Austin Butler's Birth Moon

Actor acclaimed for his transformative portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis.

17 August 1991

First Quarter

53.0% illuminated

Actor

On 17 August 1991 the moon was 8 days in, at about the quarter point, showing 53.0% of its face. That month's full moon — traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon — arrived 8 days later, on 25 August 1991.

The sky on 17 August 1991

Geocentric positions in the tropical zodiac, computed for midday UTC.

☉SunLeo ♌

☽MoonScorpio ♏

☿MercuryVirgo ♍℞

♀VenusVirgo ♍℞

♂MarsVirgo ♍

♃JupiterLeo ♌

♄SaturnAquarius ♒℞

♅UranusCapricorn ♑℞

♆NeptuneCapricorn ♑℞

Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde that day — appearing, from Earth, to move backwards against the stars. It is an effect of the two planets' relative speeds rather than a change in direction, and astrologers read it as a period of review rather than progress.

Moon in Scorpio ♏

The moon was passing through Scorpio on 17 August 1991, while the sun sat in Leo — which is why Austin Butler's star sign is Leo. The two rarely coincide: the sun takes a month to cross a sign and the moon takes about two and a half days.

Where the sun sign is read as the outward character, the moon sign is read as the emotional register underneath it — the part that feels at high intensity and largely in private, staying guarded until trust is fully established.

Aspects that day

Aspects are the angles bodies form with each other. These were within orb on 17 August 1991:

Sun conjunct MercurySun conjunct JupiterMoon square MercuryMoon square VenusMoon square JupiterMercury conjunct VenusMercury conjunct Jupiter

What a First Quarter birth moon means

Resistance is part of the process. The first quarter moon marks the friction point — push through it rather than backing down. Action is the answer.

Traits of the First Quarter

First Quarter births are action-oriented, decisive, and unafraid of challenge. They have a natural ability to push through obstacles that would stop others. Austin Butler exemplifies this energy — someone who acts when others wait, who meets resistance head-on and finds a way through.

How to read all this

Every figure on this page is calculated from Austin Butler's date of birth — the phase, the illumination percentage, the positions and the aspects are astronomy, and they would be the same whoever was born that day. The character readings attached to them are symbolic tradition, not measurement, and are best treated as prompts for reflection rather than claims about a person.

Two things are deliberately missing. Without a birth time we cannot give a rising sign or house placements, since both change through the day — the ascendant shifts roughly every two hours. And without a birthplace there are no moonrise or moonset times, which depend on latitude. Anywhere you see those quoted for a public figure without a documented birth certificate time, treat them with caution.

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