Elvis Costello’s birth chart
Born 25 August 1954, in London, England. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Virgo Sun · Moon in Cancer or Leo
Elvis Costello’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
25 August 1954 was a Wednesday: the day Elvis Costello was born in London, England. The Sun was in Virgo, so Virgo is their zodiac sign. The Moon changed sign at about 19:20, from Cancer to Leo; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. They turn 72 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for them; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
By element the count is three earth, three water, two air and one fire, leaving out the Moon, whose sign depends on the birth time. Cardinal signs hold five, fixed signs two and mutable signs two. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Mercury and Saturn: a sextile, about 0.7° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Every planet was moving direct. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 24 other people born on 25 August, among them Sean Connery, Tim Burton and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Wikidata links them with one person in the dataset: Diana Krall (married in 2003).
See the sky the day Elvis Costello was born: the stars over London, England, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Elvis Costello’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Virgo
about 1° Virgo at midday
A Virgo Sun refines. Elvis Costello is likely to notice what could be better and quietly make it so, keeping the highest standards for themselves. The art of this placement is knowing when good enough is the wiser choice.
Moon sign
Cancer or Leo
Cancer until about 19:20, then Leo (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 19:20: Moon in Cancer
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Elvis Costello that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
Born after about 19:20: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon feels with its whole heart and needs that to be noticed. Warm attention tends to fill Elvis Costello up, and being overlooked can empty them faster than anything. Play, creativity and loyal friends usually bring them back to themselves.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over London, England, at each hour of the day.
Elvis Costello’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Elvis Costello yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 25 August 1954, computed for London, England.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:40 | Gemini rising |
| 00:40 to 03:10 | Cancer rising |
| 03:10 to 06:00 | Leo rising |
| 06:00 to 08:50 | Virgo rising |
| 08:50 to 11:40 | Libra rising |
| 11:40 to 14:30 | Scorpio rising |
| 14:30 to 17:00 | Sagittarius rising |
| 17:00 to 18:45 | Capricorn rising |
| 18:45 to 19:55 | Aquarius rising |
| 19:55 to 20:45 | Pisces rising |
| 20:45 to 21:40 | Aries rising |
| 21:40 to 22:50 | Taurus rising |
| 22:50 to 24:00 | Gemini rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 25 August 1954, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 1° Virgo 42' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Cancer until about 19:20, then Leo |
| Mercury | 5° Virgo 18' |
| Venus | 17° Libra 29' |
| Mars | 0° Capricorn 17' |
| Jupiter | 20° Cancer 25' |
| Saturn | 4° Scorpio 35' |
| Uranus | 25° Cancer 40' |
| Neptune | 23° Libra 57' |
| Pluto | 24° Leo 54' |
| North Node | 13° Capricorn 56' |
| South Node | 13° Cancer 56' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Elvis Costello’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Elvis Costello’s private life.
A Virgo Sun finds purpose in being useful and doing a job properly, and Elvis Costello's energy tends to stay steady as long as there is a task worth doing well. Rest is the hard part, because it can feel undeserved until everything is fixed. Typically a piece of work is still being adjusted long after everyone else would call it finished.
Moon in Cancer or Leo
Cancer until about 19:20, then Leo
needs and habits
Born before about 19:20: Moon in Cancer
With the Moon in Cancer, Elvis Costello's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
Born after about 19:20: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon needs warmth and acknowledgement worked into everyday life, not just on big occasions. A day with no one noticing can drain Elvis Costello faster than a hard day with an audience. The mood tends to lift visibly the moment someone compliments something small Elvis Costello did.
For Elvis Costello, Mercury in Virgo points to thinking that is precise and attentive to detail, and to clear communication, because the facts have usually been checked first. The catch is fixating on a small error and losing sight of the larger point. This is the placement that edits a message three times before sending something everyone else would have sent in one go.
Venus in Libra loves with an instinct for balance and partnership, and Elvis Costello probably values harmony, fairness and someone who makes an effort to look good together. The risk with this Venus is staying in a relationship for the sake of the pairing itself. Elvis Costello may give up a personal preference before anyone has even asked.
Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in Elvis Costello's case its anger tends to be controlled, arriving as coldness rather than heat. The tendency is to go quiet and distant instead of saying what is wrong. A frustration is something to outwork rather than voice.
Jupiter in Cancer
20° Cancer 25' at midday
growth and excess
For Elvis Costello, Jupiter in Cancer means growing by nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The excess can be protecting loved ones past the point they need it. Generosity here takes the form of home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Elvis Costello letting go of either is unlikely to come easily. The doubt is bracing for betrayal even in relationships that have given no reason for it. Comfort with vulnerability can come in the end, and the work it takes is seldom seen by others.
Uranus in Cancer
25° Cancer 40' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Elvis Costello alone. Its mark is a generation that redefines home and family, departing from the structures the previous generation grew up inside. At the personal level it is read as a pull to build family life differently.
Neptune in Libra
23° Libra 57' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Elvis Costello among them. It idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by images of love on screen that outpace real relationships. The personal echo is a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
Pluto in Leo
24° Leo 54' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for Elvis Costello, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Elvis Costello’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Mercury sextile Saturn
about 0.7° at midday
Turning a loose idea into something solid is easier with Mercury sextile Saturn, because Elvis Costello's thinking and sense of structure work together. The clarity is quiet and practical, and it shows most when a plan has to work.
Sun trine Mars
about 1.4° at midday
Confidence and drive move in the same direction for Elvis Costello, so they are likely to act on their goals with very little inner resistance. The energy of a Sun-Mars trine is uncomplicated, and other people notice it and often want to be near it.
Sun sextile Saturn
about 2.9° at midday
Steady, unglamorous effort is likely to feel worthwhile to Elvis Costello rather than draining, because it fits their sense of who they are. Consistency probably comes more easily to them than they give themselves credit for, especially once they stop waiting for permission to claim it.
Venus square Jupiter
about 2.9° at midday
Under this square, Elvis Costello's generosity can run past what is sustainable, whether in time, affection or promises made in a warm moment. The warmth is sincere; the work is matching it to a scale that can be kept up over the months that follow the excitement, not only the first one.
Jupiter square Neptune
about 3.5° at midday
Jupiter square Neptune lets optimism drift into wishful thinking, and plans can end up built more on hope than on a clear reading of the situation. For Elvis Costello the answer may be to keep hoping and to pair that hope with an honest look at the details.
Sun conjunction Mercury
about 3.6° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, Elvis Costello's sense of self and way of thinking are fused, so an opinion can feel like a statement of who they are. They are likely to speak their mind readily, and telling a passing thought apart from their identity is a practice worth keeping up.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 1.0°
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 1.7°
- Mars sextile Saturnabout 4.3°
- Mercury trine Marsabout 5.0°
- Jupiter conjunction Uranusabout 5.2°
- Mars trine Plutoabout 5.4°
- Venus conjunction Neptuneabout 6.5°
- Sun conjunction Plutoabout 6.8°
Elvis Costello in couples
Relationships as Wikidata records them, each with the match between the two charts.
Virgo Suns born within 2 years of Elvis Costello
Also born on 25 August
How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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