Michael B. Jordan first drew notice on television, as Wallace in The Wire (2002) and quarterback Vince Howard in Friday Night Lights (2009 to 2011). Fruitvale Station (2013) began his run of films with director Ryan Coogler, followed by Creed (2015) and Black Panther (2018), in which he played Erik Killmonger. He directed for the first time with Creed III (2023), and at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, took the Best Actor Oscar for Sinners (2025).
Why only one time is on file
Astro-Databank rates 8:14 p.m. AA, its top grade. The source note reads "Birth certificate in hand from Viktor E." The entry lists no competing times, so the chart rests on that one minute.
The entry says Orange, California; Wikipedia says Santa Ana, the next city over. A chart cast there shifts the ascendant by under 4 minutes of arc.
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♍︎ Virgo | 6:11 p.m. to 8:32 p.m. | Leo before, Libra after |
| Midheaven | ♊︎ Gemini | 6:25 p.m. to 8:32 p.m. | Taurus before, Cancer after |
| Moon | ♋︎ Cancer | all day | n/a |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us, Orange, California, Pacific Standard Time.
Uranus at the bottom, Jupiter at the horizon
The ascendant at 26°05′ Virgo puts the descendant at 26°05′ Pisces, and the midheaven at 25°45′ Gemini puts the IC at 25°45′ Sagittarius. Uranus, at 25°40′ of Sagittarius, is 0°05′ from the IC. Jupiter, at 25°16′ of Pisces, is 0°49′ before the descendant.
Astrologers treat a planet this near an angle as strongly placed in either system. Uranus stands for sudden change and independence, the IC for the foundation of the chart, and Jupiter at the descendant for generosity toward other people. The two planets also square each other, 0°23′ from exact, the second-closest aspect here, and a square is friction that asks for effort.
Our pages: Uranus in Sagittarius · Jupiter in Pisces · 4th house · 7th house · rising sign calculator.
Virgo holds the horizon until 8:32 p.m.
Virgo has been rising over Orange since 6:11 p.m., and the ascendant sits in its late degrees. He was born 123 minutes after Virgo began to rise and 18 minutes before Libra arrives at 8:33 p.m. The Gemini midheaven dates from 6:25 p.m. and gives way to Cancer in that same minute.
Mercury rules both signs. Here it sits at 8°49′ of Pisces, the sign the tradition calls its detriment and fall, in house 6 by Placidus and house 7 by Whole Sign. Virgo rising is read as precision and service, a Gemini midheaven as work that runs on words and variety.
Our pages: Virgo rising · Libra rising · Midheaven in Gemini · Mercury in Pisces.
Moon trine Pluto, four minutes of arc from exact
The Moon is at 10°02′ of Cancer and Pluto at 9°59′ of Scorpio, 0°04′ from an exact trine. Mercury trines both, 1°13′ from the Moon and 1°09′ from Pluto, so three water signs form a closed triangle.
That figure is a grand trine, read as energy circulating easily inside one element, here the intuitive, emotional one. The Moon is in the sign it rules and stayed there all of February 9. It stands in house 10 by Placidus and house 11 by Whole Sign.
Our pages: Moon in Cancer · Pluto in Scorpio · 10th house · moon sign calculator.
Venus beside Neptune in Capricorn
Venus is at 5°39′ of Capricorn and Neptune at 7°05′, a conjunction 1°26′ wide, in house 4 by Placidus and house 5 by Whole Sign. Neptune was in Capricorn at mid-year from 1985 to 1997, so the sign is generational and only the contact with Venus is particular to this day.
Venus stands for taste and attraction, Neptune for imagination and idealization, and a conjunction blends the two. The 5th house, where Whole Sign puts them, is the traditional house of performance.
Our pages: Venus in Capricorn · Neptune in Capricorn · 5th house.
Aquarius Sun with two fire sextiles
The Sun is at 20°53′ of Aquarius, in house 5 by Placidus and house 6 by Whole Sign. It sextiles Saturn, at 19°14′ of Sagittarius, 1°39′ from exact, and Mars, at 22°47′ of Aries, 1°54′ from exact.
Air and fire count as friendly signs, and a sextile between them is read as an opening that has to be used.
Our pages: Aquarius · Saturn in Sagittarius · 6th house · Sun, Moon and rising together.
All major aspects between the planets in Michael B. Jordan's chart
- Moon trine Pluto orb 0°04′
- Jupiter square Uranus orb 0°23′
- Mercury trine Pluto orb 1°09′
- Moon trine Mercury orb 1°13′
- Venus conjunction Neptune orb 1°26′
- Sun sextile Saturn orb 1°39′
- Mercury sextile Neptune orb 1°45′
- Sun sextile Mars orb 1°54′
- Mars trine Uranus orb 2°53′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 2°54′
- Moon opposition Neptune orb 2°57′
- Mercury sextile Venus orb 3°10′
- Mars trine Saturn orb 3°33′
- Venus sextile Pluto orb 4°19′
- Moon opposition Venus orb 4°23′
- Sun sextile Uranus orb 4°47′
- Jupiter square Saturn orb 6°02′
- Saturn conjunction Uranus orb 6°26′
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 Michael B. Jordan's chart
Is Michael B. Jordan a Virgo rising?
Yes, by the time on his certificate. The ascendant is at 26°05′ Virgo, and Libra takes over at 8:33 p.m.
What is Michael B. Jordan's birth time?
8:14 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on February 9, 1987, in Orange, California, from a birth certificate. Astro-Databank grades it AA.
Is Michael B. Jordan an Aquarius?
Yes, the Sun was at 20°53′ of Aquarius on February 9, 1987.
What is Michael B. Jordan's moon sign?
Cancer, at 10°02′. The Moon stayed in the sign all day.
Where is Michael B. Jordan's midheaven?
In Gemini, at 25°45′ Gemini. It stays there until 8:32 p.m. that evening.
Does he have Jupiter square Uranus?
He does, 0°23′ from exact, with Uranus 0°05′ from the IC and Jupiter 0°49′ from the descendant.
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 Michael B. Jordan'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.