1.2°
- Eros trine Mars 1.2°
- Hygiea opposition Neptune 1.4°
- Black Moon Lilith trine Mars 1.4°
- Ceres opposition Pluto 1.6°
- Chiron square Saturn 1.9°
- Chiron trine Uranus 2.1°
Method: JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, 1700–2100, cubic Hermite interpolation; geocentric, true ecliptic of date, tropical; geometric (no light-time or aberration); Lilith = mean lunar apogee (Chapront/Meeus mean perigee + 180°).
John’s dominant planets
Scored from rulerships, dispositors and aspect count. Without a birth time there is no Ascendant or house to score, and the Moon's sign is left out where it could change with the hour.
1. ♀ Venus9 pts
rules the Sun sign, Taurus; in its own sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Jupiter, Neptune; 1 major aspect
2. ☿ Mercury4 pts
disposes Uranus; 3 major aspects
3. ♂ Mars3 pts
disposes Mercury; 2 major aspects
A Venus-led chart is read as taste and relationship setting the terms: John is read as choosing by what is beautiful and who is in the room.
How the score is built
- Rules the Sun sign, Moon sign or Ascendant sign: 3 points each (traditional co-rulers of Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces score half).
- Sits in a sign it rules: 2 points.
- Disposes another planet (that planet sits in a sign it rules): 1 point each.
- Angular: 2 points in the first or tenth house, 1 point in the fourth or seventh (timed births only).
- Every major aspect it makes: 1 point.
Dominance scoring is an AsterNym method. Other sites weight differently and can name a different leader for the same chart.
Configurations in John’s chart
Closed shapes among the ten planets under the site’s one aspect-orb policy. The Moon is excluded without a birth time, so a shape that needs it is not claimed.
No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite closes among the planets that can be placed. That is the common case, not a gap.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile 30° (orb 2°), semi-square 45° (orb 2°), quintile 72° (orb 1.5°), sesquiquadrate 135° (orb 2°), biquintile 144° (orb 1.5°), quincunx 150° (orb 2.5°). Pairs already in a major aspect are not repeated. Moon excluded without a birth time.
- Mars semi-square Uranus 0.0°
- Venus sesquiquadrate Neptune 0.1°
- Jupiter quintile Pluto 0.2°
- Venus quincunx Jupiter 0.5°
- Sun semi-square Uranus 2.0°
- Mercury semi-square Venus 2.0°
Houses need a birth time. None is documented for John Waters, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.
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John’s cards
Every card is computed from April 22, 1946, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.
♀ Ruled by Venus
Copper Cu
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The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yang Fire.
Year
丙
yang Fire
戌
Dog
Earth
roots & early life
Month
壬
yang Water
辰
Dragon
Earth
work & drive
Day
day master
丙
yang Fire
寅
Tiger
Wood
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for John Waters, so this chart has three pillars rather than four. The hour pillar, the rising sign and the birth-sky star all need a time, and we would rather leave them out than invent one.
Where this data comes from
John’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q314926, released under CC0, as do the occupations, works, teams and awards in the biography above. No documented birth time is available, so this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept only at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.
Portrait by PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same John Waters at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. Every entry is checked against its Wikidata record; where a person shares a name with someone else, the entity id is what settles which of them this is. What we will not tell you sets out the claims this site refuses to make.
These are traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions. AsterNym is not affiliated with or endorsed by John Waters.
Quick answers about John Waters’s chart
- How old is John Waters?
- John Waters is 80 years old, born April 22, 1946 in Baltimore, United States.
- What zodiac sign is John Waters?
- John Waters is a Taurus: born April 22, 1946, which puts the Sun in Taurus for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they are a Fire Dog.
- What is John Waters's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Dog, with the Fire element, from the Chinese lunar year of the April 22, 1946 birth.
- What time was John Waters born?
- No reliably documented birth time is public, so AsterNym does not calculate an Ascendant. This chart uses date-only positions: the wheel shows a reference solar chart (the Sun's sign as house 1), and the Ascendant is left uncomputed instead of guessed from an unverified time.
- What is John Waters's Life Path number?
- Life Path 1, calculated in numerology from the April 22, 1946 birth date.
- What is John Waters's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Libra at 17°. Position from JPL Horizons for the April 22, 1946 birth date.
- Where is John Waters's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio at 28°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What is John Waters's dominant planet?
- Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (9 points: rules the Sun sign, Taurus; in its own sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Jupiter, Neptune; 1 major aspect). Mercury is second and Mars third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
