Famous birth charts · James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones’ chart in full
Born January 17, 1931, Arkabutla, Mississippi, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
26°41′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
15°06′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
6°05′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
10°52′
Mars in Leoretrograde
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
10°50′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
14°00′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
15°41′
Uranus in Aries
11°46′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
5°21′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
19°39′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
18°18′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
14°01′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
7°41′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his feelings, his mind and his discipline (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his heart, his drive and his independence (Venus in Sagittarius, Mars in Leo and Uranus in Aries) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Venus trine Mars exact at 0.0°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
The Moon conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Self-contained: he kept his feelings in order, and he gave comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
Mercury trine Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Venus trine Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mars trine Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
The Moon opposition Jupiter close at 1.1°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
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Pluto square North Node close at 1.4°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 1.7°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Jupiter square Uranus close at 2.2°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Saturn square North Node close at 2.6°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 3.9°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 4.0°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 4.3°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Venus square Neptune wide at 5.5°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 5.7°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 5.7°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 6.5°
An unusual path: his direction in life came through sudden turns and fresh starts.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 7.0°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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