Born: June 14, 1946, 10:54 AM local time, Queens, New York, USA. Source: Astro-Databank, Rodden rating AA.
The AA rating means the birth time comes from a birth certificate or another verified record, so the rising sign, the Midheaven and the houses below hold up at face value. Open Donald Trump's chart on Astrolas and follow the wheel while reading.
One shape runs through the whole chart. Seven of the ten planets fall across three signs in a row, each filling one house in a row too: dGemini in the 10th house of career, fCancer in the 11th house of networks and friends, gLeo in the 12th house of what stays private. Public life, the people behind it, and what never gets said line up back to back around the wheel.
Mercury, Venus and Saturn in Cancer, in the 11th house
Three planets land in Cancer, in the 11th house: Mercury at 8ยฐ52', Venus at 25ยฐ44' and Saturn at 23ยฐ49'. None of the three is retrograde in this chart, so the library's direct-motion reading of each applies in full.
The sign comes through first. The library reads Mercury in Cancer as a mind tuned to the mood of a room, with a note that this placement often carries "the ability to assess the value of assets and real estate," sometimes with family money behind it. Venus in Cancer wants emotional and material security together, with a talent, the library says, for building wealth "through saving, investing, or assets related to real estate." Saturn in Cancer ties security straight to effort, with the library naming skill in "managing money, real estate, or business" after early practical lessons.
Donald Trump grew up in a real estate family. His father, Fred Trump, built and managed apartment buildings across Brooklyn and Queens, and Trump went into the same business, later building Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, completed in 1983.
The house adds the network layer on top. The library reads Mercury in the 11th as an outgoing, adaptable mind that builds "a wide network of relationships" and sharpens its best ideas in discussion with others. Venus in the 11th brings "financial or relational support" through that same circle. Saturn in the 11th favors a smaller set of lasting, dependable ties over a wide but shallow one. Put together, they describe a deal-making style built on relationships as much as on the numbers, the mix behind the title of his 1987 book, "The Art of the Deal."
Sun conjunct Uranus in Gemini, in the 10th house
The Sun sits at 22ยฐ56' Gemini, and IUranus sits close by at 17ยฐ54' Gemini, both in the 10th house. The two form a conjunction with an orb of 5ยฐ02'.
The library's Sun in the 10th reads almost like a direct line to a public career. It names a drive for recognition through "career, achievements, and status," adds a wish for "a position within governance, with power being even more desirable," and connects this house to fame and wide recognition, noting that political leaders and people whose work keeps them in front of the public often carry it. The Sun in Gemini itself favors a quick, communicative mind, and the library points straight at "journalism, media, travel, teaching, writing, or creative business" as natural fields.
Uranus in Gemini is generational, shared with his whole birth cohort, but the conjunction and the house placement make it personal. The library reads Uranus here as unpredictable and eager to stand out, drawn to "unexplained fields," with a 10th-house note about a career built on "unique, ahead-of-their-time working methods" that moves through sudden turns. The aspect itself reads as an original, hard-to-predict streak, "the aspect of the eccentric and the rebel," paired with sharp intuition about timing.
Trump worked for years as a developer, then hosted the reality show "The Apprentice" on NBC from 2004 to 2015. He won the presidency in 2016 and served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. He lost his bid for a second term in 2020, then won the office again in 2024 and returned as the 47th president in January 2025.
Mars and Pluto in Leo, in the 12th house
Mars sits at 26ยฐ47' and Pluto at 10ยฐ03', both in Leo, both in the 12th house. The library's Mars in Leo won't "accept mediocrity" and highlights a real gift for performing, acting and motivating a team, with its lesson being to balance personal shine against respect for the group.
Pluto in Leo is generational too, tied by the library to a cohort born between 1937 and 1957 that came of age as fame and status turned into public spectacle. Placed in the 12th house, away from Leo's usual need for an audience, both planets pull toward something the library calls private strength: Mars here as energy that tends to stay inside rather than show itself, and Pluto here as a capacity to be "reborn after quiet psychological crises."
Moon in Sagittarius, 4th house, opposite the Sun
The Moon sits at 21ยฐ12' lSagittarius, in the 4th house. The library reads this Moon as upbeat and independent, uncomfortable with being managed, drawn to freedom, wide open spaces, travel and new experience, and quick to recover from setbacks. In the 4th house, the library ties the same Moon to a strong hold from family and home, calling it a placement where "family is a significant part of your life and exerts the strongest influence on your daily existence."
The Moon also opposes the Sun almost exactly, with an orb of 1ยฐ43'. The library has no text for this pairing yet, so this piece will not build a reading on it, but it is the second-tightest link in the whole chart, sitting between a Gemini Sun built for public reach and a Sagittarius Moon built for independence and home ties pulling the opposite way.
Jupiter and Neptune, retrograde, in Libra's 2nd house
Jupiter sits at 17ยฐ27' and Neptune at 5ยฐ51', both retrograde, both in jLibra, both in the 2nd house of money and resources.
The library reads Jupiter in Libra as luck that travels through "relationships, partnerships, and marriage," with a taste for fairness and diplomacy. Retrograde and in the 2nd house, it adds that this fortune "usually arrives discreetly" rather than all at once, with resources sometimes tied up in assets that are not easy to withdraw, and a caution to "rely on yourself and not depend entirely on luck."
Neptune in Libra is generational, linked by the library to the era of the United Nations and a wider push for fairness between nations and people. Retrograde in the 2nd house, it reads as sharp but unreliable financial intuition, "a profound ability to sense impending financial changes," paired with a warning to watch for financial opportunities that look "too good to be true."
Venus conjunct Saturn, and Mars on the rising sign
Venus and Saturn, already placed together in Cancer's 11th house, also form a close aspect: Venus conjunct Saturn, with an orb of 1ยฐ55'. The library reads the pairing as guarded in love, "comfortable when attached to a stable, mature person," and sharp with money, "an excellent money manager, thrifty and skilled at long-term investment."
The Ascendant sits at 29ยฐ58' Leo, the very last degree of the sign, with Mars just under three degrees away, conjunct the Ascendant with an orb of 3ยฐ11'. The library has no entry yet for Leo rising on its own, but it does cover this aspect: it describes someone who draws attention everywhere through abundant energy, "the leader type who often jumps in and takes on responsibility immediately," with a caution about impulsiveness and about acting before thinking things through.
What the chart adds up to
The chart does not explain a business career or a presidency by itself. What it lays out is a sequence: money and family ties anchored in Cancer, a public-facing Sun paired with an unpredictable Uranus in Gemini, and a Leo charge the library reads as running mostly in private. Three houses in a row, each covering a different part of the same public figure.
Open Donald Trump's chart on Astrolas, trace the Cancer cluster in the 11th house, then compare it with a chart you know.
Questions people ask
What is Donald Trump's rising sign?
Leo, at 29ยฐ58', the very last degree of the sign, based on his AA-rated birth time of 10:54 AM. Mars sits close to the Ascendant, conjunct it with an orb of 3ยฐ11'.
What are Donald Trump's Sun and Moon signs?
His Sun is at 22ยฐ56' Gemini in the 10th house, conjunct Uranus. His Moon is at 21ยฐ12' Sagittarius in the 4th house, almost exactly opposite the Sun.
What is the strongest feature of his chart?
Three planets in a row: Mercury, Venus and Saturn, all in Cancer, all in the 11th house. Paired with Mars and Pluto in Leo in the 12th house and the Sun conjunct Uranus in Gemini in the 10th, seven of the ten planets run through three houses in sequence, from career to network to what stays private.