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Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons

American entrepreneur and record executive

Born October 4, 1957 · Queens, United States

Russell Simmons’s zodiac sign is Libra — and in the Chinese zodiac they are a Fire Rooster, with Life Path 9 in numerology.

Libra Fire Rooster Life Path 9

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Russell Simmons’s AsterNym identity

The Steadfast Healer

Earth gives Russell steadiness. Life Path 9 gives compassion. The Steadfast Healer is where the two meet — the healer’s direction carried with earth’s texture.

The name Russell in the world

#345

US rank in 2025

~361,476

Americans share it since 1880

1960

its peak year

US Social Security Administration public records

Russell’s luck

Lucky numbers

9 · 5 · 7 · 8

Lucky colours

Red & Orange

Lucky day

Friday

Direction

South

Season

summer

Stones

Opal, Diamond, Carnelian

Flower constellation

🧡 Marigold · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🌺 Poppy

Amber · Blush · Flame orange

The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print — one tradition, read for everyone

Who is Russell Simmons?

Born in Queens, United States, Russell Simmons (born 1957) is an American entrepreneur and record executive.

Every fact above comes from Russell Simmons’s public Wikidata record — tap through and check any of it.

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Russell Simmons in 15 seconds

Libra Sun

Charms the room. Can't choose.

Balance · grace · an eye for beauty

The 1957 sky over Queens, United States put Russell Simmons's Sun in Libra. Libra energy is read as balancing — you may instinctively smooth conflict and see every side. People trust your fairness; the growth edge is choosing your own side sometimes, even when it costs harmony.

Fire Rooster

Says what everyone's thinking.

Sharp · candid · impeccably prepared

In the Chinese cycle, Russell Simmons's 1957 birth falls in a year of the Fire Rooster. Rooster years are linked to candor and preparation — you may see flaws fast and say so. People trust your standards; the tradition's caution is perfectionism pointed at people you love.

Life Path 9

Feels the whole room's weight.

Compassion · completion · the wide view

For the American entrepreneur and record executive, numerology reads 1957-10-04 as Life Path 9. A 9 path suggests a life theme of completion — you may feel pulled toward causes bigger than yourself and endings that make room for beginnings. The practice is letting go gracefully. Simmons's birth facts trace to public records — see how your own number compares.

Russell’s full placements

No documented birth time exists for Russell Simmons, 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.

SunLibra 11°
MoonAquarius 24°
MercuryVirgo 26°
VenusScorpio 23°
MarsLibra 6°
JupiterLibra 11°
SaturnSagittarius 9°
UranusLeo 10°
NeptuneScorpio 1°
PlutoVirgo 1°

Tightest aspects: Neptune sextile Pluto (0.1°) · Sun sextile Uranus (0.3°) · Sun conjunction Jupiter (0.8°).

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Russell’s cards

Every one is calculated from the birth date, not chosen: the tarot card by reducing the digits of October 4, 1957, 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

yin Fire

Rooster

Metal

roots & early life

Month

yin Earth

Rooster

Metal

work & drive

Day

day master

yin Earth

Rooster

Metal

you & partnership

No birth time is on public record for Russell Simmons, 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

Russell’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q962378, 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 Russell Simmons.

Quick answers about Russell Simmons’s chart

What zodiac sign is Russell Simmons?
Russell Simmons is a Libra — born October 4, 1957, which puts the Sun in Libra. That is the Western star sign; in the Chinese zodiac they are a Fire Rooster.
What is Russell Simmons's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Rooster, carrying the Fire element — from the Chinese lunar year of the October 4, 1957 birth.
What time was Russell Simmons 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 Russell Simmons's Life Path number?
Life Path 9, calculated in numerology from the October 4, 1957 birth date.

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