Sam Howell
Dallas Cowboys · Quarterback (QB) · #16
Born Sep 16, 2000 (age 26) · College: North Carolina
Drafted 2022, round 5, 144th overall by WAS at 21
The Calm With a Fuse
A Virgo Sun does the job nobody puts on a poster and does it right every snap. Quiet efficiency, very little wasted. Aries or Taurus Moon, close to a coin flip. One wants to go now, the other wants to go right. He likely lives somewhere between ignition and endurance. Mars square Saturn. Drive runs into a wall, and he learns to run through it. Built tough by friction. Steady on the surface, burning underneath. The calm is real, but so is the fire driving it.
- Dragon year: big presence, bigger expectations, and usually the talent to match. Yang Metal is the blade: decisive, direct, and built to cut through.
- A life path 9 leads with compassion and a long view.
- Game-day read: fire and air lead the chart. Fast thinking, fast moving, and a lot of swagger.
▸ Full chart read
- Mars in Leo gives him a bold, theatrical style. Every big play comes with a celebration.
- Born under a waning gibbous Moon. A natural teacher who shares what he's learned.
- North Node in Cancer: the path forward runs through the people he takes care of.
- Cardinal energy leads his chart. He sets the pace instead of chasing it.
Placements
- Fire 40%
- Earth 20%
- Air 40%
- Water 0%
- Cardinal 60%
- Fixed 20%
- Mutable 20%
Aspects in the chart
- Moon trine Mars (possible)
- Mars square Saturn
The 2026 season
Transiting Uranus is jolting his Mars. Restless, edgy, and hard to predict this season. Watch for it from Dec 18 to Mar 31. It gets near exact without quite getting there this season.
- Jupiter conjunction natal MarsDec 1 to Dec 24
- Uranus square natal MarsDec 18 to Mar 31
- Birthday game: at New York Giants, Sep 13 (3 days before his birthday)
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.