Elvis Presley Birth Chart
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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Elvis Presley’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.
- Ascendant
- Sagittarius 12°22′
- Midheaven
- Virgo 26°50′
- Descendant
- Gemini 12°22′
- Imum Coeli
- Pisces 26°50′
| Body | Sign and degree | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn 17°13′ | 2 |
| Moon | Pisces 2°01′ | 3 |
| Mercury | Capricorn 22°18′ | 2 |
| Venus | Capricorn 29°21′ | 2 |
| Mars | Libra 12°49′ | 10 |
| Jupiter | Scorpio 18°04′ | 11 |
| Saturn | Aquarius 25°44′ | 3 |
| Uranus | Aries 27°29′ | 5 |
| Neptune | Virgo 14°26′Retrograde | 9 |
| Pluto | Cancer 25°08′Retrograde | 8 |
| North Node | Aquarius 1°51′Retrograde | 2 |
| South Node | Leo 1°51′Retrograde | 8 |
| Lilith | Leo 19°13′ | 8 |
| Chiron | Gemini 5°15′Retrograde | 6 |
Elvis Presley · local time · Tupelo, Mississippi
Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden AA; Graceland: Complete '68 Comeback Special; Graceland: Best of the '68 Comeback Special
Elvis Presley's Sun, Moon and Rising
A Capricorn Sun is commonly associated with steady work and a form that holds together. Presley's songs give that meaning a concrete musical starting point. Graceland's catalogue preserves performances from the 1968 television special. It includes sit-down and stand-up settings. A familiar song enters more than one physical arrangement. Capricorn's interest in a lasting shape sits beside what remains recognisable in both.
A Pisces Moon is often linked with sensitivity to feeling and an immersive mood. A performance reaches the listener through more than its written notes. Pace, sound and the room around the voice all contribute. Pisces gives us an easy way to talk about that atmosphere. A familiar song feels different when its surroundings change.
Sagittarius rising is commonly described as open, expansive and expressive. A televised entrance gives a performance a larger public setting. The audience meets the singer through cameras as well as the stage. Sagittarius's broad outlook makes that added scale worth considering. The AA-rated record supplies the rising calculation used here.
Capricorn, Pisces and Sagittarius offer shape, mood and breadth to explore together. The special's separate settings make those meanings particularly visible. See how the singer stands or sits in relation to the musicians. Hear where a phrase begins and how the room responds. The recordings give you actual moments to compare. A general label like charisma leaves out much of that practical detail.
Heartbreak Hotel: a familiar song becomes another event
Pisces is often associated with the feeling surrounding a definite thing. Heartbreak Hotel provides that definite musical object here. Graceland lists it within the 1968 material, beside its earlier studio life. A listener is able to hear a familiar song in another setting. The words and tune remain recognisable while the encounter changes.
In the sit-down performances, nearby musicians make their relationships visible. A phrase enters a room where other people hear and answer it. The stand-up setting gives the audience another arrangement around the singer. The camera also decides which part of each event reaches the viewer. Capricorn's lasting form and Pisces's changed atmosphere sit beside those differences.
Listen to a line's timing before calling the versions the same. A held note or a pause gains meaning within its performance. Sagittarius adds a broader public entrance around those details. The special's documented forms keep the comparison concrete. The song persists, but the event has its own movement and sound.
Sun sextile Jupiter: the song gets a larger setting
Jupiter in Scorpio is commonly associated with growth through deeper involvement. It sextiles Presley's Capricorn Sun at 0.84°. A sextile is often read as two different styles making a helpful connection. A well-defined centre meets a broader setting around it.
The television special gives that pairing a particular public example. A song known from recordings enters a programme made for viewers. Musicians, staging and production support its wider presentation. Capricorn brings attention to the form carried across those settings. Scorpio Jupiter adds depth and a larger reach around that form.
The Sun also trines Neptune in Virgo at 2.78°. Neptune is linked with imagination, while Virgo favours the particulars making an idea workable. This wider trine adds mood given a practical shape. It is a different relationship from Jupiter's expansion. A larger presentation and a changed atmosphere contribute different things. Their orbs help us decide which contact deserves more attention first.
Venus square Uranus: the familiar look changes
Venus is commonly associated with taste and presentation. Uranus adds an unexpected approach to something established. They square at 1.87° from exact. This square brings a familiar presentation beside an unexpected change. The presentation meets a wish to change how it appears.
The 1968 special's sit-down and stand-up forms provide visible differences to compare. The singer's relation to the room changes with them. One setting brings nearby performers forward; another offers a different entrance and physical presence. The documented programme gives the chart meaning a specific example.
Read the Venus contact beside the Capricorn, Pisces and Sagittarius meanings. A song has a lasting shape, a performed mood and a public entrance. Each contributes something to what the viewer remembers. Choose one phrase, then compare the surroundings in which it is heard. The actual footage makes those ordinary differences available. That is a useful way to explore the chart without reducing every performance to one adjective.
The nearby musicians are especially useful to watch in the sit-down material. A look or a pause shows people sharing the moment. The stand-up presentation gives the viewer a different arrangement around the same singer. Capricorn's lasting musical shape and Pisces's changing mood make both encounters worth comparing. Graceland's catalogue preserves the particular performances behind that exercise.
Reading this chart respectfully
Presley's recordings and documented performances guide this page; a filmed song leaves his private feelings and motives to him.
Birth record
Rodden rating AA.
Historical local-time rules determine the chart; ten-planet totals weight Sun/Moon 3 and other planets 1. Sign scores add rising +2; planet scores add +2 in houses 1, 4, 7 or 10 and each major planet-to-planet aspect +max(0, 1 − orb/10). Ties follow zodiac, planet and house order. Compare with your own chart for reflection, never prediction.
Major aspects
The orb measures distance from the exact angle: a smaller number means a tighter aspect.
| Bodies and aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Mars sextile Ascendant | 0.46° |
| Sun sextile Jupiter | 0.84° |
| Jupiter square Lilith | 1.16° |
| Pluto sextile Midheaven | 1.71° |
| Saturn sextile Uranus | 1.76° |
| Venus square Uranus | 1.87° |
| Neptune square Ascendant | 2.08° |
| Uranus square Pluto | 2.37° |
| Venus conjunction North Node | 2.49° |
| Venus opposition South Node | 2.49° |
| Venus trine Midheaven | 2.52° |
| Sun trine Neptune | 2.78° |
| Mercury opposition Pluto | 2.83° |
| Chiron square Moon | 3.24° |
| Chiron trine North Node | 3.41° |
| Chiron sextile South Node | 3.41° |
| Jupiter sextile Neptune | 3.62° |
| Venus opposition Pluto | 4.23° |
| Mercury sextile Jupiter | 4.24° |
| Uranus square North Node | 4.35° |
| Uranus square South Node | 4.35° |
| Sun square Mars | 4.40° |
| Moon sextile Uranus | 4.52° |
| Mercury trine Midheaven | 4.54° |
| North Node trine Midheaven | 5.01° |
| South Node sextile Midheaven | 5.01° |
| Sun conjunction Mercury | 5.07° |
| Mercury square Uranus | 5.19° |
| Chiron trine Venus | 5.90° |
| Moon conjunction Saturn | 6.28° |
| Saturn opposition Lilith | 6.51° |
| Pluto opposition North Node | 6.72° |
| Pluto conjunction South Node | 6.72° |
| Lilith trine Ascendant | 6.86° |
| Mercury conjunction Venus | 7.06° |
| Jupiter trine Pluto | 7.06° |
| Chiron opposition Ascendant | 7.11° |
| Chiron trine Mars | 7.57° |
| Mercury trine Neptune | 7.86° |
| Sun opposition Pluto | 7.90° |
Chart dominants
These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.
- Top signs
- Capricorn (5) · Pisces (3) · Sagittarius (2).
- Capricorn: working toward a lasting result with structure; Pisces: responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere; Sagittarius: exploring bigger ideas and speaking openly.
- Top planets
- Sun (5.90) · Uranus (4.43) · Moon (3.92).
- Sun: identity and purpose; Uranus: experimentation and change; Moon: emotional habits.
- Top houses
- House 2 (5) · House 3 (4) · House 5 (1).
- House 2: resources and priorities; House 3: communication and learning; House 5: creativity and play.
- Dominant element
- Earth (6 points).
- Fire emphasizes initiative; earth, practical results; air, ideas; water, feeling.
- Dominant modality
- Cardinal (8 points).
- Cardinal signs start things, fixed signs sustain them, and mutable signs adapt them.
Placements at a glance
- Sun in Capricorn: in astrology, identity and purpose is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
- Moon in Pisces: in astrology, emotional habits is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Mercury in Capricorn: in astrology, communication and learning is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
- Venus in Capricorn: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
- Mars in Libra: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- Jupiter in Scorpio: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Saturn in Aquarius: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through taking an independent angle and thinking about groups.
- Uranus in Aries: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Neptune in Virgo: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through improving details through practical work.
- Pluto in Cancer: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
- North Node in Aquarius: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through taking an independent angle and thinking about groups.
- South Node in Leo: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Lilith in Leo: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Chiron in Gemini: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Sagittarius rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.
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Sun in Capricorn
Moon in Pisces
Sagittarius rising
All three signs
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