Zac Efron is an American actor from San Luis Obispo County, California. He worked in local theater, then in television, and joined the WB series Summerland in 2004. Disney Channel's High School Musical (2006) and its two sequels made him widely known as Troy Bolton, and he went on to Hairspray (2007) and 17 Again (2009). Neighbors (2014) showed him in comedy, and The Greatest Showman (2017) brought him back to musicals. He played Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), then hosted the Netflix series Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020 to 2022), which earned a Daytime Emmy in 2021. The Iron Claw (2023) cast him as the wrestler Kevin Von Erich, and A Family Affair (2024) paired him with Nicole Kidman.
The note from PT about a certificate
The Astro-Databank note is a single line: "PT quotes birth certificate in hand." The data source is "BC/BR in hand", the rating AA, and the time 1:22 p.m.
No other hour is listed for the entry, so one time carries the whole chart.
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♑︎ Capricorn | 12:28 p.m. to 2:24 p.m. | Sagittarius before, Aquarius after |
| Midheaven | ♏︎ Scorpio | 1:08 p.m. to 3:06 p.m. | Libra before, Sagittarius after |
| Moon | ♍︎ Virgo | all day | n/a |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us, San Luis Obispo, California, Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7).
A Virgo Moon, and two Scorpio planets that answer it
The Moon at 9°42′ of Virgo lies 0°14′ from an exact sextile to Venus at 9°56′ of Scorpio, the closest pair on the whole chart, and 0°24′ from a sextile to Pluto at 9°18′. Venus and Pluto are conjunct within 0°38′. Earth and water get along in the tradition, so the figure is read as ease between the Moon's practical habits and a pull toward depth.
Placidus puts the Moon in the 8th house, Whole Sign in the 9th. Venus and Pluto share the 10th under Placidus and the 11th under Whole Sign. Pluto moves slowly enough to belong to a generation, yet the Moon and Venus are personal, which gives the figure more weight than Pluto's sign alone.
Our pages: Moon in Virgo · Venus in Scorpio · Pluto in Scorpio · 10th house · 11th house.
The Libra Sun faces Jupiter across the zodiac
The Sun at 24°55′ of Libra stands opposite retrograde Jupiter at 24°39′ of Aries, 0°16′ from exact. A Sun facing the planet of growth sets Libra's wish for balance against Aries' wish to move first.
The 9th house of study and travel holds the Sun by Placidus, with Jupiter in the 3rd; Whole Sign sets them in the 10th and the 4th. Mars, at 6°27′ of Libra, keeps the Sun's sign and house.
Our pages: Libra · Jupiter in Aries · 9th house · 10th house.
Two hours of Capricorn, and the birth in the first
Capricorn held the San Luis Obispo horizon from 12:28 p.m. to 2:24 p.m., and the birth falls 54 minutes after it began, with Sagittarius earlier and Aquarius next. Capricorn rising is linked with a reserved, steady first impression.
Neptune at 5°30′ of Capricorn sits in the 12th house by Placidus, while Whole Sign calls it a 1st-house planet. Mars squares it, 0°57′ from exact, which points to drive with a blurred aim. Saturn, ruler of Capricorn, stands at 17°20′ of Sagittarius, in the 11th house or the 12th depending on the system.
Our pages: Capricorn rising · Neptune in Capricorn · Saturn in Sagittarius · 1st house · rising sign calculator.
Scorpio on the midheaven, with Mercury turning retrograde
The midheaven is 3°52′ Scorpio; Scorpio took it at 1:08 p.m., 14 minutes before the birth. Venus, Pluto and Mercury, all in Scorpio, fill the 10th house under Placidus and the 11th under Whole Sign.
Mercury at 12°55′ is retrograde, joined to Venus within 2°58′ and to Pluto within 3°37′. A Scorpio-heavy summit suggests a public side built on concentration, and a backward Mercury points to thought that turns inward before it speaks.
Our pages: Midheaven in Scorpio · Mercury in Scorpio · 10th house.
A Moon that stayed in Virgo all day
Virgo received the Moon at 6:06 p.m. on October 17, and it leaves at 4:50 a.m. on October 20; 19.3 hours of Virgo had passed before the birth.
A Virgo Moon shows its feeling through care and usefulness. It trines Neptune, 4°12′ off, and sextiles Mercury, 3°13′ off, adding imagination and talk to a practical sign.
Our pages: Moon in Virgo · moon sign calculator · 8th house · Sun, Moon and rising together.
All major aspects between the planets in Zac Efron's chart
- Moon sextile Venus orb 0°14′
- Sun opposition Jupiter orb 0°16′
- Moon sextile Pluto orb 0°24′
- Venus conjunction Pluto orb 0°38′
- Mars square Neptune orb 0°57′
- Jupiter trine Uranus orb 1°00′
- Sun sextile Uranus orb 1°16′
- Mercury conjunction Venus orb 2°58′
- Moon sextile Mercury orb 3°13′
- Mercury conjunction Pluto orb 3°37′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 3°48′
- Moon trine Neptune orb 4°12′
- Venus sextile Neptune orb 4°26′
- Saturn conjunction Uranus orb 6°19′
- Jupiter trine Saturn orb 7°19′
- Sun sextile Saturn orb 7°35′
- Moon square Saturn orb 7°38′
Orbs: 8° for conjunction, opposition, square and trine, 6° for sextile, 2° more when the Sun or Moon is involved; Node, Lilith, Ascendant and Midheaven not counted. Same rules as our birth chart calculator.
Questions about Zac Efron's chart
Which sign rises for Zac Efron?
Capricorn, at 13°11′ Capricorn, between 12:28 p.m. and 2:24 p.m.
Does he have a Libra Sun?
Yes, at 24°55′, across from Jupiter in Aries.
Where is his Moon?
In Virgo at 9°42′, where it stayed all day.
When was he born?
October 18, 1987, 1:22 p.m., San Luis Obispo, California.
What is the closest pair on his chart?
Moon and Venus in sextile, 0°14′ off.
Is any other birth time on file?
No, Astro-Databank lists only 1:22 p.m., from a certificate.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Astro-Databank (Astrodienst): published birth charts we test the calculation against
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
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Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science. This page explains what the tradition says about the placements in a published chart; it makes no claims about Zac Efron's character, health or private life. Birth data: Astro-Databank (Astrodienst), checked October 20, 2026. Positions: our calculation with the astronomy-engine ephemeris; it matches the Sun, Moon and ascendant degrees Astro-Databank publishes for this chart to within one arc minute.