Will Smith is an American actor, rapper and film producer. He first gained recognition in the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, which received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989. He starred in the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996, then in Bad Boys (1995), Independence Day (1996) and Men in Black (1997). His single "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998. Ali (2001) and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) brought Oscar nominations, I Am Legend came in 2007, and King Richard (2021) won him the Oscar for Best Actor.
A filmed interview, an unconfirmed book and a rectification
Astro-Databank's Source Notes quote a reader's email: "If we calculate from the available information then 21:47 comes to be the birth-time told by Will Smith to Astrologer Misra." The astrologer, in Haridwar, India, read his chart in a video in Hindi.
Two older times stay on file. Lepoivre quoted 1:46 a.m. from the book "Will Power" by Jan Berenson, but Sy Scholfield found no birth time in the book, and Starkman rectified to 12:30 p.m. At 1:46 a.m. the ascendant is Leo, 0°56′, under an Aries midheaven; at 12:30 p.m. it is Sagittarius, 9°01′, under Virgo. Scorpio holds the Moon at every hour listed.
| Birth time | Where it came from | Rising sign | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:47 p.m. | Astro-Databank, from a filmed interview with an astrologer; rated A | ♊︎ Gemini 7°40′ | Scorpio |
| 1:46 a.m. | Lepoivre, from the book "Will Power"; the book gives no time | ♌︎ Leo 0°56′ | Scorpio |
| 12:30 p.m. | Starkman, rectified | ♐︎ Sagittarius 9°01′ | Scorpio |
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♊︎ Gemini | 9:21 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. | Taurus before, Cancer after |
| Midheaven | ♒︎ Aquarius | 8:50 p.m. to 10:49 p.m. | Capricorn before, Pisces after |
| Moon | ♏︎ Scorpio | all day | n/a |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us for each time, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
Venus, ruler of the Sun sign, on the last degree of Libra
Venus at 29°14′ and Mercury at 28°31′ stand in Libra, 0°43′ apart, the closest pair in the chart. Venus rules Libra, so the planet of the Sun's own sign sits at the very edge of it, and the tradition calls a final degree anaretic and reads it as the sign's last, most urgent stretch before the next one.
Uranus at 29°50′ is on the last degree of Virgo, 3°12′ from the Sun across the sign line. The 5th house, the house of performance and play, holds the Sun under both methods, and Mercury and Venus fall in the 6th by Placidus and the 5th by Whole Sign.
Our pages: Venus in Libra · Mercury in Libra · Uranus in Virgo · Libra · 5th house.
Virgo behind the Sun: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto
Mars at 2°42′, Jupiter at 20°04′, Pluto at 23°04′ and Uranus at 29°50′ are the only planets in Virgo, the sign of craft and detail that comes just before Libra. Whole Sign files all four under the 4th house, while Placidus keeps Mars there and lifts the other three to the 5th, beside the Sun.
Jupiter and Pluto are 3°00′ apart, a conjunction that suggests growth with concentrated force. Uranus and Pluto, 6°47′ apart, are shared by a whole generation, so astrologers weigh Jupiter more personally.
Our pages: Mars in Virgo · Jupiter in Virgo · Pluto in Virgo · 4th house.
A Scorpio Moon, sextile Jupiter and beside Neptune
Scorpio took the Moon at 10:39 a.m. on September 24, 35.1 hours earlier, and holds it until 12:31 p.m. on September 26. At 21°08′ it falls in the 6th house by both methods, the house of work and routine.
The Moon sextiles Jupiter within 1°04′, which suggests feeling that finds support in the Virgo planets, and joins Neptune at 24°28′ within 3°19′, which deepens and blurs the water of Scorpio.
Our pages: Moon in Scorpio · Neptune in Scorpio · 6th house · moon sign calculator.
Gemini opened the horizon at 9:21 p.m., with Aquarius overhead
Gemini held the Philadelphia horizon from 9:21 p.m. to 11:15 p.m., with the recorded minute 26 minutes into that stretch and 88 before its end. The ascendant is 7°40′ Gemini and the midheaven, 14°03′ Aquarius, is in Aquarius, so both angles and the Sun belong to air.
A Gemini ascendant points to a quick, curious manner, and its ruler Mercury shares the Sun's sign. Sy Scholfield wondered whether the lyric points to Cancer rising; Cancer takes the horizon at 11:16 p.m., 89 minutes later.
Our pages: Gemini rising · Midheaven in Aquarius · rising sign calculator · Sun, Moon and rising together.
All major aspects between the planets in Will Smith's chart
- Mercury conjunction Venus orb 0°43′
- Moon sextile Jupiter orb 1°04′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 1°24′
- Moon sextile Pluto orb 1°55′
- Jupiter conjunction Pluto orb 3°00′
- Sun conjunction Uranus orb 3°12′
- Moon conjunction Neptune orb 3°19′
- Venus sextile Mars orb 3°28′
- Mercury sextile Mars orb 4°10′
- Jupiter sextile Neptune orb 4°24′
- Mercury opposition Saturn orb 4°57′
- Uranus sextile Neptune orb 5°23′
- Venus opposition Saturn orb 5°40′
- Uranus conjunction Pluto orb 6°47′
- Sun conjunction Pluto orb 9°59′
Orbs: 8° for conjunction, opposition, square and trine, 6° for sextile, 2° more when the Sun or Moon is involved; Node, Lilith, Ascendant and Midheaven not counted. Same rules as our birth chart calculator.
Questions about Will Smith's chart
Which sign is on his eastern horizon?
Gemini, at 7°40′ Gemini, on the 9:47 p.m. time.
Is Will Smith a Libra?
The Sun stood at 3°02′ of Libra, 3.1 days after it entered the sign.
Where does his Moon stand?
In Scorpio at 21°08′, since 10:39 a.m. on September 24.
Where does 9:47 p.m. come from?
A filmed Hindi-language interview with an astrologer in Haridwar, India.
Would the other times change his rising sign?
Yes: 1:46 a.m. gives Leo at 0°56′, and 12:30 p.m. gives Sagittarius at 9°01′.
Which pair of planets is closest?
Mercury and Venus, 0°43′ from exact, at the end of Libra.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Astro-Databank (Astrodienst): published birth charts we test the calculation against
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
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Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science. This page explains what the tradition says about the placements in a published chart; it makes no claims about Will Smith's character, health or private life. Birth data: Astro-Databank (Astrodienst), checked October 20, 2026. Positions: our calculation with the astronomy-engine ephemeris; it matches the Sun, Moon and ascendant degrees Astro-Databank publishes for this chart to within one arc minute.