James Black
James Black (born June 14, 1924, Uddingston, United Kingdom; died 2010), was a Scottish doctor and pharmacologist. Black served as chancellor. Black's honours include Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Order of Merit and Knight Bachelor.
James Black’s zodiac sign was Gemini, and in the Chinese zodiac they were a Wood Rat, with Life Path 9 in numerology.
Gemini, and in the Chinese zodiac they were a 
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James Black’s AsterNym identity
The Evergreen Seeker
Wood represents growth. Wood-led charts are associated with patience, adaptability and the drive to keep developing. Life Path 9 represents compassion: generosity, completion and the ability to consider more than one person’s experience.
Wood Day Master (BaZi) × mutable Sun × Life Path 9, on the intuitive plane.
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James’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.
Lucky numbers
9 · 2 · 3
Lucky colours
Green & Teal
Lucky day
Wednesday
Direction
→ East
Season
spring
Stones
Pearl, Emerald, Green Aventurine
Flower constellation
🌹 Rose · 💜 Lavender · 🌿 Fern
Rose pink · Lilac · Forest
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What the chart says
James, according to the stars
Core essence
James is two conversations at once and somehow following both. Curiosity is the core of it: the quick question, the sideways joke, the friend who texts you an article at midnight because it reminded them of you. James needs newness the way other people need sleep, and gives the people around them the gift of never being bored.
The vibe
Underneath, James feels more than they will ever show, and shows it to about three people. The Moon in Scorpio is deep water: loyal, private, slow to trust and impossible to fool. What James needs to feel safe is total honesty and the sense that a secret told stays told. Betray that once and it is a long way back.
How James wants to be loved
James wants to be loved like home. Venus in Cancer needs to feel safe before it feels anything else, and then it feels everything. Remember the small things, meet the family, make the tea. James gives care in a hundred quiet ways and needs to know it is noticed. Consistency is the romance.
How James creates
How James makes things happen: they grow upward. A Yang Wood day master is the tree, the one with a direction and the patience to keep at it through a bad season. James builds in the open, wants to be useful, and is at their most creative when there is something to reach for. Bend rather than break is the lesson they learn a few times.
Instinct
Instinct: James is quick, clever and alert, a Rat year, and their gut reaction to a problem is to find the angle nobody has tried. Charming, resourceful, a little bit of a hoarder of good things and good people. The Wood year adds growth: ideals, ambition, a need to be getting somewhere.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 9 is the humanitarian. James is here for the bigger picture, to give, to finish what others started and hand it on. Wise beyond their years, compassionate, a little world-weary, and learning to receive as freely as they give.
Triggers
Triggers: being told "because that's how it's done." Mars in Aquarius fights for the idea, the group, the principle, rarely for themselves. James goes cool and distant rather than hot, and then does the surprising thing. Point them at a cause and they will rewrite the rules around it.
Computed from James's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.
Where James sits
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You may draw energy from a wide network, many doors, lightly held.
You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.
You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.
You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.
You may be drawn to big possibilities. The practical follows after the vision.
You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.
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Gemini Sun
Gemini SunNever finishes a book. Reads everything.
James Black's Sun was in Gemini for the whole of June 14, 1924, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Gemini readings associate the sign with curiosity, conversation and range: several interests held at once and a talent for connecting people and ideas. Astrologers describe it as the mutable air sign, ruled by Mercury. The corresponding tension is restlessness, with the classical caution that the next subject is always more interesting than finishing the current one.
Wood Rat
Wood RatFinds the shortcut every time.
James Black was born on June 14, 1924, which falls in a Wood Rat year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Rat readings emphasise quickness, resourcefulness and an eye for the opening nobody else has noticed. The Chinese almanacs describe the Rat as the strategist of the cycle, first in the order because it saw the shortcut. The corresponding caution in the tradition is scatter: too many angles worked at once, and charm spent where patience was needed.
Life Path 9
Life Path 9Wide view, open hands.
James Black's birth date, June 14, 1924, reduces to Life Path 9 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 9 readings associate the number with compassion, generosity and completion: a wide view that takes in more than one person's experience. Numerologists describe it as the path of the humanitarian, the last single digit and the one that closes cycles. The corresponding tension is diffuseness, with the caution that caring about everyone can be easier than showing up for someone.
What stands out in James’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in James Black's date-only chart is Mars trine Saturn, with an orb of under 1°.
- This chart has an even Air/Water emphasis, with four planets in each, and none in Earth.
- James Black combines a Wood Day Master in BaZi with a mutable Sun and a Life Path on the intuitive plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Evergreen Seeker.
James’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
No documented birth time exists for James Black, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 6° to 21° Scorpio depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.
No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1. A documented time would place them from the Ascendant instead.
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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects across every possible birth time
Stable aspects hold for any birth hour. Possible ones depend on the hour, so their orb is a range rather than a number. Orb policy western_v1.
stableMarstrineSaturn0.2° to 0.6° orb
James’s drive flows straight into their discipline.
stableSunsquareUranus1.2° to 2.1° orb
James’s core identity grinds against their need for freedom.
stableSuntrineSaturn2.2° to 3.2° orb
James’s core identity flows straight into their discipline. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
stableSuntrineMars2.9° to 3.4° orb
James’s core identity flows straight into their drive.
stableJupitertrineNeptune4.1° to 4.3° orb
James’s growth flows straight into their imagination. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
stableVenustrineUranus4.2° to 4.4° orb
James’s affections flow straight into their need for freedom.
stableMercurysquareMars5.3° to 6.4° orb
James’s mind grinds against their drive. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableVenusconjunctionPluto5.7° to 5.9° orb
James’s affections and depths act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.
possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 0.0° to 11.4° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrinePlutoorb from 0.0° to 10.2° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineVenusorb from 0.1° to 10.5° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineUranusorb from 0.1° to 14.7° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire2 of 10
- Earth0 of 10
- Air4 of 10
- Water4 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal3 of 10
- Fixed3 of 10
- Mutable4 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign, with no planets in Earth signs.
James’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
Four minor bodies and the mean lunar apogee, placed in the same tropical zodiac as the planets above. None of these feed the chart signature, the rarity score or any ranking on this site: they are listed for readers who use them. Chiron, Ceres, Eros and Hygiea positions come from JPL Horizons; Black Moon Lilith is the mean apogee, the point most published Lilith tables use. The readings are the modern tradition’s, not AsterNym’s. Without a birth time the degree is the noon value and the day's movement is shown alongside it.
⚷ ChironAries 23°51′ (moves 0.04° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
Chiron in Aries is read as a sore spot around asserting oneself: James may have learnt early that going first costs something, and built a way of leading that does not need permission.
⚳ CeresAries 24°24′ (moves 0.32° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
Ceres in Aries is read as nurture through action: James looks after people by pushing them forward and expects the same in return.
♡ ErosLibra 23°43′ (moves 0.30° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
Eros in Libra is read as desire for the beautiful and the mutual. James is read as someone who wants the pairing itself as much as the person.
⚕ HygieaTaurus 5°58′ (moves 0.28° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
Hygiea in Taurus is read as health through routine, food and rest. James is read as someone whose wellbeing tracks their habits closely.
⚸ Black Moon LilithGemini 9°16′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini is read as the part of James that says the unsayable and does not take it back.
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
Major aspects only, at a tight 3° orb. The Moon is left out because its position moves 13° across an untimed day.
- Eros trine Sun 0.6°
- Chiron sextile Sun 0.8°
- Ceres sextile Sun 1.3°
- Ceres opposition Saturn 1.4°
- Ceres sextile Mars 1.8°
- Chiron opposition Saturn 1.9°
- Eros conjunction Saturn 2.1°
- Chiron sextile Mars 2.4°
- Eros trine Mars 2.5°
Method: JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, 1700–2100, cubic Hermite interpolation; geocentric, true ecliptic of date, tropical; geometric (no light-time or aberration); Lilith = mean lunar apogee (Chapront/Meeus mean perigee + 180°).
James’s dominant planets
Scored from rulerships, dispositors and aspect count. Without a birth time there is no Ascendant or house to score, and the Moon's sign is left out where it could change with the hour.
1. ☿ Mercury7 pts
rules the Sun sign, Gemini; in its own sign, Gemini; disposes Sun; 1 major aspect
2. ☉ Sun4 pts
disposes Neptune; 3 major aspects
3. ♀ Venus3 pts
disposes Saturn; 2 major aspects
A Mercury-led chart is read as the mind in charge: James is read as thinking, talking and connecting their way through life.
How the score is built
- Rules the Sun sign, Moon sign or Ascendant sign: 3 points each (traditional co-rulers of Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces score half).
- Sits in a sign it rules: 2 points.
- Disposes another planet (that planet sits in a sign it rules): 1 point each.
- Angular: 2 points in the first or tenth house, 1 point in the fourth or seventh (timed births only).
- Every major aspect it makes: 1 point.
Dominance scoring is an AsterNym method. Other sites weight differently and can name a different leader for the same chart.
Configurations in James’s chart
Closed shapes among the ten planets under the site’s one aspect-orb policy. The Moon is excluded without a birth time, so a shape that needs it is not claimed.
Grand trine · Sun, Mars, SaturnThree planets each 120° apart, a closed triangle of trines. Astrologers read it as ease and talent that can go unexercised.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile 30° (orb 2°), semi-square 45° (orb 2°), quintile 72° (orb 1.5°), sesquiquadrate 135° (orb 2°), biquintile 144° (orb 1.5°), quincunx 150° (orb 2.5°). Pairs already in a major aspect are not repeated. Moon excluded without a birth time.
- Mercury semi-square Venus 0.1°
- Mars quintile Jupiter 0.2°
- Mars sesquiquadrate Pluto 0.2°
- Mercury biquintile Saturn 0.3°
- Venus semi-sextile Neptune 1.0°
- Mercury quintile Uranus 1.4°
Houses need a birth time. None is documented for James Black, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.
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James’s cards
Every card is computed from June 14, 1924, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.
☿ Ruled by Mercury
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The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yang Wood.
Year
甲
yang Wood
子
Rat
Water
roots & early life
Month
庚
yang Metal
午
Horse
Fire
work & drive
Day
day master
甲
yang Wood
子
Rat
Water
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for James Black, so this chart has three pillars rather than four. The hour pillar, the rising sign and the birth-sky star all need a time, and we would rather leave them out than invent one.
Where this data comes from
James’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q110974, released under CC0, as do the occupations, works, teams and awards in the biography above. No documented birth time is available, so this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept only at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.
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The same James Black at Wikipedia.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. Every entry is checked against its Wikidata record; where a person shares a name with someone else, the entity id is what settles which of them this is. What we will not tell you sets out the claims this site refuses to make.
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Quick answers about James Black’s chart
- What zodiac sign was James Black?
- James Black was a Gemini: born June 14, 1924, which puts the Sun in Gemini for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they were a Wood Rat.
- What was James Black's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Rat, with the Wood element, from the Chinese lunar year of the June 14, 1924 birth.
- What time was James Black born?
- No reliably documented birth time is public, so AsterNym does not calculate an Ascendant. This chart uses date-only positions: the wheel shows a reference solar chart (the Sun's sign as house 1), and the Ascendant is left uncomputed instead of guessed from an unverified time.
- What was James Black's Life Path number?
- Life Path 9, calculated in numerology from the June 14, 1924 birth date.
- What was James Black's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Aries at 23°. Position from JPL Horizons for the June 14, 1924 birth date.
- Where was James Black's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Gemini at 9°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What was James Black's dominant planet?
- Mercury, on AsterNym's dominance score (7 points: rules the Sun sign, Gemini; in its own sign, Gemini; disposes Sun; 1 major aspect). Sun is second and Venus third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
