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James Patrick Kelly

James Patrick Kelly (born April 11, 1951, Mineola, United States), aged 75, is an American science fiction writer (born 1951). Kelly is best known for Burn, 10¹⁶ to 1 and The Best Christmas Ever. Kelly's honours include Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Nebula Award for Best Novella and Locus Award for Best Short Story.

James Patrick Kelly’s zodiac sign is Aries, Chinese zodiac is Metal Rabbit, with Life Path 22 in numerology.

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James Patrick Kelly’s AsterNym identity

The Gilded Pioneer

Metal represents precision. Metal-led charts are associated with standards, boundaries, discernment and the ability to remove what is unnecessary. Life Path 22 is traditionally called a master path. It represents large-scale building: combining ambitious ideas with practical structure.

Metal Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 22, on the physical plane.

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

#6

US rank in 2025

~5,274,520

Americans share it since 1880

1947

its peak year

In 1951, 87,256 American boys and 256 girls were registered James — 1st among boys and 517th among girls on the SSA's list that year.

US Social Security Administration public records

What James’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

11

Expression · sensing what is coming

3

Soul Urge · being heard

8

Personality · capable, in charge

The name opens on J (1) and closes on S (1). The value it repeats most is 1, which numerology reads as drive.

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

James’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

22 · 3 · 4 · 6

Lucky colours

White & Gold

Lucky day

Tuesday

Direction

← West

Season

autumn

Stones

Diamond, Red Coral, Rutilated Quartz

Flower constellation

🌼 Daisy · 🌺 Red Dahlia · 🤍 White Magnolia

White · Crimson · Moonlight white

The record

What sets James apart

Alessandra Ambrosio (1981) and Duncan Laurence (1994) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

What the chart says

James, according to the stars

Core essence

James leads with the body. First in, first to speak, first to say the thing everyone was thinking, and honestly a little surprised when the room needed a second to catch up. The core of James is courage that does not look like courage from the inside, it just looks like Tuesday. They would rather be wrong fast than right slowly, and it is why people follow them.

The vibe

Underneath, James processes by talking. The Moon in Gemini means a feeling is not real until it has been said out loud, ideally to two people, ideally with a joke attached. What James needs to feel safe is someone who will listen to the whole thought, including the three tangents, without rushing them to a point.

How James wants to be loved

James wants to be loved slowly and for real. Venus in Taurus is touch, food, the good blanket, the plan that does not change. They are sensual and steady and they want to be shown, not told: the small physical kindnesses count double. Once James is yours, they stay, and they expect the same.

How James creates

How James makes things happen: they refine it until it shines. A Yin Metal day master is jewellery, precise, aesthetic, particular about the finish. James creates by polishing, by taste, by knowing exactly which detail makes the whole thing sing. Sensitive to being handled roughly, and worth handling well.

Instinct

Instinct: James is gentle and diplomatic, a Rabbit year, and their gut reaction is to keep the peace and read the room. Graceful, kind, quietly discerning, and much tougher than the soft manners suggest. The Metal year sharpens it: principled, determined, clear about what is right.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 22 is the master builder. James is here to turn a big vision into something that actually stands, at a scale most people would not attempt. Practical and visionary at once, patient, and learning that even the largest things are built one day at a time.

Triggers

Triggers: being rushed, and being pushed. Mars in Taurus means James is slow to anger and very hard to move once they are. Patience is the superpower, stubbornness its shadow. Let them set the pace and they are unstoppable in their own time.

Computed from James's birth date. Working below.

Where James sits

Six lines

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

Intimate circleWide network
James

You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.

DeliberateSpontaneous
James

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

PrivateExpressive
James

You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
James

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

PracticalVisionary
James

You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
James

You may feel connection fast. Chemistry can arrive before the details do.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

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

James’s birth-night reference starTania Australisdeep red · Ursa MajorTania Australis, in Ursa Major. A deep red star, 88.8° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Tania Australis →The warmest lightArcturuswarm orange · BoötesArcturus, in Boötes. A warm orange star, 36.9° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Arcturus →

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

The sky over Mineola that night

Computed for 40.75°N, 9 p.m. local sky.

Overhead at Mineola at 9 p.m. that evening: Tania Australis of Ursa Major, within 1.2° of the exact zenith.

Sirius was the brightest thing up that night, one of 104 catalog stars above the horizon.

Mineola sits at 40.7°N, low enough that no headline star is circumpolar: everything bright rises and sets there.

The trade is at the other end of the sky: nothing south of −49.3° declination ever rises from here, which puts Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman permanently out of view.

The Moon, 28% lit at waxing crescent, was still up; the Sun sat 26° below the horizon.

How unusual James's chart is

Chart pattern score

19 / 100 · Reassuringly normal

1 planet at a critical degree · A leaning bowl

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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If you only read one paragraph

Aries Sun

Fires first. Thinks later.

James Patrick Kelly's Sun was in Aries for the whole of April 11, 1951, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Aries means →

Metal Rabbit

Three steps ahead, no fuss.

James Patrick Kelly was born on April 11, 1951, which falls in a Metal Rabbit year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Rabbit means →

Life Path 22

Builds what others only dream about.

James Patrick Kelly's birth date, April 11, 1951, reduces to Life Path 22 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 22 means →

What stands out in James’s chart

James’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 14° to 26° Gemini depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Jupiter faces off with Saturn · Opposition, 0.4° orbNeptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 0.6° orbSun opens doors for Moon · Sextile, 0.9° orbVenus flows with Saturn · Trine, 1.7° orbMoon flows with Neptune · Trine, 2° orbVenus opens doors for Jupiter · Sextile, 2.1° orbMercury opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 2.3° orbMoon opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 2.6° orbSun in Aries · 21°00′☉20°Moon in Gemini · 20°05′☽20°Mercury in Taurus · 8°04′☿8°Venus in Taurus · 25°39′♀25°Mars in Taurus · 0°58′♂0°Jupiter in Pisces · 27°44′♃27°Saturn in Virgo · 27°19′ · retrograde♄℞27°Uranus in Cancer · 5°45′♅5°Neptune in Libra · 18°05′ · retrograde♆℞18°Pluto in Leo · 17°30′ · retrograde♇℞17°

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

  • stableJupiteroppositionSaturn0.3° to 0.6° orb

    James’s growth pulls against their discipline from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto0.6° orb

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

  • stableVenustrineSaturn1.0° to 2.3° orb

    James’s affections flow straight into their discipline. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.

  • stableVenussextileJupiter1.6° to 2.6° orb

  • stableMercurysextileUranus2.1° to 2.4° orb

  • stableSunoppositionNeptune2.4° to 3.4° orb

  • stableSuntrinePluto3.0° to 4.0° orb

  • stableMercuryconjunctionMars6.9° to 7.3° orb

  • possibleSunsextileMoonorb from 0.0° to 6.4° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoontrineNeptuneorb from 0.0° to 7.9° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsextilePlutoorb from 0.1° to 8.5° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsquareSaturnorb from 1.3° to 13.2° depending on birth time

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire2 of 10
  • Earth4 of 10
  • Air2 of 10
  • Water2 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal3 of 10
  • Fixed4 of 10
  • Mutable3 of 10

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

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

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ Chiron ℞Capricorn 2°48′

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

  • ⚳ CeresAquarius 28°31′ (moves 0.33° over the day)

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

  • ♡ ErosAquarius 27°01′ (moves 0.53° over the day)

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

  • ⚕ HygieaPisces 2°25′ (moves 0.33° over the day)

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

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithGemini 20°44′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Black Moon Lilith sextile Sun 0.3°
  • Eros square Venus 1.4°
  • Hygiea sextile Mars 1.4°
  • Chiron trine Mars 1.8°
  • Ceres sextile Mars 2.5°
  • Black Moon Lilith trine Neptune 2.6°
  • Ceres square Venus 2.9°
  • Chiron opposition Uranus 3.0°

James’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♀ Venus7 pts

    in its own sign, Taurus; disposes Mercury, Mars, Neptune; 2 major aspects

  2. 2. ♂ Mars5 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Aries; disposes Sun; 1 major aspect

  3. 3. ☉ Sun3 pts

    disposes Pluto; 2 major aspects

Configurations in James’s chart

No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite — the common case.

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James’s cards

Computed from April 11, 1951. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

The Fool

AsterNym identity card

The Gilded Pioneer

Western zodiac

Aries

Chinese zodiac

Rabbit 卯

Life Path

22 · Master Builder

♂ Ruled by Mars

Iron Fe

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yin Metal.

Year

辛

yin Metal

卯

Rabbit

Wood

roots & early life

Month

壬

yang Water

辰

Dragon

Earth

work & drive

Day

day master

辛

yin Metal

巳

Snake

Fire

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

James’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q373836 (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 James Patrick Kelly, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The same James Patrick Kelly at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.

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

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by James Patrick Kelly.

Quick answers about James Patrick Kelly’s chart

How old is James Patrick Kelly?
James Patrick Kelly is 75 years old, born April 11, 1951 in Mineola, United States.
What zodiac sign is James Patrick Kelly?
James Patrick Kelly is an Aries: born April 11, 1951, which puts the Sun in Aries for the whole of that day.
What is James Patrick Kelly's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Rabbit, with the Metal element, from the Chinese lunar year of the April 11, 1951 birth.
What is James Patrick Kelly's Life Path number?
Life Path 22, calculated in numerology.
What is James Patrick Kelly's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Capricorn at 2°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where is James Patrick Kelly's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Gemini at 20°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is James Patrick Kelly's dominant planet?
Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (7 points: in its own sign, Taurus; disposes Mercury, Mars, Neptune; 2 major aspects). Mars is second and Sun third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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