Madonna
Madonna (born August 16, 1958, Bay City, United States, 07:05), aged 68, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Madonna is best known for Into the Groove, Open Your Heart and Like a Virgin. Madonna's honours include Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Madonna’s zodiac sign is Leo, Chinese zodiac is Earth Dog, with Life Path 2 in numerology.
Leo, Chinese zodiac is 
Earth Dog, with 
Life Path 2 in numerology.Your match with Madonna
Madonna’s AsterNym identity
The Evergreen Guardian
Wood represents growth. Wood-led charts are associated with patience, adaptability and the drive to keep developing. Life Path 2 represents partnership: cooperation, diplomacy and the ability to work with different kinds of people.
Wood Day Master (BaZi) × fixed Sun × Life Path 2, on the emotional plane.
How common is the name Madonna in the U.S.?
#14273
US rank in 2025
~9,560
Americans share it since 1897
1954
its peak year
Of the names registered in 1958, Madonna came 732nd, carried by 182 American girls.
US Social Security Administration public records
Madonna’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.
Lucky numbers
2 · 3 · 4 · 9
Lucky colours
Yellow & Ochre
Lucky day
Sunday
Direction
• Center
Season
the turning of seasons
Stones
Peridot, Ruby, Citrine
Flower constellation
🌸 Gladiolus · 🌻 Sunflower · 🌼 Chrysanthemum
Coral · Gold
Eight Mansions · Kua number
Kua 1, trigram Kan 坎, East group. Best direction Southeast, worst West.
A different tradition from the Direction above, and a different question: feng shui reads it from the solar year 1958, which turns at Li Chun rather than at New Year, and from sex, which Wikidata records as female. Work out your own →
The record
What sets Madonna apart
What keeps Madonna in print: Like a Virgin, Open Your Heart and Into the Groove.
Training came by way of University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and Rochester Adams High School.
The working life starts in 1979, at 21.
On the family side, Madonna was born to Madonna Louise Fortin and Silvio Ciccone, married Guy Ritchie and Sean Penn and raised 5 children.
The same date carries Angela Bassett and Anne L'Huillier. The sky is shared; nothing after it is.
- Known for
- Like a Virgin, Open Your Heart and Into the Groove
- Educated at
- University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and Rochester Adams High School
- Instruments
- guitar and voice
- Awards
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2008), Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (2000) and Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (1999)
- Nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
- Working from
- 1979
- Citizenship
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 193
What the chart says
Madonna, according to the stars
Core essence
Madonna is warm the way the sun is warm: not trying, just doing it. The core of Madonna is a big open heart and a need to be seen loving with it. They are generous with praise, with time, with the spotlight when they trust you, and they will remember every kindness you paid them for years. Loyal to a fault, and glad of the fault.
The vibe
Underneath, Madonna is quietly running a checklist, and half of it is about you. The Moon in Virgo feels care as responsibility: did you eat, did you get home, is the thing you were worried about handled. What Madonna needs to feel safe is order and the sense of being useful. Let them help, and thank them properly.
How Madonna wants to be loved
Madonna wants to be loved out loud. Venus in Leo is warm, generous and a little theatrical, and it wants a partner who is proud to be seen with them. Praise is oxygen, loyalty is the deal. Adore Madonna openly and they will make you feel like the only person in every room.
How Madonna creates
How Madonna 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. Madonna 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: Madonna is loyal to the bone, a Dog year, and their gut reaction is to protect their people. Honest, fair, a little anxious about the world, and the most dependable friend in the room. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 2 is the peacemaker. Madonna is here to bring people together, to feel the undercurrents and smooth them, to be the reason a room works. Sensitive, diplomatic, quietly essential, and learning that their own needs count too.
Triggers
Triggers: being rushed, and being pushed. Mars in Taurus means Madonna is slow to anger and very hard to move once they are. Patience is the superpower, stubbornness its shadow. Let them set the pace and they are unstoppable in their own time.
Computed from Madonna's birth date. Working below.
Where Madonna sits
Six lines
Madonna’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.
You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.
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 sky
Dedicate a star to Madonna
Three stars chosen from the real sky above Bay City on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.
Read from the sky above Bay City at 07:05, Madonna’s documented birth time. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.
The sky over Bay City that night
Computed for 43.60°N, at the documented birth time.
Overhead at Bay City at the birth hour: Menkib of Perseus, within 8.2° of the exact zenith.
The brightest star above the horizon was Sirius in Canis Major, and 107 catalog stars were up in all.
From 43.6°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.
The trade is at the other end of the sky: nothing south of −46.4° declination ever rises from here, which puts Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman permanently out of view.
The Moon, 3% lit at new moon, had already set; the Sun sat -14° below the horizon.
What Madonna's birth time unlocks
Two systems need the hour and cannot be computed without it.
Zi Wei Dou Shu · Life Palace
No major star sits in the Life Palace, which the tradition calls 空宮, an empty palace. The branch is 辰.
Bureau 土五局 · Body Palace in Wealth
Zi Wei Dou Shu explained →Chart pattern score
55 / 100 · Unusual
3-planet stellium in Leo · 3-planet stellium in Virgo · 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.
Score your own chart →Madonna at a glance
Leo Sun
Leo SunThe room rearranges itself.
Madonna's Sun was in Leo at the documented birth time.
What Leo means →Earth Dog
Earth DogThe first call when it's bad.
Madonna was born on August 16, 1958, which falls in a Earth Dog year of the Chinese calendar.
What the Dog means →Life Path 2
Life Path 2Better with someone at their back.
Madonna's birth date, August 16, 1958, reduces to Life Path 2 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.
What Life Path 2 means →What stands out in Madonna’s chart
- Four of the ten planets sit in angular houses in Madonna's timed chart: Moon in the 1st house, Mercury in the 1st house, Saturn in the 4th house and Pluto in the 1st house.
- The tightest major aspect in Madonna's timed chart is Neptune sextile Pluto, with an orb of under 1°.
- Three planets, Sun, Venus and Uranus, sit together in Leo, which astrologers call a stellium.
- Madonna combines a Wood Day Master in BaZi with a fixed Sun and a Life Path on the emotional plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Evergreen Guardian.
Madonna’s birth chart
Computed from the documented birth time (From a birth certificate, birth record or family bible, the most reliable class.), with whole-sign houses from the Ascendant.
Whole-sign houses from the Ascendant.
Placements
Tap one to light it on the wheel.
The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects, tightest first
NeptunesextilePlutoapplying · 0.6° orb
Madonna’s imagination opens doors for their depths. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.
VenussquareNeptuneapplying · 1.8° orb
Madonna’s affections grind against their imagination. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.
MarssquareUranusseparating · 2.7° orb
Madonna’s drive grinds against their need for freedom. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.
SunsextileJupiterapplying · 3.3° orb
MercurysextileNeptuneapplying · 3.4° orb
MoontrineMarsapplying · 3.8° orb
MercuryconjunctionPlutoapplying · 3.9° orb
SuntrineSaturnseparating · 4.0° orb
VenussquareJupiterseparating · 4.1° orb
MoonconjunctionMercuryseparating · 5.9° orb
JupiterconjunctionNeptuneapplying · 5.9° orb
SaturntrineUranusapplying · 6.4° orb
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire4 of 10
- Earth4 of 10
- Air1 of 10
- Water1 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal1 of 10
- Fixed5 of 10
- Mutable4 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign.
Madonna’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
What astrologers make of these five.
⚷ Chiron ℞Aquarius 19°59′ · House 6
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
⚳ CeresVirgo 10°01′ · House 1
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
♡ Eros ℞Aries 6°21′ · House 8
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
⚕ HygieaGemini 15°34′ · House 10
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
⚸ Black Moon LilithAries 19°43′ · House 8
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
- Black Moon Lilith trine Saturn 0.6°
- Chiron sextile Saturn 0.8°
- Ceres conjunction Moon 1.5°
- Ceres conjunction Ascendant 1.8°
- Hygiea sextile Uranus 2.9°
Madonna’s dominant planets
1. ☿ Mercury15 pts
rules the Moon sign, Virgo; rules the Ascendant, Virgo; in its own sign, Virgo; disposes Moon, Pluto; angular in the first house; 3 major aspects
2. ☉ Sun9 pts
rules the Sun sign, Leo; in its own sign, Leo; disposes Venus, Uranus; 2 major aspects
3. ♇ Pluto5 pts
disposes Neptune; angular in the first house; 2 major aspects
Configurations in Madonna’s chart
Stellium in Leo · Sun, Venus, UranusThree 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.- Stellium in Virgo · Moon, Mercury, 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.
- Moon semi-square Jupiter 0.1°
- Moon semi-sextile Uranus 1.2°
- Venus semi-sextile Pluto 1.2°
- Saturn semi-square Neptune 1.8°
Madonna’s houses
| House | Sign | Ruler | Planets | Themes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgo | Mercury in Virgo, house 1 | Moon, Mercury, Pluto | self, body, how you arrive |
| 2 | Libra | Venus in Leo, house 12 | Jupiter | money, possessions, self-worth |
| 3 | Scorpio | Pluto in Virgo, house 1 | Neptune | mind, siblings, the local world |
| 4 | Sagittarius | Jupiter in Libra, house 2 | Saturn | home, family, roots |
| 5 | Capricorn | Saturn in Sagittarius, house 4 | empty | creativity, romance, play |
| 6 | Aquarius | Uranus in Leo, house 12 | empty | work, habits, health |
| 7 | Pisces | Neptune in Scorpio, house 3 | empty | partnership, marriage, open rivals |
| 8 | Aries | Mars in Taurus, house 9 | empty | shared resources, intimacy, transformation |
| 9 | Taurus | Venus in Leo, house 12 | Mars | belief, travel, higher learning |
| 10 | Gemini | Mercury in Virgo, house 1 | empty | career, reputation, public life |
| 11 | Cancer | Moon in Virgo, house 1 | empty | friends, community, the future |
| 12 | Leo | Sun in Leo, house 12 | Sun, Venus, Uranus | the inner world, rest, what is hidden |
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3 relatives of Madonna also have charts on AsterNym, run through the same four engines.
Born the same day as Madonna
2 other people here were born on August 16, 1958, the same date and the same year. The Sun sign, year animal and Life Path are shared exactly. One thing a birthday twin cannot share is the latitude. At 43.6°N, the sky above Bay City stops at −46.4° declination. Same sky, different lives.
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More charts like Madonna’s
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- Bill ClintonPresident of the United States from 1993 to 2001
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Born in Dog years
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Also born on August 16
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Fellow Yin Wood day masters
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Other Evergreen Guardians
- Oskar Werneractor
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- Nils Gustaf DalénSwedish Nobel Laureate and industrialist
- Georg WittigGerman chemist (1979 Nobel Prize)
Other Virgo risings with documented times
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Famous people with Life Path 2
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From the journal: Your Kua number, and why it splits households · Do twins have the same birth chart?
Madonna’s cards
Computed from August 16, 1958. Tap to flip.
Birth tarot card
JudgementAsterNym identity card
The Evergreen GuardianWestern zodiac
LeoChinese zodiac
Dog 戌Life Path
2 · Diplomat☉ Ruled by Sun
Gold Au
The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Wood.
Year
戊
yang Earth
戌
Dog
Earth
roots & early life
Month
庚
yang Metal
申
Monkey
Metal
work & drive
Day
day master
乙
yin Wood
丑
Ox
Earth
you & partnership
Hour
庚
yang Metal
辰
Dragon
Earth
later life & legacy
Where this comes from, and how it is worked out
Madonna’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q1744 (CC0), as do the occupations, works and awards above. The birth time is rated AA on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is: from a birth certificate, birth record or family bible, the most reliable class. From Astro-Databank (Rodden AA). 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, angularity, aspect count — so other methods can name a different leader.
Portrait by chrisweger, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same Madonna at Wikipedia, madonna.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 Madonna.
Quick answers about Madonna’s chart
- How old is Madonna?
- Madonna is 68 years old, born August 16, 1958 in Bay City, United States.
- What zodiac sign is Madonna?
- Madonna is a Leo: born August 16, 1958, which puts the Sun in Leo at the documented birth time.
- What is Madonna's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Dog, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the August 16, 1958 birth.
- What time was Madonna born?
- 07:05 local time in Bay City, United States, per Astro-Databank (Rodden AA) (Rodden rating AA).
- What is Madonna's rising sign?
- Virgo rising, calculated from the documented 07:05 birth time in Bay City, United States (Rodden rating AA: from a birth certificate, birth record or family bible, the most reliable class.).
- How tall is Madonna?
- Madonna is 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) tall, per the height recorded on Wikidata.
- What is Madonna's Life Path number?
- Life Path 2, calculated in numerology.
- What is Madonna's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Aquarius at 19°, in the sixth house. Position from JPL Horizons.
- Where is Madonna's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Aries at 19°, in the eighth house. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What is Madonna's dominant planet?
- Mercury, on AsterNym's dominance score (15 points: rules the Moon sign, Virgo; rules the Ascendant, Virgo; in its own sign, Virgo; disposes Moon, Pluto; angular in the first house; 3 major aspects). Sun is second and Pluto third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
