Jessica Alba, born in Pomona, California, is an American actress and businesswoman. She began acting as a teenager in Camp Nowhere and had a recurring role in The Secret World of Alex Mack, both in 1994, then played Maya in the series Flipper from 1995 to 1997. Never Been Kissed and Idle Hands, both released in 1999, led to the lead in the series Dark Angel (2000 to 2002), which brought a Golden Globe nomination. Honey (2003) followed, then Sin City, Fantastic Four and Into the Blue, all in 2005. She starred in the series L.A.'s Finest in 2019 and 2020, and she co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods brand.
A certificate viewed in Norwalk
Astro-Databank's Source Notes read: "Sue Jorgenson quotes B.C. … viewed at Norwalk Records office, CA … 7/2001." B.C. means birth certificate, and a record quoted this way is graded AA.
The entry carries no second hour for her, so 1:51 p.m. alone sets the chart.
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♌︎ Leo | 11:36 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Cancer before, Virgo after |
| Midheaven | ♉︎ Taurus | 12:16 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. | Aries before, Gemini after |
| Moon | ♒︎ Aquarius | midnight to 8:56 p.m. | Pisces after |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us, Pomona, California, Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7).
Four bodies in Taurus, filed by two house systems
The Sun at 8°28′, Mercury at 9°51′, Venus at 14°02′ and Mars at 2°40′ all stand in Taurus. Sun and Mercury lie 1°23′ apart, closer than any other pair, which suggests identity and speech running together.
Whole Sign files all four in the 10th house, which covers reputation, while Placidus places them in the 9th, the house of wide horizons and publishing. A cluster in Taurus, the sign of the senses and steady effort, suggests patience applied to visible work.
Our pages: Taurus · Mercury in Taurus · Venus in Taurus · Mars in Taurus · 10th house.
Leo in the east, Taurus overhead
Leo held the Pomona horizon from 11:36 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and the ascendant at 27°57′ Leo sits near the end of the sign, with Virgo due 9 minutes after the birth. Taurus held the midheaven from 12:16 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
The Sun rules Leo, and here it stands in the sign of the midheaven. Chart readers see a tie between first impression and public role, a warm, visible Leo surface over a Taurus base.
Our pages: Leo rising · Midheaven in Taurus · rising sign calculator · Sun, Moon and rising together.
Aquarius Moon, 1°57′ before the descendant
The Moon at 26°00′ of Aquarius lies 1°57′ before the descendant, opposite the Leo ascendant. It entered Aquarius at 1:57 p.m. on April 26 and moves on to Pisces at 8:57 p.m. that evening. Placidus numbers it 6th and Whole Sign 7th.
It sextiles Neptune, 1°26′ off, a link that points to feeling which readily takes the form of pictures. It also squares Uranus, 2°55′ off, and Uranus is the modern ruler of Aquarius, so the Moon is pressed by its own planet, which suggests an independent streak in how feeling is shown.
Our pages: Moon in Aquarius · moon sign calculator · 7th house · 6th house.
Six fixed bodies, with Uranus the lone one in Scorpio
Four Taurus bodies, the Aquarius Moon and Uranus make six of the ten planets fixed. Uranus stands retrograde at 28°56′ of Scorpio, in the 4th house by both systems, and sextiles Jupiter, 2°45′ off, and Saturn, 5°11′ off.
In the tradition fixed signs persist and resist change, and Uranus in Scorpio adds a sudden, intense note. Its sextiles reach the Libra pair below as openings.
Our pages: Uranus in Scorpio · 4th house · Scorpio · Aquarius.
Jupiter and Saturn in Libra, 2°26′ apart
Retrograde Jupiter at 1°41′ and retrograde Saturn at 4°07′ sit in Libra, a conjunction 2°26′ wide. Expansion paired with limits suggests growth built slowly and checked as it goes. Pluto at 22°32′ of Libra shares the sign.
Placidus seats Jupiter and Saturn in the 2nd house, the area of skills and values, and Whole Sign shifts both to the 3rd, the house of learning and communication.
Our pages: Jupiter in Libra · Saturn in Libra · Pluto in Libra · 2nd house · 3rd house.
All major aspects between the planets in Jessica Alba's chart
- Sun conjunction Mercury orb 1°23′
- Moon sextile Neptune orb 1°26′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 2°03′
- Jupiter conjunction Saturn orb 2°26′
- Jupiter sextile Uranus orb 2°45′
- Moon square Uranus orb 2°55′
- Moon trine Pluto orb 3°29′
- Mercury conjunction Venus orb 4°11′
- Saturn sextile Uranus orb 5°11′
- Sun conjunction Venus orb 5°35′
- Sun conjunction Mars orb 5°47′
- Moon sextile Mars orb 6°40′
- Jupiter square Neptune orb 7°06′
- Mercury conjunction Mars orb 7°10′
Orbs: 8° for conjunction, opposition, square and trine, 6° for sextile, 2° more when the Sun or Moon is involved; Node, Lilith, Ascendant and Midheaven not counted. Same rules as our birth chart calculator.
Questions about Jessica Alba's chart
Which sign is on the horizon in Jessica Alba's chart?
Leo, 27°57′ Leo, from 11:36 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on April 28, 1981.
Is Jessica Alba a Taurus?
Her Sun stood at 8°28′ of Taurus that day, with Mercury, Venus and Mars in the same sign.
Where did her Moon stand?
In Aquarius at 26°00′, until 8:57 p.m. that evening, when it crossed into Pisces.
When was Jessica Alba born?
At 1:51 p.m. on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, California, by the certificate Sue Jorgenson saw in Norwalk in July 2001.
Which pair of bodies is closest?
Sun and Mercury, joined 1°23′ from exact.
What is on her midheaven?
Taurus, 24°06′ Taurus, from 12:16 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Astro-Databank (Astrodienst): published birth charts we test the calculation against
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
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Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science. This page explains what the tradition says about the placements in a published chart; it makes no claims about Jessica Alba's character, health or private life. Birth data: Astro-Databank (Astrodienst), checked October 20, 2026. Positions: our calculation with the astronomy-engine ephemeris; it matches the Sun, Moon and ascendant degrees Astro-Databank publishes for this chart to within one arc minute.