Oprah Winfrey, born Orpah Gail Winfrey, is an American television host, producer and actress. She co-hosted People Are Talking in Baltimore from 1978 and AM Chicago from 1984. The Color Purple (1985) brought an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The Oprah Winfrey Show went national on September 8, 1986, and ran for 25 years. She launched the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2011 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
Four-thirty, not two-thirty
The astrologer Robert Marks was a guest on her show in May 1988, and her producer Diane Hudson gave him the data. In 2006 he wrote in the NCGR e-newsletter: "Oprah was born at 4:30 AM, not 2:30. I confirmed this birth time with Oprah herself after the show. Oprah said that nobody knows for sure, but this time is what she was always told...."
Astro-Databank grades it A. Earlier entries gave 7:50 p.m., worked out by Frank Clifford in 1995 from a "life-clock" segment on her show, and 6:29 p.m. from chartshop.com, with no source.
| Birth time | Where it came from | Rising sign | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30 a.m. | Robert Marks, NCGR e-newsletter 2006, producer Diane Hudson; rated A | ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°42′ | Sagittarius |
| 2:30 a.m. | the time Marks says is wrong | ♐︎ Sagittarius 3°37′ | Sagittarius |
| 7:50 p.m. | Frank Clifford 1995, from a life-clock segment | ♍︎ Virgo 10°14′ | Sagittarius |
| 6:29 p.m. | chartshop.com, no source | ♌︎ Leo 23°14′ | Sagittarius |
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 2:13 a.m. to 4:31 a.m. | Scorpio before, Capricorn after |
| Midheaven | ♎︎ Libra | 3:26 a.m. to 5:17 a.m. | Virgo before, Scorpio after |
| Moon | ♐︎ Sagittarius | all day | n/a |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us for each time, Kosciusko, Mississippi, Central Standard Time (UTC-6).
An air Sun above two fire placements
The Sun at 9°00′ of Aquarius is, in the tradition, a fixed air placement, tied to ideas and causes and to a view from outside. The Moon at 4°32′ of Sagittarius puts fire in the feelings: enthusiasm and candor, with a need for room.
Astrologers read the ascendant, 29°42′ Sagittarius, as an open, outspoken first impression. Because Moon and rising share a sign, the inner and outer sides point the same way.
Our pages: Sun, Moon and rising together · Moon in Sagittarius · Sagittarius rising · Aquarius.
Sagittarius on the horizon, then Capricorn at 4:32 a.m.
Sagittarius rose over Kosciusko at 2:13 a.m. The window runs to 4:31 a.m., and Capricorn rising begins the minute after. A 2:30 a.m. time would also give Sagittarius, at 3°37′, while 7:50 p.m. brings Virgo rising at 10°14′ and 6:29 p.m. Leo rising at 23°14′.
The midheaven is 17°25′ Libra, held from 3:26 a.m. until Scorpio arrives at 5:18 a.m. Libra at the midheaven goes with fairness and talk, and with work done before an audience.
Our pages: Sagittarius rising · Capricorn rising · Midheaven in Libra · rising sign calculator.
Sun and Venus, squared by Saturn to the minute
Saturn at 9°03′ of Scorpio squares the Sun, 0°03′ from exact, and Venus at 8°51′ of Aquarius, 0°11′ from exact. The Sun and Venus are 0°08′ apart. Three bodies inside about a quarter of a degree form a tight shape.
A square is friction. Saturn brings limits and slow work, so the reading is ideas and affection running into a demand for structure. Placidus puts the Sun and Venus in the 2nd house and Saturn in the 10th; Whole Sign has the 3rd and the 12th. Six of her ten planets are in fixed signs, five in air.
Our pages: Venus in Aquarius · Mercury in Aquarius · Saturn in Scorpio · 2nd house · 10th house.
Mars squared by Pluto, fixed water against fixed fire
Mars at 23°35′ of Scorpio and retrograde Pluto at 24°09′ of Leo make a square 0°34′ from exact. Traditional readings give this pairing endurance and a strong will. Mars also trines Uranus in Cancer, 3°16′ off, a water link between drive and independence.
Mars is in the 11th house of groups by Placidus and the 12th by Whole Sign. Neptune in Libra sextiles Pluto, 1°55′ off, a bond shared by everyone born in those years.
Our pages: Mars in Scorpio · Pluto in Leo · Uranus in Cancer · Neptune in Libra · 11th house.
A Moon in Sagittarius since the evening before
The Moon entered Sagittarius at 7:43 p.m. on January 28 and leaves at 4:27 a.m. on January 31. It sextiles Venus, 4°19′ off, and the Sun, 4°28′ off, easy links to air that turn feeling toward people and ideas.
Placidus puts the Moon among friends and wide circles, in the 11th; Whole Sign places it in the 1st, beside the ascendant. Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius, stands in Gemini and trines Mercury, 2°30′ off.
Our pages: Moon in Sagittarius · Jupiter in Gemini · moon sign calculator · 1st house · 11th house.
All major aspects between the planets in Oprah Winfrey's chart
- Sun square Saturn orb 0°03′
- Sun conjunction Venus orb 0°08′
- Venus square Saturn orb 0°11′
- Mars square Pluto orb 0°34′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 1°55′
- Mercury trine Jupiter orb 2°30′
- Mars trine Uranus orb 3°16′
- Moon sextile Venus orb 4°19′
- Mercury square Mars orb 4°25′
- Sun sextile Moon orb 4°28′
- Mercury opposition Pluto orb 5°00′
- Uranus square Neptune orb 5°45′
- Mercury trine Neptune orb 6°54′
- Sun trine Jupiter orb 7°40′
- Venus trine Jupiter orb 7°48′
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 Oprah Winfrey's chart
Which sign rises for Oprah Winfrey?
Sagittarius, at 29°42′ Sagittarius, from 2:13 a.m. to 4:31 a.m.
Is Oprah Winfrey an Aquarius?
The Sun stood at 9°00′ of Aquarius on January 29, 1954, so she is.
Where is her Moon?
In Sagittarius, at 4°32′, all day.
What would a 7:50 p.m. time change?
Virgo would rise, at 10°14′; the Moon would stay in Sagittarius.
What is her closest aspect?
The Sun square Saturn, 0°03′ from exact.
When was Oprah Winfrey born?
At 4:30 a.m. on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, by the Astro-Databank record.
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 Oprah Winfrey'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.