Gwyneth Paltrow has the Sun in Libra, the Moon in Gemini and Pisces rising, with five planets in her 7th house of partnership: an actor turned founder whose life has been lived very much in relation to other people.

She was born at 5:25 in the afternoon on 27 September 1972 in Los Angeles, the daughter of the actress Blythe Danner and the producer and director Bruce Paltrow. Astro-Databank rates the time AA, from the birth record. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love (1998), and later played Pepper Potts in the Marvel films from Iron Man (2008) onwards.

Five planets in the 7th house

The 7th house is partnership: marriage, collaboration and the people who mirror us. Her Sun, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto in Libra and Mars in late Virgo all sit there. Libra is the sign of relationships too, so the theme is doubled. It describes a life where partnerships are front and centre, and where other people help define the self. Uranus, the planet of breaks and new forms, is part of the group. When she and Chris Martin separated in 2014, after ten years of marriage, she described it with a new phrase, "conscious uncoupling", that the world has used ever since.

Pisces rising

Pisces rising is soft, dreamy and hard to pin down, with an air of being slightly elsewhere. It is drawn to wellbeing, beauty and the invisible. In September 2008 she started a weekly lifestyle newsletter called Goop. It grew into a company selling clothes, beauty and wellness products, and it has drawn criticism for promoting health claims without scientific support.

Moon in Gemini, trine Mercury

Her Moon in Gemini makes an exact trine to Mercury, the planet of words. It is a placement that feels most at home talking, writing and sharing what it has found. A newsletter of recommendations and recipes is a very Gemini Moon way to build a business. Her Venus in Leo adds warmth and a taste for the grand gesture.

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If you share her Libra Sun or her Pisces rising, you may know how much of your life is shaped by the people around you. Add your details below to see how your chart meets hers.