The Sky Above Elvis Presley at the Moment of Death

Person · 1935–1977 · Time recorded

The record

• Date of death: 1977-08-16
• Time of death (local): 15:30 (Time recorded) — Pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis. He had been found unresponsive at Graceland around 2:30 p.m., so this is the documented pronouncement time.
• Place: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
• UTC: 1977-08-16T20:30Z

The sky at that moment

• Zenith (the point directly overhead): RA 182.85°, Dec 35.03°

Star closest to the zenith

Computed with the same standard astronomy as our free calculator: the recorded time and place give the local sidereal time, which fixes the zenith; the closest star by angular distance inside a ±15° declination band of the real catalog is selected. What is shown here is the purely astronomical result — the nearest star to the zenith.

• Catalog ID: HIP 59385
• Constellation: Canes Venatici
• Magnitude: 9.16
• Distance (light-years): 434.3
• Angular distance from zenith (degrees): 0.3641°

Brightest stars in that sky

The brightest real stars (catalog IDs from the HYG star catalog — mostly Hipparcos/HIP numbers) that were above 10° altitude at that same moment.

• HIP 91262 — Lyra, Magnitude 0.03 (16.7°)
• HIP 24608 — Auriga, Magnitude 0.08 (16.4°)
• HIP 37279 — Canis Minor, Magnitude 0.4 (21.2°)
• HYG 118360 — Auriga, Magnitude 0.96 (16.4°)
• HIP 65474 — Virgo, Magnitude 0.98 (40.4°)

Sources & verification

Last verified: 2026-09-17

This page is an independent astronomical record. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by the person, their family, or their estate. Memorial naming is commemorative and is not recognized by the IAU.

• The Commercial Appeal — Pronounced dead 3:30 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/people/elvis-presley/2026/08/15/elvis-presley-real-cause-of-death/91105983007/
• New York Daily News wire (1977) — Original wire report: "pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m.": https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/08/11/elvis-presley-the-king-of-rock-n-roll-dies-in-1977/

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埃尔维斯·普雷斯利离世时的星空(1977-08-16)| A Star Named

人物 · 1935–1977 · 时刻有记录

记录

• 离世日期: 1977-08-16
• 离世时刻(当地): 15:30 (时刻有记录) — 下午 3:30 于孟菲斯浸信会纪念医院宣告死亡。他约在下午 2:30 于雅园被发现失去意识,因此这是有记录的「宣告死亡」时刻。
• 地点: 田纳西州孟菲斯, 美国
• 世界时(UTC): 1977-08-16T20:30Z

那一刻的星空

• 天顶(正头顶的那一点): RA 182.85°, Dec 35.03°

离天顶最近的星

与站内免费计算器同一套标准天文算法:由记录的时刻与地点推出当地恒星时,得到天顶坐标,再取真实星表里赤纬 ±15° 带内球面角距最小的星。这里给出的是「离天顶最近」这一纯天文结果。

• 星表编号: HIP 59385
• 星座: 猎犬座
• 星等: 9.16
• 距离(光年): 434.3
• 与天顶的角距(度): 0.3641°

那一刻天空中最亮的星

同一时刻位于地平线 10° 以上、星等最亮的前几颗真实恒星(HYG 星表编号,多为 Hipparcos/HIP 编号)。

• HIP 91262 — 天琴座, 星等 0.03 (16.7°)
• HIP 24608 — 御夫座, 星等 0.08 (16.4°)
• HIP 37279 — 小犬座, 星等 0.4 (21.2°)
• HYG 118360 — 御夫座, 星等 0.96 (16.4°)
• HIP 65474 — 处女座, 星等 0.98 (40.4°)

来源与核验

最近核验: 2026-09-17

本页是独立的天文记录,与该人物本人、家属或遗产管理机构无任何关联,亦未经其认可或授权。纪念命名仅为纪念意义,不获国际天文学联合会(IAU)官方承认。

• 《孟菲斯商业呼声报》 — 3:30 于浸信会纪念医院宣告死亡: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/people/elvis-presley/2026/08/15/elvis-presley-real-cause-of-death/91105983007/
• 《纽约每日新闻》电讯(1977) — 原始电讯:「3:30 宣告死亡」: https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/08/11/elvis-presley-the-king-of-rock-n-roll-dies-in-1977/

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