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Billy Joel's Zi Wei Dou Shu chart

Singer-songwriter, the "Piano Man" · born May 9, 1949 in The Bronx, USA

The American singer-songwriter and pianist who goes by the nickname the "Piano Man". In his chart, the Life Palace holds Tian Xiang (Miao).

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Leaders · Tian Xiang1949 · M4 D12 · Chen hour
YearJiChou
MonthJiSi
DayJiHai
HourWuChen
Life Master Ju Men
Body Master Tian Xiang

Yr

Life Palace

You are kind, steady, honest and know your place.

Terms in this palace · Tap for a plain explanation

You are kind, steady, honest and know your place.

Life tends to be settled, and food and clothing are rarely a worry.

Stars
Tian Xiang NatureYou are fair-minded and good at bringing people together, someone others trust. While you look out for everyone, keep your own view too.
Tian XiangYou speak plainly and without pretense, and you soften when others are in trouble. When you see people being bullied, you speak up.
At MiaoThis position gives you a solid base and a steady way of working. With someone backing you, fame and fortune both come within reach.
Life Master Ju MenYou are naturally inclined to ask why and do not believe things easily. Think it through before you speak, and your words carry weight. Your Life Master sits in your Siblings Palace, so your thoughts often circle around your peers.
Patterns
Clash from OppositeHuo Xing and Qing Yang clash in from the Travel Palace opposite: things are easily thrown off by outside events in your own life. Leave some margin on big decisions.
This part follows the Flying Star school: where this palace's stem sends its transformations. It is a different method from the classical reading above.
Lu to ChildrenThe palace stem sends Tai Yin Hua Lu into your Children Palace: what your effort brings often ends up with children and younger people.
Ji to SiblingsThe palace stem sends Ju Men Hua Ji into your Siblings Palace: when things stall here, it often shows with your peers as well.
Minor Stars
Hua GaiYou have a touch of aloofness and spirituality, and you respond deeply to profound or beautiful things. Time alone is how you recharge.
SiThings tend to stall. Stillness is a way of gathering strength; move when the time is right.
Zou ShuPaperwork and good news are favored, and what you put in writing is especially useful. Keep good records.

The Life Palace is about: Who you are at the core: your temperament and innate makeup. Every chart reading starts here.

Where the chart lines up

The Stranger breakthrough, 1977

On September 29, 1977 (nominal age 29), Billy Joel released his fifth studio album, The Stranger, on Columbia Records. It was his first album produced by Phil Ramone, and his critical and commercial breakthrough. In the annual Four Transformations of 1977, Tian Ji (Miao) takes Hua Ke (Transformation of Fame) into his natal Friends Palace. The Friends Palace covers the crowd, and Hua Ke is reputation; his name spreading among listeners can be read alongside this palace.

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Touring the Soviet Union in 1987

In July 1987 Billy Joel arrived in the Soviet Union with his full touring band; after an improvised performance in Tbilisi, he gave six concerts at indoor arenas in Moscow and Leningrad to a combined audience possibly in excess of 100,000 people, and he was among the first Western singers to tour the Soviet Union with a rock show. In his chart, the Travel Palace holds Po Jun (Wang). The Travel Palace covers going out, and Po Jun is often read as breaking new ground and going first. The two can be read together.

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Turning a love of boats into a second career

As a teenager Joel worked on an oyster boat, and he has long loved boating; he owns a small fleet, several of whose boats were built from sketches he drew. In 1996 he merged his love of boats with his wish for a second career, forming the Long Island Boat Company with Long Island boating businessman Peter Needham. In his chart, the Fortune Palace holds Wu Qu (Li) with Hua Lu (Transformation of Wealth). The Fortune Palace covers interests, and Hua Lu stands for gains, which fits a hobby turned into a business.

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Life Palace

Billy Joel's Life Palace holds Tian Xiang. Xingge's name for this persona: The Chancellor. With the Water 2 Bureau, that makes the Water 2 · Tian Xiang type among Xingge's 75.

Tian Xiang · The Chancellor ›Water 2 · Tian Xiang type ›

Birth-year transformations

The stem of Billy Joel's birth year transforms four stars:

Birth data

Local time 1949-05-09 09:30, from Astro-Databank, Rodden rating AA (birth certificate or record). In true solar time at the birthplace that is 08:38, the Chen hour.

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