Born: January 8, 1935, 4:35 AM local time, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. Source: Astro-Databank, Rodden rating AA.
The AA rating means the time comes from a birth certificate or birth record, so the rising sign, the Midheaven and the houses below can be taken at face value. Open Elvis Presley's chart on Astrolas alongside this read.
One feature carries the whole chart. Three planets, the Sun, Mercury and Venus, sit together in Capricorn, and all three land in the 2nd house, the part of the chart the Astrolas library ties to income, possessions and personal values. Capricorn is a sign built on patient climbing, and the 2nd house is about what a person builds and holds onto. Put together, they describe a life spent turning talent into a fortune, step by step, from a standing start.
He was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, to a poor family, and moved to Memphis as a teenager. His RCA Victor singles made him a national name starting in 1956, he served in the US Army from 1958 to 1960, and by the 1970s he was one of the best-selling solo recording artists in history, known everywhere simply as the King.
Sun, Mercury and Venus in Capricorn, in the 2nd house
The Sun sits at 17ยฐ14' vCapricorn, Mercury at 22ยฐ18' and Venus at 29ยฐ22', all three in the 2nd house.
The Astrolas library reads the Capricorn Sun as ambitious and disciplined, ruled by Saturn, built to climb step by step toward a goal rather than rush it. Mercury here adds a practical, methodical mind, patient and persistent, good at long projects and comfortable carrying responsibility. Venus in Capricorn loves cautiously at first, behind a reserved exterior, but once committed is sincere, loyal and oriented toward building something lasting.
In the 2nd house, the library ties the Sun to self-worth measured through money and financial independence, with a real risk of extravagant spending on luxury to match the image. Mercury in the 2nd reads as a mind constantly working out how to grow income, often through more than one source at a time. Venus in the 2nd describes an affinity for wealth that often arrives through art or a refined eye for beauty, paired with a love of owning fine, expensive things.
That combination reads like a plain description of the arc of his career: a boy from a poor Mississippi family who became one of the wealthiest entertainers of his era, famous for giving away cars and gifts as easily as he earned, and for a taste for custom clothes, jewelry and the sprawling home he bought at Graceland.
Moon in Pisces and Saturn in Aquarius, together in the 3rd house
The Moon sits at 2ยฐ01' cPisces and Saturn at 25ยฐ45' Aquarius, both in the 3rd house.
The library's Pisces Moon runs on sensitivity, dreaming and deep intuition, with real artistic gifts in music, art or writing, though it can tip into avoiding reality or lacking discipline. In the 3rd house, the library says thought and feeling blend closely, and that unfocused daydreaming can turn into genuinely original ideas when it's harnessed rather than left to wander.
Saturn in Aquarius, in the library's reading, mixes discipline with humanitarian, forward-looking thinking, skilled with people and capable of leadership, though prone to stubbornness. In the 3rd house it reads as a serious, systematic mind that works quietly, rarely showing off its planning, and tends to keep its worries private even from family.
That pairing fits a self-taught musician who absorbed gospel, blues and country by ear as a child and worked relentlessly to shape them into something of his own, while staying famously guarded about his inner life even at the height of his fame.
Mars in Libra, angular in the 10th house
Mars sits at 12ยฐ50' jLibra, in the 10th house, the house of career and public standing.
The library's Libra Mars is energy spent on balance and charm rather than blunt force, invested heavily in relationships and partnership, with a real artistic and aesthetic sense. In the 10th house, it reads as fierce ambition and a leading spirit, decisive under pressure, aimed at reaching the top rather than settling for a supporting role.
Mars also sextiles the Ascendant closely, about half a degree apart (orb 0ยฐ28'), the tightest contact in the chart. The library has no text for this pairing yet, so treat it only as wiring: a direct, close link between that career drive and the face he showed the public.
His career was built on exactly that kind of charged stage presence: chart-topping singles, film roles through the late 1950s and 1960s, and, from the end of that decade, the now-legendary Las Vegas residencies that turned him into a live spectacle night after night.
Jupiter in Scorpio, in the 11th house
Jupiter sits at 18ยฐ04' kScorpio, in the 11th house.
The library reads Jupiter in Scorpio as willpower and depth paired with real financial sharpness, the kind that can turn an opportunity into lasting gain, with a strong capacity for reinvention after a setback. In the 11th house, the library ties it to fortune that arrives through social connection, a lively network and strong support from influential people, though sometimes trust gets placed in the wrong hands.
His manager, Colonel Tom Parker, built much of that early opportunity through relentless deal-making with RCA Victor and Hollywood studios, and Elvis kept one of the largest and most devoted fan communities in popular music, the kind of network the 11th house describes.
Neptune in Virgo, retrograde, in the 9th house
Neptune sits at 14ยฐ27' hVirgo, retrograde, in the 9th house.
Neptune in Virgo is generational, shared by his whole cohort, and the library reads it as an instinct to serve and improve the world paired with real intuition, though prone to perfectionism. The personal story here sits in the house and the retrograde turn rather than the sign alone.
In the 9th house, the library ties Neptune to a deep pull toward belief, meaning and far horizons, strong intuition and the capacity to inspire. Retrograde, that search turns inward and quiet rather than broadcast outward, less interested in open expansion than in a private sense of calling.
His only three competitive Grammy Awards, across his whole career, were all for gospel recordings. For a performer best known for rock and roll, that detail lines up closely with a 9th-house Neptune: belief and spiritual conviction, pursued quietly alongside the more public work.
Pluto in Cancer, retrograde, in the 8th house
Pluto sits at 25ยฐ08' fCancer, retrograde, in the 8th house.
Pluto in Cancer is generational, tied to a cohort that lived through the Depression and two World Wars and saw old ideas of home and security tested hard. Personally, the library reads it as intense emotion and a deep need for family connection, prone to extremes of dependency or protectiveness.
In the 8th house, retrograde, the library describes transformation that unfolds quietly rather than through open drama: an all-or-nothing intensity turned inward, a strong sixth sense that sometimes gets overanalyzed, and major financial turning points tied to deeper questions of control and fear of loss. It also notes that, channeled well, this placement can build real and lasting wealth from very little.
Elvis was famously close to his mother, Gladys, and her death in 1958 affected him deeply. Decades after his own death, Graceland remains one of the most visited private homes in the country, a strange kind of ongoing transformation for a man whose music and estate still generate attention long after he's gone.
What the chart adds up to
The chart doesn't explain the voice or the stage presence. What it shows is the shape underneath: three planets built for climbing in Capricorn's 2nd house, a private, intuitive 3rd house running on gospel and blues absorbed as a child, and an 8th-house Pluto turning a poor Mississippi childhood into a fortune and a legacy that outlasted him. He died in 1977 at Graceland, in Memphis, at age 42.
Open Elvis Presley's chart on Astrolas, look at the Capricorn cluster in the 2nd house, then compare it with a chart you know.
Questions people ask
What is Elvis Presley's rising sign?
Sagittarius, at 12ยฐ22', based on his AA-rated birth record. The Astrolas library doesn't yet have an entry for this sign, so this piece reads the chart mainly through the planets and houses instead.
What are Elvis Presley's Sun and Moon signs?
His Sun is at 17ยฐ14' Capricorn in the 2nd house, alongside Mercury and Venus in the same sign and house. His Moon is at 2ยฐ01' Pisces in the 3rd house.
What is the strongest feature of his chart?
Three planets, the Sun, Mercury and Venus, sit together in Capricorn, all in the 2nd house of income and personal values. It's the clearest concentration anywhere in the chart.