Born: September 1, 1996, 6:01 PM local time, Walnut Creek, California, USA. Source: Astro-Databank, Rodden rating AA.
The AA rating means the birth time comes from a reliable record, so the rising sign, the Midheaven and the houses below can be read with confidence. Open Zendaya's chart on Astrolas to follow along.
One pairing runs quietly under the whole chart. Venus and Mars sit together in fCancer, about half a degree apart, and both land in the 6th house, the part of the chart the Astrolas library ties to daily work and routine. It's a small, exact detail that points at something bigger: warmth and drive aimed at the same target, in the house where effort turns into output.
Zendaya started in front of cameras as a child, working first as a model before Disney Channel cast her in Shake It Up and later K.C. Undercover. Those early years ran for the better part of a decade before she took on anything resembling an adult dramatic role. The rest of the chart reads like someone built for steady, detailed work long before the industry noticed, and it holds up well against a career that moved from teen sitcom to one of HBO's most talked-about dramas.
Venus conjunct Mars in Cancer, in the 6th house
Venus sits at 24ยฐ34' and Mars at 25ยฐ05', both in Cancer, both in the 6th house, with an orb of 0ยฐ31'. The Astrolas library has an entry for this exact pair: it reads Venus conjunct Mars as feelings expressed in a clear, sensual, lively way that draws people in, with the same passion showing up in love and in how money gets handled. It adds a caution about taking on too many new projects or partnerships at once, with the fix being to focus effort in one direction and commit only when the connection runs deep.
Set in Cancer and in the 6th house, that drive gets aimed at home base and daily routine instead of scattered outward. The library's Venus in Cancer is devoted and security-seeking, remembering every small detail for the people it cares about. Its Mars in Cancer moves like a tide, steady pressure rather than one sharp burst, with feeling as the real engine behind the action. In the 6th house specifically, the library ties Venus to a workplace that has to feel right, liked by colleagues for a gentle, cooperative manner, while Mars in the same house describes a fast, decisive pace, used best with attention to detail and a habit of finishing what gets started. Put together, the pairing reads like someone who treats a set like a second home and brings real feeling into a job that looks, from outside, like pure glamour.
She served as an executive producer on Euphoria's first two seasons, a role that sits behind the camera rather than in front of it, and she has spoken about caring for the show's look and tone as closely as her own performance in it.
Virgo Sun in the 7th house
The Sun sits at 9ยฐ51' hVirgo, in the 7th house. The library reads this Sun as a "work in progress," guided by Mercury: analytical, detail-minded, inclined toward self-improvement and, at times, harsh self-judgment.
The 7th house, in the library's terms, pulls ego and motivation toward partnership, work built with or for someone else rather than solo ambition. Much of her screen career runs on exactly that kind of two-person dynamic: MJ opposite Tom Holland's Peter Parker across three Spider-Man films, and Chani in Dune, a role written in close relation to the lead character played by Timothรฉe Chalamet. The Virgo Sun's instinct to refine shows in how closely she has stayed involved in shaping her own projects rather than just appearing in them, down to costume and styling choices she has discussed in interviews.
Moon in Taurus, in the 3rd house
The Moon sits at 7ยฐ09' sTaurus, in the 3rd house. The library calls Taurus the Moon's strongest placement: steady, systematic, slow to be swayed once a decision is made, with a quiet love of beauty and comfort. In the 3rd house, that same steadiness runs through communication. The library describes thought and feeling intertwined, a strong memory, and a need for mental stimulation that keeps boredom at bay.
That mix of calm persistence and sharp recall matches a reputation for being unusually composed in interviews and on red carpets since her teens, someone who tends to give a considered answer rather than a quick one.
Mercury in Libra, in the 8th house
Mercury sits at 3ยฐ15' jLibra, in the 8th house. The library reads Mercury in Libra as a mind built to weigh both sides before deciding, diplomatic, good at building consensus, sometimes mistaken for indecisive when it's really just thorough. In the 8th house, that same mind turns private: careful, research-minded, slow to reveal what it's actually thinking, with a memory that holds on to old scores.
That tracks with someone widely described as guarded about her personal life even while her work stays constantly in public view. She gives interviews, but rarely volunteers more than the question asked, and profiles of her tend to note how little she gives away about anything beyond the project she's there to promote.
Pluto in Sagittarius, close to the Midheaven
Pluto sits at 0ยฐ29' lSagittarius, in the 10th house, conjunct the Midheaven at 26ยฐ56' Scorpio with an orb of 3ยฐ32'. The Astrolas library has no entry for that exact contact, so this reads from the placement alone. Pluto in Sagittarius is generational, tied by the library to the years when the internet and global connection reshaped how people reach for truth and belief. Its personal note comes through the 10th house: an ambition to reach the top of a career that moves through cycles of reassessment and reinvention rather than a straight climb.
Her own arc fits that shape. She spent her early years on a Disney sitcom, then rebuilt her reputation from the ground up as Rue in Euphoria, winning the Emmy for lead actress in a drama twice, in 2020 and 2022. Teen network star to one of HBO's most serious dramatic actresses is a reinvention, not a straight line.
Uranus and Neptune in the 12th house
Uranus at 1ยฐ13' xAquarius and Neptune at 25ยฐ17' Capricorn sit together in the 12th house, within 5ยฐ55' of each other. The library treats both mostly on the sign level: Uranus in Aquarius for a genius for original ideas and sudden turns, Neptune in Capricorn for imagination channeled into disciplined, practical form. Read through the 12th house, both work mostly behind the scenes, in private creative instinct rather than public display.
That fits a career running on two tracks at once: the visible one as an actress, and a quieter one as a producer shaping projects from inside the process.
Aquarius rising, at 7ยฐ10'
The Ascendant sits at 7ยฐ10' Aquarius, the Descendant at 7ยฐ10' Leo, the Midheaven at 26ยฐ56' Scorpio. The Moon sits almost exactly square the Ascendant, an orb of 0ยฐ01', and Saturn sextiles the Ascendant at 1ยฐ22'. The Astrolas library doesn't yet have entries for Aquarius rising, a Scorpio Midheaven, or either of those two contacts, so this article won't build a reading on them beyond stating where they fall. With an AA-rated time, the degrees themselves can be trusted.
What the chart adds up to
Nothing here explains talent, and a chart can't account for luck or timing. What it shows is where the effort lands: a pair of planets in Cancer pouring warmth into daily work, a Virgo Sun that keeps refining itself and its partnerships, and a Pluto near the career point that favors reinvention over a straight line.
Taken together, the placements describe someone whose public image has shifted more than once, from teen network star to red-carpet fixture to one of HBO's most serious dramatic leads, while the private, detail-driven engine behind all of it stayed much the same.
Open Zendaya's chart on Astrolas, look at the 6th house, and compare it with a chart you know.
Questions people ask
What is Zendaya's rising sign?
Aquarius, at 7ยฐ10', based on her AA-rated birth time of 6:01 PM.
What are Zendaya's Sun and Moon signs?
Her Sun is at 9ยฐ51' Virgo in the 7th house. Her Moon is at 7ยฐ09' Taurus in the 3rd house.
What is the strongest feature of her chart?
Venus conjunct Mars in Cancer, both in the 6th house, with an orb of 0ยฐ31'. It pairs warmth and drive in the part of the chart tied to daily work.