Tom Waits
Pomona, California, USA
Dec 7, 1949
Dec 7, 1949
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Sun
Sagittarius
15°
Moon
Cancer
10°
Mercury
Sagittarius
24°
Venus
Aquarius
1°
Mars
Virgo
21°
Jupiter
Aquarius
1°
Saturn
Virgo
18°
Uranus
Cancer
3°
Neptune
Libra
16°
Pluto
Leo
18°
N. Node
Aries
13°
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Tom Waits is an influential singer-songwriter, composer and actor known for his distinctive gravelly voice and experimental blend of blues, jazz and vaudeville. His acclaimed albums include Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs and Mule Variations. He has appeared on film with directors such as Jim Jarmusch (Down by Law) and is celebrated for songwriting, genre‑defying production and longstanding influence on alternative music.
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Your Core Signs shape your core self, while the Inner and Outer Planets shape your personal traits and collective influences.
Sun in Sagittarius
Degree: 15°
Adventurous and down for anything, Tom Waits lives for new experiences and isn't afraid to speak his mind, even when the timing isn't ideal. He has a brash exterior but a gentle heart, with a natural pull toward philosophy and big-picture thinking. Routine bores him quickly, and if restlessness builds up, it can come out in a blunt, unfiltered way, but his boundless optimism inspires everyone around him.
Moon in Cancer
Degree: 10°
Tom Waits is deeply in touch with his emotions and feels strong nostalgia for people and places that made him feel safe. Most of his decisions are guided by intuition rather than logic, and that instinct is usually right. He feels things with almost psychic depth, both the highs and the lows, especially when triggered by family or romantic struggles.
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 Conjunction Jupiter
Orb: 0°
Tom Waits has a generous, expansive heart and a natural talent for finding joy in life. Love, pleasure, and abundance feel like they go hand in hand for him — he believes in big love, and his optimism in relationships tends to attract good things.
Sun Sextile Neptune
Orb: 1.5°
Tom Waits 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 North Node
Orb: 2°
Tom Waits'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.
Sun Trine Pluto
Orb: 2.7°
Tom Waits has a quiet but undeniable personal power. Transformation and self-renewal come naturally to him — he instinctively knows how to let go of what no longer serves him and emerge stronger, and people sense that depth in him right away.
Mars Conjunction Saturn
Orb: 3°
Tom Waits has incredible endurance and self-discipline when it comes to pursuing his goals. His drive is steady and strategic rather than impulsive, and he's willing to put in the hard work that others shy away from. Slow and relentless is his superpower.
Pluto Trine North Node
Orb: 4.7°
Tom Waits's capacity for transformation and deep insight naturally serves his soul's evolution. He has an effortless ability to shed old skins and reinvent himself in ways that align perfectly with his purpose. Power and destiny flow together in his life.
Mercury Trine Pluto
Orb: 6.1°
Tom Waits has a naturally penetrating mind that effortlessly gets to the heart of any matter. Deep thinking and powerful communication are second nature to him — when he speaks, people listen, because there's an undeniable truth and intensity to his insights that's hard to ignore.
Moon Conjunction Uranus
Orb: 7.2°
Tom Waits's emotional life is anything but predictable. He needs freedom and space to feel like himself, and his moods can shift suddenly — but this same volatility gives him an emotional originality and openness to experience that keeps his inner world endlessly alive.
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Mercury Square Mars
Orb: 2.2°
Tom Waits's mind is fast and fiery, and he may sometimes speak before he's fully thought things through. There's a restless mental energy that pushes him toward heated debates and quick reactions, but channeling this intensity gives him a powerful ability to cut through confusion and say what needs to be said.
Moon Square North Node
Orb: 2.5°
Tom Waits's emotional comfort zone and his destiny sometimes pull in different directions. What feels safe and familiar may not be what grows him, and stepping into his purpose can feel emotionally uncomfortable at first. That tension is where his deepest growth lives.
Neptune Opposition North Node
Orb: 3.5°
Tom Waits's spiritual and imaginative nature sometimes pulls him away from his concrete purpose. He might get lost in idealism, escapism, or a vague sense of longing instead of taking real steps toward growth. The lesson is to bring his dreams down to earth and walk toward them.
Sun Square Saturn
Orb: 3.6°
Tom Waits has had to earn everything the hard way, and it shows. There's an ongoing tension between wanting to shine and feeling held back by doubt or responsibility — but this struggle builds real character, and he tends to come into his power later in life with incredible strength.
Mercury Square Saturn
Orb: 5.2°
Tom Waits may be harder on his own thinking than anyone else is — self-doubt or mental rigidity can sometimes hold him back from sharing his ideas. But this internal pressure also builds incredible intellectual discipline, and the ideas he does put forward tend to be thoroughly considered and deeply credible.
Moon Square Neptune
Orb: 6°
Tom Waits's emotional boundaries can be tricky to maintain. He may idealize people, escape into fantasy when reality gets hard, or absorb others' feelings as his own — but this sensitivity, once understood, becomes a source of extraordinary compassion and creative power.
Sun Square Mars
Orb: 6.6°
Tom Waits has a powerful drive, but it doesn't always cooperate with his plans. There's an internal battle between patience and impulse that can make him frustrated or combative at times — but when he learns to channel that fire, he becomes unstoppable.
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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 (33%)
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth (19%)
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air (26%)
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water (22%)
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Cardinal (30%)
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Fixed (26%)
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Mutable (44%)
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces
