Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart (born Martha Helena Kostyra; August 3, 1941, Jersey City, United States, 13:33), aged 85, is an American businesswoman, writer, TV personality. Stewart is best known for Martha Stewart Living. Stewart's honours include Daytime Emmy Award and New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Martha Stewart’s zodiac sign is Leo, Chinese zodiac is Metal Snake, with Life Path 8 in numerology.
Leo, Chinese zodiac is 
Metal Snake, with 
Life Path 8 in numerology.Your match with Martha
Martha Stewart’s AsterNym identity
The Tidal Scholar
Water represents depth and adaptability. Water-led charts are associated with instinct, memory and the ability to find a path around obstacles. Life Path 8 represents mastery: ambition, resources and turning sustained effort into visible results.
Water Day Master (BaZi) × fixed Sun × Life Path 8, on the mental plane.
How common is the name Martha in the U.S.?
#713
US rank in 2025
~553,732
Americans share it since 1880
1947
its peak year
Martha ranked 25th among girls and 969th among boys in 1941, the year of this birth, with 9,156 American girls and 44 boys on the register.
US Social Security Administration public records
What Martha’s name adds up to
Worked from the birth name Martha Helena Kostyra, not the name they published under.
8
Expression · direction and scale
2
Soul Urge · closeness
6
Personality · caring, responsible
The name opens on M (4) and closes on A (1). The value it repeats most is 1, which numerology reads as drive.
Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again
Martha’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.
Lucky numbers
8 · 2 · 9
Lucky colours
White & Gold
Lucky day
Sunday
Direction
← West
Season
autumn
Stones
Peridot, Ruby, Rutilated Quartz
Flower constellation
🌸 Gladiolus · 🌻 Sunflower · 🤍 White Magnolia
Coral · Gold · Moonlight white
Eight Mansions · Kua number
Kua 2, trigram Kun 坤, West group. Best direction Northeast, worst East.
A different tradition from the Direction above, and a different question: feng shui reads it from the solar year 1941, 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 Martha apart
Tom Brady (1977) and Karlie Kloss (1992) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.
- Citizenship
- United States and Poland
- Languages
- English
What the chart says
Martha, according to the stars
Core essence
Martha is warm the way the sun is warm: not trying, just doing it. The core of Martha 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, Martha is an optimist who needs the door left open. The Moon in Sagittarius feels best in motion, out in the world, laughing at the thing that went wrong. What Martha needs to feel safe is freedom and the truth, in that order. Try to contain them and they vanish; trust them and they come back every time.
How Martha wants to be loved
Martha 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 Martha and they will quietly make your whole life run better.
How Martha creates
How Martha makes things happen: they seep in. A Yin Water day master is rain, mist, the still pool that reflects everything. Martha creates by sensing, by imagination, by noticing what nobody else said. Their influence is quiet and total. The work is not dissolving into everyone else's weather.
Instinct
Instinct: Martha is wise and watchful, a Snake year, and their gut reaction is to observe before moving. Elegant, intuitive, private, and usually right about people long before saying so. The Metal year sharpens it: principled, determined, clear about what is right.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 8 is the powerhouse. Martha is here to build something big and run it well: money, influence, a body of work with their name on it. Ambitious, capable, generous when winning, and learning that power is for lifting people.
Triggers
Triggers: being told to wait. Mars in Aries means Martha 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 Martha's birth date. Working below.
Where Martha sits
Six lines
Martha’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 may wear your feelings openly. What you feel tends to show.
You may want to resolve tension the moment it appears, rather than let it sit.
You may favor what's proven and workable over the untested idea.
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 Martha Stewart
Three stars chosen from the real sky above Jersey City on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.
Read from the sky above Jersey City at 13:33, Martha Stewart’s documented birth time. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.
The sky over Jersey City that night
Computed for 40.71°N, at the documented birth time.
Overhead at Jersey City at the birth hour: Alkaphrah of Ursa Major, within 8.0° of the exact zenith.
Of the 102 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 Jersey City on any night.
The Moon, 85% lit at waxing gibbous, had already set; the Sun sat -66° below the horizon.
The name and the places
- Born as
- Martha Helena Kostyra
- Known as
- Martha Stewart
- Born in
- Jersey City, United States
- Lives in
- Austin · Katonah
Wikidata records Austin and Katonah as Martha Stewart's home. It is a public record rather than our own research, and it can lag behind a move.
Against Jersey City, Shared Places reads Austin as weak for this chart: 44 of 100, 85th of 152 cities scored. The chart's own strongest is Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at 100.
Scored by Shared Places, which overlays astrocartography maps for a whole household. The tradition has no verified predictive validity, and a real move turns on work, visas and family rather than a chart line.
What Martha's birth time unlocks
Two systems need the hour and cannot be computed without it.
Zi Wei Dou Shu · Life Palace
The Enforcer 廉貞, The Minister 天相 in 子
Bureau 土五局 · Body Palace in Inner wellbeing
Zi Wei Dou Shu explained →Chart pattern score
43 / 100 · Quietly distinctive
Yod onto Moon · No retrogrades at all · 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 →Leo Sun
Leo SunPride is the engine.
Martha Stewart's Sun was in Leo at the documented birth time.
What Leo means →Metal Snake
Metal SnakeWise, cool, hard to read.
Martha Stewart was born on August 3, 1941, which falls in a Metal Snake year of the Chinese calendar.
What the Snake means →Life Path 8
Life Path 8Power, and the bill for it.
Martha Stewart's birth date, August 3, 1941, reduces to Life Path 8 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.
What Life Path 8 means →What stands out in Martha’s chart
- Four of the ten planets sit in angular houses in Martha Stewart's timed chart: Sun in the 10th house, Saturn in the 7th house, Uranus in the 7th house and Pluto in the 10th house.
- The tightest major aspect in Martha Stewart's timed chart is Moon square Neptune, with an orb of under 1°.
- This chart has an even Fire/Earth emphasis, with four planets in each.
- Martha Stewart combines a Water Day Master in BaZi with a fixed Sun and a Life Path on the mental plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Tidal Scholar.
Martha’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
MoonsquareNeptuneapplying · 0.4° orb
Martha’s feelings grind against their imagination. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.
MercurysextileNeptuneapplying · 0.4° orb
Martha’s mind opens doors for their imagination.
MarssextileJupiterseparating · 1.5° orb
Martha’s drive opens doors for their growth. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.
SaturntrineNeptuneseparating · 1.5° orb
MercurysextileSaturnapplying · 1.9° orb
SaturnconjunctionUranusapplying · 2.6° orb
SunsextileJupiterapplying · 3.8° orb
UranustrineNeptuneapplying · 4.1° orb
UranussextilePlutoseparating · 4.2° orb
MercurysextileUranusapplying · 4.5° orb
SuntrineMarsapplying · 5.3° orb
VenussquareJupiterapplying · 5.7° orb
SunconjunctionPlutoseparating · 6.8° orb
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire4 of 10
- Earth4 of 10
- Air1 of 10
- Water1 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal2 of 10
- Fixed4 of 10
- Mutable4 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign.
Martha’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
What astrologers make of these five.
⚷ ChironLeo 5°33′ · House 10
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
⚳ Ceres ℞Sagittarius 24°54′ · House 2
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
♡ ErosLeo 3°09′ · House 10
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
⚕ HygieaGemini 1°34′ · House 8
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
⚸ Black Moon LilithTaurus 16°35′ · House 7
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
- Ceres conjunction Moon 0.5°
- Ceres square Neptune 0.9°
- Eros conjunction Pluto 1.0°
- Chiron conjunction Pluto 1.4°
- Hygiea conjunction Uranus 1.7°
- Hygiea sextile Pluto 2.5°
Martha’s dominant planets
1. ☉ Sun11 pts
rules the Sun sign, Leo; in its own sign, Leo; disposes Pluto; angular in the tenth house; 3 major aspects
2. ♃ Jupiter7 pts
rules the Moon sign, Sagittarius; disposes Moon; 3 major aspects
3. ♇ Pluto7 pts
rules the Ascendant, Scorpio; angular in the tenth house; 2 major aspects
Configurations in Martha’s chart
Yod onto Moon · Mercury, Saturn, MoonTwo planets in sextile, both quincunx a third. Astrologers call it the finger of fate and read the apex as an adjustment the chart keeps returning to.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.
- Moon quincunx Mercury 0.0°
- Sun semi-square Neptune 0.2°
- Sun sesquiquadrate Moon 0.5°
- Sun quintile Uranus 0.9°
- Venus biquintile Mars 1.1°
- Mercury semi-square Venus 1.3°
- Mars semi-square Uranus 1.4°
- Sun semi-sextile Venus 1.8°
- Moon quincunx Saturn 1.9°
Martha’s houses
| House | Sign | Ruler | Planets | Themes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scorpio | Pluto in Leo, house 10 | empty | self, body, how you arrive |
| 2 | Sagittarius | Jupiter in Gemini, house 8 | Moon | money, possessions, self-worth |
| 3 | Capricorn | Saturn in Taurus, house 7 | empty | mind, siblings, the local world |
| 4 | Aquarius | Uranus in Taurus, house 7 | empty | home, family, roots |
| 5 | Pisces | Neptune in Virgo, house 11 | empty | creativity, romance, play |
| 6 | Aries | Mars in Aries, house 6 | Mars | work, habits, health |
| 7 | Taurus | Venus in Virgo, house 11 | Saturn, Uranus | partnership, marriage, open rivals |
| 8 | Gemini | Mercury in Cancer, house 9 | Jupiter | shared resources, intimacy, transformation |
| 9 | Cancer | Moon in Sagittarius, house 2 | Mercury | belief, travel, higher learning |
| 10 | Leo | Sun in Leo, house 10 | Sun, Pluto | career, reputation, public life |
| 11 | Virgo | Mercury in Cancer, house 9 | Venus, Neptune | friends, community, the future |
| 12 | Libra | Venus in Virgo, house 11 | empty | the inner world, rest, what is hidden |
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- Keenan WynnAmerican actor
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Born in Snake years
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- Gonçalo InácioPortuguese footballer (born 2001)
- Nicolas JacksonSenegalese association football player
Also born on August 3
- Tom Brady1977
- Karlie Kloss1992
- Jourdan Dunn1990
- Mamie Gummer1983
- Chandler Kinney2000
- Evangeline Lilly1979
Fellow Yin Water day masters
- Talbot HamlinAmerican architect, professor, and librarian
- Toluse OlorunnipaAmerican White House reporter
- John Ashberypoet from the United States of America
Other Leo Snake charts
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- Myrna LoyAmerican actress
- Kevin DillonAmerican actor
Other Tidal Scholars
- Noah GrayAmerican football tight end
- Max PircherAmerican football player (born 1999)
- Brian Robinson Jr.American football player (born 1999)
- Eku LeotaAmerican football player
Other Scorpio risings with documented times
- Bob SagetAmerican stand-up comedian
- Michael UrieAmerican actor (born 1980)
- Chrissy TeigenAmerican model
- Kevin SmithAmerican filmmaker (born 1970)
Famous people with Life Path 8
- D.J. MontgomeryAmerican football player (born 1996)
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From the journal: Polarities: why each sign has an opposite · How the Chinese zodiac differs across Vietnam, Korea and Japan
Martha’s cards
Computed from August 3, 1941. Tap to flip.
Birth tarot card
The StarAsterNym identity card
The Tidal ScholarWestern zodiac
LeoChinese zodiac
Snake 巳Life Path
8 · Achiever☉ Ruled by Sun
Gold Au
The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Water.
Year
辛
yin Metal
巳
Snake
Fire
roots & early life
Month
乙
yin Wood
未
Goat
Earth
work & drive
Day
day master
癸
yin Water
未
Goat
Earth
you & partnership
Hour
己
yin Earth
未
Goat
Earth
later life & legacy
Where this comes from, and how it is worked out
Martha’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q234606 (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 David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same Martha Stewart at Wikipedia, marthastewart.com, IMDb, Instagram, X, 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 Martha Stewart.
Quick answers about Martha Stewart’s chart
- How old is Martha Stewart?
- Martha Stewart is 85 years old, born August 3, 1941 in Jersey City, United States.
- What zodiac sign is Martha Stewart?
- Martha Stewart is a Leo: born August 3, 1941, which puts the Sun in Leo at the documented birth time.
- What is Martha Stewart's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Snake, with the Metal element, from the Chinese lunar year of the August 3, 1941 birth.
- What time was Martha Stewart born?
- 13:33 local time in Jersey City, United States, per Astro-Databank (Rodden AA) (Rodden rating AA).
- What is Martha Stewart's rising sign?
- Scorpio rising, calculated from the documented 13:33 birth time in Jersey City, United States (Rodden rating AA: from a birth certificate, birth record or family bible, the most reliable class.).
- What is Martha Stewart's Life Path number?
- Life Path 8, calculated in numerology.
- What is Martha Stewart's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Leo at 5°, in the tenth house. Position from JPL Horizons.
- Where is Martha Stewart's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Taurus at 16°, in the seventh house. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What is Martha Stewart's dominant planet?
- Sun, on AsterNym's dominance score (11 points: rules the Sun sign, Leo; in its own sign, Leo; disposes Pluto; angular in the tenth house; 3 major aspects). Jupiter is second and Pluto third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
