Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks (born December 4, 1973, Inglewood, United States, 19:13), aged 52, is an American television personality, producer, and former model. Banks is best known for The Tyra Banks Show, Victoria's Secret Angels and Dancing with the Stars. Banks's honours include Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host and Teen Choice Awards.
Tyra Banks’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius, Chinese zodiac is Water Ox, with Life Path 9 in numerology.
Sagittarius, Chinese zodiac is 
Water Ox, with 
Life Path 9 in numerology.Your match with Tyra
Tyra Banks’s AsterNym identity
The Evergreen Seeker
Wood represents growth. Wood-led charts are associated with patience, adaptability and the drive to keep developing. Life Path 9 represents compassion: generosity, completion and the ability to consider more than one person’s experience.
Wood Day Master (BaZi) × mutable Sun × Life Path 9, on the intuitive plane.
How common is the name Tyra in the U.S.?
#4450
US rank in 2025
~14,769
Americans share it since 1914
1998
its peak year
Tyra ranked 711th among girls and 4,478th among boys in 1973, the year of this birth, with 205 American girls and 7 boys on the register.
US Social Security Administration public records
What Tyra’s name adds up to
Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.
3
Expression · expression and voice
2
Soul Urge · closeness
1
Personality · self-directed
The name opens on T (2) and closes on A (1). Two values tie for most repeated, 1 and 2: drive against tact.
Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again
Tyra’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.
Lucky numbers
9 · 1
Lucky colours
Blue & Black
Lucky day
Thursday
Direction
↑ North
Season
winter
Stones
Turquoise, Yellow Sapphire, Aquamarine
Flower constellation
🤍 Narcissus · 🌸 Peony · 💠 Water Lily
Frost white · Rose-gold · Moonlight white
Eight Mansions · Kua number
Kua 7, trigram Dui 兌, West group. Best direction Northwest, worst North.
A different tradition from the Direction above, and a different question: feng shui reads it from the solar year 1973, 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 Tyra apart
The shelf Tyra Banks is read from: America's Next Top Model, America's Got Talent and The Tyra Banks Show.
Training came by way of John Burroughs Middle School and Walsh University.
The working life starts in 1991, at 18.
Wikipedia's editors put Tyra Banks under Actresses from Inglewood, California, African-American businesswomen and American women civil rights activists.
Jay-Z (1969) and Marisa Tomei (1964) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.
- Known for
- America's Next Top Model, America's Got Talent and The Tyra Banks Show
- Educated at
- John Burroughs Middle School, Walsh University and The Groundlings
- Awards
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host (2009)
- Nominated for
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show
- Working from
- 1991
- Citizenship
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 81
What the chart says
Tyra, according to the stars
Core essence
Tyra is the friend who says "let's just go" and means today. The core of Tyra is faith that the world is bigger and better than the room they are in, and a restlessness to go and check. They are honest to the point of it being a sport, funny by accident, and impossible to keep small. Freedom is not a preference, it is oxygen.
The vibe
Underneath, Tyra runs hot. The Moon in Aries means feelings arrive fast and loud and burn out just as fast, so the flare you saw an hour ago is already forgiven. What Tyra needs to feel safe is honesty in real time and room to react. Say it straight, and they will always meet you there.
How Tyra wants to be loved
Tyra wants to be loved seriously. Venus in Capricorn is slow to open and then loyal for life, and it shows love by building: the plan, the future, the thing that lasts. Respect is the romance. Show Tyra you are in it for real and the reserve melts into a warmth almost nobody else gets to see.
How Tyra creates
How Tyra makes things happen: they grow upward. A Yang Wood day master is the tree, the one with a direction and the patience to keep at it through a bad season. Tyra builds in the open, wants to be useful, and is at their most creative when there is something to reach for. Bend rather than break is the lesson they learn a few times.
Instinct
Instinct: Tyra is steady under pressure, an Ox year, and their gut reaction is to keep going. Patient, stubborn in the useful way, the one still working when the others have gone home, and quietly very proud of it. The Water year softens it: intuitive, adaptable, feeling their way through people.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 9 is the humanitarian. Tyra is here for the bigger picture, to give, to finish what others started and hand it on. Wise beyond their years, compassionate, a little world-weary, and learning to receive as freely as they give.
Triggers
Triggers: being told to wait. Mars in Aries means Tyra 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 Tyra's birth date. Working below.
Where Tyra sits
Six lines
Tyra’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 may leap first and adjust as you go. Waiting can feel like losing momentum.
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 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 Tyra Banks
Three stars chosen from the real sky above Inglewood on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.
Read from the sky above Inglewood at 19:13, Tyra Banks’s documented birth time. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.
The sky over Inglewood that night
Computed for 33.96°N, at the documented birth time.
Overhead at Inglewood at the birth hour: Alpheratz of Andromeda, within 5.3° of the exact zenith.
Vega was the brightest thing up that night, one of 97 catalog stars above the horizon.
From 34.0°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.
Nothing below −56.0° declination clears the horizon at this latitude, so Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman were never visible from Inglewood on any night.
The Moon, 71% lit at waxing gibbous, was still up; the Sun sat 30° below the horizon.
What Tyra's birth time unlocks
Two systems need the hour and cannot be computed without it.
Zi Wei Dou Shu · Life Palace
The Warrior 武曲, The Minister 天相 in 寅
Bureau 水二局 · Body Palace in Wealth
Zi Wei Dou Shu explained →Chart pattern score
22 / 100 · Reassuringly normal
T-square onto Venus
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 →If you only read one paragraph
Sagittarius Sun
Sagittarius SunNeeds a horizon, any horizon.
Tyra Banks's Sun was in Sagittarius at the documented birth time.
What Sagittarius means →Water Ox
Water OxSays little. Finishes everything.
Tyra Banks was born on December 4, 1973, which falls in a Water Ox year of the Chinese calendar.
What the Ox means →Life Path 9
Life Path 9Wide view, open hands.
Tyra Banks's birth date, December 4, 1973, reduces to Life Path 9 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.
What Life Path 9 means →What stands out in Tyra’s chart
- Six of the ten planets sit in angular houses in Tyra Banks' timed chart: Moon in the 10th house, Venus in the 7th house, Mars in the 10th house, Saturn in the 1st house, Uranus in the 4th house and Pluto in the 4th house.
- The tightest major aspect in Tyra Banks' timed chart is Moon trine Neptune, with an orb of under 1°.
- Six of the ten planets fall in Cardinal signs, making Cardinal the strongest modality in this chart.
- Tyra Banks combines a Wood Day Master in BaZi with a mutable Sun and a Life Path on the intuitive plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Evergreen Seeker.
Tyra’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
MoontrineNeptuneseparating · 0.0° orb
Tyra’s feelings flow straight into their imagination. A talent so smooth it can go unnoticed.
MarsoppositionUranusapplying · 0.4° orb
Tyra’s drive pulls against their need for freedom from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.
MoonoppositionPlutoseparating · 0.8° orb
Tyra’s feelings pull against their depths from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.
NeptunesextilePlutoseparating · 0.9° orb
VenussquareUranusseparating · 1.6° orb
JupitersextileNeptuneseparating · 1.6° orb
MoonsextileJupiterapplying · 1.7° orb
VenussquareMarsseparating · 2.0° orb
JupitertrinePlutoseparating · 2.5° orb
MercurysextileVenusapplying · 3.2° orb
SunsextileJupiterseparating · 3.8° orb
SaturnsquarePlutoseparating · 3.8° orb
MoonsquareSaturnseparating · 4.6° orb
SuntrineMoonapplying · 5.5° orb
SunconjunctionNeptuneseparating · 5.5° orb
SaturntrineUranusapplying · 6.4° orb
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire4 of 10
- Earth1 of 10
- Air3 of 10
- Water2 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal6 of 10
- Fixed2 of 10
- Mutable2 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Fire leads this chart.
Tyra’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
What astrologers make of these five.
⚷ Chiron ℞Aries 16°37′ · House 10
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
⚳ CeresCapricorn 9°04′ · House 7
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
♡ ErosSagittarius 22°08′ · House 6
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
⚕ HygieaAquarius 23°18′ · House 8
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
⚸ Black Moon LilithCapricorn 12°25′ · House 7
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
- Hygiea square Mercury 1.4°
- Chiron square Ascendant 1.5°
- Ceres square Moon 1.7°
- Ceres square Pluto 2.6°
- Hygiea sextile Mars 2.6°
- Hygiea trine Uranus 3.0°
Tyra’s dominant planets
1. ☽ Moon11 pts
rules the Ascendant, Cancer; disposes Saturn; angular in the tenth house; 5 major aspects
2. ♂ Mars10 pts
rules the Moon sign, Aries; in its own sign, Aries; disposes Moon; angular in the tenth house; 2 major aspects
3. ♃ Jupiter9 pts
rules the Sun sign, Sagittarius; disposes Sun, Neptune; 4 major aspects
Configurations in Tyra’s chart
T-square onto Venus · Mars, Uranus, VenusAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.- T-square onto Saturn · Moon, Pluto, SaturnAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.
- Sun semi-square Venus 0.0°
- Jupiter biquintile Saturn 0.3°
- Mercury quincunx Mars 1.2°
- Sun semi-square Uranus 1.6°
- Mercury semi-sextile Uranus 1.6°
- Sun sesquiquadrate Mars 2.0°
Tyra’s houses
| House | Sign | Ruler | Planets | Themes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cancer | Moon in Aries, house 10 | Saturn | self, body, how you arrive |
| 2 | Leo | Sun in Sagittarius, house 6 | empty | money, possessions, self-worth |
| 3 | Virgo | Mercury in Scorpio, house 5 | empty | mind, siblings, the local world |
| 4 | Libra | Venus in Capricorn, house 7 | Uranus, Pluto | home, family, roots |
| 5 | Scorpio | Pluto in Libra, house 4 | Mercury | creativity, romance, play |
| 6 | Sagittarius | Jupiter in Aquarius, house 8 | Sun, Neptune | work, habits, health |
| 7 | Capricorn | Saturn in Cancer, house 1 | Venus | partnership, marriage, open rivals |
| 8 | Aquarius | Uranus in Libra, house 4 | Jupiter | shared resources, intimacy, transformation |
| 9 | Pisces | Neptune in Sagittarius, house 6 | empty | belief, travel, higher learning |
| 10 | Aries | Mars in Aries, house 10 | Moon, Mars | career, reputation, public life |
| 11 | Taurus | Venus in Capricorn, house 7 | empty | friends, community, the future |
| 12 | Gemini | Mercury in Scorpio, house 5 | empty | the inner world, rest, what is hidden |
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More charts like Tyra’s
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Born in Ox years
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- Carolyn KizerAmerican poet
Also born on December 4
- Jay-Z1969
- Marisa Tomei1964
- Kim Seok-jin1992
- Ronnie Ortiz-Magro1985
- Nancy Mace1977
- Fred Armisen1966
Fellow Yang Wood day masters
What a Day Master is →Other Sagittarius Ox charts
- Morton GouldAmerican composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist
- Oliver La FargeAmerican novelist, anthropologist
- A. Scott BergBiographer, journalist
- Claude SittonAmerican journalist
Other Evergreen Seekers
- Karol GColombian singer and songwriter
- Im Yoon-ahSouth Korean singer and actress
- Jay ChouTaiwanese pop singer, songwriter, and actor
- Birgit FischerEast German kayaker
Other Cancer risings with documented times
- Hedy Lamarr
- Milla JovovichAmerican actress
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Famous people with Life Path 9
- Anthony DawsonBritish actor
- Leandro FirminoBrazilian actor
- Corinna HarfouchGerman actress
From the journal: Why your Chinese sign might be wrong · What is feng shui?
Tyra’s cards
Computed from December 4, 1973. Tap to flip.
Birth tarot card
The HermitAsterNym identity card
The Evergreen SeekerWestern zodiac
SagittariusChinese zodiac
Ox 丑Life Path
9 · Healer♃ Ruled by Jupiter
Tin Sn
The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yang Wood.
Year
癸
yin Water
丑
Ox
Earth
roots & early life
Month
癸
yin Water
亥
Pig
Water
work & drive
Day
day master
甲
yang Wood
戌
Dog
Earth
you & partnership
Hour
甲
yang Wood
戌
Dog
Earth
later life & legacy
Where this comes from, and how it is worked out
Tyra’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q172303 (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 Juice Group, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.
Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Tyra Banks.
Quick answers about Tyra Banks’s chart
- How old is Tyra Banks?
- Tyra Banks is 52 years old, born December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, United States.
- What zodiac sign is Tyra Banks?
- Tyra Banks is a Sagittarius: born December 4, 1973, which puts the Sun in Sagittarius at the documented birth time.
- What is Tyra Banks's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Ox, with the Water element, from the Chinese lunar year of the December 4, 1973 birth.
- What time was Tyra Banks born?
- 19:13 local time in Inglewood, United States, per Astro-Databank (Rodden AA) (Rodden rating AA).
- What is Tyra Banks's rising sign?
- Cancer rising, calculated from the documented 19:13 birth time in Inglewood, United States (Rodden rating AA: from a birth certificate, birth record or family bible, the most reliable class.).
- How tall is Tyra Banks?
- Tyra Banks is 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall, per the height recorded on Wikidata.
- What is Tyra Banks's Life Path number?
- Life Path 9, calculated in numerology.
- What is Tyra Banks's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Aries at 16°, in the tenth house. Position from JPL Horizons.
- Where is Tyra Banks's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn at 12°, in the seventh house. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What is Tyra Banks's dominant planet?
- Moon, on AsterNym's dominance score (11 points: rules the Ascendant, Cancer; disposes Saturn; angular in the tenth house; 5 major aspects). Mars is second and Jupiter third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
