The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.
Elton John
Singer-songwriter; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
"High-voltage creative drive meets grounded emotional endurance in a dynamic personality."
The story so far
Elton John has sold more than 300 million records across five decades, almost all written with the lyricist Bernie Taupin. 'Candle in the Wind 1997' remains among the best-selling singles ever released. He founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992. He played Live Aid at Wembley in July 1985.
☾ Born Mar 25, 1947 · time unknown · Pinner, United Kingdom
Sources conflict on the birth time. No recorded verification, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
Note on this rating: Birth data via astrotheme.com (Elton_John), Rodden DD — Conflicting/unverified, crediting Lois Rodden / Astro-Databank.
1 placement that explains this chart
An Aries Sun in the 3rd House paired with a Taurus Moon as an Earth Singleton combines expressive warmth with personal resilience. The Splay chart shape reflects a wide-ranging artistic life across decades of songcraft.
The core drive: first through the door, decisive, and impatient with anything half-done.
fixed-heavy by a slight margin, with no element standing out.
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because house positions need a birth time recorded to the minute.
What makes this chart unique
Uranus conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
Yod: Neptune, Pluto & Mercury, a pointed "finger of fate"
Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Personality
An Aries Sun in the 3rd House confers a direct, rapid communication style, while a Taurus Moon in the 4th House establishes an enduring internal center. Operating as an Earth Singleton, the Moon provides crucial grounding within an active chart featuring a Splay shape. A Yod connecting Mercury, Neptune, and Pluto adds acute imaginative focus. As a 6/2 Manifesting Generator with Sacral authority, response comes through gut instinct, complemented by Gene Key 25 moving from constriction to universal love.
Love
Interpersonal dynamics feature sudden shifts and original boundaries, indicated by Uranus conjunct the Descendant. Fixed modality placements, including Venus and the Taurus Moon, emphasize loyalty and deep attachment once trust is established. The 4th House Moon seeks a safe private refuge, counterbalancing the disruptive edge that Uranus introduces to partnership patterns.
Career
Communicative vitality centers on an Aries Sun in the 3rd House and a defined Throat center in Human Design. Known for co-writing classics like Goodbye Yellow Brick Road with Bernie Taupin, the Splay shape supports diverse creative outputs, including his founding of the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992. Gene Key 58 in Radiance reflects sustained vitality on stage, while a Taurus Moon maintains consistent output across a five-decade catalog.
Written in the stars
Life events, met by transits
Birth time unknown: the transits below are Sun and planet-to-planet only, never Ascendant, Midheaven, house, or Moon placements.
Live Aid
Simultaneous benefit concerts at Wembley Stadium and JFK Stadium, watched by an estimated 1.9 billion people. Phil Collins performed at both, crossing the Atlantic by Concorde between sets.Source ↗
Apr 21 – Oct 4, 1985 · 166 days
Elton John
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune square Sunslow
- Saturn square Venusslow
- Uranus square Marsslow
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- North Node sextile Marsfast
Editorial note · Saturn square Venus
Saturn square Venus reflected the disciplined effort and serious artistic commitments central to the Live Aid concert.
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Elton John, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
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the full reading
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Natal Chart
placidus houses
Full natal reading
Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | ♈︎ Aries 3°33' | - | — | Receptivity |
| Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 3°10' | - | — | Reward |
| North node | ♊︎ Gemini 4°13' | ℞ | — | Activism |
| Uranus | ♊︎ Gemini 18°05' | - | — | Tradition |
| Saturn | ♌︎ Leo 2°02' | ℞ | — | Vitality |
| Pluto | ♌︎ Leo 11°11' | ℞ | — | Festivity |
| Neptune | ♎︎ Libra 9°36' | ℞ | — | Arrival |
| Chiron | ♏︎ Scorpio 7°46' | ℞ | — | Serenity |
| Jupiter | ♏︎ Scorpio 27°23' | ℞ | — | Sovereignty |
| Lilith | ♑︎ Capricorn 5°53' | - | — | Threshold |
| Venus | ♒︎ Aquarius 23°04' | - | — | Renunciation |
| Mercury | ♓︎ Pisces 9°33' | - | — | Perseverance |
| Mars | ♓︎ Pisces 16°00' | - | — | Renewal |
| South node | ♐︎ Sagittarius 4°13' | - | — | — |
Full aspects · 33
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: estimated · Angles not used
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Human Design
manifesting_generator · 6_2 · sacral
The Left Angle Cross of The Spirit
Full Human Design reading
Centers · 2 defined / 7 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Open | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 25.6 |
| · Earth | 46.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 27.2 |
| ☊ North node | 20.5 |
| ☋ South node | 34.5 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 37.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 49.5 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 63.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 14.4 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 31.1 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 45.2 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 48.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 33.4 |
Design activations · 10
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 58.2 |
| · Earth | 52.2 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 49.4 |
| ☊ North node | 35.1 |
| ☋ South node | 5.1 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 26.4 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 43.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 33.1 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 45.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 48.2 |
Defined channels · 1
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
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Gene Keys
Hologenetic profile & activation sequence
Full Gene Keys reading
Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 25 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 46 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 58 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 52 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 58 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 43 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 14 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
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Vedic Nakshatras
null Moon nakshatra
Full Vedic reading
Nakshatra placements · 13
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | Ashwini | 4 | Aries 10° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| North node | Rohini | 1 | Taurus 11° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Uranus | Mrigashira | 1 | Taurus 24° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Saturn | Pushya | 2 | Cancer 8° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Pluto | Ashlesha | 1 | Cancer 18° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Neptune | Hasta | 2 | Virgo 16° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Chiron | Swati | 3 | Libra 14° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Jupiter | Anuradha | 1 | Scorpio 4° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Lilith | Mula | 4 | Sagittarius 12° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Venus | Dhanishta | 2 | Capricorn 29° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| Mercury | Shatabhisha | 3 | Aquarius 16° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| Mars | Purva bhadrapada | 1 | Aquarius 22° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Sun | Uttara bhadrapada | 3 | Pisces 10° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Ketu | Mar 25, 1947 → Dec 14, 1948 | - |
| Venus | Dec 14, 1948 → Dec 14, 1968 | - |
| Sun | Dec 14, 1968 → Dec 14, 1974 | - |
| Moon | Dec 14, 1974 → Dec 14, 1984 | - |
| Mars | Dec 14, 1984 → Dec 14, 1991 | - |
| Rahu | Dec 14, 1991 → Dec 14, 2009 | - |
| Jupiter | Dec 14, 2009 → Dec 14, 2025 | - |
| Saturn | Dec 14, 2025 → Dec 14, 2044 | Now |
| Mercury | Dec 14, 2044 → Dec 14, 2061 | - |
Antardashas within Saturn
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Saturn | Dec 14, 2025 → Dec 16, 2028 |
| Mercury | Dec 16, 2028 → Aug 27, 2031 |
| Ketu | Aug 27, 2031 → Oct 4, 2032 |
| Venus | Oct 4, 2032 → Dec 5, 2035 |
| Sun | Dec 5, 2035 → Nov 16, 2036 |
| Moon | Nov 16, 2036 → Jun 17, 2038 |
| Mars | Jun 17, 2038 → Jul 27, 2039 |
| Rahu | Jul 27, 2039 → Jun 2, 2042 |
| Jupiter | Jun 2, 2042 → Dec 14, 2044 |
Ayanamsa: 23.12 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
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Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 90 · Blue Monkey · Crystal
Chuen · Crystal tone
Full Mayan Tzolkin reading
Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Antipode: not recorded for this kin.
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
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Numerology
Life Path 4
Full Numerology reading
Core numbers
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Chinese Zodiac
pig · fire
Full Chinese Zodiac reading
| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 丁 | 亥 |
| Month | 癸 | 卯 |
| Day | 癸 | 亥 |
| Hour | 癸 | 丑 |
Day master
癸 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
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Tarot Birth Cards
The Emperor
Full Tarot reading
The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Emperor | authority, structure, control, stability | Order imposed through discipline and leadership — the architecture that lets things last. |
Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
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Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Full Arabic Parts reading
Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
Houses aren't shown for this chart because the birth time is estimated.
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
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Sabian Symbols
Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery
Sun · Aries 3°33'
Two lovers strolling on a secluded walk
Full Sabian reading
Two lovers strolling on a secluded walk
"Receptivity"
The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
"Reward"
A revolutionary magazine asking for action
"Activism"
A large archaic volume reveals a traditional wisdom
"Tradition"
A middle-aged woman, her long hair flowing over her shoulders in a braless youthful garment
"Vitality"
An evening party of adults on a lawn illumined by fancy lanterns
"Festivity"
Having passed through narrow rapids a canoe reaches calm waters
"Arrival"
A calm lake bathed in moonlight
"Serenity"
The king of the fairies approaching his domain
"Sovereignty"
Ten logs lie under an archway leading to darker woods
"Threshold"
A man turning his back on his passions teaches from his experience
"Renunciation"
An aviator pursues his journey, flying through ground-obscuring clouds
"Perseverance"
An Easter promenade
"Renewal"
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Feng Shui
Kua 7
Favorable: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, West
Full Feng Shui reading
Works for you
Works against you
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
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What is Elton John's zodiac sign?
Elton John's Sun sign is Aries.
When was Elton John born?
Elton John was born on Mar 25, 1947.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of DD: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Sources conflict on the birth time. No recorded verification, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
