Zodiac Sign (Western)
Cancer
Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac
Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Scorpio
Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac
Age (Today)
77 years, 3 days
Your next birthday is 361 days away.
Place of Birth
Oakland
Time Zone - America/Los_Angeles (7:0 W)
Chinese Zodiac Sign
Rat (鼠)
Birth Number
8
Life Path Number
1
Name Number (Chaldean)
57 => 3
Name Number (Pythagorean)
5
Meaning of the name - James
supplanter, he who takes the place of another
Read Full James Name AnalysisJuly 17, 1948 Facts
Generation Group
James Ishmael Ford belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Oakland
Educated At: Pacific School of Religion
Occupation: Christian minister | writer
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.

Ephemeris for July 17, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for July 17, 2025 |
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Sun | 25 Cancer 4 | 25 Cancer 27 | 9 Libra 29 |
Moon | 17 Sagittarius 17 | 22 Aries 16 | 9 Libra 0 |
Mercury | 4 Cancer 43 | 15 Leo 34 | 3 Scorpio 56 |
Venus | 24 Gemini 41 | 14 Gemini 41 | 25 Leo 49 |
Mars | 0 Libra 20 | 17 Virgo 40 | 19 Scorpio 48 |
Jupiter | 20 Sagittarius 16 | 8 Cancer 37 | 22 Sagittarius 21 |
Saturn | 22 Leo 33 | 1 Aries 48 | 2 Virgo 0 |
Uranus | 28 Gemini 5 | 0 Gemini 27 | 0 Cancer 36 |
Neptune | 10 Libra 24 | 2 Aries 7 | 12 Libra 36 |
Pluto | 13 Leo 57 | 2 Aquarius 45 | 16 Leo 5 |
Rahu | 10 Taurus 17 | 21 Pisces 1 | 6 Taurus 13 |
Ketu | 10 Scorpio 17 | 21 Virgo 1 | 6 Scorpio 13 |
Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.James Ishmael Ford's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Ketu conjunction Mars
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Saturn square Moon
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 02 March, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Saturn opposition Mars
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Sun
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 27 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 07 December, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 07 December, 2025