Singer & guitarist

James Hetfield

Singer, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of Metallica, the biggest selling metal band in history. Born in Downey, California.

James Alan Hetfield is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his raspy voice and intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos both live and in studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won 10 Grammy Awards and released 11 studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays, and 24 singles. Hetfield is often regarded as one of the greatest rhythm guitar players of all time.

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Born
1963-08-03, Downey, California, USAA Saturday
At birth
Sun in Leo, Moon in Capricorn
Nationality
United States
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1963-08-03, Downey, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then

The chart

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo10°42′Direct
MoonCapricorn21°03′Direct
MercuryVirgo0°39′Direct
VenusLeo3°30′Direct
MarsLibra4°38′Direct
JupiterAries19°25′Direct
SaturnAquarius20°27′Retrograde
UranusVirgo4°04′Direct
NeptuneScorpio12°54′Direct
PlutoVirgo10°49′Direct

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James Hetfield is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Hetfield was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DC
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