Meghan Markle’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 Meghan Markle’s birth chart for all level astrology readers to understand.Additional reporting by Astrostyle Contributing Editor Tasha Beg @thepopastrologist
When Is Meghan Markle’s Birthday?
Meghan Markle’s birthday is August 4.
Meghan Markle’s Sun Sign Is In Regal Leo
•The Sun represents the essence of your personality, your main character energy•
Meghan Markle’s astrological sign is Leo. The Duchess of Sussex was born on August 4, 1981, in Canoga Park, California.
Leo is a fire sign known for its warmth and radiance. Often associated with kings and queens, Leo is the de facto sign of royalty and nobility (as well as celebrity!). Leos are masterclass performers of the zodiac: they’re ambitious, motivated and deeply creative beings with an innate ability to lead.
Meghan’s Leo Sun is located in her first house of identity and physical being. Meghan can’t help but shine brightly as herself. She’s a natural magnet for public attention, including those who might feel insecure or threatened by her dynamic presence. She can’t help that she’s so popular with her Sun in such a prominent chart position! She was always destined for the spotlight. Before she married Prince Harry, she was well known for her star turn in the legal TV drama, Suits.
Meghan Markle’s Moon Is In Tres Chic Libra
•Your moon sign governs the “inner you” and influences your emotions•
As a Libra moon, Meghan Markle is a romantic in search of her Prince Charming; they tend to be happiest when in a relationship. Libra moons are natural perfectionists, always looking for the ideal match that can meet their own standards. While it might seem impossible to “do-it-all” for mere mortals, Libras are innately wired to strive for that balance—the FOMO is very real.
Meghan’s Libra moon is located in her third house of neighborhood and perspective—a social house that typically is associated with Gemini energy, emphasizing the importance of communication in her chart. No surprises that prior to her ascent as Duchess of Sussex, Meghan had founded her own lifestyle blog The Tig (very third house), focused on fashion, beauty, travel and inspirational women, themes often associated with Libran energy.
Meghan Markle’s Chart Has A “Perfect” Libra Stellium
•A stellium is when three or more planets are in the same zodiac sign or house in a birth chart•
Not only is Meghan Markle’s moon in Libra, her chart features Saturn and Jupiter in the airy cardinal sign as well. Saturn is the planet of restriction and limitations while Jupiter is the planet of abundance and opportunity. The two planets flavor her Libra moon with contradictory energies, mirroring the inherent complexity around balance that Meghan faces with her Libra energy. Jupiter invites exuberance while Saturn can feel like a wet blanket. What’s too much and where should she make a stand?
As the King of the Gods, Jupiter’s placement is symbolic of Meghan’s assumed role in the monarchy, a figurehead who leads and inspires (Jupiter) the public (Libra). Saturn on the other hand, mirror reality checks and frustrations she continues to face in the public eye.
Meghan was certainly subject to some harsh rules, scrutiny and social etiquette upon marrying into the British monarchy (Saturn in Libra). Saturn in Libra can also denote the racism experienced by Meghan at the hands of the media (third house), challenging her perspective around what constitutes fairness and justice (Libra) and her confidence (Jupiter).
Meghan Markle’s Rising Sign Is Maternal Cancer
•Your rising sign, or ascendant, is the first impression you make. Like a filter, it “tints” your Sun sign•
Meghan Markle is a Cancer Rising. Cancer risings are the ultimate chameleons of the zodiac, adapting to their environments to protect their tender underbellies. Typically shy and deeply intuitive, Cancer longs to curate a safe space that makes themselves and others feel welcomed at home. Cancer risings tend to play “mom” in their respective communities/chosen families.
Speaking of home, Cancer is also very much the sign of family, a karmic theme that tends to feature prominently in the native’s life. Of course, Meghan not only had to contend with the Royal family, but her own biological family, while navigating a very public pregnancy in the public eye.
Meghan Markle’s Chart Ruler Is Philanthropic Libra
•Your chart ruler is the planet that rules over your rising sign•
As a Cancer rising, Meghan Markle’s chart is ruled by her Libra moon. A chart ruler acts like your personal avatar in the screenplay of your life. With the moon steering Meghan’s natal chart, her identity is flavored by la luna’s nurturing qualities. In Libra, themes like fashion, beauty, relationships, social etiquette and philanthropy/justice come to mind.
Meghan is a natural hostess with effortless and perfect aesthetic. She not only understands how to relate to people on a deeply personal level, she is also fueled by a deep sense of care for her community and those in need. Meghan’s first charity project as the Duchess of Sussex was the published cookbook Together: Our Community Cookbook, featuring the displaced women and survivors of the horrific Grenfell Tower fire. Meghan donated proceeds from the cookbook to Migrateful, a UK charity that supports refugees, asylum seekers and migrants by helping them organize cooking classes. Cooking, charity, and community: the perfect energetic alchemy of Cancer and Libra.
Love Astrology of Meghan Markle: Matching Ambition
•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 Meghan Markle’s chart. Meghan has her Venus in earthy Virgo with her Mars in watery Cancer.
Venus in Virgo types are naturally inclined towards progress and improvement. Virgo, much like Libra, strives for perfection, making it potentially difficult for them to settle down with the average Joe. They’re looking for someone to match their ambition and who wouldn’t mind some helpful suggestions on how to improve their lives. Venus in Virgos are excellent coaches and advice givers after all! With her Venus in Virgo, Meghan is incredibly service-oriented and is well-suited with a partner equally committed to giving back to the community.
Meanwhile, Meghan’s Mars in Cancer adds some much needed emotion and intuition into the relationship mix. However, her Mars could find itself feeling a smidge uncomfortable in Cancer, as its fiery assertion tends to get smothered by Cancers’ preference for conflict avoidance. Instead of asserting her needs and feelings, Meghan might actually choose to hide her emotions for the sake of putting on a brave face out of duty and obligation (Venus in Virgo).
It’s worth noting that Meghan’s Mars in Cancer is located in her twelfth house of hidden enemies and self-doing. The idea that Meghan’s marriage to Prince Harry ultimately resulted in a severance (Mars) with the Royal Family (Cancer) makes a lot of sense as she struggled to have her emotional needs honored by the Firm (Cancer).
Meghan Markle’s South Node In Aquarius Speaks Community
•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).
Meghan Markle has her South Node (past-life karma) in Aquarius and her North Node (destiny) in Leo. Her Aquarius South Node is in her seventh house, typically associated with Libra energy, emphasizing the Libra focus in her chart with her aforementioned Libra stellium.
The seventh house is linked to themes such as balance in relationships, learning who to trust with our heart, and our relationship with the public eye. With a South Node in Aquarius, Megan might find herself struggling to fit in with the communities she’s surrounded by, subsequently distorting her ability to have her needs met. Aquarius is very focused on the collective, however, it tends to walk a tightrope between the authentic self at the expense of potentially losing the herd.
With the North Node in Leo, Meghan has an important assignment in this lifetime as a leader. She might have had to play by the rules of others before, but Meghan is here to express her true authentic self in front of the right audience that appreciates her. She’s not a queen for everyone, but she’s a queen to those that treasure her unique self.
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