Birth Chart
Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr
Sun Libra
Moon Taurus
Ascendant Sagittarius
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Libra - 24°44' - in house 10
↣ Moon in Taurus - 14°59' - in house 5
↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 16°11' - in house 11
↣ Venus in Virgo - 27°27' - in house 10
↣ Mars in Virgo - 18°15' - in house 9
↣ Jupiter in Libra - 04°52' - in house 10
↣ Saturn in Libra - 01°19' - in house 10
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 06°02' - in house 3 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Leo - 15°42' - in house 8
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 10°03' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Libra - 18°04' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 19°38' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Libra - 06°35' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 05°33'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 10
↣ Moon in house 5
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 10
↣ Mars in house 9
↣ Jupiter in house 10
↣ Saturn in house 10
↣ Uranus in house 3
↣ Neptune in house 8
↣ Pluto in house 7
↣ North Node in house 10
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Uranus parallel
↣ Sun and North Node conjunction (6°40' separating)
↣ Sun and Ascendant sextile (5°06' applying)
↣ Moon and Mercury opposition (1°12' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars trine (3°16' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune square (0°43' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto sextile (4°56' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars sextile (2°04' separating)
↣ Mercury and Neptune square (0°29' separating)
↣ Mercury and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Venus and Mars conjunction (9°12' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter conjunction (7°24' applying)
↣ Venus and Saturn conjunction (3°52' applying)
↣ Venus and Midheaven conjunction (9°08' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Ascendant square (1°23' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (3°33' separating) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Pluto square (5°12' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant square (0°41' separating) parallel
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven conjunction (1°44' separating)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°14' separating)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven conjunction (5°16' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto trine (4°01' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°29' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node sextile (2°22' applying)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant trine (3°56' separating)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (4°30' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven square (3°28' applying)
↣ North Node and Ascendant sextile (1°35' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Jesse Alexander Helms Jr
- Chart date
- 18/10/1921
- Chart time
- 11:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Monroe (NC), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 34°59' North · 80°33' West
- Time zone
- 05:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. was a journalist and U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. Before entering politics he worked as a sports reporter and editor, and as a radio and television commentator, a role that gave him public visibility and regional prominence in the postwar period. His journalistic and business career linked him to the Capitol Broadcasting Company and to state banking institutions.
As a politician, Helms was a central figure of American conservatism in the late 20th century. He began in politics as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party in the early 1970s, largely in opposition to civil rights legislation. Nicknamed the “Senator No,” he led campaigns against civil rights policies, LGBT movements and foreign aid programs, and he took a firm stance against legalizing abortion while defending school prayer.
In the Senate, Helms chaired influential committees, including Agriculture (1981–1987) and Foreign Relations (1995–2000). He was coauthor of the Helms–Burton Act, which tightened the embargo on Cuba and provoked international controversy. Reëlected to five consecutive terms, he became a polarizing figure whose actions left a lasting mark on public debate over social conservatism and U.S. foreign policy.
Helms retired for health reasons in 2003 and died in 2008. His legacy remains the subject of intense debate, associated both with staunch defense of conservative causes and with criticisms for segregationist positions and opposition to civil rights.
