Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: Why It Ended, Read in Their Charts
Twelve years together, six children, a wedding in Provence. Then a divorce that took eight years. Scroll: two real charts, and the week it broke.
Her birth chart ID
Brad Pitt
18 December 19636:31 amShawnee, Oklahoma
- ☉︎Sun Sagittarius
- ACRising Sagittarius
- ☽︎Moon Capricorn
Her birth chart ID
Angelina Jolie
4 June 19759:09 amLos Angeles
- ☉︎Sun Gemini
- ACRising Cancer
- ☽︎Moon Aries
Their story in 8 dates
Scroll down, the years slide by.
2004
They meet on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
27 May 2006
Shiloh is born. Maddox, Pax and Zahara were adopted.
12 July 2008
The twins, Knox and Vivienne, are born.
13 April 2012
The engagement is announced.
23 August 2014
They marry at Château Miraval, in Provence.
19 September 2016
She files for divorce in Los Angeles.
12 April 2019
A judge declares them legally single.
30 December 2024
The divorce settlement is signed. The winery case is still open.
Their two charts, one on the other
Why it worked: her planets around his chart.
Step 1
Brad has Sagittarius rising, at 12°. Across the wheel, his 7th house of partners: Gemini, with his Descendant at 12°.
Angelina's Sun, at 13° Gemini, lands 1.5° from his Descendant. She shines exactly where his chart looks for a partner.
Her Mars, at 11° Aries, sits less than 1° from his Jupiter, the ruler of his whole chart.
And her Neptune, at 10° Sagittarius, sits on his Ascendant. She was the dream. Dreams are hard to live in every day.
Their two charts, one on the other
The two rulers of marriage, face to face.
Step 1
Angelina has Cancer rising at 29°, with Venus right on it. Her 7th house is Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, at 17° Cancer in her 1st house.
Brad's Mercury, the ruler of his 7th house, sits at 16° Capricorn: exactly opposite her Saturn, 1.3° apart. His ruler of marriage faces hers.
His Moon, Venus and Mars are in Capricorn too: four of his planets in her house of marriage. And his Mars squares hers, 0.7° apart.
The sky around his chart
The wedding day, inside the Uranus and Pluto square.
Step 1
23 August 2014: Uranus at 16° Aries makes an exact square to his Mercury, the ruler of his house of marriage. It also squares her Saturn, the ruler of hers.
Pluto, at 11° Capricorn, sits on his Mars and squares hers. A solid contract, and a lot of electricity around it.
The sky around his chart
19 September 2016: almost a textbook case.
Step 1
Saturn at 11° Sagittarius sits on his Ascendant, and faces the point where Angelina's Sun sits, on his Descendant.
Pluto at 15° Capricorn sits on his Mercury, the ruler of his house of marriage, and faces her Saturn, the ruler of hers.
Uranus at 23.5° Aries squares his Venus and his Moon. Exact on 20 September, the day after she filed.
And by secondary progression, his Sun reaches his natal Saturn, at 19° Aquarius, in 2016. A slow clock that only turns once in a lifetime.
20 September 2016
1 day after she filed
Uranus, the planet of sudden breaks, makes its exact square to his Venus and his Moon the day after she files for divorce.
Four layers, one autumn
2016: watch the clocks meet.
Saturn
On his Ascendant, facing her Sun
Pluto
On his Mercury, facing her Saturn: their two rulers of marriage
Uranus
Square his Venus and Moon, exact 20 Sep 2016
Progressed Sun
On his natal Saturn, 19° Aquarius
19 September 2016 Where all four meet: August to October 2016. She files for divorce on 19 September. Uranus squares his Venus exactly the next day.
The sky around her chart
December 2024: the loop closes.
Step 1
Her Sun sits at 13° Gemini: the very point that sat on Brad's Descendant and pulled them together in 2004.
30 December 2024, the settlement: Jupiter, the planet of relief and agreements, sits exactly on her Sun.
A strong pull is not the same thing as a strong bond.
Your turn: read your own couple
- 1
Put your chart next to your partner's. Is one Sun close to the other's Moon or Venus?
- 2
Look at your 7th house, the house of partners, and where its ruler sits.
- 3
Find your profection year: your age divided by 12, keep the remainder, add 1. The 5th and 7th house years often bring the big love moments.
Your 2027 agenda shows your profection year and the days when Saturn and the slow planets touch your chart, month by month.
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Questions people ask
When did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie marry and divorce?
They met in 2004 on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, announced their engagement on 13 April 2012 and married at Château Miraval on 23 August 2014. She filed for divorce on 19 September 2016. They were declared legally single on 12 April 2019 and settled the divorce on 30 December 2024.
Why did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie split, in astrology?
In September 2016, Saturn sat on his Ascendant opposite her Sun, Pluto sat on his Mercury (ruler of his 7th house) opposite her Saturn (ruler of hers), Uranus squared his Venus, and his progressed Sun reached his natal Saturn. These planets hit the same points that had tied their charts together.
What is Angelina Jolie's rising sign?
Cancer, at 29°, with Venus right on the Ascendant. She was born on 4 June 1975 at 9:09 am in Los Angeles, a time from her birth certificate. Her 7th house of marriage is Capricorn, ruled by Saturn in her 1st house.
What is the Château Miraval dispute?
Angelina Jolie sold her share of the Château Miraval winery in October 2021, and Brad Pitt sued in February 2022. The case was still open in 2026. It is a separate matter from the divorce, which was settled on 30 December 2024.
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Photos, Wikimedia Commons: Brad Pitt (Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0); Angelina Jolie (Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0); Jennifer Aniston (Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0); Johnny Depp (Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0); Amber Heard (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0); Bill Gates (Bogdan Hoyaux / European Union, 2025, CC BY 4.0); Melinda French Gates (Chris Kleponis / European Union, 2024, CC BY 4.0); Vanessa Paradis (Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0)