Jimmy Wales’s birth chart
Born 7 August 1966, in Huntsville, Alabama, at 23:20 (Rodden A).
Leo Sun · Aries Moon · Taurus rising
Jimmy Wales’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Jimmy Wales was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on 7 August 1966, a Sunday. That makes Jimmy a Leo, with the Moon in Aries and Taurus rising. Jimmy turns 60 in 2026. The birth time, 23:20, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of A, which means it was given from memory by the person or someone close to them.
Of the ten planets, five are in water signs, three in fire and two in earth; none is in air. Cardinal signs hold four, fixed signs three and mutable signs three. Three planets stand together in Cancer: Venus, Mars and Jupiter. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Moon and Mercury: a square, 0.5° from exact. Saturn was retrograde. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 17 other people born on 7 August, among them Charlize Theron, Yun Hyon-seok and David Duchovny.
See the sky the night Jimmy was born: the stars over Huntsville, Alabama at 23:20, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Jimmy Wales’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
15° Leo 10'
A Leo Sun shines. For Jimmy Wales 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
Aries
29° Aries 51'
With the Moon in Aries, Jimmy is likely to feel fast and forgive fast. Anger comes up quickly and passes just as quickly, and feeling needs a physical outlet. This is a Moon soothed by action, not by talking it over.
Rising sign
Taurus
6° Taurus 45'
With Taurus rising, the first impression of Jimmy is calm, grounded and unhurried. People tend to relax around them and to assume that someone so settled is not going anywhere.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 23:20 on 7 August 1966, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 15° Leo 10' | House 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 29° Aries 51' | House 12 |
| Mercury | 0° Leo 20' | House 4 |
| Venus | 21° Cancer 03' | House 3 |
| Mars | 18° Cancer 39' | House 3 |
| Jupiter | 20° Cancer 33' | House 3 |
| Saturn | 29° Pisces 03'℞ | House 12 |
| Uranus | 17° Virgo 50' | House 5 |
| Neptune | 19° Scorpio 24' | House 7 |
| Pluto | 17° Virgo 04' | House 5 |
| North Node | 21° Taurus 09' | House 1 |
| South Node | 21° Scorpio 09' | House 7 |
Jimmy Wales’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Jimmy Wales’s private life.
Purpose for Jimmy Wales 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.
The Sun in the fourth house places home and family at the centre of a person's sense of self, and for Jimmy it points to roots that may matter more than any job title or public reputation. People with this placement tend to think best within four walls they have made their own.
The Moon in Aries keeps day-to-day needs simple: something to do right now, and permission to feel it and move on. For Jimmy, comfort probably comes from action rather than discussion. The instinct of this Moon is to pace the room or go for a walk rather than sit with a feeling until it passes on its own.
In the twelfth house, the Moon describes an emotional life that runs deeper than what shows on the surface, and Jimmy may need uninterrupted solitude to work out what they are feeling underneath. Quiet time alone can be a need for them, not a treat, whatever other people assume.
Mercury in Leo gives Jimmy 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 Jimmy more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
Mercury in the fourth house turns the mind towards home, family and origins, and for Jimmy conversations with family may carry more weight than usual. Mercury here is associated with a way of thinking shaped early, in ways a person goes on discovering as an adult.
Venus in Cancer loves by nurturing, and for Jimmy 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 third house puts Jimmy's charm into conversation, with a knack for saying a difficult thing so that it lands gently. Words are often one of the clearest ways of showing affection, sometimes clearer than gestures or gifts.
Mars in Cancer acts to protect the people and things that matter, and its anger is usually about feeling hurt more than feeling wronged. The habit to watch, for Jimmy, may be going quiet or indirect instead of naming the upset. Other people tend to notice a shift of mood and take a while to trace it back to its cause.
Mars in the third house makes words come out fast, with a sharp edge under frustration, and Jimmy probably enjoys a good, direct debate more than most. Directness is how they communicate by default, even when a gentler approach might land better.
Jupiter in Cancer
20° Cancer 33' · third house
growth and excess
For Jimmy, 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.
With Jupiter in the third house, Jimmy is curious by nature and enjoys learning new things, and their ideas spread easily, shared with contagious enthusiasm. Teaching suits them well, and they rarely hoard what they know for its own sake.
Saturn in Pisces builds discipline around boundaries, and it usually starts from a habit of carrying feelings that belong to other people. For Jimmy, the doubt is likely to take the form of guilt for protecting their own time and energy. What this Saturn works towards is a quiet, mature compassion, once it is clear that a boundary and a closed heart are not the same thing.
Saturn in the twelfth house puts a quiet discipline into Jimmy's private life, and solitude can feel like a duty before it slowly becomes a source of strength. Saturn here makes facing what is unresolved within slow work, and the peace it brings is likely to be hard-won.
Uranus in Virgo
17° Virgo 50' · fifth house
freedom, generational
Uranus takes about seven years to cross a sign, so in Jimmy's chart Uranus in Virgo describes an age group as much as a single person. It is a generation that changes how work and daily routine are done, through new methods and new technology. In one person it can be an instinct to question inherited routines.
Uranus in the fifth house gives creativity and romance a spark of the unexpected, and a predictable routine in either is apt to leave Jimmy restless. The people and projects that appeal with this placement tend to be the ones that surprise, not the ones that confirm what is already known.
Neptune in Scorpio
19° Scorpio 24' · seventh house
imagination, generational
Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that Jimmy 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.
Neptune in the seventh house can lead Jimmy to idealise a partner, blurring the line between the person who is there and the one who was hoped for. Disappointment can follow when reality does not match the dream, though compassion is apt to stay at the heart of how Jimmy loves.
Pluto in Virgo
17° Virgo 04' · fifth house
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by Jimmy 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.
Pluto in the fifth house makes romance and creativity all-or-nothing, and Jimmy is inclined to love and create with total, visible commitment rather than half measures. Someone with Pluto here holds on to what they make and who they love, once they have decided, completely and for a long time.
Aspects in Jimmy Wales’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Moon square Mercury
0.5° applying
Instinct and logic sometimes pull in different directions when the Moon is square Mercury, and Jimmy Wales may overthink a feeling or dismiss a good instinct because it is not fully rational. Letting both weigh in improves their judgement.
Venus conjunction Jupiter
0.5° separating
Venus conjunct Jupiter tends to make Jimmy's capacity for love and pleasure generous and expansive, and it usually comes with a warm enjoyment of life. The result is naturally good company; the thing to watch is the point where generosity has quietly become excess.
Mars trine Neptune
0.7° applying
An inspired, almost effortless way of pursuing creative or compassionate goals belongs to Mars trine Neptune, which puts Jimmy's drive and imagination in step. Energy and vision arrive together, so starting a meaningful project is likely to feel far less daunting than it looks from outside.
Mars sextile Uranus
0.8° separating
Bold, original action comes to Jimmy 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.
Jupiter trine Neptune
1.1° separating
Optimism and imagination tend to flow together for Jimmy, and what comes of it is an inspired, generous vision of what is possible. Hope and creativity tend to serve them well under this trine, especially when both are allowed to guide a project and neither is second-guessed.
Mercury trine Saturn
1.3° separating
Jimmy's thinking has discipline behind it, which gives them a clear, methodical way of working through ideas. With Mercury trine Saturn, conclusions can be trusted because they have usually been tested already, often more thoroughly than anyone nearby realises.
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 conjunction Pluto0.8°
- Uranus sextile Neptune1.6°
- Mars sextile Pluto1.6°
- Venus trine Neptune1.6°
- Mars conjunction Jupiter1.9°
- Neptune sextile Pluto2.3°
- Venus conjunction Mars2.4°
- Jupiter sextile Uranus2.7°
- Venus sextile Uranus3.2°
- Jupiter sextile Pluto3.5°
- Venus sextile Pluto4.0°
- Sun square Neptune4.2°
Leo Sun and Aries Moon, like Jimmy Wales
Also born on 7 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; 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 (From memory). Birth time rated A on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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