Actor & DJ
Idris Elba
Actor of The Wire and Luther, who has kept a parallel career as a DJ and producer. Born in Hackney to a Sierra Leonean father and a Ghanaian mother.
Sir Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English actor, DJ, rapper, and producer. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and eight Primetime Emmy Awards. He was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World in 2016. His films have grossed over US$9.8 billion at the global box office, making him one of the top 20 highest-grossing actors. In 2025, Elba was named as the UK's ninth-most influential Black person in the 2026 Powerlist.
- Born
- 1972-09-06, London, EnglandA Wednesday
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Sierra Leone
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1972-09-06, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 13°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 28°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 1°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 28°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 28°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 19°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 16°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 2°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 1°12′ | Direct |
Idris Elba is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Idris Elba was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.