Theo James’s birth chart
Born 16 December 1984, in Oxford, England. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Sagittarius Sun · Moon in Virgo or Libra
Theo James’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
16 December 1984 was a Sunday: the day Theo James was born in Oxford, England. That makes Theo a Sagittarius. The Moon changed sign at about 01:50, from Virgo to Libra; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Theo turns 42 in 2026. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, three are in fire signs, two in earth, two in air and two in water. By modality the count is four fixed, three mutable and two cardinal. Sagittarius holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Sun, Mercury and Uranus. Closest of the aspects is the square between Mars and Saturn, about 0.1° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. One planet was retrograde: Mercury. Over the course of the day the Moon went from last quarter to waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 16 December, among them Arthur C. Clarke, Margaret Mead and Mats Hummels.
See the sky the day Theo was born: the stars over Oxford, England, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Theo James’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Sagittarius
about 24° Sagittarius at midday
A Sagittarius Sun seeks. Meaning, distance and the bigger picture are likely to pull Theo James forward, and the honesty of this placement is a kind of generosity. Its lesson is that the journey also needs somewhere to land.
Moon sign
Virgo or Libra
Virgo until about 01:50, then Libra (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 01:50: Moon in Virgo
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Theo is likely to look for the practical cause and to calm down by tidying, planning or being useful. The lesson of this Moon is to accept help without a to-do list attached.
Born after about 01:50: Moon in Libra
A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle Theo, and conflict, even other people's, can unsettle them. What restores this Moon is beauty, fairness, and one person who truly listens.
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 Oxford, England, at each hour of the day.
Theo James’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Theo 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 December 1984, computed for Oxford, England.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:25 | Virgo rising |
| 00:25 to 03:15 | Libra rising |
| 03:15 to 06:10 | Scorpio rising |
| 06:10 to 08:40 | Sagittarius rising |
| 08:40 to 10:25 | Capricorn rising |
| 10:25 to 11:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 11:30 to 12:25 | Pisces rising |
| 12:25 to 13:15 | Aries rising |
| 13:15 to 14:25 | Taurus rising |
| 14:25 to 16:10 | Gemini rising |
| 16:10 to 18:40 | Cancer rising |
| 18:40 to 21:30 | Leo rising |
| 21:30 to 24:00 | Virgo 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 December 1984, 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° Sagittarius 43' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Virgo until about 01:50, then Libra |
| Mercury | 20° Sagittarius 12'℞ |
| Venus | 8° Aquarius 36' |
| Mars | 23° Aquarius 17' |
| Jupiter | 17° Capricorn 54' |
| Saturn | 23° Scorpio 09' |
| Uranus | 14° Sagittarius 26' |
| Neptune | 0° Capricorn 53' |
| Pluto | 3° Scorpio 58' |
| North Node | 27° Taurus 09' |
| South Node | 27° Scorpio 09' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Theo James’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Theo James’s private life.
Growth, travel and ideas bigger than daily life are where Theo James's Sagittarius Sun finds purpose, and their energy tends to lift the moment there is somewhere new to go. Familiarity is what wears on this placement. A few months into any routine, however good it is, restlessness usually sets in.
Moon in Virgo or Libra
Virgo until about 01:50, then Libra
needs and habits
Born before about 01:50: Moon in Virgo
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Theo's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Theo's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
Born after about 01:50: 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 Theo'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.
Theo's Mercury in Sagittarius thinks in big, connective leaps and communicates with enthusiasm and a wide frame of reference drawn from everywhere they have been. The weak point is generalising past what the details support. A specific question may get a sweeping theory nobody quite asked for.
Venus in Aquarius loves as a friend first, and values independence, shared ideas and a partner who allows plenty of room. Theo may keep just enough distance that closeness feels slightly out of reach, even to them. This Venus can prize a partner's individuality more than the intimacy between them.
Mars in Aquarius acts on principle, and its anger surfaces most over unfairness or hypocrisy rather than personal slights. Theo 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.
Jupiter in Capricorn
17° Capricorn 54' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and Theo would probably rather build slowly and properly than quickly. The overreach is taking on more responsibility than any one person should reasonably carry. The authority this Jupiter brings is slow and hard-won, the kind people tend to trust more the longer they know someone.
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Theo 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 Sagittarius
14° Sagittarius 26' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Sagittarius is less about Theo than about the years around their birth. People of that age transform belief and access to knowledge, often through unprecedented exposure to other cultures and ideas. The personal trace is a restlessness with any single worldview presented as the only one.
Neptune in Capricorn
0° Capricorn 53' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Capricorn is shared by Theo and about fourteen years of births. The imagination of the generation questions or idealises authority and ambition, often shaped by wide disillusionment with institutions. The personal version may be an uneasy relationship with conventional success.
Pluto in Scorpio
3° Scorpio 58' at midday
power, generational
Pluto is at home in Scorpio, and the generation born with it lives through profound upheavals in power, secrecy and shared taboos. Theo's own share may be an unusually deep comfort with intensity that others would find overwhelming.
Aspects in Theo James’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.
Mars square Saturn
about 0.1° at midday
Theo James's drive can meet resistance, from outside obstacles or from private doubt, and frustration builds when progress feels blocked. Under this square, every stretch of steady work done anyway turns that resistance into competence, the kind that is there when it is needed most.
Sun sextile Mars
about 1.4° at midday
Theo's identity and energy work together, giving them an easy confidence that is there when they decide to use it. With this aspect, taking the initiative comes more naturally than might be expected, especially when the stakes are theirs to own.
Mercury sextile Mars
about 3.1° at midday
Speaking up quickly and clearly when it matters comes easily to Theo, since thinking and drive work in step. That plain directness serves them well in fast-moving conversations and quick decisions alike.
Sun conjunction Mercury
about 4.5° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, Theo's sense of self and way of thinking are fused, so an opinion can feel like a statement of who they are. They are likely to speak their mind readily, and telling a passing thought apart from their identity is a practice worth keeping up.
Venus square Pluto
about 4.6° at midday
Where Venus squares Pluto, the desire for closeness can get tangled with control, and the aspect is associated with jealousy, possessiveness or testing a partner's loyalty. Whenever Theo chooses trust over control, that intensity becomes a strength instead of a strain.
Mercury conjunction Uranus
about 5.8° at midday
Theo's thinking is likely to be quick, original and a step ahead of convention, with insights that arrive suddenly rather than through slow reasoning. Mercury conjunct Uranus makes for inventive thinking, and the courtesy worth learning is explaining the leap so that other people can follow it too.
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 3.1°
- Sun conjunction Neptuneabout 6.2°
Sagittarius Suns born within 2 years of Theo James
Also born on 16 December
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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