Profile of a Cancer
Edward Herrmann
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Jul 21, 1943
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Sun
Cancer
28°
Moon
Pisces*
25°
Mercury
Leo
2°
Venus
Virgo
10°
Mars
Taurus
9°
Jupiter
Leo
4°
Saturn
Gemini
21°
Uranus
Gemini
7°
Neptune
Virgo
29°
Pluto
Leo
6°
N. Node
Leo
16°
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Edward Herrmann was an award-winning American actor and narrator celebrated for stage, film and television work. He is best known for portraying Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls and for memorable portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A prolific voice artist and screen presence, Herrmann’s authoritative voice and distinguished career influenced generations and enhanced numerous documentaries and films.

Your Core Signs shape your core self, while the Inner and Outer Planets shape your personal traits and collective influences.

Sun in Cancer
Degree: 28°
Edward Herrmann has a borderline psychic intuition and a natural ability to make others feel at home. Deeply loyal to family and close friends, he possesses a quiet charm that draws people in, but when his mood shifts, he can retreat inward and become hard to reach. He's tough to manipulate and has a nose for dishonesty, which serves him well when he channels it alongside his creative instincts.
Moon in Pisces*
Degree: 25°
Edward Herrmann’s intuition runs deep — if something doesn’t feel right, he’ll trust his gut over any conventional logic. He absorbs others’ emotions easily, which fuels compassion and creative inspiration but can also drain him. Keeping a tight circle of positive people is essential, because his vulnerable heart feels everything at full volume.

Aspects describe the angles between planets in your chart, highlighting where there is harmony or tension in your life. The orb degree determines how strongly an aspect will affect you, with smaller orbs indicating a stronger influence.

Venus Trine Mars
Orb: 1.4°
Edward Herrmann has a natural gift for combining passion with grace. Romance, creativity, and self-expression flow easily for him, and he tends to attract others without even trying. There's a confident warmth to how he moves through the world that people find irresistible.
Sun Sextile Neptune
Orb: 1.7°
Edward Herrmann has a quiet intuitive gift that colors everything he does. Creativity and empathy come naturally to him, and he's able to connect with something beyond the everyday — whether through art, spirituality, or simply sensing what others need.
Sun Trine Moon
Orb: 2.2°
There's an effortless harmony between Edward Herrmann's emotional nature and his sense of self. He feels at home in his own skin, and his emotions support rather than undermine his goals — this inner alignment gives him a natural confidence and emotional wellbeing that others can feel.
Mercury Conjunction Jupiter
Orb: 2.4°
Edward Herrmann thinks big and communicates with enthusiasm and vision. His mind naturally gravitates toward the larger meaning of things, and he has a talent for inspiring others with his ideas — he's the kind of person who can make even complex concepts feel exciting and accessible.
Mercury Sextile Neptune
Orb: 2.4°
Edward Herrmann's logical mind and imagination work well together, giving him the ability to think both practically and poetically. He picks up on subtleties in communication that others miss, and this blend of intuition and intellect makes him a thoughtful, perceptive communicator.
Sun Conjunction Mercury
Orb: 4.1°
Edward Herrmann's mind and identity are fused — he thinks, therefore he is. He expresses himself with conviction and tends to see the world through the lens of his own ideas, which makes him a compelling communicator but sometimes a little too attached to his own perspective.
Mercury Conjunction Pluto
Orb: 4.5°
Edward Herrmann's mind doesn't settle for surface-level answers — he's compelled to dig deeper until he reaches the truth. There's an investigative intensity to how he thinks and communicates that makes him incredibly perceptive, and his words carry a weight that can truly transform how others see things.
Saturn Sextile North Node
Orb: 4.6°
Discipline and maturity are tools that help Edward Herrmann grow into his purpose without it feeling like a grind. When he commits to structure and takes responsibility, it feels less like restriction and more like building a foundation for something meaningful.
Mercury Sextile Uranus
Orb: 5.5°
Edward Herrmann's mind has a creative, inventive edge that helps him see solutions others might miss. He's naturally open to unconventional ideas, and this mental flexibility gives him an advantage in any situation that requires fresh thinking or quick adaptation.
Moon Trine Mercury
Orb: 6.3°
Edward Herrmann's feelings and words flow together beautifully. He has an instinctive ability to understand and articulate emotional experiences — whether his own or others' — and this makes him a naturally gifted communicator, writer, or counselor.
Sun Conjunction Jupiter
Orb: 6.5°
Edward Herrmann carries a sense of optimism and expansion at his core. He naturally thinks big, believes in possibilities, and tends to approach life with a generosity of spirit — though he may sometimes overcommit or promise more than he can deliver.
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Mars Square Pluto
Orb: 2.8°
Edward Herrmann carries an immense internal power that can feel difficult to control. Power struggles, anger, and intensity may be recurring themes, but these experiences are pushing him to master himself. When he learns to wield this energy consciously, he becomes an unstoppable force for transformation.
Venus Square Uranus
Orb: 3.1°
Edward Herrmann craves both closeness and freedom, and these two needs can pull him in different directions. Relationships that feel too predictable lose their spark for him, but learning to find excitement within commitment — rather than outside of it — is where the real magic happens.
Moon Opposition Neptune
Orb: 3.9°
Edward Herrmann may struggle with knowing where his emotions end and someone else's begin. There's a tendency to idealize partners or lose himself in emotional fantasy — but this same permeability gives him an almost psychic level of empathy and a creative imagination that borders on visionary.
Moon Square Saturn
Orb: 4.3°
Edward Herrmann may have learned early on that his emotions weren't always welcome or safe to express. There's a heaviness in his emotional world that can feel isolating, but this same quality gives him a depth, resilience, and emotional honesty that becomes his greatest strength over time.
Mars Square Jupiter
Orb: 4.8°
Edward Herrmann dreams big and acts boldly, but sometimes he takes on more than he can handle. There's a tendency to overextend, overcommit, or leap before he looks. The growth here is learning to match his enormous ambition with patience and strategic timing.
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The zodiac signs are categorized into two categories: Elements and Modalities. The higher the percentage you have of each, the more you embody that trait.

Fire (26%)
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth (30%)
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air (15%)
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water (30%)
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Cardinal (15%)
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Fixed (37%)
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Mutable (48%)
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces