James Baldwin — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1924-08-02 (time unknown) · New York, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives 2 August 1924 at Harlem Hospital, New York City, naming the hospital but no hour of birth.
American novelist and essayist, author of Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni's Room and The Fire Next Time. The birth date and hospital are documented; no consulted source gives a time, so the houses are undetermined.
Reading the chart
Leo Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Sun carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
T-square: Mercury opposite Mars, both square Jupiter — the apex (Jupiter) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Water is the leading element (42% weighted), while air is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Mutable modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is adapting — adjusting and redistributing energy.
Sun at 10°03′ Leo: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates warmly, dramatically, with creative pride — the keynote is radiance. In its own domicile: it acts with full native resources.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 145.1794° → 157.9824° (Leo → Virgo).
T-square: Mercury opposite Mars, both square Jupiter — the apex (Jupiter) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Mercury opposition Mars (orb 0°25′, applying): Mercury and Mars face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Sun trine Jupiter (orb 0°03′, applying): Sun and Jupiter flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Venus trine Mars (orb 1°42′, applying): Venus and Mars flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Western natal chart
Sun Leo 10°02′ · Moon Leo or Virgo (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo 10°02′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Moon | Leo or Virgo (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Virgo 4°20′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Venus | Cancer 3°02′ | — | — | direct |
| Mars | Pisces 4°45′ | — | peregrine | retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius 10°05′ | — | domicile | retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra 26°35′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Uranus | Pisces 20°59′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo 19°43′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Cancer 12°36′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Mercury ☍ Mars (opposition, orb 0.4°)
- Sun △ Jupiter (trine, orb 0.0°)
- Venus △ Mars (trine, orb 1.7°)
- Mercury ⚹ Venus (sextile, orb 1.3°)
- Neptune ☌ North Node (conjunction, orb 3.2°)
- Jupiter ☍ Lilith (mean apogee) (opposition, orb 4.7°)
- Mars □ Jupiter (square, orb 5.3°)
- Saturn ⚹ North Node (sextile, orb 3.6°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Water (癸). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 甲子 Jiǎ Zǐ | 辛未 Xīn Wèi | 癸丑 Guǐ Chǒu |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 1926 | 壬申 | robWealth |
| 11.7 | 1936 | 癸酉 | friend |
| 21.7 | 1946 | 甲戌 | hurtingOfficer |
| 31.7 | 1956 | 乙亥 | eatingGod |
| 41.7 | 1966 | 丙子 | directWealth |
| 51.7 | 1976 | 丁丑 | indirectWealth |
| 61.7 | 1986 | 戊寅 | directOfficer |
| 71.7 | 1996 | 己卯 | sevenKillings |
Vedic kundli ज्योतिष (sidereal, Lahiri)
Moon-dependent Vedic calculations are unavailable without an exact birth time; no local-noon Moon, nakshatra or dasha is published.
Vimshottari mahadashas
| Period lord | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable without an exact birth time | |||