James May
Bristol, England, UK
Jan 16, 1963
Jan 16, 1963
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Sun
Capricorn
25°
Moon
Libra
10°
Mercury
Aquarius
4°
Venus
Sagittarius
8°
Mars
Leo
21°
Jupiter
Pisces
11°
Saturn
Aquarius
11°
Uranus
Virgo
4°
Neptune
Scorpio
15°
Pluto
Virgo
11°
N. Node
Cancer
29°
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James May is a British television presenter, journalist and author best known for co-presenting Top Gear and The Grand Tour. Celebrated for insightful automotive journalism and accessible science and technology programming—including James May's Toy Stories, Man Lab and Our Man in Japan—he has written extensively on motoring and popularized car culture worldwide through influential broadcasting and books.
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Your Core Signs shape your core self, while the Inner and Outer Planets shape your personal traits and collective influences.
Sun in Capricorn
Degree: 25°
James May has a relentless drive to be the best at whatever he does, and he's willing to put in the work to get there. Classy and reserved in public, he doesn't give much away, but for the people who've earned his loyalty, he'll show his heart of gold. His ambition can tip into tunnel vision, and when he feels unappreciated, his mood can dampen the room.
Moon in Libra
Degree: 10°
James May’s emotional world revolves around his relationships — friendships and romance carry real weight for him. He enjoys sensual pleasures and loves being the one to connect people, though codependency can be a blind spot since he rarely likes doing things alone. He’d rather win people over with charm and diplomacy than be bluntly straightforward.
Aspects describe the angles between planets in your chart, highlighting where there is harmony or tension in your life. The orb degree determines how strongly an aspect will affect you, with smaller orbs indicating a stronger influence.
Moon Trine Saturn
Orb: 0.8°
James May has a quiet emotional strength that runs deep. He handles his feelings with maturity and steadiness, and there's a reliability to his emotional nature that makes him someone people trust completely — he doesn't promise what he can't deliver emotionally.
Moon Sextile Venus
Orb: 1.9°
James May has a gentle, pleasing emotional nature that makes relationships feel easy. Kindness, aesthetic appreciation, and emotional warmth flow naturally from him, and he tends to attract affection and beauty into his life without much effort.
Venus Sextile Saturn
Orb: 2.7°
James May has a grounded, mature approach to love and beauty that serves him well over time. He understands that the best things are worth working for, and his relationships tend to get stronger the longer they last because he invests in them thoughtfully.
Mercury Sextile Venus
Orb: 4.7°
James May has a natural ability to express himself in ways that are both intelligent and appealing. Social communication comes easily to him, and he knows how to make conversations feel pleasant and engaging without sacrificing substance.
Moon Trine Mercury
Orb: 6.6°
James May's feelings and words flow together beautifully. He has an instinctive ability to understand and articulate emotional experiences — whether his own or others' — and this makes him a naturally gifted communicator, writer, or counselor.
Mercury Conjunction Saturn
Orb: 7.4°
James May's thinking is methodical, structured, and deeply serious — he doesn't waste words or take intellectual shortcuts. This gives him an incredible ability to master difficult subjects and communicate with authority, even if it sometimes means he's harder on himself mentally than he needs to be.
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Venus Square Pluto
Orb: 2.9°
James May experiences love with an almost volcanic intensity, and power dynamics can be a recurring theme in his relationships. Jealousy or control may surface, but these patterns are invitations to transform how he relates to intimacy — and when he does, his capacity for deep love is unmatched.
Venus Square Jupiter
Orb: 3°
James May has big appetites when it comes to love, pleasure, and the good things in life. The challenge is knowing when enough is enough — he may overcommit, overspend, or overindulge at times, but this same expansiveness is what makes him so generous and warm.
Sun Opposition North Node
Orb: 4.2°
James May's identity and his destiny sit on opposite ends of a spectrum, creating a need to balance who he is with who he's becoming. He might sometimes feel like his ego pulls him away from his purpose, but through that contrast, he develops a richer sense of self.
Venus Square Uranus
Orb: 4.3°
James May craves both closeness and freedom, and these two needs can pull him in different directions. Relationships that feel too predictable lose their spark for him, but learning to find excitement within commitment — rather than outside of it — is where the real magic happens.
Mercury Opposition North Node
Orb: 4.4°
James May's mind and his destiny can feel like they're working from different playbooks. He might rationalize away the very leaps of faith his purpose demands, or struggle to articulate what his soul already knows. Growth comes from bridging intellect and intuitive direction.
Mars Square Neptune
Orb: 6.4°
James May's energy and motivation can feel elusive — he may struggle with knowing what he really wants or find that his efforts get diluted by too many directions. The key is learning to trust his intuition without losing focus, and to fight for his dreams without losing himself in them.
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The zodiac signs are categorized into two categories: Elements and Modalities. The higher the percentage you have of each, the more you embody that trait.
Fire (22%)
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth (30%)
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air (33%)
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water (15%)
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Cardinal (30%)
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Fixed (37%)
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Mutable (33%)
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces
