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Elton John

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Elton John Birth Chart

AriesMoon Taurus

March 25, 1947 · Pinner, England, UK · Public figure

With an Aries Sun trine Saturn in Leo and Mars square Uranus electrifying five decades of performance, Elton John's birth chart maps the planetary architecture behind pop music's most enduring showman.

This profile uses verified birth date and birthplace with a local-noon chart fallback. Rising sign, houses, and other time-sensitive claims are intentionally omitted until an exact birth time is verified.

Published 3/20/2026

In this profile(16 min read)
  1. Who Is Elton John? An Aries Sun Built for the Stage
  2. The Big Two: Sun and Moon
  3. Sun in Aries (3 degrees 57 minutes)
  4. Moon in Taurus (8 degrees 56 minutes)
  5. Personal Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars
  6. Mercury in Pisces (9 degrees 39 minutes)
  7. Venus in Aquarius (23 degrees 33 minutes)
  8. Mars in Pisces (16 degrees 19 minutes)
  9. Outer Planets: Generational Signatures with Personal Dimensions
  10. Jupiter in Scorpio (27 degrees 22 minutes, Retrograde)
  11. Saturn in Leo (2 degrees 1 minute, Retrograde)
  12. Uranus in Gemini (18 degrees 6 minutes)
  13. Neptune in Libra (9 degrees 35 minutes, Retrograde)
  14. Pluto in Leo (11 degrees 10 minutes, Retrograde)
  15. Notable Aspects: The Strongest Patterns
  16. Career and Public Life
  17. Relationships and Personal Life
  18. Current Transits: March 2026
  19. Summary

Who Is Elton John? An Aries Sun Built for the Stage

Elton John is one of the best-selling music artists in history. Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, England, he has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 for his contributions to music and charitable work. His career spans more than five decades, from the era-defining albums of the early 1970s through his record-breaking Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which concluded in 2023 as the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist.

His natal chart reveals an Aries Sun paired with a Taurus Moon, a combination that blends cardinal fire’s relentless initiative with fixed earth’s sensory depth and material staying power. Mercury and Mars both occupy Pisces, Venus sits in Aquarius, and Saturn retrograde in Leo forms a tight trine to the Sun. Without a verified birth time, this profile focuses on planetary signs and aspects rather than rising sign or house placements.

The Big Two: Sun and Moon

Sun in Aries (3 degrees 57 minutes)

Elton John’s Sun at nearly four degrees of Aries places him in the earliest expression of the cardinal fire sign. Early-degree Aries carries a particular quality of urgency and initiative.

Moon in Taurus (8 degrees 56 minutes)

The Moon in Taurus reveals an emotional nature rooted in sensory experience, comfort, beauty, and material security.

Personal Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars

Mercury in Pisces (9 degrees 39 minutes)

Mercury in Pisces processes information through intuition, imagery, and emotional resonance rather than linear logic.

Venus in Aquarius (23 degrees 33 minutes)

Venus in Aquarius approaches love, aesthetics, and values through the lens of intellectual independence and progressive ideals.

Mars in Pisces (16 degrees 19 minutes)

Mars in Pisces channels drive, ambition, and assertiveness through water-sign intuition and creative sensitivity.

Outer Planets: Generational Signatures with Personal Dimensions

Jupiter in Scorpio (27 degrees 22 minutes, Retrograde)

Jupiter in Scorpio expands through intensity, investigation, and transformative experience.

Saturn in Leo (2 degrees 1 minute, Retrograde)

Saturn in Leo is the placement of earned creative authority.

Uranus in Gemini (18 degrees 6 minutes)

Uranus in Gemini is a generational placement shared by those born in the mid-to-late 1940s.

Neptune in Libra (9 degrees 35 minutes, Retrograde)

Neptune in Libra dissolves boundaries around partnership, aesthetics, and social harmony.

Pluto in Leo (11 degrees 10 minutes, Retrograde)

Pluto in Leo defines the generation born in the aftermath of World War II.

Notable Aspects: The Strongest Patterns

Career and Public Life

Relationships and Personal Life

Current Transits: March 2026

Summary

FAQ

What is Elton John’s zodiac sign?

Elton John is an Aries, born March 25, 1947. His natal chart also features a Taurus Moon, Mercury and Mars in Pisces, Venus in Aquarius, and Saturn retrograde in Leo forming a tight trine to his Sun.

What is Elton John’s Moon sign?

Elton John’s Moon is in Taurus. The Moon remained in Taurus throughout the entire day of his birth, making this placement reliable despite his unverified birth time. Taurus Moon grants deep sensory awareness and melodic sensitivity.

Does Elton John have a rising sign?

Elton John’s rising sign cannot be determined because his birth time has not been reliably verified. Multiple conflicting times exist in astrological records, earning a DD (Dirty Data) Rodden rating, so rising sign and house placements are excluded from analysis.

What are the most important aspects in Elton John’s birth chart?

The strongest aspects include a near-exact Sun sextile North Node at 0.22 degrees orb, Moon sextile Mercury at 0.72 degrees, Sun trine Saturn at 1.93 degrees, and Mars square Uranus at 1.77 degrees. Together these connect identity with purpose, emotion with music, and creative drive with explosive performance energy.

How does Elton John’s birth chart explain his musical talent?

His Taurus Moon provides innate melodic sensitivity, while its tight sextile to Mercury in Pisces connects emotional feeling directly to musical expression. This Moon-Mercury link explains his ability to compose complete songs within minutes of reading Bernie Taupin’s lyrics.

What is the Bernie Taupin partnership in astrological terms?

The near-exact Sun sextile North Node in Gemini aligns Elton’s core identity with communication and collaboration. Mercury in Pisces provides intuitive reception of Taupin’s words, and the Moon-Mercury sextile converts those words into melody almost instantaneously.

What transits are affecting Elton John in 2026?

In March 2026, transiting Saturn conjuncts his natal Sun within 0.15 degrees, demanding an accounting of legacy and identity. Transiting Neptune approaches his Sun for a once-in-a-lifetime identity dissolution transit, and Mars approaches conjunction with natal Mars, signaling renewed creative drive.

Quick Facts

Birth date
March 25, 1947
Birth time
Unknown / not verified
Birth place
Pinner, England, UK
Sun sign
Aries
Rodden rating
DD
Profession
Public figure

This profile uses a local-noon chart fallback. Time-sensitive placements are intentionally omitted.

In this profile

  1. Who Is Elton John? An Aries Sun Built for the Stage
  2. The Big Two: Sun and Moon
  3. Sun in Aries (3 degrees 57 minutes)
  4. Moon in Taurus (8 degrees 56 minutes)
  5. Personal Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars
  6. Mercury in Pisces (9 degrees 39 minutes)
  7. Venus in Aquarius (23 degrees 33 minutes)
  8. Mars in Pisces (16 degrees 19 minutes)
  9. Outer Planets: Generational Signatures with Personal Dimensions
  10. Jupiter in Scorpio (27 degrees 22 minutes, Retrograde)
  11. Saturn in Leo (2 degrees 1 minute, Retrograde)
  12. Uranus in Gemini (18 degrees 6 minutes)
  13. Neptune in Libra (9 degrees 35 minutes, Retrograde)
  14. Pluto in Leo (11 degrees 10 minutes, Retrograde)
  15. Notable Aspects: The Strongest Patterns
  16. Career and Public Life
  17. Relationships and Personal Life
  18. Current Transits: March 2026
  19. Summary

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