David James’s birth chart
Born 1 August 1970, in Welwyn Garden City, England. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Moon in Cancer or Leo
David James’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
1 August 1970 was a Saturday: the day David James was born in Welwyn Garden City, England. That makes David a Leo. The Moon was in Cancer until about 11:45 and in Leo afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. David turns 56 in 2026. StarMap has no verified birth time for David, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Earth carries the most weight: four of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, against fire two, air two and water one. By modality the count is four fixed, three mutable and two cardinal. Three planets stand together in Virgo: Mercury, Venus and Pluto. Closest of the aspects is the conjunction between Sun and Mars, about 0.3° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. One planet was retrograde: Neptune. Over the course of the day the Moon went from waning crescent to new.
StarMap's dataset holds 17 other people born on 1 August, among them Jason Momoa, Yves Saint Laurent and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
See the sky the day David was born: the stars over Welwyn Garden City, England, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
David James’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 8° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For David James that suggests warmth, generosity and a need to be seen for who they really are, running through much of what they do. This placement grows by learning that the light is not diminished when it is shared.
Moon sign
Cancer or Leo
Cancer until about 11:45, then Leo (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 11:45: Moon in Cancer
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For David that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
Born after about 11:45: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon feels with its whole heart and needs that to be noticed. Warm attention tends to fill David up, and being overlooked can empty them faster than anything. Play, creativity and loyal friends usually bring them back to themselves.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Welwyn Garden City, England, at each hour of the day.
David James’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for David yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 1 August 1970, computed for Welwyn Garden City, England.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:25 | Taurus rising |
| 00:25 to 02:10 | Gemini rising |
| 02:10 to 04:40 | Cancer rising |
| 04:40 to 07:30 | Leo rising |
| 07:30 to 10:25 | Virgo rising |
| 10:25 to 13:15 | Libra rising |
| 13:15 to 16:05 | Scorpio rising |
| 16:05 to 18:35 | Sagittarius rising |
| 18:35 to 20:20 | Capricorn rising |
| 20:20 to 21:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 21:30 to 22:20 | Pisces rising |
| 22:20 to 23:15 | Aries rising |
| 23:15 to 24:00 | Taurus rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 1 August 1970, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 8° Leo 46' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Cancer until about 11:45, then Leo |
| Mercury | 1° Virgo 51' |
| Venus | 22° Virgo 24' |
| Mars | 9° Leo 06' |
| Jupiter | 28° Libra 14' |
| Saturn | 21° Taurus 36' |
| Uranus | 5° Libra 43' |
| Neptune | 28° Scorpio 08'℞ |
| Pluto | 25° Virgo 31' |
| North Node | 2° Pisces 52' |
| South Node | 2° Virgo 52' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
David James’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about David James’s private life.
Purpose for David James is probably tied to creating and being seen doing it, and a Leo Sun's vitality rises the moment there is an audience, even an audience of one. The tension is losing steam when no one is watching. The giveaway is often the extra effort that goes into something the moment someone notices them making it.
Moon in Cancer or Leo
Cancer until about 11:45, then Leo
needs and habits
Born before about 11:45: Moon in Cancer
With the Moon in Cancer, David's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
Born after about 11:45: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon needs warmth and acknowledgement worked into everyday life, not just on big occasions. A day with no one noticing can drain David faster than a hard day with an audience. The mood tends to lift visibly the moment someone compliments something small David did.
For David, Mercury in Virgo points to thinking that is precise and attentive to detail, and to clear communication, because the facts have usually been checked first. The catch is fixating on a small error and losing sight of the larger point. This is the placement that edits a message three times before sending something everyone else would have sent in one go.
With Venus in Virgo, David is likely to love through small, practical acts of service and to value competence and reliability in a partner. People with this Venus tend to be hardest on those they love most, and can mistake giving notes for giving care. They may try to fix a partner's problem before simply listening to it.
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for David its anger is likely to flare when pride or loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. Criticism of the work can feel personal to a Leo Mars, even when it was not meant that way.
Jupiter in Libra
28° Libra 14' at midday
growth and excess
In David's chart, Jupiter in Libra suggests growth through partnership and a gift for bringing people together. Excess here looks like pleasing people so broadly that every expectation becomes a commitment. Someone with this Jupiter is often the connector whose introductions and events other people benefit from more than they realise.
Saturn in Taurus gathers its discipline around security and the things a person relies on, and David is likely to take very little for granted. The doubt is a fear that stability could disappear, even when it clearly has not. This placement likes to know what things cost before committing, and tends to stay careful even in steady times.
Uranus in Libra
5° Libra 43' at midday
freedom, generational
David holds Uranus in Libra in common with many people born in the same stretch of years. Together that generation reshapes ideas of partnership, fairness and how relationships are arranged. Its personal side is a readiness to question traditional roles more openly than earlier generations felt able to.
Neptune in Scorpio
28° Scorpio 08' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that David shares with many people of a similar age. Its imagination is drawn to the hidden, the taboo and the transformative, with a wider cultural fascination for secrets and endings. In an individual that can be a pull towards mystery for its own sake.
Pluto in Virgo
25° Virgo 31' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by David and many people born in the same span of years. That generation lives through deep change in work, in how services are organised, and in daily life itself. In one person that can be intensity around control, order and how much any one system can carry.
Aspects in David James’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Sun conjunction Mars
about 0.3° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mars, David James's will and identity are fused, which makes for strong, immediate drive and a low tolerance for sitting still. They probably act on impulse more often than most, and aiming that energy at a goal of their own serves them better than using it up on the first thing in front of them.
Venus trine Saturn
about 0.8° at midday
A steady, dependable way of loving, one that people trust, is what this trine gives David, since affection and commitment hold each other up. Relationships built on it tend to last, often well past the point where less committed people would have moved on.
Sun sextile Uranus
about 3.1° at midday
There is room for David to be a little unconventional without losing much by it, since identity and originality get along well here. Other people tend to find this easy, unforced independence refreshing rather than alarming.
Venus conjunction Pluto
about 3.1° at midday
Love tends to run deep and complete under Venus conjunct Pluto, and David is likely to lean towards intensity over casual affection. Relationships gain depth from it. What takes practice is trusting a connection without needing to test it to prove it is real.
Mars sextile Uranus
about 3.4° at midday
Bold, original action comes to David without much friction, because drive and independence are on good terms in this sextile. It is useful initiative with little drama attached, the sort that tries something new without making a big production of it.
Mercury sextile Jupiter
about 3.6° at midday
David's thinking and optimism keep easy company, which gives their conversation a natural, engaging breadth. Curiosity does much of the work with this aspect, opening doors in conversation that a narrower focus would have missed.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 2.6°
- Mercury square Neptuneabout 3.7°
- Saturn trine Plutoabout 3.9°
- Saturn opposition Neptuneabout 6.5°
Leo Suns born within 2 years of David James
Also born on 1 August
How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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