Kendrick Lamar's birth chart
Sign, rising and analysis by Clarisse Libene
- Sun
- ♊︎ Gemini
- Rising
- ♎︎ Libra
- Moon
- ♓︎ Pisces
- Born: June 17, 1987 at 15:04, Compton, Californie, États-Unis
- Reliability (Rodden): AA - birth certificate
Birth time verified from a birth certificate or an official record: maximum reliability. - Rap US
"Libra rising, Sun and Venus in Gemini, Mercury and Mars in Cancer at the top of his chart: the Compton poet who wins his battles with words."
Chart wheel
Planetary positions
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☉︎Sun | ♊︎ Gemini | 26°10′ | 9 |
| ☽︎Moon | ♓︎ Pisces | 19°20′ | 6 |
| ☿︎Mercury | ♋︎ Cancer | 16°24′ | 10 |
| ♀︎Venus | ♊︎ Gemini | 8°09′ | 9 |
| ♂︎Mars | ♋︎ Cancer | 17°58′ | 10 |
| ♃︎Jupiter | ♈︎ Aries | 23°53′ | 7 |
| ♄︎Saturn℞ | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 17°13′ | 3 |
| ♅︎Uranus℞ | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 24°40′ | 3 |
| ♆︎Neptune℞ | ♑︎ Capricorn | 6°54′ | 4 |
| ♇︎Pluto℞ | ♏︎ Scorpio | 7°23′ | 2 |
| ☊︎North Node℞ | ♈︎ Aries | 8°03′ | 7 |
| ACAscendant (Rising) | ♎︎ Libra | 23°52′ | 1 |
| MCMidheaven | ♋︎ Cancer | 26°23′ | - |
Houses are computed exclusively in whole sign houses: the 1st house is the entire sign of the Ascendant.
Transits
Today's sky for Kendrick Lamar
Inner wheel: natal chart · pink outer wheel: transiting planets.
Main transit aspects
No tight transit aspect (2° orb) on that day.
Clarisse's analysis
Kendrick Lamar is the only rapper ever awarded a Pulitzer Prize, and the man who won the most-watched beef in rap history. His birth time comes from a birth certificate, and his chart is surgically precise.
Sun and Venus in Gemini in the 9th house: the philosopher poet
His Sun and Venus are in Gemini, in his 9th house of philosophy, spirituality and teaching. Gemini is wordplay virtuosity. In the 9th house, those words carry a message. Kendrick doesn't just rap, he thinks, he questions, he almost preaches. The 2018 Pulitzer for DAMN. didn't come out of nowhere.
Mercury and Mars in Cancer in the 10th house: words as weapons
Mercury and Mars are in Cancer, in the 10th house of career. Mercury is speech. Mars is combat. His career rests on words that hit hard, rooted in his story and his city. Cancer is roots: Compton is at the heart of everything he makes.
Jupiter and North Node in Aries in the 7th house: rivals who make him bigger
Jupiter and his North Node are in Aries, in the 7th house of partners and open enemies. His life mission runs through confrontation. In 2024, his beef with Drake swung his way with Not Like Us, followed by a historic Super Bowl halftime show in 2025. Delicious detail: Drake has Mars in his own 7th house. These two were made to face off.
Libra rising: justice
Libra rising is a sense of justice, balance and beauty. Kendrick talks about social injustice with an artist's eye, without ever slipping into caricature.
Pisces Moon in the 6th house: everyday empathy
His Moon is in Pisces, in the 6th house. Deep sensitivity, real empathy and a need for privacy in daily life. He protects his family and private life like few stars do.
The bottom line
A Gemini poet, a Cancer word warrior and a Libra soul of justice. When Kendrick speaks, everybody listens.
Clarisse Libene
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