In alignment with the mysterious, private man that is Christian Bale, my search for a definitive birth time for him yielded nothing. Christian probably knows that the mystical powers of the astrologer can reveal much, so has kept his birth data out of the public record. Either that, or he has no idea what time of day he emerged, and doesn't care. At any rate, how did the planets align on the day he was born in order to foster such fantastic acting talent?

The first thing that struck me on casting the chart was the Moon-Mars conjunction in Aries. Going with that, I selected a possible birth time of 10:00 am, setting the Ascendant as Aries, also. He seems like a pretty Aries kind of guy: fit, aggressive, pioneering, confident, fiery. He has portrayed many characters that exude the Mars archetype: Batman, John Preston in Equilibrium, Dieter in Rescue Dawn, Trevor from the Machinist, etc.

An Aries ascendant puts his Venus-Sun-Jupiter combination in Capricorn in the 10th house. A strong 10th house such as this is often found in the charts of successful or famous people. These three planets in this position give him an air of sovereignty, authority, and attractiveness. The lords of the 5th, 7th and 9th combine here, giving two Raja yogas (royal unions), which grant the ability to actualize one's purpose.

In this chart, we also have a Saturn-Ketu conjunction in Gemini in the 3rd house. The 3rd house is the domain of our will and volition, and what one truly enjoys doing may be read from there. Mercury as expressed through Gemini gives the ability to become someone else, to see and communicate from different points of view. This comes in very handy with acting. The Saturn-Ketu conjunction is actually a highly spiritual combination that affords Christian the inner focus and discipline to do what it takes to portray the roles he chooses to play. It is this placement that gives a man the fortitude and will power needed to drop nearly 70 pounds to play the role of Trevor, the emaciated Machinist or to train for weeks in martial arts for a role.