Eminem
Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III; October 17, 1972, St. Joseph, United States), aged 54, is an American rapper, record producer and actor. Best-known releases include The Eminem Show, Relapse and The Slim Shady LP. Eminem's honours include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Academy Award for Best Original Song and Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
Eminem’s zodiac sign is Libra, Chinese zodiac is Water Rat, with Life Path 1 in numerology.
Libra, Chinese zodiac is 
Water Rat, with 
Life Path 1 in numerology.Your match with Eminem
Eminem’s AsterNym identity
The Gilded Strategist
Metal represents precision. Metal-led charts are associated with standards, boundaries, discernment and the ability to remove what is unnecessary. Life Path 1 represents initiative: beginning, working independently and moving before everyone agrees.
Metal Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 1, on the mental plane.
What Eminem’s name adds up to
Worked from the birth name Marshall Bruce Mathers III, not the name they published under.
1
Expression · starting things
7
Soul Urge · understanding
3
Personality · bright, quick
The name opens on M (4) and closes on L (3). The value it repeats most is 9, which numerology reads as empathy.
Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again
Eminem’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.
Lucky numbers
1 · 2 · 3
Lucky colours
Blue & Black
Lucky day
Friday
Direction
↑ North
Season
winter
Stones
Opal, Diamond, Aquamarine
Flower constellation
🧡 Marigold · 🌹 Blush Rose · 💠 Water Lily
Amber · Blush · Moonlight white
Eight Mansions · Kua number
Kua 9, trigram Li 離, East group. Best direction East, worst Northeast.
A different tradition from the Direction above, and a different question: feng shui reads it from the solar year 1972, which turns at Li Chun rather than at New Year, and from sex, which Wikidata records as male. Work out your own →
The record
What sets Eminem apart
The Academy Award for Best Original Song came in 2003, when Eminem was 31.
Eminem was taught at Lincoln High School.
Eminem was 16 when the work began in 1988.
On the family side, Eminem was born to Debbie Nelson, married Kim Scott and raised one child.
On Wikipedia the categories read American male rappers, Aftermath Entertainment artists and Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songwriters.
Arthur Miller (1915) and Rita Hayworth (1918) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.
- Educated at
- Lincoln High School
- Awards
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2022), Academy Award for Best Original Song (2003) and Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (2015)
- Working from
- 1988
- Citizenship
- United States
- Languages
- English and American English
- Wikipedia editions
- 175
What the chart says
Eminem, according to the stars
Core essence
Eminem makes the room fairer just by being in it. The core of Eminem is a feel for balance, in people, in colour, in who has not been asked their opinion yet. They are charming because they are genuinely interested, and they can see every side of a thing, which is a gift and, on a bad day, a very slow way to choose dinner.
The vibe
Underneath, Eminem needs air. The Moon in Aquarius feels things at a slight distance, thinks them over, and comes back with an answer that is kinder than the reaction would have been. What Eminem needs to feel safe is space, friendship first, and to be accepted as exactly the odd shape they are. Then they are the most loyal person you know.
How Eminem wants to be loved
Eminem wants to be loved attentively. Venus in Virgo shows love through service, the fixed thing, the remembered appointment, and wants to be loved the same way: notice what they did. Big words matter less than the follow-through. Be reliable with Eminem and they will quietly make your whole life run better.
How Eminem creates
How Eminem makes things happen: they refine it until it shines. A Yin Metal day master is jewellery, precise, aesthetic, particular about the finish. Eminem creates by polishing, by taste, by knowing exactly which detail makes the whole thing sing. Sensitive to being handled roughly, and worth handling well.
Instinct
Instinct: Eminem is quick, clever and alert, a Rat year, and their gut reaction to a problem is to find the angle nobody has tried. Charming, resourceful, a little bit of a hoarder of good things and good people. The Water year softens it: intuitive, adaptable, feeling their way through people.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 1 is the pioneer. Eminem is here to go first, to start the thing, to trust their own read when nobody else has a map. Independence is the gift and the lesson: the best version of Eminem leads without needing to do it alone.
Triggers
Triggers: unfairness, and being forced to pick a side. Mars in Libra hates open conflict and will negotiate for hours to avoid it, then dig in absolutely when a principle is at stake. Eminem fights for balance. The lesson is that sometimes the fair thing is to just say no.
Computed from Eminem's birth date. Working below.
Where Eminem sits
Six lines
Eminem’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.
You may draw energy from a wide network, many doors, lightly held.
You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.
You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.
You may want to resolve tension the moment it appears, rather than let it sit.
You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.
You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.
Tap each line where you sit.
All twelve of yours, from your birth date →✦ A real star from their birth night
Dedicate a star to Eminem
Three stars chosen from the real sky above St. Joseph on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.
A 9 p.m. reference sky, not the birth minute. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.
The sky over St. Joseph that night
Computed for 39.77°N, 9 p.m. local sky.
Deneb stood nearest the zenith over St. Joseph at 9 p.m. that evening, 79.8° above the horizon in Cygnus.
The brightest star above the horizon was Vega in Lyra, and 90 catalog stars were up in all.
St. Joseph sits at 39.8°N, low enough that no headline star is circumpolar: everything bright rises and sets there.
Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman cannot be seen from St. Joseph at all: they sit past the −50.2° declination limit this latitude imposes.
The Moon was at waxing gibbous, 75% lit, and above the horizon, with the Sun 28° down.
The name and the places
- Born as
- Marshall Bruce Mathers III
- Known as
- Eminem
- Born in
- St. Joseph, United States
- Lives in
- Clinton Township
Wikidata records Clinton Township as Eminem's home. It is a public record rather than our own research, and it can lag behind a move.
No birth time is on record, so no astrocartography map can be drawn for Eminem: the lines move about fifteen degrees of longitude an hour. Shared Places can still draw yours.
How unusual Eminem's chart is
Chart pattern score
53 / 100 · Unusual
4-planet stellium in Libra · 1 unaspected planet · A leaning bowl
An AsterNym index built from stelliums, yods, grand crosses and chart shape. It is not a population percentile, and a high score is not a better chart. Without a birth time the houses are left out of it.
Score your own chart →If you only read one paragraph
Libra Sun
Libra SunMakes the peace, keeps the peace.
Eminem's Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 17, 1972, so no birth time is needed to settle it.
What Libra means →Water Rat
Water RatFinds the shortcut every time.
Eminem was born on October 17, 1972, which falls in a Water Rat year of the Chinese calendar.
What the Rat means →Life Path 1
Life Path 1Independent to the core.
Eminem's birth date, October 17, 1972, reduces to Life Path 1 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.
What Life Path 1 means →What stands out in Eminem’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in Eminem's date-only chart is Jupiter square Pluto, with an orb of under 1°.
- Four planets, Sun, Mars, Uranus and Pluto, sit together in Libra, which astrologers call a stellium.
- Five of the ten planets fall in Cardinal signs, making Cardinal the strongest modality in this chart.
- Eminem combines a Metal Day Master in BaZi with a cardinal Sun and a Life Path on the mental plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Gilded Strategist.
Eminem’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 13° to 26° Aquarius depending on the hour.
No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1.
Placements
Tap one to light it on the wheel.
The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects across every possible birth time
stableJupitersquarePluto0.0° to 0.2° orb
Eminem’s growth grinds against their depths.
stableNeptunesextilePluto0.8° orb
Eminem’s imagination opens doors for their depths. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.
stableSaturntrineUranus1.3° to 1.4° orb
Eminem’s discipline flows straight into their need for freedom.
stableMercurysextileVenus1.8° to 2.1° orb
stableSuntrineSaturn3.5° to 4.5° orb
stableSunconjunctionUranus4.9° to 5.8° orb
stableVenussquareSaturn5.5° to 6.7° orb
possibleSuntrineMoonorb from 0.0° to 10.6° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineSaturnorb from 0.0° to 7.1° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineUranusorb from 0.0° to 7.4° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsquareMercuryorb from 1.7° to 13.4° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineMarsorb from 2.8° to 15.3° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire1 of 10
- Earth2 of 10
- Air6 of 10
- Water1 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal5 of 10
- Fixed2 of 10
- Mutable3 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Air leads this chart.
Eminem’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.
⚷ Chiron ℞Aries 14°39′ (moves 0.04° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
⚳ CeresLibra 21°18′ (moves 0.45° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
♡ ErosAquarius 21°06′ (moves 0.09° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
⚕ HygieaSagittarius 3°59′ (moves 0.40° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
⚸ Black Moon LilithScorpio 26°22′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
- Hygiea conjunction Neptune 0.4°
- Eros trine Saturn 0.7°
- Ceres trine Saturn 0.9°
- Hygiea sextile Pluto 1.2°
- Eros trine Uranus 2.0°
- Ceres conjunction Uranus 2.2°
Eminem’s dominant planets
1. ♀ Venus9 pts
rules the Sun sign, Libra; disposes Sun, Mars, Uranus, Pluto; 2 major aspects
2. ♄ Saturn4 pts
disposes Jupiter; 3 major aspects
3. ☿ Mercury3 pts
disposes Venus, Saturn; 1 major aspect
Configurations in Eminem’s chart
Stellium in Libra · Sun, Mars, Uranus, PlutoThree or more planets in one sign (four, or three with a luminary, by AsterNym's count): a concentration astrologers read as that sign's themes dominating the chart.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.
- Uranus semi-square Neptune 0.5°
- Jupiter semi-sextile Neptune 0.9°
- Mercury semi-sextile Mars 1.5°
More people like Eminem
Other actors
- Angie Harmon1972
- Portia de Rossi1973
- Yoo Jae-suk1972
- Jude Law1972
- Idris Elba1972
- Vanessa Paradis1972
Born in United States
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- Andrea ElliottAmerican journalist
- Cameron DiazAmerican actress and model
- Brandi GlanvilleAmerican television personality
- N. K. JemisinAmerican science fiction and fantasy writer
- Josh DuhamelAmerican actor and former model
More charts like Eminem’s
Fellow Libra suns
- Hanni PhamAustralian singer
- Ryan TrahanAmerican YouTuber
- Jordan MatterAmerican photographer
Born in Rat years
- Kerr SmithAmerican actor
- Trista SutterAmerican television personality
- Cody SimpsonAustralian singer
Also born on October 17
- Arthur Miller1915
- Rita Hayworth1918
- Kimi Räikkönen1979
- Mae Jemison1956
- Wyclef Jean1969
- Ziggy Marley1968
Fellow Yin Metal day masters
- Jesse Tyler FergusonAmerican actor
- T. R. KnightAmerican actor
- Randy JacksonAmerican bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality
Other Libra Rat charts
- Danny LloydAmerican former actor (born 1972)
- Jean ArthurAmerican actress
- Pablo RagoArgentine actor
- Mervyn LeRoyAmerican film director and producer
Other Gilded Strategists
- Anne HecheAmerican actress
- Geoffrey ArendAmerican film, television, voice and theater actor
- Ryan AdamsAmerican musician (born 1974)
- GrimesCanadian musician, singer, record producer and music video director (born 1988)
Famous people with Life Path 1
- Plácido DomingoSpanish tenor and conductor (born 1941)
- Carol BurnettAmerican actress, comedian and singer (born 1933)
- Al GreenAmerican singer
From the journal: Chinese zodiac hours and your birth hour animal · Astrology vs astronomy: when and why they separated
Eminem’s cards
Computed from October 17, 1972. Tap to flip.
Birth tarot card
Wheel of FortuneAsterNym identity card
The Gilded StrategistWestern zodiac
LibraChinese zodiac
Rat 子Life Path
1 · Pioneer♀ Ruled by Venus
Copper Cu
The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Metal.
Year
壬
yang Water
子
Rat
Water
roots & early life
Month
庚
yang Metal
戌
Dog
Earth
work & drive
Day
day master
辛
yin Metal
巳
Snake
Fire
you & partnership
Where this comes from, and how it is worked out
Eminem’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q5608 (CC0), as do the occupations, works and awards above. With no documented birth time this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. The banner above lists what that leaves out. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.
Tropical zodiac, whole-sign houses, modern rulers. Aspects on the western_v1 orb policy; minor ones at 1.5° to 2.5°, skipped where a major already holds. Minor bodies from JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, Lilith as mean apogee. Dominance is an AsterNym score — rulerships, dispositors, aspect count — so other methods can name a different leader.
Portrait by Brendan_linden, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same Eminem at Wikipedia, eminem.com, IMDb, Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube and MusicBrainz.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.
Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Eminem.
Quick answers about Eminem’s chart
- How old is Eminem?
- Eminem is 54 years old, born October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, United States.
- What zodiac sign is Eminem?
- Eminem is a Libra: born October 17, 1972, which puts the Sun in Libra for the whole of that day.
- What is Eminem's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Rat, with the Water element, from the Chinese lunar year of the October 17, 1972 birth.
- What is Eminem's Life Path number?
- Life Path 1, calculated in numerology.
- What is Eminem's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Aries at 14°. Position from JPL Horizons.
- Where is Eminem's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio at 26°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What is Eminem's dominant planet?
- Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (9 points: rules the Sun sign, Libra; disposes Sun, Mars, Uranus, Pluto; 2 major aspects). Saturn is second and Mercury third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
