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Jonathan Weiner

Jonathan Weiner (born November 26, 1953, New York City, United States), aged 72, is an American nonfiction writer, Professor of Journalism. Weiner is best known for The Beak of the Finch. Weiner's honours include Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, Guggenheim Fellowship and Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Jonathan Weiner’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius, Chinese zodiac is Water Snake, with Life Path 1 in numerology.

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Jonathan Weiner’s AsterNym identity

The Gilded Storyteller

Metal represents precision. Metal-led charts are associated with standards, boundaries, discernment and the ability to remove what is unnecessary. Life Path 1 represents initiative: beginning, working independently and moving before everyone agrees.

Metal Day Master (BaZi) × mutable Sun × Life Path 1, on the mental plane.

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

#89

US rank in 2025

~874,440

Americans share it since 1880

1988

its peak year

Jonathan ranked 133rd in 1953, the year of this birth, with 2,335 American boys on the register.

US Social Security Administration public records

What Jonathan’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

22

Expression · building at scale

9

Soul Urge · meaning

4

Personality · steady, dependable

The name opens on J (1) and closes on N (5). The value it repeats most is 5, which numerology reads as movement.

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

Jonathan’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

1 · 2 · 8 · 9

Lucky colours

Blue & Black

Lucky day

Thursday

Direction

↑ North

Season

winter

Stones

Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Aquamarine

Flower constellation

🌼 Chrysanthemum · 🌸 Peony · 🪷 Lotus

Gold · Rose-gold · Soft pink

The record

What sets Jonathan apart

Tina Turner (1939) and Elizabeth Blackburn (1948) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

What the chart says

Jonathan, according to the stars

Core essence

Jonathan is the friend who says "let's just go" and means today. The core of Jonathan is faith that the world is bigger and better than the room they are in, and a restlessness to go and check. They are honest to the point of it being a sport, funny by accident, and impossible to keep small. Freedom is not a preference, it is oxygen.

The vibe

Underneath, Jonathan needs to be adored a little, and there is nothing wrong with that. The Moon in Leo feels things dramatically and generously and wants them noticed. What Jonathan needs to feel safe is to be chosen out loud: the compliment said in front of people, the text that says you were thinking of them. They repay it tenfold.

How Jonathan wants to be loved

Jonathan wants to be loved completely or not at all. Venus in Scorpio is intense, private and all in, and wants the same depth back: no games, no half measures. Trust is the whole thing. Be honest with Jonathan even when it costs you, and they will be the most devoted person you have ever met.

How Jonathan creates

How Jonathan makes things happen: they refine it until it shines. A Yin Metal day master is jewellery, precise, aesthetic, particular about the finish. Jonathan 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: Jonathan is wise and watchful, a Snake year, and their gut reaction is to observe before moving. Elegant, intuitive, private, and usually right about people long before saying so. The Water year softens it: intuitive, adaptable, feeling their way through people.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 1 is the pioneer. Jonathan is here to go first, to start the thing, to trust their own read when nobody else has a map. Independence is the gift and the lesson: the best version of Jonathan leads without needing to do it alone.

Triggers

Triggers: unfairness, and being forced to pick a side. Mars in Libra hates open conflict and will negotiate for hours to avoid it, then dig in absolutely when a principle is at stake. Jonathan fights for balance. The lesson is that sometimes the fair thing is to just say no.

Computed from Jonathan's birth date. Working below.

Where Jonathan sits

Six lines

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

Intimate circleWide network
Jonathan

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

DeliberateSpontaneous
Jonathan

You may leap first and adjust as you go. Waiting can feel like losing momentum.

PrivateExpressive
Jonathan

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

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Jonathan

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

PracticalVisionary
Jonathan

You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Jonathan

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 Jonathan Weiner

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

Jonathan’s birth-night reference starMirachdeep red · AndromedaMirach, in Andromeda. A deep red star, 83.4° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Mirach →The warmest lightCapellagolden yellow · AurigaCapella, in Auriga. A golden yellow star, 49.4° 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 New York City that night

Computed for 40.71°N, 9 p.m. local sky.

Mirach stood nearest the zenith over New York City at 9 p.m. that evening, 83.4° above the horizon in Andromeda.

Vega was the brightest thing up that night, one of 103 catalog stars above the horizon.

From 40.7°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.

Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman cannot be seen from New York City at all: they sit past the −49.3° declination limit this latitude imposes.

The Moon was at last quarter, 62% lit, and already below the horizon, with the Sun 50° down.

How unusual Jonathan's chart is

Chart pattern score

60 / 100 · Unusual

2 unaspected planets · A bowl chart · No Earth planets

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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Sagittarius Sun

Says the quiet part loud.

Jonathan Weiner's Sun was in Sagittarius for the whole of November 26, 1953, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Sagittarius means →

Water Snake

Watches. Waits. Then precisely.

Jonathan Weiner was born on November 26, 1953, which falls in a Water Snake year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Snake means →

Life Path 1

Goes first. Works it out.

Jonathan Weiner's birth date, November 26, 1953, reduces to Life Path 1 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 1 means →

What stands out in Jonathan’s chart

Jonathan’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 9° to 22° Leo depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Neptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 0° orbMoon opens doors for Mars · Sextile, 0.4° orbMoon grinds against Mercury · Square, 0.7° orbJupiter flows with Neptune · Trine, 1.4° orbJupiter opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 1.4° orbUranus grinds against Neptune · Square, 2.3° orbMoon grinds against Venus · Square, 2.8° orbMercury fuses with Venus · Conjunction, 3.5° orbSun in Sagittarius · 4°09′☉4°Moon in Leo · 15°54′☽15°Mercury in Scorpio · 15°14′☿15°Venus in Scorpio · 18°44′♀18°Mars in Libra · 15°31′♂15°Jupiter in Gemini · 23°38′ · retrograde♃℞23°Saturn in Scorpio · 4°08′♄4°Uranus in Cancer · 22°45′ · retrograde♅℞22°Neptune in Libra · 25°02′♆25°Pluto in Leo · 25°01′ · retrograde♇℞25°

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

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto0.0° orb

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

  • stableMoonsquareMercury0.1° to 6.6° orb

    Jonathan’s feelings grind against their mind.

  • stableJupitertrineNeptune1.3° to 1.5° orb

    Jonathan’s growth flows straight into their imagination. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.

  • stableJupitersextilePluto1.3° to 1.4° orb

  • stableUranussquareNeptune2.3° orb

  • stableMercuryconjunctionVenus3.1° to 3.9° orb

  • stableVenustrineUranus3.4° to 4.7° orb

  • stableVenussquarePluto5.7° to 6.9° orb

  • possibleMoonsquareVenusorb from 0.1° to 8.4° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsextileMarsorb from 0.1° to 6.2° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsextileJupiterorb from 1.5° to 14.0° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsextileNeptuneorb from 3.0° to 15.3° depending on birth time

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire3 of 10
  • Earth0 of 10
  • Air3 of 10
  • Water4 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal3 of 10
  • Fixed5 of 10
  • Mutable2 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign: Water leads this chart, with no planets in Earth signs.

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

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ ChironCapricorn 18°01′ (moves 0.07° over the day)

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

  • ⚳ CeresVirgo 27°17′ (moves 0.36° over the day)

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

  • ♡ ErosVirgo 19°24′ (moves 0.93° over the day)

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

  • ⚕ Hygiea ℞Leo 0°35′ (moves 0.02° over the day)

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

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithLibra 7°40′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Chiron sextile Venus 0.7°
  • Eros sextile Venus 0.7°
  • Chiron square Mars 2.5°
  • Chiron sextile Mercury 2.8°

Jonathan’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♃ Jupiter6 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Sagittarius; disposes Sun; 2 major aspects

  2. 2. ♇ Pluto6 pts

    disposes Mercury, Venus, Saturn; 3 major aspects

  3. 3. ♀ Venus5 pts

    disposes Mars, Neptune; 3 major aspects

Configurations in Jonathan’s chart

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

Minor aspects

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

  • Sun semi-sextile Saturn 0.0°
  • Mercury semi-sextile Mars 0.3°
  • Jupiter semi-sextile Uranus 0.9°
  • Venus biquintile Jupiter 1.1°

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From the journal: Sun sign stereotypes vs what modern Western readers say · Your animal plus your element: the 60-year cycle

Jonathan’s cards

Computed from November 26, 1953. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

The Sun

AsterNym identity card

The Gilded Storyteller

Western zodiac

Sagittarius

Chinese zodiac

Snake 巳

Life Path

1 · Pioneer

♃ Ruled by Jupiter

Tin Sn

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yin Metal.

Year

癸

yin Water

巳

Snake

Fire

roots & early life

Month

癸

yin Water

亥

Pig

Water

work & drive

Day

day master

辛

yin Metal

巳

Snake

Fire

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

Jonathan’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q1703326 (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 CmdrDan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Quick answers about Jonathan Weiner’s chart

How old is Jonathan Weiner?
Jonathan Weiner is 72 years old, born November 26, 1953 in New York City, United States.
What zodiac sign is Jonathan Weiner?
Jonathan Weiner is a Sagittarius: born November 26, 1953, which puts the Sun in Sagittarius for the whole of that day.
What is Jonathan Weiner's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Snake, with the Water element, from the Chinese lunar year of the November 26, 1953 birth.
What is Jonathan Weiner's Life Path number?
Life Path 1, calculated in numerology.
What is Jonathan Weiner's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Capricorn at 18°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where is Jonathan Weiner's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Libra at 7°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is Jonathan Weiner's dominant planet?
Jupiter, on AsterNym's dominance score (6 points: rules the Sun sign, Sagittarius; disposes Sun; 2 major aspects). Pluto is second and Venus third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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