Profile of a Cancer
Hamish Linklater
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA
Jul 7, 1976
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Sun
Cancer
15°
Moon
Scorpio*
24°
Mercury
Cancer
6°
Venus
Cancer
21°
Mars
Virgo
0°
Jupiter
Taurus
23°
Saturn
Leo
3°
Uranus
Scorpio
3°
Neptune
Sagittarius
11°
Pluto
Libra
9°
N. Node
Scorpio
9°
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Hamish Linklater is an American actor, writer and director known for work on stage and screen. He has delivered critically acclaimed performances in television—notably HBO’s The Newsroom and Netflix’s Midnight Mass—and maintains a strong reputation for thoughtful character work, directing and writing projects that have influenced contemporary drama.

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

Sun in Cancer
Degree: 15°
Hamish Linklater 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 Scorpio*
Degree: 24°
Hamish Linklater tries to keep his emotions under wraps, but his intuition is razor-sharp — he sees right through people. He doesn’t scare easily and will pursue the truth even if it stings, though that bluntness can hurt others along the way. Once he truly trusts someone, his loyalty and protectiveness run incredibly deep, and betrayal is the one thing he won’t forgive.

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 Sextile Jupiter
Orb: 2.4°
Hamish Linklater has a warm, likable quality that opens doors in both love and life. Generosity comes naturally to him, and he tends to attract good fortune through his genuine kindness and willingness to share what he has with others.
Mars Sextile Uranus
Orb: 2.6°
Hamish Linklater has quick reflexes — both physically and mentally — and he's not afraid to try new approaches. His willingness to experiment and improvise gives him an edge, and he tends to find creative solutions to problems that stump everyone else.
Mercury Trine North Node
Orb: 3°
Hamish Linklater's mind is naturally attuned to his life's direction. Ideas come to him that are perfectly aligned with his growth, and communicating his thoughts often moves him forward in ways that feel almost effortless. His curiosity is a compass.
Mercury Trine Uranus
Orb: 3.2°
Hamish Linklater's mind moves quickly and effortlessly between conventional and unconventional thinking. Brilliant ideas seem to come to him out of nowhere, and he has a natural talent for communicating innovative concepts in ways that actually make sense to others.
Moon Trine Venus
Orb: 3.6°
Love and emotional comfort come easily to Hamish Linklater. He has an innate sweetness and emotional grace that makes people feel cared for in his presence — his relationships, home, and creative life all benefit from this effortlessly nurturing energy.
Sun Conjunction Venus
Orb: 5.4°
Hamish Linklater's sense of self is closely tied to beauty, pleasure, and connection. He naturally radiates warmth and charm, and tends to express his identity through creativity, romance, and a desire to be appreciated.
Mercury Sextile Mars
Orb: 5.8°
Hamish Linklater's mind has a healthy sharpness that helps him think on his feet and communicate with purpose. He's good at turning thoughts into action, and there's a productive assertiveness to his mental energy that helps him get his point across effectively.
Uranus Conjunction North Node
Orb: 6.2°
Hamish Linklater's destiny is anything but conventional. He's meant to break molds, champion originality, and follow the path that others might find unpredictable. Embracing his uniqueness — even when it sets him apart — is exactly how he fulfills his purpose.
Sun Trine North Node
Orb: 6.4°
Hamish Linklater's identity and his life purpose flow together effortlessly. Being himself is one of the most aligned things he can do — his natural confidence and self-expression carry him toward his destiny without him having to force anything.
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Moon Opposition Jupiter
Orb: 1.2°
Hamish Linklater's emotions can swing toward excess — he feels things hugely and his instinct is to do more, give more, and feel more. Others help him see when his generosity or optimism is outrunning his actual emotional capacity, and this feedback helps him find genuine emotional balance.
Mercury Square Pluto
Orb: 2.8°
Hamish Linklater's thinking has an obsessive, probing quality — once he latches onto something, he won't rest until he's uncovered every layer. This intensity can sometimes make conversations feel like interrogations, but when he channels it constructively, his ability to uncover truth and speak with transformative power is unmatched.
Saturn Square North Node
Orb: 5.5°
Fear, self-doubt, and a sense of limitation can feel like roadblocks on Hamish Linklater's path to purpose. He may struggle with feeling unworthy of his destiny or resist the very structure that could support it. Pushing through that resistance is what builds his character.
Moon Square Mars
Orb: 5.8°
Hamish Linklater's emotions can flare up quickly and intensely, sometimes catching him off guard. There's a friction between his need for security and his impulse to act, which can create emotional volatility — but learning to work with this energy gives him incredible passion and courage.
Sun Square Pluto
Orb: 6.6°
Power is a central theme in Hamish Linklater's life — learning to claim it, release it, and not let it consume him. He can be intensely willful and may have faced situations that forced deep transformation, but each time he emerges more self-aware and formidable than before.
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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 (15%)
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth (19%)
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air (7%)
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water (59%)
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Cardinal (44%)
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Fixed (37%)
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Mutable (19%)
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces