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Jayne Anne Phillips

Jayne Anne Phillips (born July 19, 1952, Buckhannon, United States), aged 74, is an American writer (born 1952). Phillips's honours include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship and Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction.

Jayne Anne Phillips’s zodiac sign is Cancer, and in the Chinese zodiac they are a Water Dragon, with Life Path 7 in numerology.

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Jayne Anne Phillips’s AsterNym identity

The Radiant Visionary

Fire represents warmth, visibility and momentum. Fire-led charts are associated with enthusiasm, expression and the ability to encourage other people. Life Path 7 represents inquiry: study, solitude and the need to understand what others may simply accept.

Fire Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 7, on the intuitive plane.

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

#2837

US rank in 2025

~29,140

Americans share it since 1880

1957

its peak year

US Social Security Administration public records

Jayne’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.

Lucky numbers

7 · 1 · 6

Lucky colours

Blue & Black

Lucky day

Monday

Direction

↑ North

Season

winter

Stones

Ruby, Pearl, Aquamarine

Flower constellation

💠 Larkspur · 🤍 Jasmine · 🪷 Lotus

Sky blue · Pearl · Soft pink

The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print. One tradition, read for everyone

What the chart says

Jayne, according to the stars

Core essence

Jayne feels the room before entering it. The core of Jayne is care, the practical kind that remembers what you said in March and has already made the tea. They protect their people with a fierceness that surprises anyone who only knew the soft exterior. Home is not a place for Jayne, it is whoever they have decided to keep.

How Jayne wants to be loved

Jayne wants to be loved out loud. Venus in Leo is warm, generous and a little theatrical, and it wants a partner who is proud to be seen with them. Praise is oxygen, loyalty is the deal. Adore Jayne openly and they will make you feel like the only person in every room.

How Jayne creates

How Jayne makes things happen: they light the room. A Yang Fire day master is the sun, warm, visible, impossible to ignore, generous with energy and expecting the same back. Jayne creates in front of people and is at their best with an audience and a cause. The work is learning to rest before the fire does it for them.

Instinct

Instinct: Jayne is larger than life, a Dragon year, and their gut reaction is to go big. Confident, lucky, a natural at the centre of things, and warm-hearted underneath the spectacle. The Water year softens it: intuitive, adaptable, feeling their way through people.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 7 is the seeker. Jayne is here to understand, to go deep rather than wide, to keep a private inner world that most people never see. Thoughtful, intuitive, happiest with time alone, and learning to let the right people in.

Triggers

Triggers: betrayal, and being handled. Mars in Scorpio means Jayne runs hot underneath and cold on top; the anger is quiet, deep and long-remembered. They do not lose their temper, they decide. Point that focus at a goal and nothing survives in its way.

Computed from Jayne's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.

Where Jayne sits

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Intimate circleWide network
Jayne

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

DeliberateSpontaneous
Jayne

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

PrivateExpressive
Jayne

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

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Jayne

You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.

PracticalVisionary
Jayne

You may be drawn to big possibilities. The practical follows after the vision.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Jayne

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 Jayne Anne Phillips

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

Jayne’s birth-night reference starAlpheccablue-white · Corona BorealisAlphecca, in Corona Borealis. A blue-white star, 77.9° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Alphecca →The warmest lightAntaresdeep red · ScorpiusAntares, in Scorpius. A deep red star, 23.4° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Antares →

No public birth time is available, so this is a 9:00 p.m. reference evening sky for that date and place. It is connected to the night of birth; it is not the sky at the birth minute, and no other reading on this page uses that time. Dedications are commemorative AsterNym records and do not rename or confer ownership of stars.

Jayne Anne Phillips in 15 seconds

Cancer Sun

Hard shell, soft centre.

Jayne Anne Phillips's Sun was in Cancer for the whole of July 19, 1952, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Cancer readings associate the sign with protectiveness, memory and attention to the emotional temperature of a room. Astrologers describe it as the cardinal water sign, ruled by the Moon, and read it for loyalty to family and home. The corresponding tension is guardedness: the tradition describes a sign that looks after others more readily than it lets itself be looked after.

Water Dragon

Big energy, bigger plans.

Jayne Anne Phillips was born on July 19, 1952, which falls in a Water Dragon year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Dragon readings emphasise confidence, luck and scale: the only mythical animal in the cycle, associated with ambition and with attention that arrives whether or not it was sought. The Chinese almanacs describe the Dragon as the sign of large gestures. The corresponding caution in the tradition is arrogance, and a difficulty with tasks too small to be seen.

Life Path 7

Thinks more than it says.

Jayne Anne Phillips's birth date, July 19, 1952, reduces to Life Path 7 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 7 readings associate the number with inquiry, analysis and solitude: the need to understand what others simply accept. Numerologists describe it as the path of the seeker, reflective and private. The corresponding tension is withdrawal, with the caution that a mind at home in its own company can forget to come out.

What stands out in Jayne’s chart

Jayne’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

No documented birth time exists for Jayne Anne Phillips, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 25° to 7° Gemini or Cancer depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Neptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 1.4° orbJupiter opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 1.8° orbMercury fuses with Pluto · Conjunction, 2.7° orbJupiter grinds against Pluto · Square, 3.6° orbUranus grinds against Neptune · Square, 4° orbMercury opens doors for Neptune · Sextile, 4.1° orbMars flows with Uranus · Trine, 5° orbSaturn grinds against Uranus · Square, 5.6° orbSun in Cancer · 26°53′☉26°Moon in Cancer · 1°28′☽1°Mercury in Leo · 23°09′☿23°Venus in Leo · 3°43′♀3°Mars in Scorpio · 10°00′♂10°Jupiter in Taurus · 16°51′♃16°Saturn in Libra · 9°26′♄9°Uranus in Cancer · 15°01′♅15°Neptune in Libra · 19°02′♆19°Pluto in Leo · 20°25′♇20°

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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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

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.

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto1.4° orb

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

  • stableJupitersextileUranus1.8° to 1.9° orb

    Jayne’s growth opens doors for their need for freedom. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.

  • stableMercuryconjunctionPluto2.4° to 3.1° orb

    Jayne’s mind and depths act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.

  • stableJupitersquarePluto3.5° to 3.6° orb

    Jayne’s growth grinds against their depths.

  • stableMercurysextileNeptune3.7° to 4.5° orb

    Jayne’s mind opens doors for their imagination.

  • stableUranussquareNeptune4.0° orb

    Jayne’s need for freedom grinds against their imagination. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.

  • stableMarstrineUranus4.8° to 5.2° orb

    Jayne’s drive flows straight into their need for freedom. A talent so smooth it can go unnoticed.

  • stableSaturnsquareUranus5.6° orb

    Jayne’s discipline grinds against their need for freedom.

  • stableVenussquareMars5.9° to 6.7° orb

    Jayne’s affections grind against their drive.

  • stableMercurysquareJupiter6.0° to 6.6° orb

    Jayne’s mind grinds against their growth. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.

  • stableSunconjunctionVenus6.7° to 7.0° orb

    Jayne’s core identity and affections act as one. Each makes the other louder.

  • stableMarsoppositionJupiter6.7° to 7.0° orb

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

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire3 of 10
  • Earth1 of 10
  • Air2 of 10
  • Water4 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal5 of 10
  • Fixed5 of 10
  • Mutable0 of 10

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

Jayne’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.

  • ⚷ Chiron ℞Capricorn 8°24′ (moves 0.06° over the day)

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

    Chiron in Capricorn is read as a wound around recognition and authority. Jayne is read as someone who earns standing the long way and does not fully trust it when it arrives.

  • ⚳ CeresTaurus 29°36′ (moves 0.33° over the day)

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

    Ceres in Taurus is read as nurture through the physical: food, comfort, a steady presence. Jayne is read as someone who shows care by providing.

  • ♡ ErosLibra 3°55′ (moves 0.75° 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. Jayne is read as someone who wants the pairing itself as much as the person.

  • ⚕ HygieaTaurus 19°42′ (moves 0.23° 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. Jayne is read as someone whose wellbeing tracks their habits closely.

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithLeo 12°31′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

    Black Moon Lilith in Leo is read as a pride that will not perform on demand. Jayne is read as most dangerous when underestimated.

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 sextile Venus 0.2°
  • Hygiea square Pluto 0.7°
  • Chiron square Saturn 1.0°
  • Chiron sextile Mars 1.6°
  • Black Moon Lilith square Mars 2.5°
  • Ceres sextile Sun 2.7°
  • Hygiea conjunction Jupiter 2.9°

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°).

Jayne’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. 1. ☽ Moon7 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Cancer; in its own sign, Cancer; disposes Sun, Uranus

  2. 2. ♀ Venus5 pts

    disposes Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune; 2 major aspects

  3. 3. ☉ Sun4 pts

    disposes Mercury, Venus, Pluto; 1 major aspect

A Moon-led chart is read as feeling first: Jayne is read as steered by mood, memory and what feels safe.

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 Jayne’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.

No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite closes among the planets that can be placed. That is the common case, not a gap.

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.

  • Sun quintile Saturn 0.5°
  • Mars semi-sextile Saturn 0.6°
  • Mercury semi-square Saturn 1.3°
  • Jupiter biquintile Saturn 1.4°
  • Jupiter quincunx Neptune 2.2°

Houses need a birth time. None is documented for Jayne Anne Phillips, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.

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Jayne’s cards

Every card is computed from July 19, 1952, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.

Birth tarot card

The Chariot

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AsterNym identity card

The Radiant Visionary

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Western zodiac

Cancer

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Chinese zodiac

Dragon 辰

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☾ Ruled by Moon

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The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yang Fire.

Year

壬

yang Water

辰

Dragon

Earth

roots & early life

Month

丁

yin Fire

未

Goat

Earth

work & drive

Day

day master

丙

yang Fire

寅

Tiger

Wood

you & partnership

No birth time is on public record for Jayne Anne Phillips, 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

Jayne’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q4353602, 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.

Portrait by Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The same Jayne Anne Phillips at Wikipedia and MusicBrainz.

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.

These are traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions. AsterNym is not affiliated with or endorsed by Jayne Anne Phillips.

Quick answers about Jayne Anne Phillips’s chart

How old is Jayne Anne Phillips?
Jayne Anne Phillips is 74 years old, born July 19, 1952 in Buckhannon, United States.
What zodiac sign is Jayne Anne Phillips?
Jayne Anne Phillips is a Cancer: born July 19, 1952, which puts the Sun in Cancer for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they are a Water Dragon.
What is Jayne Anne Phillips's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Dragon, with the Water element, from the Chinese lunar year of the July 19, 1952 birth.
What time was Jayne Anne Phillips 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 is Jayne Anne Phillips's Life Path number?
Life Path 7, calculated in numerology from the July 19, 1952 birth date.
What is Jayne Anne Phillips's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Capricorn at 8°. Position from JPL Horizons for the July 19, 1952 birth date.
Where is Jayne Anne Phillips's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Leo at 12°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is Jayne Anne Phillips's dominant planet?
Moon, on AsterNym's dominance score (7 points: rules the Sun sign, Cancer; in its own sign, Cancer; disposes Sun, Uranus). Venus is second and Sun third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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