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Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis (born October 18, 1961, New Orleans, United States), aged 64, is an American jazz musician and educator. Marsalis's honours include Order of Friendship, Pulitzer Prize for Music and NEA Jazz Masters.

Wynton Marsalis’s zodiac sign is Libra, and in the Chinese zodiac they are a Metal Ox, with Life Path 9 in numerology.

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Wynton Marsalis’s AsterNym identity

The Evergreen Visionary

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) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 9, on the intuitive plane.

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

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outside the current top list

~547

Americans share it since 1880

1986

its peak year

US Social Security Administration public records

Wynton’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.

Lucky numbers

9 · 1

Lucky colours

White & Gold

Lucky day

Friday

Direction

← West

Season

autumn

Stones

Opal, Diamond, Rutilated Quartz

Flower constellation

🧡 Marigold · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🤍 White Magnolia

Amber · Blush · Moonlight white

The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print. One tradition, read for everyone

What the chart says

Wynton, according to the stars

Core essence

Wynton makes the room fairer just by being in it. The core of Wynton is a feel for balance, in people, in colour, in who has not been asked their opinion yet. They are charming because they are genuinely interested, and they can see every side of a thing, which is a gift and, on a bad day, a very slow way to choose dinner.

The vibe

Underneath, Wynton needs air. The Moon in Aquarius feels things at a slight distance, thinks them over, and comes back with an answer that is kinder than the reaction would have been. What Wynton needs to feel safe is space, friendship first, and to be accepted as exactly the odd shape they are. Then they are the most loyal person you know.

How Wynton wants to be loved

Wynton wants to be loved beautifully. Venus is at home in Libra: romance, manners, the date that was actually planned, a partner who is fair and easy to be around. Wynton gives a lot of grace and needs it back. Treat them like a partner in everything, including the small choices, and they bloom.

How Wynton creates

How Wynton 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. Wynton 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: Wynton 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 Metal year sharpens it: principled, determined, clear about what is right.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 9 is the humanitarian. Wynton 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: betrayal, and being handled. Mars in Scorpio means Wynton runs hot underneath and cold on top; the anger is quiet, deep and long-remembered. They do not lose their temper, they decide. Point that focus at a goal and nothing survives in its way.

Computed from Wynton's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.

Where Wynton sits

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Intimate circleWide network
Wynton

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

DeliberateSpontaneous
Wynton

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

PrivateExpressive
Wynton

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

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Wynton

You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.

PracticalVisionary
Wynton

You may be drawn to big possibilities. The practical follows after the vision.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Wynton

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

Dedicate a star to Wynton Marsalis

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

Wynton’s birth-night reference starAljanahwarm orange · CygnusAljanah, in Cygnus. A warm orange star, 75.9° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Aljanah →The warmest lightMirfakyellow-white · PerseusMirfak, in Perseus. A yellow-white star, 26.6° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Mirfak →

No public birth time is available, so this is a 9:00 p.m. reference evening sky for that date and place. It is connected to the night of birth; it is not the sky at the birth minute, and no other reading on this page uses that time. Dedications are commemorative AsterNym records and do not rename or confer ownership of stars.

The quick version

Libra Sun

Fair to a fault, slow to pick.

Wynton Marsalis's Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 18, 1961, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Libra readings associate the sign with balance, fairness and partnership: an instinct for the other side of an argument and for making a room feel at ease. Astrologers describe it as the cardinal air sign, ruled by Venus. The corresponding tension is indecision, with the classical caution that weighing every side can become a way of never choosing one.

Metal Ox

Carries the load without comment.

Wynton Marsalis was born on October 18, 1961, which falls in a Metal Ox year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Ox readings emphasise endurance, reliability and the capacity to finish what was started, slowly and without complaint. The Chinese almanacs describe the Ox as the worker of the cycle, whose word holds. The corresponding caution in the tradition is stubbornness that presents itself as principle, and a difficulty changing course once a furrow has been cut.

Life Path 9

Gives without keeping score.

Wynton Marsalis's birth date, October 18, 1961, reduces to Life Path 9 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 9 readings associate the number with compassion, generosity and completion: a wide view that takes in more than one person's experience. Numerologists describe it as the path of the humanitarian, the last single digit and the one that closes cycles. The corresponding tension is diffuseness, with the caution that caring about everyone can be easier than showing up for someone.

What stands out in Wynton’s chart

Wynton’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

No documented birth time exists for Wynton Marsalis, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 7° to 22° Aquarius depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Mars fuses with Neptune · Conjunction, 1.1° orbNeptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 1.1° orbSun grinds against Saturn · Square, 1.5° orbMars opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 2.2° orbVenus flows with Jupiter · Trine, 2.4° orbSun grinds against Jupiter · Square, 3.2° orbMoon grinds against Mars · Square, 3.4° orbSun opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 4.4° orbSun in Libra · 25°05′☉25°Moon in Aquarius · 14°57′☽14°Mercury in Scorpio · 3°59′ · retrograde☿℞3°Venus in Libra · 0°43′♀0°Mars in Scorpio · 11°33′♂11°Jupiter in Capricorn · 28°20′♃28°Saturn in Capricorn · 23°36′♄23°Uranus in Leo · 29°30′♅29°Neptune in Scorpio · 10°27′♆10°Pluto in Virgo · 9°22′♇9°

No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1. A documented time would place them from the Ascendant instead.

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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

Stable aspects hold for any birth hour. Possible ones depend on the hour, so their orb is a range rather than a number. Orb policy western_v1.

  • stableMarsconjunctionNeptune0.8° to 1.4° orb

    Wynton’s drive and imagination act as one. Each makes the other louder.

  • stableSunsquareSaturn1.0° to 2.0° orb

    Wynton’s core identity grinds against their discipline. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto1.1° orb

    Wynton’s imagination opens doors for their depths. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableVenustrineJupiter1.8° to 3.0° orb

    Wynton’s affections flow straight into their growth.

  • stableMarssextilePluto1.8° to 2.5° orb

    Wynton’s drive opens doors for their depths. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableSunsquareJupiter2.8° to 3.7° orb

    Wynton’s core identity grinds against their growth.

  • stableSunsextileUranus3.9° to 4.9° orb

    Wynton’s core identity opens doors for their need for freedom.

  • stableJupiterconjunctionSaturn4.7° orb

    Wynton’s growth and discipline act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.

  • stableMercurysquareJupiter5.1° to 6.2° orb

    Wynton’s mind grinds against their growth. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.

  • stableMercuryconjunctionNeptune5.9° to 7.0° orb

    Wynton’s mind and imagination act as one.

  • possibleMoonsquareMarsorb from 0.0° to 10.2° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 0.1° to 11.6° depending on birth time

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire1 of 10
  • Earth3 of 10
  • Air3 of 10
  • Water3 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal4 of 10
  • Fixed5 of 10
  • Mutable1 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign.

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

Four minor bodies and the mean lunar apogee, placed in the same tropical zodiac as the planets above. None of these feed the chart signature, the rarity score or any ranking on this site: they are listed for readers who use them. Chiron, Ceres, Eros and Hygiea positions come from JPL Horizons; Black Moon Lilith is the mean apogee, the point most published Lilith tables use. The readings are the modern tradition’s, not AsterNym’s. Without a birth time the degree is the noon value and the day's movement is shown alongside it.

  • ⚷ Chiron ℞Pisces 2°11′ (moves 0.02° over the day)

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

    Chiron in Pisces is read as a wound around boundaries and faith. The reading has Wynton absorbing more of a room than most, and needing somewhere to put it down.

  • ⚳ Ceres ℞Taurus 24°54′ (moves 0.16° over the day)

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

    Ceres in Taurus is read as nurture through the physical: food, comfort, a steady presence. Wynton is read as someone who shows care by providing.

  • ♡ ErosSagittarius 25°11′ (moves 0.53° over the day)

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

    Eros in Sagittarius is read as desire for the far-off and the free. The reading has Wynton attracted to people who open a door rather than close one.

  • ⚕ HygieaSagittarius 13°42′ (moves 0.37° over the day)

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

    Hygiea in Sagittarius is read as health through movement, space and a reason. Wynton is read as someone who is well when going somewhere.

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithLeo 28°51′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

    Black Moon Lilith in Leo is read as a pride that will not perform on demand. Wynton is read as most dangerous when underestimated.

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

Major aspects only, at a tight 3° orb. The Moon is left out because its position moves 13° across an untimed day.

  • Eros sextile Sun 0.1°
  • Black Moon Lilith conjunction Uranus 0.6°
  • Ceres trine Saturn 1.3°
  • Chiron trine Mercury 1.8°
  • Chiron opposition Uranus 2.7°

Method: JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, 1700–2100, cubic Hermite interpolation; geocentric, true ecliptic of date, tropical; geometric (no light-time or aberration); Lilith = mean lunar apogee (Chapront/Meeus mean perigee + 180°).

Wynton’s dominant planets

Scored from rulerships, dispositors and aspect count. Without a birth time there is no Ascendant or house to score, and the Moon's sign is left out where it could change with the hour.

  1. 1. ♀ Venus7 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Libra; in its own sign, Libra; disposes Sun; 1 major aspect

  2. 2. ♄ Saturn5 pts

    in its own sign, Capricorn; disposes Jupiter; 2 major aspects

  3. 3. ♇ Pluto5 pts

    disposes Mercury, Mars, Neptune; 2 major aspects

A Venus-led chart is read as taste and relationship setting the terms: Wynton is read as choosing by what is beautiful and who is in the room.

How the score is built
  • Rules the Sun sign, Moon sign or Ascendant sign: 3 points each (traditional co-rulers of Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces score half).
  • Sits in a sign it rules: 2 points.
  • Disposes another planet (that planet sits in a sign it rules): 1 point each.
  • Angular: 2 points in the first or tenth house, 1 point in the fourth or seventh (timed births only).
  • Every major aspect it makes: 1 point.

Dominance scoring is an AsterNym method. Other sites weight differently and can name a different leader for the same chart.

Configurations in Wynton’s chart

Closed shapes among the ten planets under the site’s one aspect-orb policy. The Moon is excluded without a birth time, so a shape that needs it is not claimed.

No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite closes among the planets that can be placed. That is the common case, not a gap.

Minor aspects

semi-sextile 30° (orb 2°), semi-square 45° (orb 2°), quintile 72° (orb 1.5°), sesquiquadrate 135° (orb 2°), biquintile 144° (orb 1.5°), quincunx 150° (orb 2.5°). Pairs already in a major aspect are not repeated. Moon excluded without a birth time.

  • Mars quintile Saturn 0.1°
  • Mars quintile Uranus 0.1°
  • Saturn biquintile Uranus 0.1°
  • Sun semi-square Pluto 0.7°
  • Saturn sesquiquadrate Pluto 0.8°
  • Uranus quintile Neptune 1.0°
  • Saturn quintile Neptune 1.1°
  • Venus semi-sextile Uranus 1.2°
  • Jupiter quincunx Uranus 1.2°

Houses need a birth time. None is documented for Wynton Marsalis, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.

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Wynton’s cards

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Birth tarot card

The Hermit

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AsterNym identity card

The Evergreen Visionary

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Western zodiac

Libra

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Chinese zodiac

Ox 丑

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♀ Ruled by Venus

Copper Cu

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The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yang Wood.

Year

辛

yin Metal

丑

Ox

Earth

roots & early life

Month

戊

yang Earth

戌

Dog

Earth

work & drive

Day

day master

甲

yang Wood

申

Monkey

Metal

you & partnership

No birth time is on public record for Wynton Marsalis, 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

Wynton’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q273076, released under CC0, as do the occupations, works, teams and awards in the biography above. No documented birth time is available, so this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept only at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.

Portrait by Eric Delmar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The same Wynton Marsalis at Wikipedia, wyntonmarsalis.org, IMDb, Instagram, X, TikTok and MusicBrainz.

Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. Every entry is checked against its Wikidata record; where a person shares a name with someone else, the entity id is what settles which of them this is. What we will not tell you sets out the claims this site refuses to make.

These are traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions. AsterNym is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wynton Marsalis.

Quick answers about Wynton Marsalis’s chart

How old is Wynton Marsalis?
Wynton Marsalis is 64 years old, born October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, United States.
What zodiac sign is Wynton Marsalis?
Wynton Marsalis is a Libra: born October 18, 1961, which puts the Sun in Libra for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they are a Metal Ox.
What is Wynton Marsalis's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Ox, with the Metal element, from the Chinese lunar year of the October 18, 1961 birth.
What time was Wynton Marsalis born?
No reliably documented birth time is public, so AsterNym does not calculate an Ascendant. This chart uses date-only positions: the wheel shows a reference solar chart (the Sun's sign as house 1), and the Ascendant is left uncomputed instead of guessed from an unverified time.
What is Wynton Marsalis's Life Path number?
Life Path 9, calculated in numerology from the October 18, 1961 birth date.
What is Wynton Marsalis's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Pisces at 2°. Position from JPL Horizons for the October 18, 1961 birth date.
Where is Wynton Marsalis's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Leo at 28°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is Wynton Marsalis's dominant planet?
Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (7 points: rules the Sun sign, Libra; in its own sign, Libra; disposes Sun; 1 major aspect). Saturn is second and Pluto third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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