Lorde’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 Lorde’s birth chart for all level astrology readers to understand.
When is Lorde’s birthday?
Lorde was born on November 7, 1996.
Lorde is a Scorpio Sun: The magnetic outsider
•The Sun represents the essence of your personality, your main character energy•
Lorde (born Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor) was born at 10 AM on November 7, 1996, in Takapuna, New Zealand. Lorde’s astrological sign is Scorpio.
The “Royals” alt-pop star channels this sign’s legendary intensity. She’s widely seen as both a critic and visionary within popular culture. Scorpios are known for probing emotional depths, and Lorde’s lyrics—often described as “mature” and “jaded”—reflect that signature gravitas.
Her mother, Croatian-born poet Sonja Yelich, encouraged her daughter to read many genres while growing up; the signer-songwriter attributes this to developing her lyricism.
“Damn it, we’re fading / ’Till daylight, we’re jaded / We know that it’s over”
-“Sober”
Scorpio Sun in the 11th house: Influence from the edges
Her’s where Lorde’s Scorpio essence contains a plot twist: her Sun sits in her eleventh house of community, culture and collective ideals.
Lorde’s lyrics read less pop star, more cultural commentator—one who prefers shaping the conversation from the sidelines. Fittingly, her breakout EP The Love Club (and global hit “Royals”) debuted on her own terms—first via SoundCloud, demonstrating her Scorpio-driven urge to influence from the edges.
After “Royals” crowned her as an international star, Lorde retreated—not once, but twice—taking four-year breaks between albums. Her 2021 release Solar Power emerged after one such hiatus, where she lived quietly in New Zealand, tending to her garden, walking her dog, and, as she told The New York Times, “figuring out her boundaries” and becoming “un-addicted” to her phone.
And, in true Scorpio fashion, she has a flair for the melodramatic. The artist described her 2025 release, Virgin, to ELLE magazine as “100 % written in blood,” with a “plain and unsentimental” sound.
Scorpio rules the reproductive system and here’s something that totally tracks. The Virgin album cover is a blue-toned pelvic X‑ray that appears to shows both the skeletal structure and the outlines of an IUD. Sex-positive Scorpio messaging all the way.
@lorde Had to have u hear it in the bathroom first
Lorde’s moon sign is Virgo: Self-aware seeker
•Your moon sign governs the “inner you” and influences your emotions•
So why name an album Virgin, when you’re a Scorpio Sun sign? This could be the reason: Lorde’s moon sign is Virgo. Placed in her philosophical ninth house this moon sign thrives on intellectual clarity, emotional nuance and meaningful journeys, both literal and metaphorical. Where her Scorpio Sun brings intensity, her Virgo moon adds layers of introspection and self-scrutiny. We hear it in her lyrics and see it in the way she approaches her life’s challenges as opportunities for deeper self-knowledge.
During her Solar Power era, Lorde was candid about struggling with disordered eating, an experience she’s openly reflected on. She told Entertainment Weekly she hit “rock bottom on multiple levels” and recalled “feeling so hungry and so weak” while obsessively calorie-counting ahead of her tour. Even amid the high of performing and connecting with her fans, she was battling turmoil privately.
This internal tension speaks to the nature of her Virgo moon: focused, self-scrutinizing, ritual-driven—yet placed in the ninth house, where routines and struggles evolve into a broader emotional quest. Lorde has became reflective, approaching her healing as a study, even tapping into MDMA‑assisted therapy to reconnect with herself and to her music.
Lorde’s rising sign is ambitious Capricorn
•Your rising sign, or ascendant, is the first impression you make. Like a filter, it “tints” your Sun sign•
Lorde’s natal chart rising sign is Capricorn. This placement shapes her public image, giving her a queit, steady determination. She seems to create art to build a legacy, not for short-term buzz.
“I’m aware of the way people look at me,” she told the New York Times. “But I wanted to be like, ‘I’m not the one that’s worthy of your devotion.’”
We see Lorde’s Capricorn rising in her meticulous energy co‑producing with Jim‑E Stack and collaborators like Dev Hynes and Dan Nigro, moving beyond only performing into full control of her sound. With each new project, she seems develop a more methodic work process, and long-term planning goals (hello, Ultrasound World Tour details). So Cap!
Capricorn rules men and male figures: In a conversation with Chappell Roan for Billboard, Lorde shared: “I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man.” Hello analytical Virgo moon! Lorde always seems to be on a philosophical quest, with language she’s practicing to describe her expanding (inner and outer) worldviews.
Aries energy in Lorde’s chart: Unapologetically independent
•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).
Lorde’s South Node is in fire sign Aries, alongside her Saturn in Aries (Saturn’s placement in your birth chart can reveal some of life’s toughest lessons). This energy illustrates how we know Lorde to be: solitary, athletic, with serious energy as a solo star.
The South Node speaks to past life experiences or ingrained tendencies. Saturn brings discipline and responsibility. Together, they shape Lorde’s familiar mode of being: solitary, athletic, serious about her craft.
It’s no surprise she emerged as a young solo star—writing, recording and performing on her own terms from the start. This Aries energy fuels her instinct to carve her own path, often eschewing industry norms in favor of authenticity and autonomy.
Even her physical presence carries an Aries edge. Lorde is known for her striking, kinetic performances—embodied, instinctual, at times deliberately raw. There’s athleticism in how she moves through her art and her life: bold, driven and often preferring to rely on herself.
The measured influence of Saturn here also speaks to her willingness to step back when needed. Long hiatuses between albums? Strategic. A desire to reconnect with her body and boundaries? Purposeful. For Lorde, solo time isn’t retreat—it’s restoration, a vital part of staying true to her evolving self.
Love astrology of Lorde: Venus in Libra, a draw to authority figures
•Venus (and Mars) are the love planets in astrology. In your birth chart, Venus represents seduction and romance.
In Lorde’s chart, Venus—the planet of love, beauty, and attraction—sits in Libra, the sign it naturally rules. This gives her an innate appreciation for harmony, beauty and deep connection. But there’s another intriguing layer: her Venus is positioned in her tenth house of public image, career, and (yes) powerful masculine figures.
This placement often draws someone toward older, accomplished partners—or into relationships where power dynamics and status play a role. In Lorde’s case, her dating history reflects this theme: at 16, she was romantically linked to 24-year-old photographer James Lowe. Her mother once told Rolling Stone magazine, “I didn’t say, ‘Yeah, sure, go date a 24-year-old.’ But her dad and I met James, and we liked him.” And she added, “When [Lorde] was much younger, her first boyfriend was older—four years or something.”
More recently, she dated music exec Justin Warren, 17 years her senior, whom she met at just 13 when she signed with Universal Music in 2009.
A tenth-house Venus can also bring a kind of publicness to one’s love life, whether desired or not. And true to Libra’s diplomatic flair, Lorde has navigated scrutiny about her relationships with grace—rarely fueling tabloid fires, often keeping the conversation focused instead on her work. As of this writing, Lorde is single and/or being guarded about her romantic life.
Ultimately, this Venus placement reveals much about her relational style: Lorde values beauty, intellect and chemistry—but on her own terms, and often with partners who bring worldly experience to the table.
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