Alnilam at 23°28′ Gemini has an orb of 2°20′

The Sun joins Alnilam on June 14

Fixed star Alnilam, Epsilon Orionis, is a 1.7 magnitude large blue supergiant star located in the middle of the Belt of the Hunter, Orion Constellation. The traditional name Alnilam derives from the Arabic word النظام (an-niżām), related to the word نظم (nażm) which means String of Pearls.

The Belt of Orion is made up of three stars, Mintaka (Delta Orionis), Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) and Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis).

Fixed Star Alnilam Astrology

Fixed star Alnilam is of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn (legacies, inheritance, fame, especially if rising, but foolish and unfortunate in love affairs). It gives fleeting public honors. [1]

The star Alnilam portends public honors to all those born under its influence. It was also said to indicate a good nut crop. [2]

Alnilam has a generally brighter message with its pearls or jewels on the belt, and its Jupiter-Saturn simile. It is the signal of being able to do really great things if it is well aspected, and to be well rewarded as a result. Otherwise, however, it can reflect much of the useless bravado and show of some (not all) whom we see around at present with glittering studs over their leather jackets, and nothing better to fight about than whether the rival gang has long or short hair! Alnilam gives a combative nature with the tongue, and sometimes manually too, which can lead to misfortune.[3]

Alnilam star rules the diaphragm in the human body. [4]

The Belt of Orion: Mintaka, Alnitak and Alnilam

Orion’s Belt gives strength, energy, industry, organizing abilities, notoriety, good fortune, lasting happiness, a sharp mind and a good memory. [1]

These stars in medieval times were said to presage those who were “passionately devoted to hunting, but not noble hunting with falcon or bow”. [2]

Constellation Orion

Orion is the most important constellation in the heavens outside the zodiac. In judicial astrology this is the constellation of war. In the Middle Ages this constellation was said to be a direful influence to agriculture, being the “the veri cuttrhrote of cattle” and presaging violent storms and much rain. In genethiacal charts the indications are for arrogance, rebellion, strength, and courage. Tetrabiblos lists the stars in the shoulder of Orion to have a nature similar to that of Mars and Mercury, and the other bright stars in the constellation to be similar to the natures of Jupiter and Saturn. [2]

According to Ptolemy the bright stars with the exception of Betelgeuse and Bellatrix are like Jupiter and Saturn. It is said to give a strong and dignified nature, self-confidence, inconstancy, arrogance, violence, impiety, prosperity in trade and particularly by voyages or abroad, but danger of treachery and poison. It was thought by the Romans to be very harmful to cattle and productive of storms. [1]

4th Arabic Manzil – Al-Dabaran

Causes the destruction and hindrances of buildings, fountains, wells, gold mines, the flight of creeping things, and begets discord.

With Moon: Pursue business, travel, marry and take medicine.

19th Chinese Xiù – 畢 (Bì) Net

The Net includes Aldebaran and the Hyades cluster. Both the Hyades and the Pleiades were regarded as the mesh of a hunting net. Hunting forays in the old days of China were used as much for military exercises and training as they were to rid the land of vermin or to gather food. Hence, this mansion governs hunting, wealth (as a result of a good hunt), outlaws, deserters and traitors as well as trouble at the frontiers (border disputes and the like).

It is good for construction, funerals, and weddings. Burials on this day confer honor to the deceased. Building brings fortune. Children born of a marriage performed on this day will live to 100 years.

Alnilam Star Conjunctions

Ascendant conjunct Alnilam: Legacies, love or dissipation, gravity and austerity. [1]

A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities, bountiful resources, well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity from youth and in own city.

The natives possess much and are very rich and have estates in various towns and cities and are lovers of the countryside and skilled in building houses. [5]

Irreligious and treacherous. In a female chart, Alnilam rising and aspected by both Mars and a benefit portends a shrew. [2]

Jamison Twins 1°01′, Volodymyr Zelenskyy 1°22′, Kamala Harris 1°27′, April Ashley 1°59′, John Wayne Bobbitt 2°17′

Midheaven conjunct Alnilam: Honor and preferment. [1]

A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities, bountiful resources, well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity from youth and in own city. [5]

Franklin D. Roosevelt 0°17′, Francisco Franco 0°24′, Tiger Woods 0°47′, Paul McCartney 1°05′

Descendant conjunct Alnilam: A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities; bountiful resources; well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity around middle age or through marriage or women. [5]

Alnilam setting and aspected by Mars indicates the native will incur all kinds of dangers. [2]

Richard Ramirez 0°12′, Agatha Christie 1°40′, Jimi Hendrix 2°00′, Bernadette Brady 2°06′, Bob Dylan 2°19′ (and Mercury)

Imum Coeli conjunct Alnilam: A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities, bountiful resources, well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity in old age or through savings, investments or pensions, death will be famous and known to all. [5]

Part of Fortune conjunct Alnilam: Donald Rumsfeld 0°29′, David Berkowitz 0°36′ (and Mercury, Mars), Vladimir Putin 0°39′, William S. Burroughs 0°43′, Allison DuBois 1°19′, Jim Carrey 1°47′, Amelia Earhart 2°04′ (and Neptune)

Sun conjunct Alnilam: Rash, headstrong, surly. If also culminating, military preferment and gain. Notoriety, good fortune, lasting happiness. [1]

Boy George 0°08′, Donald Trump 0°13′, George H. W. Bush 1°05′, Xi Jinping 1°25′, Anne Frank 1°40′, Jordan Peterson 1°58′.

Moon conjunct Alnilam: Many sudden and unexpected losses and reverses, much help from friends, ill health of family. Blindness of at least one eye, new and influential friends, valuable gifts, love of respectable women. If a malefic be with Markab, drowning. If the moon is with Saturn also, drowning and assassination. [1]

A splendid and illustrious life; great, distinguished and opulent nature. [5]

Bruce McLaren 1°08′, Khloé Kardashian 2°04′, Bonnie Parker 2°13′.

Moon conjunct Ascendant or Midheaven with Alnilam: The natives have a virtuous disposition and are respectful of their elders, have noble feelings, are generous, tolerant, sensible, and love their loved ones. [5]

Mercury conjunct Alnilam: Hasty, quick temper, quarrels with associates, domestic disharmony through actions, troubles through writings and opposite sex. [1]

Pierre Cardin 0°01′, Cecilia Bartoli 0°10′, Bob Dylan 0°24′ (and DC), Mel B 0°28′, Angelina Jolie 0°47′, David Berkowitz 1°47′ (and Mars, POF).

Venus conjunct Alnilam: Trouble through love affairs, scandal, enemies among women. [1]

Megan Fox 0°15′, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 0°42′, Alexis Arquette 1°09′, André the Giant 1°47′ (and N.Node), David Beckham 1°48′, Richard Branson 1°51′, Adele 2°03′, Frida Kahlo 2°10′, Dwayne Johnson 2°19′

Mars conjunct Alnilam: Quarrels, loss by lawsuits, domestic disharmony, bad health, violent death. [1]

Martin Luther King 0°34′, Dwayne Johnson 0°49′, David Berkowitz 1°04′ (and Mercury, POF), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1°54′.

Jupiter conjunct Alnilam: Legal or Church preferment but danger of disgrace, loss by speculation, trouble through relatives and foreign affairs. [1]

Theodore Roosevelt 0°25′, Michael Moore 1°04′, Clint Eastwood 1°35′

Jupiter conjunct Saturn conjunct Alnilam: These are persons who make decisions affecting their financial position through strong intuitive feelings. It is what is commonly referred to as a “gut” feeling. They are excellent at business propositions, gathering together the necessary capital through those who wish to put their money in investments they have proposed. After one money-making investment is completed, they go on to another investment as their strong intuitive sense dictates. They are definitely not prudent individuals, and the money is spent as fast as it is made. They are at times in the public eye due to their financial exploits, but there are long periods when they are out of public view. [4]

Saturn conjunct Alnilam: Courageous, domestic disharmony, leaves home early, successful but many unexpected losses, favorable for health. [1]

Keith Richards 0°16′, Mick Jagger 0°42′, Olivia Rodrigo 1°22′, Jimmy Page 1°25′, Robert De Niro 1°29′, Sirhan Sirhan 2°18′

Uranus conjunct Alnilam: Scientific ability, critical, enthusiastic, too many interests, may practice medicine or invent new surgical appliances but reaps no gain from them, many troubles and annoyances, disharmony with brothers and sisters who may cheat native out of inheritance, loss through law and in business, several marriages, enmity between native and partner’s relatives, unfavorable for children, sudden death in middle age while travelling, leaving affairs involved in litigation. [1]

Alice Cooper 0°20′, O. J. Simpson 0°42′, Liz Greene 1°08′, Steve Forbes 1°10′, Robert the Bruce 1°29′, Bill Clinton 1°33′, Arnold Schwarzenegger 1°46′, Ted Bundy 2°14′

Neptune conjunct Alnilam: Honest, outspoken, hasty in speech, rash and impulsive, offends others through irreligious speech, business and mercantile pursuits or engaged in science, may be head of learned institution or connected with large companies, fond of speculation, sports and the water, quick and level headed in emergencies, many friends but loss through some, danger of accidents, domestic harmony, dies before old age. [1]

Joseph Goebbels 0°11′, Vito Genovese 0°18′, M. C. Escher 0°20′, Lucky Luciano 0°23′, Amelia Earhart 0°28′ (and POF)

Pluto conjunct Alnilam: Arthur Koestler 0°32′, Frida Kahlo 1°35′

North Node conjunct Alnilam: André the Giant 0°34′ (and Venus), Virginia Giuffre 1°02′, Vincent van Gogh 1°03′, Donald Trump 1°54′, George W. Bush 2°07′, Mary Shelley 2°13′.

South Node conjunct Alnilam: Miley Cyrus 0°56′, Billy Bob Thornton 1°09′, Pope Francis I 1°41′

References

1. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.55, 128, 156.
2. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.59.
3. The Living Stars, Dr. Eric Morse, 1988, p.135.
4. The Fixed Star Health and Behavior Imbalance, Ted George and Barbara Parker, 1985, p.36.
5. Shiny stars, passionate, harmful, rescuers. Anonymous from the year 379, translation by Giuseppe Bezza from CCAG V/1 pp. 194-211.

• All fixed star positions are for the year 2000. Add one degree per 72 years to correct for precession.