Billy Joel
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949)
Born May 9, 1949 · New York City, United States
Billy Joel’s zodiac sign is Taurus — and in the Chinese zodiac they are a Earth Ox, with Life Path 1 in numerology.
Taurus
Earth Ox
Life Path 1How compatible are you with Billy Joel?
Taurus Earth Ox Life Path 1
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Billy Joel’s AsterNym identity
The Steadfast Pioneer
Earth gives Billy steadiness. Life Path 1 gives initiative. The Steadfast Pioneer is where the two meet — the pioneer’s direction carried with earth’s texture.
The name Billy in the world
#1068
US rank in 2025
~389,665
Americans share it since 1880
1934
its peak year
US Social Security Administration public records
Billy’s luck
Lucky numbers
1 · 9
Lucky colours
Yellow & Ochre
Lucky day
Friday
Direction
• Center
Season
the turning of seasons
Stones
Emerald, Diamond, Citrine
Flower constellation
🌿 Lily of the Valley · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🌻 Zinnia
Ivory · Blush · Terracotta
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Who is Billy Joel?
Billy Joel (born 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949), born in New York City, United States.
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Billy Joel in 15 seconds
Taurus Sun
Taurus SunImmovable. Impossible to rush.
Steadiness · patience · earthly pleasure
The 1949 sky over New York City, United States put Billy Joel's Sun in Taurus. Taurus energy is read as steady, sensory and loyal — you may value comfort, routine and things built to last. Friends tend to lean on your calm; the growth edge is flexibility when plans change without warning.
Earth Ox
Earth OxSlow, steady, never quits.
Steady · dependable · quietly strong
1949, the year Billy Joel was born in New York City, United States, was a year of the Earth Ox. Ox years are linked to patience and quiet strength — you may build slowly and finish what others abandon. People rely on your word; the tradition's caution is stubbornness dressed as principle.
Life Path 1
Life Path 1Goes first. Figures it out.
Initiative · independence · first steps
For the American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949), numerology reads 1949-05-09 as Life Path 1. A 1 path suggests a life theme of initiative — situations may keep asking you to go first, decide, begin. It can feel lonely at the front; the pattern's promise is that your starts give others permission. Joel's birth facts trace to public records — see how your own number compares.
Billy’s full placements
No documented birth time exists for Billy Joel, so these are the planets in their signs at local noon — the Moon can be off by up to 7°, and houses and the Ascendant need a time.
Tightest aspects: Moon trine Mercury (0.9°) · Saturn sextile Uranus (1.1°) · Neptune sextile Pluto (1.3°).
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Billy’s cards
Every one is calculated from the birth date, not chosen: the tarot card by reducing the digits of May 9, 1949, the identity card by combining the BaZi day-master element with the Life Path number, and the two zodiac cards from the sun’s position and the Chinese year branch, and the metal from the planet that traditionally rules that sign.
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Earth.
Year
己
yin Earth
丑
Ox
Earth
roots & early life
Month
己
yin Earth
巳
Snake
Fire
work & drive
Day
day master
己
yin Earth
亥
Pig
Water
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for Billy Joel, so this chart has three pillars rather than four. The hour pillar, the rising sign and the birth-sky star all need a time, and we would rather leave them out than invent one.
Where this data comes from
Billy’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q194333, released under CC0. No documented birth time is available. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart.
These are traditional interpretations — not facts or predictions. AsterNym is not affiliated with or endorsed by Billy Joel.
Quick answers about Billy Joel’s chart
- What zodiac sign is Billy Joel?
- Billy Joel is a Taurus — born May 9, 1949, which puts the Sun in Taurus. That is the Western star sign; in the Chinese zodiac they are a Earth Ox.
- What is Billy Joel's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Ox, carrying the Earth element — from the Chinese lunar year of the May 9, 1949 birth.
- What time was Billy Joel born?
- No reliably documented birth time is public. This chart uses date-only positions, so houses and the Ascendant are left uncomputed rather than guessed from an unverified time.
- What is Billy Joel's Life Path number?
- Life Path 1, calculated in numerology from the May 9, 1949 birth date.
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