Jay-Z's birth chart
Sign, rising and analysis by Clarisse Libene
- Sun
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- Rising
- Birth time not confirmed
- Moon
- ♎︎ Libra
- Born: December 4, 1969, Brooklyn, New York, États-Unis
- Reliability (Rodden): C - questionable accuracy
Approximate or uncertain birth time: not used here. Birth time not confirmed: no rising sign, no houses.
"Sun and Mercury in Sagittarius, Moon and Jupiter in Libra, Mars in Aquarius: the visionary strategist turned billionaire and repentant husband."
Chart wheel
Planetary positions
| Planet | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| ☉︎Sun | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 12°22′ |
| ☽︎Moon | ♎︎ Libra | 11°31′ |
| ☿︎Mercury | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 22°31′ |
| ♀︎Venus | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 0°07′ |
| ♂︎Mars | ♒︎ Aquarius | 21°53′ |
| ♃︎Jupiter | ♎︎ Libra | 27°54′ |
| ♄︎Saturn℞ | ♉︎ Taurus | 2°52′ |
| ♅︎Uranus | ♎︎ Libra | 8°04′ |
| ♆︎Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio | 28°56′ |
| ♇︎Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo | 27°12′ |
| ☊︎North Node℞ | ♓︎ Pisces | 17°16′ |
Birth time not confirmed: positions computed for noon, without Ascendant or houses. The Moon may vary by a few degrees.
Transits
Today's sky for Jay-Z
Inner wheel: natal chart · pink outer wheel: transiting planets. Birth time not confirmed: transits to planets only, no houses.
Main transit aspects
No tight transit aspect (2° orb) on that day.
Clarisse's analysis
Jay-Z is the first billionaire rapper, an empire builder and the other half of music's most powerful couple. His birth time isn't confirmed, so we're reading the planets by sign, without a rising sign or houses. Good news, his Moon stays in the same sign all day.
Sun and Mercury in Sagittarius: the visionary
His Sun and Mercury are in Sagittarius. Big-picture vision, optimism and the ability to see further than everyone else. Sagittarius thinks big: Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, his investments. Jay-Z is always thinking about the next move.
Libra Moon and Jupiter: the relationship man
His Moon is in Libra, with Jupiter. He needs a partner, harmony and beauty. And look at Beyoncé: five planets in Libra in her house of partnership. These two recognize each other. On 4:44, he publicly owned his wrongs in their marriage. Libra always tries to restore balance.
Mars in Aquarius: independence
Mars in Aquarius is a man who does things his way, outside the established rules. Jay-Z cofounded his own label when nobody would sign him.
Venus: Sagittarius or Scorpio?
Venus changed signs on the day he was born. In Scorpio, it would be possessive and intense. In Sagittarius, freer and lighter. His extreme privacy about his love life leans Scorpio.
North Node in Pisces: the mission of vulnerability
His North Node is in Pisces: his life mission is to learn vulnerability, empathy and forgiveness. 4:44 is a beautiful example.
The bottom line
A Sagittarius visionary, a Libra relationship man and a journey that keeps teaching him vulnerability.
Clarisse Libene
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