Lana Del Rey’s birth chart, interpreted by The AstroTwins
The following analysis by celebrity astrologers Tali & Ophi Edut, aka The AstroTwins, highlights the most interesting astrological features of Lana Del Rey’s birth chart for all level astrology readers to understand.
Additional reporting by Astrostyle Contributing Editor Tasha Beg @thepopastrologist
When Is Lana Del Rey’s Birthday?
Lana Del Rey’s birthday is June 21.
Lana Del Rey’s Sun Sign Is Mother Cancer
•The Sun represents the essence of your personality, your main character energy•
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, better known as singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, is a Cancer Sun. She was born on June 21, 1985, in New York City.
Cancer is a sensitive water sign with a deep emotional core. Typically shy, Cancers are natural chameleons of the zodiac, meeting the unknown with hesitancy but secretly curious about new possibilities. Cancers are deeply creative, nourished by a deep inner well of feeling and intuition.
As a Cancer Sun, Lana Del Rey is the embodiment of memory and melancholy—one listen to “Summertime Sadness” and you’ll know exactly what we mean. Lana rose to popularity with her dream pop sound and indulgence of emotion; her music evokes a haunting sense of sadness that lingers with fans long after the last note. Fun fact, she even sings about her Cancer Sun in “Chemtrails Over The Country Club.”
Lana’s Cancer Sun is located in her eighth house of privacy and intimacy. Those with eighth house placements tend to find themselves drawn to the darker and more taboo aspects of life. With her Sun placed in such a “hidden house,” Lana ultimately shines a light on complex emotional matters that others might have a hard time accessing.
Lana Del Rey’s Birth Chart Has A Cancer Stellium
•A stellium is when three or more planets are in the same zodiac sign or house in a birth chart•
In addition to her Cancer Sun, Lana Del Rey also has her Mars (behavior/action) and Mercury (communication/songwriting) in the sign of the Crab. She is quite literally “Mother.”
Her Cancer stellium is also located in the eighth house of death and transformation, typically associated with Scorpio energy. The topic of death is very much a prominent theme in Lana’s music. She dives deep into the exploration of mortality and her disillusionment with living, effortlessly switching from I know if I go I’ll die happy tonight in “Summertime Sadness” and “Born To Die” in her early work to a different flavor of processing death in 2023’s “Did You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.” She even once (in)famously told The Guardian in an interview that she wished she was dead.
With that much Cancer in her natal chart however, Lana runs the risk of swimming in stagnant emotional water. She could find herself cozily entrapped by her memories, more comfortable in the past than actually processing how she feels.
Lana Del Rey’s Moon Is In Glamorous Leo
•Your moon sign governs the “inner you” and influences your emotions•
Given Lana’s Cancer stellium, her moon takes on an important role in her chart as the moon is the traditional ruler of Cancer. Lana has a Leo moon, giving her inherent star quality manifesting as quiet confidence. Leo is known for its self-expression with endless pools of creativity.
In fact, her Cancer Sun and Leo Moon are in mutual reception to each other! The aspect is indicative of an energetic ease between the two placements. Her identity and feelings are all woven together—she might find herself caught in an endless loop of savvy emotional intelligence and being pulled under by her own emotional tidal wave.
Lana’s moon is located in her ninth house of personal beliefs, philosophy and higher education. Lana Del Rey actually majored in philosophy with an emphasis on metaphysics while attending Fordham University; some pretty ninth house topics (the house typically associated with Sagittarius energy, the professors of the zodiac).
The ninth house can also be associated with broadcast and publication. No surprises that Lana is actually a published author, becoming a New York Times bestselling author for her debut book of poems Violent Bent Backwards Over the Grass.
Lana Del Rey’s Rising Sign Is Enigmatic Scorpio
•Your rising sign, or ascendant, is the first impression you make. Like a filter, it “tints” your Sun sign•
Lana Del Rey is a Scorpio Rising. Scorpio risings wear the most mysterious masks (just ask the rest of the zodiac): they’re incredibly charming, deeply private and—quite unnerving. It’s not uncommon for Scorpio risings to assume the role as a villain; they’re no stranger to criticism and public scrutiny/ projection.
As a Scorpio rising, Lana delivers an intense, magnetic gaze, usually framed with a sleek cat eye, not unlike her pal Taylor Swift, a fellow Scorpio Rising with significant Cancer placements; they collaborated on Snow On the Beach together—a whole Cancer mood.
Similar to Cancer, Scorpio is a water sign, turning up the dial on Lana’s sensitivity meter and desperate need for more private moments away from the spotlight. It’s a recipe for a complicated relationship with fame; Lana quit social media in 2021 but later rejoined.
Lana Del Rey’s Chart Is Ruled By Two Planets
•Your chart ruler is the planet that rules over your rising sign•
As a Scorpio Rising, Lana Del Rey’s chart is ruled by her Mars in Cancer and Pluto in Scorpio, flavoring her avatar with more nuance.
Pluto in Scorpio is a generational placement and includes those born between 1983-1995. Pluto is the planet of transformation and empowerment, usually pointing to some deep wounding in the chart. In Scorpio, themes like mortality, shame and sex are highlighted.
Pluto in Scorpio forms a harmonious aspect with the other ruler of Lana’s chart: Mars in Cancer. Mars, the planet of assertion and behavior, tends to be a little uncomfortable in the watery sign as Mars prefers to act and do, rather than sit and feel. With her Mars in Cancer, however, Lana successfully channels her watery energy (i.e., emotions) through her songs, acting as the ultimate sonic nurturer for some deep and profound wounds.
Despite initially facing some serious critical backlash (Scorpio) for faking her emotional authenticity (if only the critics understood her divine feminine Cancer energy!), Lana has been credited as a major influence (Scorpio) for a new generation of female artists (Cancer), including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish.
Love Astrology of Lana Del Rey: Naturally Sensual and Tender
•Venus and Mars are the love planets in astrology. In your birth chart, Venus represents seduction and romance while Mars represents lust, motivation and erotic instincts.
Mars and Venus form a synergistic elemental aspect known as a sextile in Lana Del Rey’s chart. Lana has her Mars in Cancer and Venus in Taurus, making her a naturally sensual and tender lover. Her intuition and instinct act as a strong internal guide around her romantic inclinations.
Lana’s Mars in Cancer aspects Neptune in Sagittarius, giving her a hopeless romantic energy (think your rosiest-colored glasses), bordering on intoxication. Neptune is the planet associated with compassion and spirituality, known to dissolve the toughest of barriers or shells. While Lana can embody a nurturing safe space for her lovers, she runs the risk of emotional overidentification with her partner as she weaves a protective bubble around them.
Venus is the natural ruler of Taurus, making this a powerful placement for the planet of love. Not unlike Cancer energy, Venus in Taurus wants nothing more than to cozy up with their loved ones, whether it’s collaborating on an artistic project, the kitchen or the bedroom. Lana’s Venus in Taurus happens to sit on her North Node (destiny) and descendant line, implying major karmic lessons around self and relationships in her lifetime.
Lana Del Rey’s Destiny-Driven Nodes Involve Major Relationship Karma
•Astrologers use the nodes of the moon (found opposite each other in your birth chart) to determine where your destiny lies (North node) and what you were in past lifetimes (South node).
Lana Del Rey has her South Node (past-life karma) in Scorpio and her North Node (destiny) in Taurus. Her Scorpio South Node is on her ascendant, also known as the rising sign. Meanwhile, her Taurus North Node is conjunct her descendant, beginning her seventh house of partnership and trust. As noted above, Venus, the planet of love and relationships, is also conjunct her North Node and descendant.
It’s interesting to consider the idea of Lana’s past loves and romances playing out in her music—the tragic lover that’s eluded her time and time again to the brick wall of reality: sometimes love is not enough, and the road gets tough.
Lana is ultimately learning to heal her wounding around self and relationships; she’s learning to curate a meaningful identity for herself that’s not centered around the emotional needs of others (or the critics) so she can in turn attract the right partnership that gives her the peace of mind she inherently longs for.
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