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Joseph Kingsbury Smith

Joseph Kingsbury Smith (born February 20, 1908, New York City, United States; died 1999), was an American journalist. Smith's honours include Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting and George Polk Award.

Joseph Kingsbury Smith’s zodiac sign was Pisces, Chinese zodiac was Earth Monkey, with Life Path 4 in numerology.

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Joseph Kingsbury Smith’s AsterNym identity

The Evergreen Explorer

Wood represents growth. Wood-led charts are associated with patience, adaptability and the drive to keep developing. Life Path 4 represents structure: foundations, systems and the patience to continue after the first enthusiasm fades.

Wood Day Master (BaZi) × mutable Sun × Life Path 4, on the physical plane.

How common is the name Joseph in the U.S.?

#29

US rank in 2025

~2,680,213

Americans share it since 1880

1956

its peak year

Joseph ranked 6th among boys and 865th among girls in 1908, the year of this birth, with 4,162 American boys and 21 girls on the register.

US Social Security Administration public records

What Joseph’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

7

Expression · depth and research

5

Soul Urge · freedom

11

Personality · perceptive

The name opens on J (1) and closes on H (8). The value it repeats most is 1, which numerology reads as drive.

Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again

Joseph’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

4 · 9

Lucky colours

Yellow & Ochre

Lucky day

Thursday

Direction

• Center

Season

the turning of seasons

Stones

Amethyst, Yellow Sapphire, Citrine

Flower constellation

💜 Violet · 🌸 Peony · 🌼 Chrysanthemum

Violet · Rose-gold · Gold

The record

What sets Joseph apart

Kurt Cobain (1967) and Mitch McConnell (1942) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

What the chart says

Joseph, according to the stars

Core essence

Joseph feels everything, and it is the best and hardest thing about them. The core of Joseph is imagination with a soft heart behind it: the daydream, the creative pull, the instinct that knows how someone is doing before they do. They absorb the mood of a room and give back something kinder. Their softness is not weakness, it is the whole point.

The vibe

Underneath, Joseph cannot fully relax while anyone in the room is unhappy. The Moon in Libra feels through harmony and hates conflict in their own house. What Joseph needs to feel safe is fairness, softness and a partner in the small decisions. They are at their best when someone else picks the restaurant and they get to enjoy it.

How Joseph wants to be loved

Joseph wants to be loved boldly. Venus in Aries falls fast, says so, and wants you to chase back. Grand gestures land, so does a fight followed by a proper make-up. What bores them is hesitation. Be direct, be a little brave about them, and keep the spark lit on purpose.

How Joseph creates

How Joseph makes things happen: they find the gap and grow through it. A Yin Wood day master is the vine, flexible, quietly relentless, better at working around a wall than at knocking it down. Joseph creates by adapting, by connecting people, by making the awkward thing fit. Underestimate them and you will look up one day to find them everywhere.

Instinct

Instinct: Joseph is witty and inventive, a Monkey year, and their gut reaction is to play with the problem. Clever, funny, curious, a little mischievous, and quick to land on their feet. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 4 is the builder. Joseph is here to make things that last, to put structure under other people's dreams, to be trusted with the real work. Loyal, practical, honest, and learning that the plan can bend without breaking.

Triggers

Triggers: being told to wait. Mars in Aries means Joseph gets angry fast, says it, and is over it before you have finished being hurt. The temper is honest and short. Give them a clear path and something to fight for, and all that heat turns into drive.

Computed from Joseph's birth date. Working below.

Where Joseph sits

Six lines

Joseph’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.

Intimate circleWide network
Joseph

You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.

DeliberateSpontaneous
Joseph

You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.

PrivateExpressive
Joseph

You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Joseph

You may need space before addressing conflict. Cooling off comes first.

PracticalVisionary
Joseph

You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Joseph

You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

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Three stars chosen from the real sky above New York City on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.

Joseph’s birth-night reference starCastorwhite · GeminiCastor, in Gemini. A white star, 79.9° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Castor →The warmest lightCapellagolden yellow · AurigaCapella, in Auriga. A golden yellow star, 69° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Capella →

A 9 p.m. reference sky, not the birth minute. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.

The sky over New York City that night

Computed for 40.71°N, 9 p.m. local sky.

Castor stood nearest the zenith over New York City at 9 p.m. that evening, 79.9° above the horizon in Gemini.

Of the 103 catalog stars above the horizon, Sirius was the brightest.

From 40.7°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.

Nothing below −49.3° declination clears the horizon at this latitude, so Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman were never visible from New York City on any night.

Sun 39° below the horizon, Moon up and 87% lit at waning gibbous.

How unusual Joseph's chart is

Chart pattern score

55 / 100 · Unusual

3-planet stellium in Pisces · T-square onto Neptune · 1 planet at a critical degree

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.

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If you only read one paragraph

Pisces Sun

Feels it all, owns none of it.

Joseph Kingsbury Smith's Sun was in Pisces for the whole of February 20, 1908, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Pisces means →

Earth Monkey

Solved it, and made a joke.

Joseph Kingsbury Smith was born on February 20, 1908, which falls in a Earth Monkey year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Monkey means →

Life Path 4

Builds it properly or not at all.

Joseph Kingsbury Smith's birth date, February 20, 1908, reduces to Life Path 4 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 4 means →

What stands out in Joseph’s chart

Joseph’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 1° to 14° Libra depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Moon faces off with Venus · Opposition, 0.1° orbMercury opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 0.4° orbMoon opens doors for Jupiter · Sextile, 2° orbVenus flows with Jupiter · Trine, 2.1° orbSun opens doors for Mars · Sextile, 2.4° orbMercury flows with Neptune · Trine, 2.7° orbUranus faces off with Neptune · Opposition, 3.1° orbSaturn grinds against Pluto · Square, 3.8° orbSun in Pisces · 0°41′☉0°Moon in Libra · 7°50′☽7°Mercury in Pisces · 15°02′ · retrograde☿℞15°Venus in Aries · 7°56′♀7°Mars in Aries · 28°19′♂28°Jupiter in Leo · 5°52′ · retrograde♃℞5°Saturn in Pisces · 26°36′♄26°Uranus in Capricorn · 15°25′♅15°Neptune in Cancer · 12°21′ · retrograde♆℞12°Pluto in Gemini · 22°49′ · retrograde♇℞22°

No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1.

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Conjunction 0°
Sextile 60°
Square 90°
Trine 120°
Opposition 180°

Placements

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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow

Aspects across every possible birth time

  • stableMoonoppositionVenus0.1° to 5.7° orb

    Joseph’s feelings pull against their affections from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.

  • stableMercurysextileUranus0.3° to 0.5° orb

    Joseph’s mind opens doors for their need for freedom. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableVenustrineJupiter1.4° to 2.7° orb

    Joseph’s affections flow straight into their growth.

  • stableSunsextileMars2.2° to 2.5° orb

  • stableMercurytrineNeptune2.6° to 2.7° orb

  • stableUranusoppositionNeptune3.0° to 3.1° orb

  • stableSaturnsquarePluto3.7° to 3.9° orb

  • stableVenussquareNeptune3.8° to 5.0° orb

  • possibleMoonsextileJupiterorb from 0.1° to 8.3° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 0.1° to 10.7° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsquareUranusorb from 1.4° to 13.7° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonoppositionSaturnorb from 5.1° to 17.4° depending on birth time

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire3 of 10
  • Earth1 of 10
  • Air2 of 10
  • Water4 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal5 of 10
  • Fixed1 of 10
  • Mutable4 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign: Water leads this chart.

Joseph’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ ChironAquarius 19°09′ (moves 0.07° over the day)

    centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it

  • ⚳ Ceres ℞Libra 17°26′ (moves 0.04° over the day)

    dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured

  • ♡ ErosTaurus 26°50′ (moves 0.87° over the day)

    near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire

  • ⚕ HygieaAries 29°01′ (moves 0.25° over the day)

    main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithLeo 5°27′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Eros sextile Saturn 0.2°
  • Black Moon Lilith conjunction Jupiter 0.4°
  • Hygiea conjunction Mars 0.7°
  • Hygiea sextile Sun 1.7°
  • Ceres square Uranus 2.0°
  • Black Moon Lilith trine Venus 2.5°

Joseph’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♆ Neptune9 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Pisces; disposes Sun, Mercury, Saturn; 3 major aspects

  2. 2. ♂ Mars4 pts

    in its own sign, Aries; disposes Venus; 1 major aspect

  3. 3. ☿ Mercury3 pts

    disposes Pluto; 2 major aspects

Configurations in Joseph’s chart

  • stellium, the shape it makesStellium in Pisces · Sun, Mercury, SaturnThree 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.

  • Sun semi-square Uranus 0.3°
  • Saturn quintile Uranus 0.8°
  • Mercury semi-square Mars 1.7°
  • Mars semi-sextile Saturn 1.7°
  • Jupiter semi-square Pluto 2.0°

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Joseph’s cards

Computed from February 20, 1908. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

Death

AsterNym identity card

The Evergreen Explorer

Western zodiac

Pisces

Chinese zodiac

Monkey 申

Life Path

4 · Architect

♃ Ruled by Jupiter

Tin Sn

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yin Wood.

Year

戊

yang Earth

申

Monkey

Metal

roots & early life

Month

甲

yang Wood

寅

Tiger

Wood

work & drive

Day

day master

乙

yin Wood

巳

Snake

Fire

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

Joseph’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q61747343 (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.

Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Joseph Kingsbury Smith.

Quick answers about Joseph Kingsbury Smith’s chart

What zodiac sign was Joseph Kingsbury Smith?
Joseph Kingsbury Smith was a Pisces: born February 20, 1908, which puts the Sun in Pisces for the whole of that day.
What was Joseph Kingsbury Smith's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Monkey, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the February 20, 1908 birth.
What was Joseph Kingsbury Smith's Life Path number?
Life Path 4, calculated in numerology.
What was Joseph Kingsbury Smith's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Aquarius at 19°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where was Joseph Kingsbury Smith's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Leo at 5°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What was Joseph Kingsbury Smith's dominant planet?
Neptune, on AsterNym's dominance score (9 points: rules the Sun sign, Pisces; disposes Sun, Mercury, Saturn; 3 major aspects). Mars is second and Mercury third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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