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Edward P. Jones

Edward P. Jones (born October 5, 1950, Washington, D.C., United States), aged 76, is an American novelist, short story writer. Jones is best known for The Known World. Jones's honours include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, O. Henry Award and MacArthur Fellows Program.

Edward P. Jones’s zodiac sign is Libra, Chinese zodiac is Metal Tiger, with Life Path 3 in numerology.

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Edward P. Jones’s AsterNym identity

The Tidal Diplomat

Water represents depth and adaptability. Water-led charts are associated with instinct, memory and the ability to find a path around obstacles. Life Path 3 represents expression: words, art, humour and making inner experience visible.

Water Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 3, on the emotional plane.

How common is the name Edward in the U.S.?

#224

US rank in 2025

~1,308,955

Americans share it since 1880

1924

its peak year

Of the names registered in 1950, Edward came 22nd among boys and 1,186th among girls, carried by 18,714 American boys and 61 girls.

US Social Security Administration public records

What Edward’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

8

Expression · direction and scale

8

Soul Urge · achievement

9

Personality · generous, worldly

The name opens on E (5) and closes on D (4). The value it repeats most is 5, which numerology reads as movement.

Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again

Edward’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

3 · 1 · 4

Lucky colours

White & Gold

Lucky day

Friday

Direction

← West

Season

autumn

Stones

Opal, Diamond, Rutilated Quartz

Flower constellation

🧡 Marigold · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🤍 White Magnolia

Amber · Blush · Moonlight white

The record

What sets Edward apart

Kate Winslet (1975) and Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

What the chart says

Edward, according to the stars

Core essence

Edward makes the room fairer just by being in it. The core of Edward is a feel for balance, in people, in colour, in who has not been asked their opinion yet. They are charming because they are genuinely interested, and they can see every side of a thing, which is a gift and, on a bad day, a very slow way to choose dinner.

How Edward wants to be loved

Edward wants to be loved beautifully. Venus is at home in Libra: romance, manners, the date that was actually planned, a partner who is fair and easy to be around. Edward gives a lot of grace and needs it back. Treat them like a partner in everything, including the small choices, and they bloom.

How Edward creates

How Edward makes things happen: they seep in. A Yin Water day master is rain, mist, the still pool that reflects everything. Edward creates by sensing, by imagination, by noticing what nobody else said. Their influence is quiet and total. The work is not dissolving into everyone else's weather.

Instinct

Instinct: Edward is bold, a Tiger year, and their gut reaction is to leap. Brave, generous, a bit dramatic, magnetic to be around, and never boring for a second. The Metal year sharpens it: principled, determined, clear about what is right.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 3 is the creative. Edward is here to express, to make, to say the thing in a way nobody has said it before. Joy is the work: the writing, the performing, the making people laugh. The lesson is finishing what the spark started.

Triggers

Triggers: being fenced in, and being lied to. Mars in Sagittarius fights loud, laughs it off, and is genuinely fine ten minutes later. Edward has boundless energy for anything with a horizon in it and none for the small print. Aim them at something far away and step back.

Computed from Edward's birth date. Working below.

Where Edward sits

Six lines

Edward’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.

Intimate circleWide network
Edward

You may draw energy from a wide network, many doors, lightly held.

DeliberateSpontaneous
Edward

You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.

PrivateExpressive
Edward

You may wear your feelings openly. What you feel tends to show.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Edward

You may want to resolve tension the moment it appears, rather than let it sit.

PracticalVisionary
Edward

You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Edward

You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

Dedicate a star to Edward P. Jones

Three stars chosen from the real sky above Washington on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.

Edward’s birth-night reference starAljanahwarm orange · CygnusAljanah, in Cygnus. A warm orange star, 76.1° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Aljanah →The warmest lightCapellagolden yellow · AurigaCapella, in Auriga. A golden yellow star, 14.9° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Capella →

A 9 p.m. reference sky, not the birth minute. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.

The sky over Washington that night

Computed for 38.90°N, 9 p.m. local sky.

Overhead at Washington at 9 p.m. that evening: Aljanah of Cygnus, within 13.9° of the exact zenith.

Of the 92 catalog stars above the horizon, Vega was the brightest.

From 38.9°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.

Nothing below −51.1° declination clears the horizon at this latitude, so Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman were never visible from Washington on any night.

The Moon, 33% lit at last quarter, had already set; the Sun sat 37° below the horizon.

How unusual Edward's chart is

Chart pattern score

39 / 100 · Quietly distinctive

3-planet stellium in Libra · 1 unaspected planet

An AsterNym index built from stelliums, yods, grand crosses and chart shape. It is not a population percentile, and a high score is not a better chart. Without a birth time the houses are left out of it.

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The quick version

Libra Sun

Charming. Still deciding.

Edward P. Jones's Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 5, 1950, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Libra means →

Metal Tiger

Leaps first, apologises never.

Edward P. Jones was born on October 5, 1950, which falls in a Metal Tiger year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Tiger means →

Life Path 3

Talks it, jokes it, lives it.

Edward P. Jones's birth date, October 5, 1950, reduces to Life Path 3 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 3 means →

What stands out in Edward’s chart

Edward’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 21° to 3° Cancer or Leo depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Mercury fuses with Saturn · Conjunction, 0.7° orbSun grinds against Uranus · Square, 2.4° orbMoon opens doors for Saturn · Sextile, 2.5° orbNeptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 2.5° orbMoon opens doors for Mercury · Sextile, 3.1° orbMoon opens doors for Venus · Sextile, 4.3° orbSun opens doors for Mars · Sextile, 4.9° orbSun fuses with Neptune · Conjunction, 5° orbSun in Libra · 11°53′☉11°Moon in Cancer · 27°33′☽27°Mercury in Virgo · 24°26′☿24°Venus in Libra · 1°50′♀1°Mars in Sagittarius · 6°56′♂6°Jupiter in Aquarius · 28°10′ · retrograde♃℞28°Saturn in Virgo · 25°06′♄25°Uranus in Cancer · 9°27′♅9°Neptune in Libra · 16°54′♆16°Pluto in Leo · 19°21′♇19°

No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1.

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Lines drawn
Conjunction 0°
Sextile 60°
Square 90°
Trine 120°
Opposition 180°

Placements

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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow

Aspects across every possible birth time

  • stableMercuryconjunctionSaturn0.1° to 1.2° orb

    Edward’s mind and discipline act as one.

  • stableSunsquareUranus1.9° to 2.9° orb

    Edward’s core identity grinds against their need for freedom.

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto2.4° to 2.5° orb

    Edward’s imagination opens doors for their depths. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableSunconjunctionNeptune4.5° to 5.5° orb

  • stableVenusconjunctionSaturn6.2° to 7.3° orb

  • stableMercuryconjunctionVenus7.4° orb

  • possibleMoonsextileVenusorb from 0.0° to 9.9° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsextileMercuryorb from 0.1° to 8.8° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsextileSaturnorb from 0.1° to 8.7° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoontrineMarsorb from 3.4° to 15.3° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 4.4° to 16.9° depending on birth time

  • possibleSunsextileMarsorb from 4.8° to 5.1° depending on birth time

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire2 of 10
  • Earth2 of 10
  • Air4 of 10
  • Water2 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal5 of 10
  • Fixed2 of 10
  • Mutable3 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign: Air leads this chart.

Edward’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ ChironSagittarius 17°20′ (moves 0.07° over the day)

    centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it

  • ⚳ CeresSagittarius 18°47′ (moves 0.30° over the day)

    dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured

  • ♡ ErosLibra 27°51′ (moves 0.77° over the day)

    near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire

  • ⚕ HygieaSagittarius 22°50′ (moves 0.30° over the day)

    main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithTaurus 29°47′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Eros trine Jupiter 0.3°
  • Chiron sextile Neptune 0.4°
  • Ceres trine Pluto 0.6°
  • Hygiea square Mercury 1.6°
  • Black Moon Lilith square Jupiter 1.6°
  • Ceres sextile Neptune 1.9°
  • Chiron trine Pluto 2.0°
  • Black Moon Lilith trine Venus 2.0°
  • Hygiea square Saturn 2.3°

Edward’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♀ Venus9 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Libra; in its own sign, Libra; disposes Sun, Neptune; 2 major aspects

  2. 2. ☿ Mercury5 pts

    in its own sign, Virgo; disposes Saturn; 2 major aspects

  3. 3. ☉ Sun3 pts

    disposes Pluto; 2 major aspects

Configurations in Edward’s chart

  • stellium, the shape it makesStellium in Libra · Sun, Venus, NeptuneThree or more planets in one sign (four, or three with a luminary, by AsterNym's count): a concentration astrologers read as that sign's themes dominating the chart.

Minor aspects

semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.

  • Mars quintile Saturn 0.2°
  • Mercury quintile Mars 0.5°
  • Sun sesquiquadrate Jupiter 1.3°

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Edward’s cards

Computed from October 5, 1950. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

The World

AsterNym identity card

The Tidal Diplomat

Western zodiac

Libra

Chinese zodiac

Tiger 寅

Life Path

3 · Storyteller

♀ Ruled by Venus

Copper Cu

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yin Water.

Year

庚

yang Metal

寅

Tiger

Wood

roots & early life

Month

乙

yin Wood

酉

Rooster

Metal

work & drive

Day

day master

癸

yin Water

酉

Rooster

Metal

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

Edward’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q942627 (CC0), as do the occupations, works and awards above. With no documented birth time this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. The banner above lists what that leaves out. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.

Tropical zodiac, whole-sign houses, modern rulers. Aspects on the western_v1 orb policy; minor ones at 1.5° to 2.5°, skipped where a major already holds. Minor bodies from JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, Lilith as mean apogee. Dominance is an AsterNym score — rulerships, dispositors, aspect count — so other methods can name a different leader.

Portrait by Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Edward P. Jones.

Quick answers about Edward P. Jones’s chart

How old is Edward P. Jones?
Edward P. Jones is 76 years old, born October 5, 1950 in Washington, D.C., United States.
What zodiac sign is Edward P. Jones?
Edward P. Jones is a Libra: born October 5, 1950, which puts the Sun in Libra for the whole of that day.
What is Edward P. Jones's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Tiger, with the Metal element, from the Chinese lunar year of the October 5, 1950 birth.
What is Edward P. Jones's Life Path number?
Life Path 3, calculated in numerology.
What is Edward P. Jones's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Sagittarius at 17°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where is Edward P. Jones's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Taurus at 29°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is Edward P. Jones's dominant planet?
Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (9 points: rules the Sun sign, Libra; in its own sign, Libra; disposes Sun, Neptune; 2 major aspects). Mercury is second and Sun third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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