Mae Jemison’s birth chart
Born 17 October 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Libra Sun · Moon in Pisces or Aries
Mae Jemison’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Mae Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, on 17 October 1956, a Wednesday. The Sun was in Libra, so Libra is their zodiac sign. The Moon left Pisces for Aries at about 11:35 local time, which leaves the Moon sign open without a birth time. Mae turns 70 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for Mae; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
By element the count is three fire, three air, two earth and one water, leaving out the Moon, whose sign depends on the birth time. By modality the count is four mutable, three cardinal and two fixed. Three planets stand together in Libra: Sun, Mercury and Neptune. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Neptune and Pluto: a sextile, exact to a tenth of a degree. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Every planet was moving direct. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 17 October, among them Eminem, Arthur Miller and Rita Hayworth.
Mae Jemison’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra
about 24° Libra at midday
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape Mae Jemison's decisions, and this is a placement that can see both sides of almost anything. The growth lies in choosing a side when it counts.
Moon sign
Pisces or Aries
Pisces until about 11:35, then Aries (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 11:35: Moon in Pisces
With the Moon in Pisces, Mae 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.
Born after about 11:35: Moon in Aries
With the Moon in Aries, Mae 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
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 Decatur, Alabama, at each hour of the day.
Mae Jemison’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Mae 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 October 1956, computed for Decatur, Alabama.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:15 | Cancer rising |
| 00:15 to 02:40 | Leo rising |
| 02:40 to 05:05 | Virgo rising |
| 05:05 to 07:30 | Libra rising |
| 07:30 to 09:55 | Scorpio rising |
| 09:55 to 12:15 | Sagittarius rising |
| 12:15 to 14:10 | Capricorn rising |
| 14:10 to 15:45 | Aquarius rising |
| 15:45 to 17:05 | Pisces rising |
| 17:05 to 18:20 | Aries rising |
| 18:20 to 19:55 | Taurus rising |
| 19:55 to 21:55 | Gemini rising |
| 21:55 to 24:00 | Cancer 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 October 1956, 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 | 24° Libra 18' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Pisces until about 11:35, then Aries |
| Mercury | 7° Libra 50' |
| Venus | 13° Virgo 19' |
| Mars | 13° Pisces 30' |
| Jupiter | 21° Virgo 08' |
| Saturn | 0° Sagittarius 42' |
| Uranus | 6° Leo 41' |
| Neptune | 29° Libra 56' |
| Pluto | 29° Leo 56' |
| North Node | 29° Scorpio 27' |
| South Node | 29° Taurus 27' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Mae Jemison’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Mae Jemison’s private life.
Sun in Libra
24° Libra 18' at midday
purpose and vitality
With the Sun in Libra, Mae Jemison's vitality is likely to rise in good company, and purpose to feel real when they are creating balance or beauty with other people. The risk is losing their own direction while managing everyone else's. Deciding alone is probably harder for them than deciding with a second opinion in the room.
Moon in Pisces or Aries
Pisces until about 11:35, then Aries
needs and habits
Born before about 11:35: Moon in Pisces
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 Mae more than talking things out. It can be easy for them to miss how much of what they feel belongs to someone else.
Born after about 11:35: Moon in Aries
The Moon in Aries keeps day-to-day needs simple: something to do right now, and permission to feel it and move on. For Mae, 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.
Mercury in Libra
7° Libra 50' at midday
mind and voice
Mercury in Libra thinks by weighing both sides, and Mae tends to communicate diplomatically, often finding the version of an idea that will land well with whoever is listening. Settling on an opinion can take so long that the moment for it passes. They may change their mind in the middle of a conversation because the other point had merit.
Venus in Virgo
13° Virgo 19' at midday
love and values
With Venus in Virgo, Mae 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 Pisces
13° Pisces 30' at midday
drive and anger
With Mars in Pisces, Mae 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 Virgo
21° Virgo 08' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Virgo finds its growth in mastering a craft in unglamorous detail, one small correction at a time. For Mae, perfectionism may be the excess, turning growth into an endless list of corrections. People with this Jupiter are often trusted with more responsibility than they feel they deserve, usually because the care in the work shows.
Saturn in Sagittarius
0° Sagittarius 42' at midday
discipline and doubt
Saturn in Sagittarius builds discipline around belief and meaning, testing a big idea hard before committing to it. In front of people who might challenge a conviction, Mae is likely to hedge. Over time, someone with this Saturn often becomes a credible voice on the very questions they once felt they had no right to answer.
Uranus in Leo
6° Leo 41' at midday
freedom, generational
Mae shares Uranus in Leo with a generation, one that redefines self-expression and individuality, often through forms of creativity and visibility that were not available before. Closer to home, it suggests being comfortable with being seen in ways older relatives find unfamiliar.
Neptune in Libra
29° Libra 56' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Mae 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
29° Leo 56' 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 Mae, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Mae Jemison’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.
Venus opposition Mars
about 0.2° at midday
Venus opposite Mars sets what Mae Jemison wants for themselves against what keeps a relationship harmonious, most of all around desire and assertiveness. Naming a want plainly, instead of swallowing it or forcing it, tends to serve both sides.
Saturn square Pluto
about 0.8° at midday
Saturn square Pluto sets the need for control against the instinct for transformation, and Mae may grip a structure most tightly at the very moment it needs to change. Each old form that is let go leaves a strength behind that is more real than the grip was.
Mercury sextile Uranus
about 1.1° at midday
Fresh angles on ordinary problems come easily to Mae, because thinking and originality are friends here. Inventiveness takes little effort with this aspect, and it makes routine problems more interesting than they first appear.
Sun conjunction Neptune
about 5.6° at midday
A Sun-Neptune conjunction tends to make Mae's sense of self porous and imaginative, drawn towards ideals, art or causes bigger than everyday life. Compassion and creativity come with it, and so does the task of keeping a clear enough sense of who they are underneath the dream.
Saturn trine Uranus
about 6.0° at midday
This trine lets Mae build lasting structures that still leave room for change, because discipline and independence are allies here. Consistency and originality coexist with ease, and neither of them has to be given up to make room for the other.
Mars opposition Jupiter
about 7.6° at midday
Mars opposite Jupiter pits Mae's own direct action against other people's grander plans or expectations, which can end in overcommitting to someone else's vision. Mae's own sense of scale is usually a better guide than anyone else's.
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 0.0°
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 6.8°
Libra Suns born within 2 years of Mae Jemison
Also born on 17 October
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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