James Irwin’s birth chart
Born 17 March 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Pisces Sun · Moon in Libra or Scorpio
James Irwin’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
17 March 1930 was a Monday: the day James Irwin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. That made James a Pisces. The Moon left Libra for Scorpio at about 03:45 local time, which leaves the Moon sign open without a birth time. James died on 8 August 1991, aged 61. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Water carries the most weight: three of the eight planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, against fire two, earth two and air one. By modality the count is four cardinal, four mutable and no fixed. The tightest aspect is Saturn square Uranus, about 0.4° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Two planets were retrograde: Neptune and Pluto. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 22 other people born on 17 March, among them Nat King Cole, Kurt Russell and Rudolf Nureyev.
See the sky the day James was born: the stars over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
James Irwin’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Pisces
about 26° Pisces at midday
A Pisces Sun feels it all. Imagination, empathy and a porous sense of where the self ends and others begin tend to make James Irwin the kind of person people confide in. This placement needs boundaries as much as it needs the sea.
Moon sign
Libra or Scorpio
Libra until about 03:45, then Scorpio (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 03:45: Moon in Libra
A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle James, and conflict, even other people's, can unsettle them. What restores this Moon is beauty, fairness, and one person who truly listens.
Born after about 03:45: Moon in Scorpio
The Moon in Scorpio feels everything and shows little. For James that suggests trust that is slow, private and absolute; betrayal, once it happens, is not forgotten. This Moon is restored by intimacy without performance and by time alone to let things move.
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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at each hour of the day.
James Irwin’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 17 March 1930, computed for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 02:10 | Sagittarius rising |
| 02:10 to 04:05 | Capricorn rising |
| 04:05 to 05:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 05:30 to 06:45 | Pisces rising |
| 06:45 to 07:55 | Aries rising |
| 07:55 to 09:20 | Taurus rising |
| 09:20 to 11:15 | Gemini rising |
| 11:15 to 13:40 | Cancer rising |
| 13:40 to 16:10 | Leo rising |
| 16:10 to 18:40 | Virgo rising |
| 18:40 to 21:10 | Libra rising |
| 21:10 to 23:45 | Scorpio rising |
| 23:45 to 24:00 | Sagittarius 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 17 March 1930, 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 | 26° Pisces 22' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Libra until about 03:45, then Scorpio |
| Mercury | 12° Pisces 55' |
| Venus | 5° Aries 56' |
| Mars | Aquarius until about 00:55, then Pisces |
| Jupiter | 9° Gemini 35' |
| Saturn | 10° Capricorn 53' |
| Uranus | 10° Aries 28' |
| Neptune | 1° Virgo 33'℞ |
| Pluto | 17° Cancer 28'℞ |
| North Node | 3° Taurus 13' |
| South Node | 3° Scorpio 13' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
James Irwin’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about James Irwin’s private life.
The Sun in Pisces finds purpose in imagination, compassion and things that cannot quite be measured, and James Irwin's vitality tends to ebb and flow with their surroundings. The thing to watch is losing their own direction inside someone else's story. There may be days when they feel unstoppable, and others when they need to disappear for a while.
Moon in Libra or Scorpio
Libra until about 03:45, then Scorpio
needs and habits
Born before about 03:45: Moon in Libra
A Libra Moon needs harmony in the immediate surroundings to feel settled day to day, and a tense conversation nearby can throw off James's whole afternoon. Comfort comes from pleasant company and pleasant spaces. The habit to watch is smoothing things over before they have worked out what they want.
Born after about 03:45: Moon in Scorpio
For James, the Moon in Scorpio means emotional needs that run deep and private, and a preference for managing a hard feeling alone over explaining it while it is still raw. Trust builds slowly and is rarely given back once broken. Even among the people closest to them, this Moon is likely to need real privacy.
Mercury in Pisces thinks in images and impressions more than straight lines, and James is likely to communicate through metaphor, tone and instinct rather than clean argument. Explaining a conclusion they nonetheless feel certain about can be the struggle. It is the kind of mind that knows something is off before it can say why.
Venus in Aries loves with immediacy and pursues what it wants without much hesitation, and it values a partner who can keep up. For James that suggests an interest that can fade once the chase is over. The pattern is to fall fast and to need a relationship to keep feeling like a choice, not a routine.
Mars in Aquarius or Pisces
Aquarius until about 00:55, then Pisces
drive and anger
Born before about 00:55: Mars in Aquarius
Mars in Aquarius acts on principle, and its anger surfaces most over unfairness or hypocrisy rather than personal slights. James can detach from a conflict so thoroughly that the other person feels shut out. The issue tends to get argued with heat while the relationship itself is treated with strange calm.
Born after about 00:55: Mars in Pisces
With Mars in Pisces, James is likely to act indirectly, often through avoidance or quiet withdrawal rather than confrontation, and anger can turn into sadness before it has even been named as anger. The habit is to absorb conflict rather than address it. Often they need to leave a tense room before they can work out what they feel.
Jupiter in Gemini
9° Gemini 35' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Gemini grows through learning and exposure to as many ideas as can be gathered, and its optimism is contagious in conversation. James may overreach by knowing a little about everything and claiming more certainty than the depth supports. This is someone who can be the best-read person in the room on subjects they have never studied closely.
Saturn is at home in Capricorn, a placement that builds discipline as naturally as breathing and often takes on responsibility earlier than most. The doubt, for James, may be never quite believing that enough has been achieved to relax. Others tend to recognise this kind of authority well before it is claimed.
Uranus in Aries
10° Aries 28' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so James shares Uranus in Aries with many people of a similar age. It marks a generation that pushes for change through direct, individual action rather than waiting for permission. In one life it can appear as impatience with the slow-moving institutions older generations built.
Neptune in Virgo
1° Virgo 33' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so James shares its place in Virgo with people born years either side. The imagination of this generation turns towards service, craft and idealised routines of self-improvement. In one life it can mean chasing an impossibly perfect daily practice.
Pluto in Cancer
17° Cancer 28' at midday ℞
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates James to an era rather than describing one person. Those born in it live through deep transformation of family, home and nationhood. What an individual may carry is intensity around belonging and who counts as family.
Aspects in James Irwin’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.
Saturn square Uranus
about 0.4° at midday
The need for stability and the need for freedom can clash in James Irwin's chart, producing either rigid routines that eventually snap or sudden breaks from commitments that were meant sincerely. Saturn square Uranus is best answered with structure loose enough to bend before it has to break.
Jupiter sextile Uranus
about 0.9° at midday
This sextile puts possibility and originality on easy terms, so James can take up a fresh opportunity without much disruption. Think of it as innovation at low cost, the kind that improves something without first tearing it down.
Mars opposition Neptune
about 1.2° at midday
James may find direct action pulling one way and, the other way, a tendency to lose momentum in doubt or in an unclear picture of what is wanted. Getting specific about the goal, even roughly, tends to restore the energy that vagueness drains.
Mercury sextile Saturn
about 2.0° at midday
Turning a loose idea into something solid is easier with Mercury sextile Saturn, because James's thinking and sense of structure work together. The clarity is quiet and practical, and it shows most when a plan has to work.
Mercury square Jupiter
about 3.3° at midday
Thinking can run ahead of the evidence when Mercury is square Jupiter, leading to overconfident claims or promises made faster than James can check them. Matching enthusiasm to what has been verified makes their confidence more durable, not less.
Venus sextile Jupiter
about 3.7° at midday
Warmth and generosity come naturally to James and stop short of overextending, because affection and optimism work together in this sextile. Call it comfortable, unforced goodwill, the kind that makes people feel welcome without any performance being needed.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Venus conjunction Uranusabout 4.5°
- Mercury trine Plutoabout 4.5°
- Venus square Saturnabout 5.0°
- Saturn opposition Plutoabout 6.6°
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Also born on 17 March
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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