River Phoenix
River Phoenix (born River Jude Bottom; August 23, 1970, Madras, United States, 12:03; died 1993), was an American actor and musician. Notable films include Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho. Phoenix's honours include National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Volpi Cup for Best Actor and Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
River Phoenix’s zodiac sign was Virgo, Chinese zodiac was Metal Dog, with Life Path 3 in numerology.
Virgo, Chinese zodiac was 
Metal Dog, with 
Life Path 3 in numerology.Your match with River
River Phoenix’s AsterNym identity
The Evergreen Healer
Wood represents growth. Wood-led charts are associated with patience, adaptability and the drive to keep developing. Life Path 3 represents expression: words, art, humour and making inner experience visible.
Wood Day Master (BaZi) × mutable Sun × Life Path 3, on the emotional plane.
How common is the name River in the U.S.?
#111
US rank in 2025
~59,351
Americans share it since 1971
2021
its peak year
The SSA suppresses any name given to fewer than five children in a year, and River falls under that line for 1970. Its peak came in 2021, and 59,351 Americans have carried it since 1971.
US Social Security Administration public records
What River’s name adds up to
Worked from the birth name River Jude Bottom, not the name they published under.
8
Expression · direction and scale
7
Soul Urge · understanding
1
Personality · self-directed
The name opens on R (9) and closes on R (9).
Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again
River’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.
Lucky numbers
3 · 4 · 9
Lucky colours
White & Gold
Lucky day
Wednesday
Direction
← West
Season
autumn
Stones
Peridot, Emerald, Rutilated Quartz
Flower constellation
🌸 Gladiolus · 💜 Lavender · 🤍 White Magnolia
Coral · Lilac · Moonlight white
Eight Mansions · Kua number
Kua 2, trigram Kun 坤, West group. Best direction Northeast, worst East.
A different tradition from the Direction above, and a different question: feng shui reads it from the solar year 1970, which turns at Li Chun rather than at New Year, and from sex, which Wikidata records as male. Work out your own →
The record
What sets River apart
River Phoenix took the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor in 1991, at 21.
Young Actors Space shaped the training.
The working life starts in 1981, at 11.
The family line: born to Arlyn Phoenix and John Lee Phoenix.
The same date carries Jay Mohr. The sky is shared; nothing after it is.
- Educated at
- Young Actors Space
- Instruments
- guitar
- Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (1991), Volpi Cup for Best Actor (1991) and Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead (1992)
- Nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
- Working from
- 1981
- Citizenship
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 61
What the chart says
River, according to the stars
Core essence
River notices. That is the whole thing: the detail everyone else walked past, the small fix that makes the day work, the way you looked slightly off when you said you were fine. The core of River is devotion expressed as usefulness. They love by improving things, and they are far kinder to other people than to themselves.
The vibe
Underneath, River is calm in a way that steadies other people. The Moon in Taurus wants comfort that can be touched: the same mug, the same song, the friend who does not need explaining to. What River needs to feel safe is consistency. Show up the same way twice and you are in.
How River wants to be loved
River wants to be loved beautifully. Venus is at home in Libra: romance, manners, the date that was actually planned, a partner who is fair and easy to be around. River gives a lot of grace and needs it back. Treat them like a partner in everything, including the small choices, and they bloom.
How River creates
How River makes things happen: they find the gap and grow through it. A Yin Wood day master is the vine, flexible, quietly relentless, better at working around a wall than at knocking it down. River creates by adapting, by connecting people, by making the awkward thing fit. Underestimate them and you will look up one day to find them everywhere.
Instinct
Instinct: River 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 Metal year sharpens it: principled, determined, clear about what is right.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 3 is the creative. River is here to express, to make, to say the thing in a way nobody has said it before. Joy is the work: the writing, the performing, the making people laugh. The lesson is finishing what the spark started.
Triggers
Triggers: being ignored, or being made small. Mars in Leo means River fights with pride and flair and needs the win to be seen. Generous in victory, dramatic in defeat, and never, ever petty for long. Give them the stage and the fire becomes warmth.
Computed from River's birth date. Working below.
Where River sits
Six lines
River’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.
You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.
You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.
You may wear your feelings openly. What you feel tends to show.
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.
Tap each line where you sit.
All twelve of yours, from your birth date →✦ A real star from their birth sky
Dedicate a star to River Phoenix
Three stars chosen from the real sky above Madras on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.
Read from the sky above Madras at 12:03, River Phoenix’s documented birth time. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.
The sky over Madras that night
Computed for 44.63°N, at the documented birth time.
Alkaphrah stood nearest the zenith over Madras at the birth hour, 87.3° above the horizon in Ursa Major.
Sirius was the brightest thing up that night, one of 106 catalog stars above the horizon.
At 44.6°N there are stars that never set at all. Capella stay up year round.
The trade is at the other end of the sky: nothing south of −45.4° declination ever rises from here, which puts Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman permanently out of view.
The Moon was at last quarter, 51% lit, and above the horizon, with the Sun -54° down.
The name and the places
- Born as
- River Jude Bottom
- Known as
- River Phoenix
- Born in
- Madras, United States
A documented birth time makes an astrocartography map possible. Shared Places will draw one for your own chart.
What River's birth time unlocks
Two systems need the hour and cannot be computed without it.
Zi Wei Dou Shu · Life Palace
The Strategist 天機, The Lunar Star 太陰 in 寅
Bureau 土五局 · Body Palace in Self
Zi Wei Dou Shu explained →Human Design
Manifesting Generator, profile 1/3
Emotional authority · Single definition
Human Design explained →Chart pattern score
74 / 100 · Rare
3-planet stellium in Virgo · 2 unaspected planets · T-square onto Sun
An AsterNym index built from stelliums, yods, grand crosses and chart shape. It is not a population percentile, and a high score is not a better chart.
Score your own chart →If you only read one paragraph
Virgo Sun
Virgo SunHelps by correcting.
River Phoenix's Sun was in Virgo at the documented birth time.
What Virgo means →Metal Dog
Metal DogFair, direct, dependable.
River Phoenix was born on August 23, 1970, which falls in a Metal Dog year of the Chinese calendar.
What the Dog means →Life Path 3
Life Path 3Charm with a deadline problem.
River Phoenix's birth date, August 23, 1970, reduces to Life Path 3 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.
What Life Path 3 means →What stands out in River’s chart
- Five of the ten planets sit in angular houses in River Phoenix's timed chart: Moon in the 7th house, Mars in the 10th house, Jupiter in the 1st house, Saturn in the 7th house and Neptune in the 1st house.
- The tightest major aspect in River Phoenix's timed chart is Mercury conjunction Pluto, with an orb of under 1°.
- Three planets, Sun, Mercury and Pluto, sit together in Virgo, which astrologers call a stellium.
- River Phoenix combines a Wood Day Master in BaZi with a mutable Sun and a Life Path on the emotional plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Evergreen Healer.
River’s birth chart
Computed from the documented birth time (From a birth certificate, birth record or family bible, the most reliable class.), with whole-sign houses from the Ascendant.
Whole-sign houses from the Ascendant.
Placements
Tap one to light it on the wheel.
The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects, tightest first
MercuryconjunctionPlutoapplying · 0.1° orb
River’s mind and depths act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.
SunsquareMoonapplying · 0.8° orb
River’s core identity grinds against their feelings.
SunsextileJupiterapplying · 0.9° orb
River’s core identity opens doors for their growth.
MarssquareSaturnseparating · 0.9° orb
MoonoppositionNeptuneseparating · 1.3° orb
MercurysextileNeptuneapplying · 2.0° orb
NeptunesextilePlutoapplying · 2.0° orb
SunsquareNeptuneseparating · 2.1° orb
MoontrinePlutoseparating · 3.2° orb
MoontrineMercuryseparating · 3.3° orb
MercurytrineSaturnseparating · 3.6° orb
SaturntrinePlutoseparating · 3.7° orb
MarssquareNeptuneapplying · 4.8° orb
SaturnoppositionNeptuneapplying · 5.7° orb
MoonsquareMarsseparating · 6.1° orb
SunconjunctionMarsseparating · 6.8° orb
MoonconjunctionSaturnseparating · 7.0° orb
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire1 of 10
- Earth5 of 10
- Air2 of 10
- Water2 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal2 of 10
- Fixed5 of 10
- Mutable3 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Earth leads this chart.
River’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
What astrologers make of these five.
⚷ Chiron ℞Aries 9°40′ · House 6
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
⚳ CeresTaurus 7°29′ · House 7
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
♡ ErosCapricorn 0°39′ · House 3
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
⚕ HygieaCancer 25°24′ · House 9
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
⚸ Black Moon LilithLeo 28°48′ · House 10
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
- Eros trine Sun 0.4°
- Eros sextile Jupiter 0.5°
- Black Moon Lilith square Moon 0.6°
- Black Moon Lilith square Neptune 0.6°
- Hygiea sextile Mercury 0.7°
- Hygiea sextile Pluto 0.8°
- Black Moon Lilith conjunction Sun 1.4°
- Ceres opposition Ascendant 2.3°
- Black Moon Lilith sextile Jupiter 2.4°
- Hygiea trine Neptune 2.8°
- Chiron opposition Uranus 2.9°
- Hygiea sextile Saturn 2.9°
River’s dominant planets
1. ☿ Mercury11 pts
rules the Sun sign, Virgo; in its own sign, Virgo; disposes Sun, Pluto; 4 major aspects
2. ♇ Pluto9 pts
rules the Ascendant, Scorpio; disposes Jupiter, Neptune; 4 major aspects
3. ♀ Venus8 pts
rules the Moon sign, Taurus; in its own sign, Libra; disposes Moon, Saturn, Uranus
Configurations in River’s chart
Stellium in Virgo · Sun, Mercury, PlutoThree or more planets in one sign (four, or three with a luminary, by AsterNym's count): a concentration astrologers read as that sign's themes dominating the chart.
T-square onto Sun · Moon, Neptune, SunAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.- T-square onto Mars · Moon, Neptune, MarsAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.
- T-square onto Mars · Saturn, Neptune, MarsAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.
- Venus biquintile Saturn 0.4°
- Saturn sesquiquadrate Uranus 0.7°
- Sun semi-square Venus 0.9°
- Mars semi-square Uranus 1.6°
- Moon sesquiquadrate Venus 1.7°
- Moon quincunx Jupiter 1.7°
River’s houses
| House | Sign | Ruler | Planets | Themes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scorpio | Pluto in Virgo, house 11 | Jupiter, Neptune | self, body, how you arrive |
| 2 | Sagittarius | Jupiter in Scorpio, house 1 | empty | money, possessions, self-worth |
| 3 | Capricorn | Saturn in Taurus, house 7 | empty | mind, siblings, the local world |
| 4 | Aquarius | Uranus in Libra, house 12 | empty | home, family, roots |
| 5 | Pisces | Neptune in Scorpio, house 1 | empty | creativity, romance, play |
| 6 | Aries | Mars in Leo, house 10 | empty | work, habits, health |
| 7 | Taurus | Venus in Libra, house 12 | Moon, Saturn | partnership, marriage, open rivals |
| 8 | Gemini | Mercury in Virgo, house 11 | empty | shared resources, intimacy, transformation |
| 9 | Cancer | Moon in Taurus, house 7 | empty | belief, travel, higher learning |
| 10 | Leo | Sun in Virgo, house 11 | Mars | career, reputation, public life |
| 11 | Virgo | Mercury in Virgo, house 11 | Sun, Mercury, Pluto | friends, community, the future |
| 12 | Libra | Venus in Libra, house 12 | Venus, Uranus | the inner world, rest, what is hidden |
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One relative of River Phoenix also has a chart on AsterNym.
Born the same day as River
Jay Mohr was born on August 23, 1970 too, the same date and the same year. The Sun sign, year animal and Life Path are shared exactly. The sky over the birthplace is not shared: from Madras, at 44.6°N, Capella never set at all. Same sky, different lives.
More people like River
Other actors
- Taraji P. Henson1970
- Leah Remini1970
- Ethan Hawke1970
- Charisma Carpenter1970
- Maribel Verdú1970
- Naomi Campbell1970
Born in United States
- David BenioffAmerican writer and producer (born 1970)
- Justin ChambersAmerican actor and former model
- Bethenny FrankelAmerican television personality
- Anthony AndersonAmerican actor (born 1970)
- Nicole Ari ParkerAmerican actress
- Steve BurtonAmerican actor
More charts like River’s
Fellow Virgo suns
- William SaroyanArmenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer
- Thomas K. McCrawAmerican historian
- Vladimir Kara-MurzaRussian politician and journalist (born 1981)
Born in Dog years
- Roland FlintAmerican writer and academic
- Edwin Carlile LitseyAmerican writer from Kentucky
- Jane GoldmanEnglish screenwriter, author and producer (1970-)
Also born on August 23
- Kobe Bryant1978
- Julian Fernando Casablancas Christiansen1978
- Lil Yachty1997
- Jay Mohr1970
- Caroline Manzo1961
- Nadeen Ayoub1998
Fellow Yin Wood day masters
- Perry MillerAmerican historian
- Sebastian de GraziaAmerican writer
- John AdamsAmerican composer (born 1947)
Other Virgo Dog charts
- Tim BurtonAmerican filmmaker and artist
- Claudia SchifferGerman model
- Queen Rania of JordanQueen Consort of Jordan
- Joan JettAmerican rock musician
Other Evergreen Healers
- Burl IvesAmerican musician
- Tatiana FelgenhauerRussian journalist
- Peter ScholzeGerman mathematician
- Klas Pontus ArnoldsonSwedish politician
Other Scorpio risings with documented times
- Margaret ThatcherBritish stateswoman and prime minister
- Diego MaradonaArgentine football player and manager
- Robin WilliamsAmerican actor and comedian
- Rafael NadalSpanish tennis player
Famous people with Life Path 3
- Barış Alper YılmazTurkish association football player (born 2000)
- Israel ReyesMexican association football player
- Bilal El KhannoussMoroccan association football player
From the journal: Compatibility triangles: the four trines explained · Your Kua number, and why it splits households
River’s cards
Computed from August 23, 1970. Tap to flip.
Birth tarot card
The EmpressAsterNym identity card
The Evergreen HealerWestern zodiac
VirgoChinese zodiac
Dog 戌Life Path
3 · Storyteller☿ Ruled by Mercury
Quicksilver Hg
The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Wood.
Year
庚
yang Metal
戌
Dog
Earth
roots & early life
Month
甲
yang Wood
申
Monkey
Metal
work & drive
Day
day master
乙
yin Wood
亥
Pig
Water
you & partnership
Hour
壬
yang Water
午
Horse
Fire
later life & legacy
Where this comes from, and how it is worked out
River’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q106514 (CC0), as do the occupations, works and awards above. The birth time is rated AA on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is: from a birth certificate, birth record or family bible, the most reliable class. From Astro-Databank (Rodden AA). Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.
Tropical zodiac, whole-sign houses, modern rulers. Aspects on the western_v1 orb policy; minor ones at 1.5° to 2.5°, skipped where a major already holds. Minor bodies from JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, Lilith as mean apogee. Dominance is an AsterNym score — rulerships, dispositors, angularity, aspect count — so other methods can name a different leader.
Portrait by Alekassoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same River Phoenix at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.
Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by River Phoenix.
Quick answers about River Phoenix’s chart
- What zodiac sign was River Phoenix?
- River Phoenix was a Virgo: born August 23, 1970, which puts the Sun in Virgo at the documented birth time.
- What was River Phoenix's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Dog, with the Metal element, from the Chinese lunar year of the August 23, 1970 birth.
- What time was River Phoenix born?
- 12:03 local time in Madras, United States, per Astro-Databank (Rodden AA) (Rodden rating AA).
- What was River Phoenix's rising sign?
- Scorpio rising, calculated from the documented 12:03 birth time in Madras, United States (Rodden rating AA: from a birth certificate, birth record or family bible, the most reliable class.).
- What was River Phoenix's Life Path number?
- Life Path 3, calculated in numerology.
- What was River Phoenix's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Aries at 9°, in the sixth house. Position from JPL Horizons.
- Where was River Phoenix's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Leo at 28°, in the tenth house. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What was River Phoenix's dominant planet?
- Mercury, on AsterNym's dominance score (11 points: rules the Sun sign, Virgo; in its own sign, Virgo; disposes Sun, Pluto; 4 major aspects). Pluto is second and Venus third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
