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Drake's birth chart: Leo rising by one minute
His own birth record, posted on Instagram, says 2:31 AM in Toronto. That puts Leo rising at 29°51′, a single minute from Virgo.
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At a glance
0°33′ Scorpio Sun, 12°18′ Cancer Moon, 29°51′ Leo rising.
- Born
- October 24, 19862:31 AM, Toronto, Ontario
- Sun
- 0°33′ Scorpio4th house
- Moon
- 12°18′ Cancer12th house
- Rising
- 29°51′ Leo156 min in, 1 min to go
- Chart ruler
- Sun in Scorpio4th house
- Data rating
- Rodden AAa record
Compare your chart with Drake's29°51′ Leo rising, 1 minutes from the nearest sign line.
2:31 AM
A birth record he posted himself
At 2:31 AM it is Leo rising. At 2:32 AM it would be Virgo.
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Astro-Databank: DrakeWhy your rising sign differs between apps
The source here is about as direct as it gets: Drake posted a picture of his birth record on Instagram, and Astro-Databank rates it AA. It gives 2:31 AM EDT on October 24, 1986, in Toronto.
Now the bit that makes astrologers sit up. At 2:31 AM the ascendant was at 29°51′ Leo, nine arc-minutes from the end of the sign. On our computation it turns Virgo about one minute later. If the clerk had written 2:32, half the internet's "Drake Virgo rising" takes would be right.
But the record says 2:31, so on the data, Leo rising it is, by the narrowest margin on this whole list. Drag the slider in the tool below by a single minute and watch it go.
The sky behind it
1986-10-24 06:31 UTC, 43n39, 79w23. Only 1 minute later the ascendant enters Virgo. Method on the hub.
Scorpio, Cancer, Leo
Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Cancer, Leo rising
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The Scorpio Sun at 0°33′, barely over the line from Libra, sits in the fourth house of home, family and roots. With it are Mercury, Venus and Pluto, a four-planet Scorpio stellium in the house of where you come from. Toronto references would be the obvious joke; astrologers would simply say that home is a central theme.
The Cancer Moon at 12°18′ is in the twelfth house. Cancer is the Moon's own sign, so it is strong, sentimental and protective; the twelfth house keeps it private. The Moon trines Jupiter in Pisces, within about a degree.
Leo rising makes the Sun his chart ruler, and the Sun is in that Scorpio stack in the fourth house. A Leo front door with a Scorpio engine room is a classic astrology pairing: warmth on top, a lot kept underneath.
The sky behind it
Last Quarter, 251.8°. Fire 2 · Earth 1 · Air 1 · Water 6; cardinal 2 · fixed 5 · mutable 3.
Sun, chart ruler
Six planets in water, Venus retrograde
Count the elements and the chart is mostly water: six planets in Scorpio, Cancer and Pisces. Fire has two (Saturn and Uranus in Sagittarius), with one each in earth and air. Astrologers read heavy water as emotional memory and a strong pull toward loyalty and mood.
Venus is retrograde in Scorpio. Venus retrogrades for about six weeks every year and a half, and the tradition reads it as love and taste that look backward, revisiting old feelings and old people. Our lips are sealed on the obvious lyric references.
Mars in Aquarius in the seventh house sextiles Saturn and squares Pluto. His Saturn return was exact on November 30, 2015. And in 2026 and into 2027, Jupiter is travelling through Leo, which is his first house.
The sky behind it
Tightest aspects (orb): Moon trine Jupiter 1.05°; Mars sextile Saturn 1.28°; Mars square Pluto 1.78°; Sun sextile Neptune 2.91°; Neptune sextile Pluto 3.56°. Stelliums (3+ planets in a sign): Scorpio (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Pluto).
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2026-2027
Drake, Aries Saturn, Leo Jupiter
Saturn: 9th house. Jupiter: 1st, then Virgo (2nd) from December 31, 2027. First Saturn return: on November 30, 2015, done.
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Rating AA
Rodden AA: his birth record, posted on his Instagram (Craft)
Canadian rapper, singer and actor who first played Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation before signing with Young Money in 2009. Why we stop at A is on the hub.
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10 bodies, 10 aspects
Leo is the 1st house here (whole sign).
| Body | Position | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 0°33′ Scorpio | 4th |
| Moon | 12°18′ Cancer | 12th |
| Mercury | 24°42′ Scorpio | 4th |
| Venus (Rx) | 18°55′ Scorpio | 4th |
| Mars | 8°48′ Aquarius | 7th |
| Jupiter (Rx) | 13°22′ Pisces | 8th |
| Saturn | 7°31′ Sagittarius | 5th |
| Uranus | 19°43′ Sagittarius | 5th |
| Neptune | 3°28′ Capricorn | 6th |
| Pluto | 7°01′ Scorpio | 4th |
| Ascendant | 29°51′ Leo | 1st |
| Midheaven | 23°08′ Taurus | |
| North Node (mean) | 20°08′ Aries | 9th |
| Aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Moon trine Jupiter | 1.05° |
| Mars sextile Saturn | 1.28° |
| Mars square Pluto | 1.78° |
| Sun sextile Neptune | 2.91° |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | 3.56° |
| Moon trine Pluto | 5.28° |
| Venus trine Jupiter | 5.56° |
| Mercury conjunct Venus | 5.78° |
| Jupiter square Saturn | 5.84° |
| Jupiter trine Pluto | 6.34° |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Date and time | October 24, 1986, 2:31 AM (UTC-4) |
| Place | Toronto, Ontario (43n39, 79w23) |
| Source | his birth record, posted on his Instagram (Craft) |
| Astro-Databank prints | Sun 00°33′, Moon 12°18′, Asc 29°51′ |
| Saturn return | November 30, 2015 |
All times are UTC. In the Americas the local date can be a day earlier; in Asia and Australia a day later.
Quick answers
What is Drake's birth chart?
October 24, 1986, 2:31 AM, Toronto, Ontario: Sun 0°33′ Scorpio, Moon 12°18′ Cancer, Venus 18°55′ Scorpio, Mars 8°48′ Aquarius, rising 29°51′ Leo.
Is Drake Leo rising or Virgo rising?
Leo rising, at 29°51′, from the 2:31 AM time on the birth record he posted (Astro-Databank AA). On our computation the ascendant turns Virgo about one minute later, so it is the closest call on our list.
What is Drake's moon sign?
Cancer, at 12°18′, in the twelfth house of a whole-sign chart.
What time was Drake born?
2:31 AM, UTC-4; AA (birth certificate or record).
