James VI and I Birth Chart
Born June 29, 1566 · Edinburgh Castle · Poets
James VI and I’s zodiac sign, or star sign, is Cancer. This page shows James VI and I’s full natal chart (also called a birth chart) - every planet’s sign and placement, calculated from the ephemeris for June 29, 1566, with the Moon approximately in Leo.
Chart summary
James VI and I’s noon chart is fire-dominant - 4 of the ten major bodies fall in fire signs - with fixed signs most common by modality. The Sun is in Cancer and the Moon is approximately in Leo. The tightest planetary aspect is Venus Square Saturn (orb 0.5°). 3 planets are retrograde. All positions are measured from the ephemeris for noon local time; no interpretation is implied.
Chart wheel
Noon chart · Tropical zodiac · Geocentric · houses not shown (time unknown)
Planet positions
Aspects (14)
| From | Aspect | To | Orb |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☉ Sun | Conjunction | ☿ Mercury | 4.37° |
| ☉ Sun | Square | ♃ Jupiter | 6.11° |
| ☽ Moon | Sextile | ♃ Jupiter | 4.12° |
| ☿ Mercury | Semisquare | ♀ Venus | 0.55° (exact) |
| ☿ Mercury | Semisquare | ♄ Saturn | 1.02° |
| ☿ Mercury | Trine | ♇ Pluto | 6.79° |
| ♀ Venus | Square | ♂ Mars | 2.34° |
| ♀ Venus | Trine | ♃ Jupiter | 3.96° |
| ♀ Venus | Square | ♄ Saturn | 0.46° (exact) |
| ♂ Mars | Conjunction | ♄ Saturn | 2.81° |
| ♂ Mars | Quintile | ♆ Neptune | 0.49° (exact) |
| ♅ Uranus | Opposition | ♆ Neptune | 0.75° (exact) |
| ♅ Uranus | Square | ♇ Pluto | 4.33° |
| ♆ Neptune | Square | ♇ Pluto | 5.08° |
Source
Birth date and place from Wikidata (Q79972), available under CC0. Positions computed with the Astronomy Engine ephemeris. Want a full chart with houses? Enter a known birth time in the birth chart calculator.
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