Selena Gomez’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 Selena Gomez’s birth chart for all level astrology readers to understand. Additional reporting by Astrostyle Contributing Editor Tasha Beg @thepopastrologist
When Is Selena Gomez’s Birthday?
Selena Gomez’s birthday is July 22.
Selena Gomez’s Sun Sign Is In Sweet Cancer
•The Sun represents the essence of your personality, your main character energy•
Selena Gomez’s astrological sign is Cancer. She was born on July 22, 1992, in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Cancer is a water sign/cardinal sign that rules home, family and friendship. Ruled by the moon, Cancers can be known for their moodiness—the moon is the fastest moving celestial placement after all, switching signs about every 2.5 days. Cancers are known for their nurturing nature, emotional depth and strong intuition.
Selena’s Cancer Sun is nestled in the sensitive twelfth house, making Selena a true empath! She has an innate ability to connect deeply with others and could find herself overextending her limits if she’s not careful. She may need to occasionally retreat from the spotlight (as she tends to with her on-and-off again relationship with social media) to better balance her privacy with such an intense spotlight.
Since the 12th house also rules magic and fantasy, it’s only natural that Selena played a young wizard on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place. She’s recently reprised her role as Alex Russo in the upcoming reboot, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (a star can’t change its Sun sign!).
Not only that, the 12th house rules healing and lessons, something Selena has explored in her music career. Her hit single “Lose You to Love Me” embodies the essence of the Cancer Sun in the 12th, given its association with loss and the reference to rose-colored glasses.
Selena Gomez’s Moon Is In Fearless Aries
•Your moon sign governs the “inner you” and influences your emotions•
In addition to her watery Cancer sun, Selena Gomez has her emotional moon in fiery Aries, putting them in a spicy cardinal square-off. As an Aries moon, Selena can be impulsive, leading with her passions rather than trusting her heart. She has a strong desire to expand her horizons and could sometimes burn herself out in the process. Aries moons are both fearless leaders and protective momma bears all at once.
Selena’s Aries moon is in her entrepreneurial ninth house. Aside from her acting and music projects, Selena is a bonafide businesswoman. As of September 2024, Bloomberg reported she’s amassed a net worth of $1.3 billion (one of the youngest self-made women to do so), catapulted by her beauty brand, Rare Beauty.
With her moon in Aries in her truthful ninth house, Selena experiences emotions passionately and is unafraid to share her struggles with them. Whether on social media or via her documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me (the 9th house is also associated with publication and production), Selena’s open about her mental health struggles, even sharing about her past suicide contemplation and bipolar disorder diagnosis.
Selena Gomez’s Rising Sign Is Popular Leo
•Your rising sign, or ascendant, is the first impression you make. Like a filter, it “tints” your Sun sign•
Selena Gomez is a Leo Rising. As a Leo rising, it’s no surprise that Selena is one of the most followed people in the world. She happens to be the MOST followed woman, actor, singer and North American on Instagram with over 424 million followers and counting! Leos radiate natural warmth and charisma—they’re known as the performers of the zodiac. Like the planets orbiting the Sun, Leos can’t help but draw in their audience.
Selena began her career as a child star on Barney and Friends and blossomed into a serious actress with her Emmy-nominated role on Only Murders in the Building (for which she’s also an executive producer) as well as her Oscar buzzy performance in Emilia Pérez. A natural form for her Leo rising vessel.
Selena Gomez’s Chart Ruler Is Her Nurturing Cancer Sun
•Your chart ruler is the planet that rules over your rising sign•
As a Leo rising, Selena Gomez’s natal chart is ruled by none other than her Cancer Sun. A chart ruler acts like the personal character in the TV show of your life (hopefully not one from Only Murders in the Building, ha!).
With Selena’s Cancer Sun driving her chart, she assumes the role of a bona fide creative who commands the stage, despite her conflicting need for privacy and solitude. Selena’s identity is intertwined with introspection and creative expression. No cosmic coincidence that her production company is titled July Moon Productions.
As a 12th house Sun, Selena’s identity is inherently tied to the collective consciousness (fun fact: many U.S. presidents, including President Joe Biden are 12th house suns!). It’s easy for fans to naturally project onto her a role model persona and for her to internalize that expectation like a dutiful mother. Selena has previously shared that she felt an “immense amount of pressure” imposed on her growing up.
Love Astrology of Selena Gomez: Grand Gestures, Loyalty
•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 dynamic elemental aspect known as a square in Selena Gomez’s chart, indicative of some underlying tension inherent in her relationships. Selena has her Venus in Leo, challenging her Mars in Taurus.
Venus in Leo is romantic
They love to share their love with the world and are attracted to other creatives who can light their fire. As a Venus in Leo, Selena values friendship and is a loyal partner. Selena’s Venus in Leo is in her first house of identity and reputation. Her romances are prolific, often characterized by grand gestures and a desire for deep emotional connection. Justin Bieber still has remnants of a Selena Gomez tattoo on his wrist, while The Weeknd once flew 11.5 hours from Paris to L.A. for her birthday. Her current boo, record producer Benny Blanco, apparently planned Selena’s entire birthday weekend with 10 of her closest friends, hosting them at his Malibu home.
With her Mars in Taurus, Selena approaches love with a steady and grounded intensity
This placement signifies a strong desire for stability and security in her romantic relationships. In love, she values loyalty and commitment (not dissimilar to her Venus in Leo). Her need for pragmatism, however, can sometimes get scorched by her passionate Venus. Oh and she loves someone who can chef it up in the kitchen—luckily for her, Benny’s also a talented cook, with his own cookbook Open Wide.
Selena is ultimately looking to integrate her need for emotional intensity within the confines of a long-term relationship. With both Venus and Mars in such visible houses of her chart, the highs and lows of her relationships could very likely spill out into the public eye.
Selena Gomez’s South Node Speaks To Her Authenticity
•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).
Selena Gomez has her South Node (past-life karma) in Gemini and her North Node (destiny) in Sagittarius. Her Gemini South Node is in her social eleventh house and her Sagittarius North Node is in her expressive fifth house.
In this lifetime, Selena is learning to speak her truth confidently. With her south node in the 11th house of groups and trends, she might have inclinations towards superficial connections in her social circles, potentially censoring some important and vulnerable insight that can help others.
While she possesses natural storytelling and communicative gifts via her intellectual south node in Gemini, she’s also making sure that her voice is hers and hers alone. She’s here to value quality over quantity in her social life, urging authenticity in her connections and taking control of her own creative experience.
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