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James Stewart

James Stewart’s birth chart

Born 20 May 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, at 07:15 (Rodden AA).

Taurus Sun · Capricorn Moon · Cancer rising

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James Stewart’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief

James Stewart was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on 20 May 1908, a Wednesday. The Sun was in Taurus, so Taurus was their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Capricorn and Cancer rising. James died on 2 July 1997, aged 89. The birth time, 07:15, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was taken from a birth certificate or birth record.

By element the count is three earth, three air, two fire and two water. By modality the count is five cardinal, three mutable and two fixed. Three planets stand together in Gemini: Mercury, Mars and Pluto. Closest of the aspects is the trine between Jupiter and Saturn, 0.3° from exact. One planet was retrograde: Uranus. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.

StarMap's dataset holds 13 other people born on 20 May, among them Cher, Iker Casillas and Joe Cocker.

James Stewart’s Sun, Moon and rising sign

Sun sign

Taurus

29° Taurus 02'

A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to James Stewart than novelty, and people tend to trust someone who does not change their mind for show. The growth edge is letting go before something stops working.

Moon sign

Capricorn

25° Capricorn 50'

A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, James may hold themselves together for other people, and can be hard on themselves when they cannot. This Moon tends to be restored by accomplishment, by structure, and by the rare person allowed to see them tired.

Rising sign

Cancer

3° Cancer 47'

With Cancer rising, James tends to come across as approachable and a little guarded. People often confide in a Cancer rising early and find that they are noticed in return; the shell opens on its own schedule.

The chart wheel

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Touch a planet to see its aspects; houses are numbered inside the ring.

Drawn for 07:15 on 20 May 1908, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel

Placements

James Stewart’s planets by sign and house
Sun29° Taurus 02'House 12
Moon25° Capricorn 50'House 8
Mercury13° Gemini 34'House 12
Venus11° Cancer 52'House 1
Mars28° Gemini 38'House 12
Jupiter7° Leo 18'House 2
Saturn7° Aries 03'House 10
Uranus16° Capricorn 33'℞House 7
Neptune12° Cancer 57'House 1
Pluto23° Gemini 41'House 12
North Node5° Cancer 34'House 1
South Node5° Capricorn 34'House 7

James Stewart’s planets, sign by sign

Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about James Stewart’s private life.

  1. Sun in Taurus

    29° Taurus 02' · twelfth house

    purpose and vitality

    A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and James Stewart's vitality probably runs slow and steady rather than in bursts. The drawback is a reluctance to change course even when the plan is clearly not working. People with this Sun can stay in one job or one home long after part of them knows it is time to move.

    With the Sun in the twelfth house, James's identity may be quieter and more private than it looks from the outside, and solitude is probably where they recharge the parts of themselves that rarely get seen. The Sun here treats rest as the fuel the rest of life runs on, not as wasted time.

  2. Moon in Capricorn

    25° Capricorn 50' · eighth house

    needs and habits

    With the Moon in Capricorn, James's comfort probably comes from accomplishing something concrete each day, and an unproductive day can leave them oddly unsettled even on holiday. Harder feelings tend to be kept for when they are alone. Before rest is allowed there is usually one more thing to tidy, organise or finish.

    James probably feels things at a depth other people sometimes miss, and the Moon in the eighth house wants tested trust before anyone is allowed to see that undercurrent. When the guard does come down with someone, the bond is apt to change for good.

  3. Mercury in Gemini

    13° Gemini 34' · twelfth house

    mind and voice

    James's Mercury in Gemini describes a mind that moves fast across many subjects at once and communicates easily in almost any setting. The tension is skimming the surface of a topic and moving on before going deep enough to be sure of it. The result is knowing a little about a great many things.

    In James's chart, Mercury in the twelfth house suggests a mind that works in the background, turning things over long before any conclusion rises to the surface. James may understand something by intuition well before they can explain, even to themselves, how they got there.

  4. Venus in Cancer

    11° Cancer 52' · first house

    love and values

    Venus in Cancer loves by nurturing, and for James that suggests valuing emotional safety over almost anything else in a relationship. Old hurts tend to linger here long after the person who caused them has changed. This is a Venus that feeds people, checks on people and quietly keeps score of who has shown up in return.

    Venus in the first house is associated with warmth and charm in a person's manner, and James is likely to come across as easy to like before much else is known. Personal style, whatever form it takes, is part of the appeal with this placement and not an accessory to it.

  5. Mars in Gemini

    28° Gemini 38' · twelfth house

    drive and anger

    With Mars in Gemini, James is likely to act through words, argument and quick manoeuvring rather than force, and anger to come out sharp and verbal. Arguments can be won without the conflict underneath ever being resolved. A disagreement can still be under debate long after the other person just wants it to end.

    James probably lets go of tension through something active and solitary, away from an audience. Mars in the twelfth house puts drive to work behind the scenes, and frustration that is hard to name can build up when it has no private, physical outlet.

  6. Jupiter in Leo

    7° Leo 18' · second house

    growth and excess

    Jupiter in Leo grows through creative confidence and a willingness to take up space. For James the overreach may be overselling their own contribution or expecting more credit than a situation calls for. There is a natural showmanship here that lifts a room, and occasionally a story that grows a little in the retelling.

    Open-handedness is the mark of Jupiter in the second house, and James would probably rather share a good thing than guard it. Their values widen as more of the world is seen, and rarely stay fixed for long.

  7. Saturn in Aries

    7° Aries 03' · tenth house

    discipline and doubt

    Saturn in Aries builds discipline around learning to act with patience instead of pure impulse. For James, that suggests a doubt that takes the form of second-guessing: too fast, or not fast enough? Confidence in their own initiative tends to come slowly, once the rush goes out of every decision.

    Saturn in the tenth house is associated with taking the long road in working life, and James is inclined to trust sustained effort over shortcuts. Saturn here goes with a reliability that shows long before any confidence in their own standing among their peers.

  8. Uranus in Capricorn

    16° Capricorn 33' ℞ · seventh house

    freedom, generational

    Many people within a few years of James's age share Uranus in Capricorn, the mark of a generation that dismantles and rebuilds old institutions and structures of authority. Personally, that can mean scepticism towards any system that asks for trust without having shown why it deserves it.

    Uranus in the seventh house asks for relationships with more freedom and less convention than the average partnership, and James may look for people who respect that independence. A sudden shift in a relationship may rattle James less than most.

  9. Neptune in Cancer

    12° Cancer 57' · first house

    imagination, generational

    Neptune in Cancer is shared by James and many people born in the same decade or so. The generation idealises home and family, often carrying a wider nostalgia for a version of belonging that may never quite have existed. Personally it can be a soft-focus longing for a childhood home.

    With Neptune in the first house, James may come across as a little hard to pin down, with a dreamy or elusive quality that other people sense but cannot quite name. James's sense of self can shift depending on the company they happen to be in.

  10. Pluto in Gemini

    23° Gemini 41' · twelfth house

    power, generational

    James shares Pluto in Gemini with many people born in the same long stretch of years. That generation transforms communication and collective thought, often through upheavals in how information is controlled and shared. The personal portion is an intense relationship with what counts as truth.

    Pluto in the twelfth house suggests a great deal going on beneath the surface for James, with growth coming from facing what is hidden within instead of avoiding it. Solitude can be the setting for the biggest changes, more than any single outside event.

Aspects in James Stewart’s chart

How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.

  1. Jupiter trine Saturn

    0.3° separating

    Optimism and discipline reinforce each other in this trine, which lets James Stewart pursue big goals with steady follow-through. Growth of this kind tends to be gradual and durable, not sudden and fragile, the sort of progress that survives a difficult year.

  2. Venus conjunction Neptune

    1.1° applying

    Love, for James, is likely to be romantic and idealistic, drawn to a kind of connection that feels almost transcendent. Venus conjunct Neptune brings tenderness and imagination, along with the task of seeing a partner clearly and not only through the ideal built around them.

  3. Sun trine Moon

    3.2° applying

    With a Sun-Moon trine, purpose and emotional needs back each other up with very little effort. James is likely to know what they want and to feel good pursuing it, which gives them an unusual, steady confidence that other people can sense.

  4. Venus opposition Uranus

    4.7° applying

    James may want intimacy and still feel a reflex to protect their freedom the moment things seem too certain; that is the tension of Venus opposite Uranus. Naming the need for space early tends to work better than acting on it as sudden distance.

  5. Venus square Saturn

    4.8° separating

    Venus square Saturn can pair the desire for closeness with a fear of not being quite enough to keep it. For James that may mean self-doubt in relationships that have given no reason for it, and the fear can ease each time they let themselves be loved without first having to deserve it.

  6. Mars conjunction Pluto

    5.0° separating

    With Mars conjunct Pluto, drive tends to be intense and relentless, and once James is committed to something they are likely to see it through whatever the cost. There is staying power to spare, so the art is in choosing battles, and keeping that intensity away from the ones that do not deserve it.

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.

  • Uranus opposition Neptune3.6°
  • Saturn square Neptune5.9°

Taurus Sun and Capricorn Moon, like James Stewart

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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; the birth time comes from Astro-Databank and is shown with its 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, Astro-Databank (BC/BR in hand). Birth time rated AA on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).

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