James Cameron’s birth chart
Born 16 August 1954, in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Pisces Moon
James Cameron’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on 16 August 1954, a Monday. That makes James a Leo, with the Moon in Pisces. James turns 72 in 2026. StarMap has no verified birth time for James, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Of the ten planets, four are in fire signs, four in water and two in air; none is in earth. Cardinal signs hold four, fixed signs four and mutable signs two. Three planets stand together in Leo: Sun, Mercury and Pluto. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Sun and Neptune: a sextile, about 0.5° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. No planet was retrograde. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 22 other people born on 16 August, among them Madonna, Charles Bukowski and Steve Carell. Wikidata links James with two people in the dataset: Kathryn Bigelow (married in 1989, marriage ended in 1991) and Linda Hamilton (married in 1997, marriage ended in 1999).
James Cameron’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 23° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For James Cameron 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
Pisces
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
With the Moon in Pisces, James may well pick up the mood of a whole room. Music, water, sleep and imagination tend to restore them, and it matters whose moods they carry home. The empathy of this Moon is a gift that needs a door.
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 Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, at each hour of the day.
James Cameron’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for James 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 16 August 1954, computed for Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:05 | Taurus rising |
| 00:05 to 01:50 | Gemini rising |
| 01:50 to 04:20 | Cancer rising |
| 04:20 to 07:05 | Leo rising |
| 07:05 to 09:50 | Virgo rising |
| 09:50 to 12:40 | Libra rising |
| 12:40 to 15:25 | Scorpio rising |
| 15:25 to 17:55 | Sagittarius rising |
| 17:55 to 19:40 | Capricorn rising |
| 19:40 to 20:55 | Aquarius rising |
| 20:55 to 21:50 | Pisces rising |
| 21:50 to 22:45 | Aries rising |
| 22:45 to 23:55 | Taurus rising |
| 23:55 to 24:00 | Gemini 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 16 August 1954, 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 | 23° Leo 14' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Pisces |
| Mercury | 17° Leo 46' |
| Venus | 8° Libra 15' |
| Mars | 27° Sagittarius 48' |
| Jupiter | 18° Cancer 40' |
| Saturn | 3° Scorpio 58' |
| Uranus | 25° Cancer 12' |
| Neptune | 23° Libra 45' |
| Pluto | 24° Leo 38' |
| North Node | 14° Capricorn 10' |
| South Node | 14° Cancer 10' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
James Cameron’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about James Cameron’s private life.
Sun in Leo
23° Leo 14' at midday
purpose and vitality
Purpose for James Cameron 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 Pisces
Pisces, all day
needs and habits
The Moon in Pisces makes for a porous daily mood, one that picks up the emotional temperature of a room without choosing to. Quiet, music or time near water probably restores James more than talking things out. It can be easy for them to miss how much of what they feel belongs to someone else.
Mercury in Leo
17° Leo 46' at midday
mind and voice
Mercury in Leo gives James a mind that thinks in confident, story-shaped terms and communicates with warmth and a bit of flair, drawing people in even when the subject is dry. Attachment to being right can make James more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
Venus in Libra
8° Libra 15' at midday
love and values
Venus in Libra loves with an instinct for balance and partnership, and James probably values harmony, fairness and someone who makes an effort to look good together. The risk with this Venus is staying in a relationship for the sake of the pairing itself. James may give up a personal preference before anyone has even asked.
Mars in Sagittarius
27° Sagittarius 48' at midday
drive and anger
Mars in Sagittarius acts boldly and wants room to move while doing it, and its anger flares fast over anything that feels like a limit on freedom. James may speak bluntly in the heat of the moment and smooth it over later. Given the choice, this placement walks away from a fight rather than staying to work it out.
Jupiter in Cancer
18° Cancer 40' at midday
growth and excess
For James, Jupiter in Cancer means growing by nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The excess can be protecting loved ones past the point they need it. Generosity here takes the form of home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.
Saturn in Scorpio
3° Scorpio 58' at midday
discipline and doubt
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for James letting go of either is unlikely to come easily. The doubt is bracing for betrayal even in relationships that have given no reason for it. Comfort with vulnerability can come in the end, and the work it takes is seldom seen by others.
Uranus in Cancer
25° Cancer 12' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to James alone. Its mark is a generation that redefines home and family, departing from the structures the previous generation grew up inside. At the personal level it is read as a pull to build family life differently.
Neptune in Libra
23° Libra 45' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, James among them. It idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by images of love on screen that outpace real relationships. The personal echo is a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
Pluto in Leo
24° Leo 38' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for James, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in James Cameron’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 sextile Neptune
about 0.5° at midday
Creativity and empathy are there when James Cameron makes room for them, because identity and imagination work gently together in this aspect. The sensitivity is soft, and people notice it without it having to be announced.
Sun conjunction Pluto
about 1.4° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Pluto, James's identity is likely to be intense and transformative, with feelings that run at full volume rather than in moderation. Depth and staying power are the reward, and the thing to outgrow is needing a situation to become a crisis before it feels meaningful.
Mars trine Pluto
about 3.2° at midday
Resilience under pressure, and the ability to come back stronger from a setback, are the marks of this trine between drive and the capacity for change. In James's chart the aspect points to a quiet, formidable strength, the kind other people notice mainly in how little it seems to cost.
Mars sextile Neptune
about 4.0° at midday
In James's chart, drive and imagination help each other along gently, so inspired action is possible before everything has been mapped out. The motivation is soft but workable, and it keeps a creative or compassionate project moving without forcing it.
Sun trine Mars
about 4.6° at midday
Confidence and drive move in the same direction for James, so they are likely to act on their goals with very little inner resistance. The energy of a Sun-Mars trine is uncomplicated, and other people notice it and often want to be near it.
Jupiter square Neptune
about 5.1° at midday
Jupiter square Neptune lets optimism drift into wishful thinking, and plans can end up built more on hope than on a clear reading of the situation. For James the answer may be to keep hoping and to pair that hope with an honest look at the details.
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 0.9°
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 1.5°
- Sun conjunction Mercuryabout 5.5°
- Jupiter conjunction Uranusabout 6.5°
- Mercury conjunction Plutoabout 6.9°
James Cameron in couples
Relationships as Wikidata records them, each with the match between the two charts.
Leo Sun and Pisces Moon, like James Cameron
Also born on 16 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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