Justin Strnad
Denver Broncos · Linebacker (ILB) · #40 · Starter
Born Aug 21, 1996 (age 30) · College: Wake Forest
Drafted 2020, round 5, 178th overall by DEN at 24
Hot Outside, Deep Inside
Leo Sun at 28°, right on the Leo/Virgo line. Wants the big moment and wants it executed perfectly. Showtime with a checklist. Underneath is a Scorpio Moon. Trust is earned slowly and kept forever. So is a grudge. Venus meets Mars in his chart. Grace and aggression in one move. He makes physical play look smooth. Fire outside, water inside. What looks like pure competitiveness is running on something much more personal.
- Born in the Year of the Rat: resourceful, opportunistic, and first to spot the free yard. Yang Fire turns the volume all the way up. Bright, warm, impossible to miss.
- Life path 9 means completion. He closes games and closes chapters.
- Game-day read: heavy water. Big feel for momentum, and he rides the emotion of the game.
▸ Full chart read
- Mars in Cancer. He fights hardest to protect his people.
- Born at the first quarter, so pressure moments bring out his decisiveness.
- With the North Node in Libra, he's built toward balance and teamwork.
- A mix of cardinal and fixed: initiative backed by staying power.
Placements
- Fire 20%
- Earth 20%
- Air 0%
- Water 60%
- Cardinal 40%
- Fixed 40%
- Mutable 20%
Aspects in the chart
- Sun square Moon (possible)
- Moon trine Mars (possible)
- Venus conjunction Mars
The 2026 season
He's in his Saturn return, the astrological coming of age: more responsibility, harder questions, and a clearer sense of who he is. Jupiter on his Sun is about as good a transit as there is. If a big year is coming, this is the setup. It starts Nov 16 and lingers through Jan 8, building without a clean peak this season.
- Saturn returnOct 2 to Feb 13
- Jupiter conjunction natal SunNov 16 to Jan 8
Transits use a 3° orb (5° for returns). Listed ones are in range at some point during the regular season; exact dates are within the season.