Dua Lipa began posting cover songs on YouTube at 14, according to Astro-Databank. Her debut album, Dua Lipa, came out on June 2, 2017, and "New Rules" became her first UK number one. She won two Brit Awards in 2018 and the Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording in February 2019. Future Nostalgia followed in March 2020 and Radical Optimism in May 2024.
From a 2018 table to a 2023 post
Astro-Databank rates 12:18 a.m. British Summer Time an A, "From memory". In August 2023 she posted on Instagram, "yesterday I found out i'm actually a gemini rising," and added in the comments, "00:18 on the 22nd of august which makes me leo.gemini.cancer". The England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index gives Westminster, London.
Earlier the entry held 11:45 PM, calculated from a table of chart degrees she posted on Twitter in 2018. Then came vmagazine on 5 March 2020, "I’m a Libra rising and Cancer moon", and the Financial Times on 25 February 2022, "I’m a Leo, but Libra rising and Cancer moon". In September 2022 a chat with her astrologer Rosie Cutter gave "11:45 am."
| Birth time | Where it came from | Rising sign | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:18 a.m. | her Instagram post, August 2023: "00:18 on the 22nd of august"; rated A | ♊︎ Gemini 22°28′ | Cancer |
| 11:45 a.m. | her astrologer Rosie Cutter, chat of September 2022 | ♎︎ Libra 29°05′ | Cancer |
| 11:45 p.m. | the 2018 Twitter table, evening of August 22 (our calculation) | ♊︎ Gemini 14°39′ | Cancer |
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♊︎ Gemini | midnight to 12:49 a.m. | Cancer after |
| Midheaven | ♒︎ Aquarius | midnight to 1:09 a.m. | Pisces after |
| Moon | ♋︎ Cancer | all day | n/a |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us for each time, Westminster, British Summer Time. The 11:45 p.m. row is the evening of August 22, the date of her birthday.
Gemini held the horizon for 107 minutes
Gemini rose over Westminster at 11:03 p.m. on August 21 and stayed up through 12:49 a.m. She was born 75 minutes after it began, with Cancer due at 12:50 a.m. The ascendant is 22°28′ Gemini; the midheaven is 16°42′ Aquarius, and Aquarius held it until 1:09 a.m.
Gemini on the ascendant is read as curious and quick with words, and Aquarius at the top of the chart as group-minded and forward-looking. Two air signs on the angles are taken to mean ease with ideas and talk.
Our pages: Gemini rising · Midheaven in Aquarius · rising sign calculator · Sun, Moon and rising together.
Libra on its last degree at 11:45 a.m.
At 11:45 a.m. the ascendant is 29°05′ Libra, the midheaven 8°57′ Leo, and Scorpio follows in 6 minutes. A Libra ascendant is read as a manner built on balance and tact, which suits her 2020 remark, but the 12:18 a.m. chart does not have it.
Astro-Databank describes the 2018 table as showing the Sun at 29 degrees of Leo, the Moon at 22 of Cancer, the ascendant at 14 of Gemini and the midheaven at 9 of Aquarius. By our calculation 11:45 p.m. on August 22, 23 hours and 27 minutes after the recorded minute, gives the Sun at 29°22′ Leo, the Moon at 22°09′ Cancer, the ascendant at 14°39′ Gemini and the midheaven at 9°26′ Aquarius. The evening before gives 13°31′ Gemini and a Moon at 10°07′ Cancer, which does not fit.
Our pages: Libra rising · Scorpio rising · Midheaven in Leo · transit chart.
Leo Sun and Venus, squared by Pluto
Venus at 28°41′ of Leo sits 0°16′ from the Sun. Pluto in Scorpio, at 27°52′, squares both, 0°33′ from the Sun and 0°49′ from Venus. Placidus puts the pair in house 4, Whole Sign in house 3.
A Sun-Venus conjunction is read as a pull toward beauty and warmth; a square to Pluto adds pressure toward intensity and change. The Sun moves into Virgo at 3:35 p.m. on August 23, about 39 hours after she was born.
Our pages: Leo · Venus in Leo · Pluto in Scorpio · 4th house · 3rd house.
A Cancer Moon whichever clock is right
The Moon crossed into Cancer at 3:24 a.m. on August 21 and leaves for Leo at 3:13 p.m. on August 23, so every time in the record gives a Cancer Moon, as she said in 2020 and 2022. It stands in house 2 in both systems. The Moon is at home in Cancer, and house 2 is read as what a person values and feels secure with.
Retrograde Saturn, at 23°04′ of Pisces, sextiles retrograde Neptune, at 23°16′ of Capricorn, 0°12′ from exact, closer than any other pair. Traditionally a sextile is an easy link, here between structure and imagination.
Our pages: Moon in Cancer · Saturn in Pisces · Neptune in Capricorn · 2nd house · moon sign calculator.
All major aspects between the planets in Dua Lipa's chart
- Saturn sextile Neptune orb 0°12′
- Sun conjunction Venus orb 0°16′
- Uranus sextile Pluto orb 0°33′
- Sun square Pluto orb 0°33′
- Venus square Pluto orb 0°49′
- Mercury opposition Saturn orb 3°13′
- Mercury trine Neptune orb 3°25′
- Mars square Neptune orb 3°52′
- Uranus conjunction Neptune orb 4°03′
- Saturn sextile Uranus orb 4°15′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 4°36′
- Saturn trine Pluto orb 4°48′
- Venus square Jupiter orb 7°24′
- Mercury trine Uranus orb 7°28′
- Sun square Jupiter orb 7°40′
- Mars square Uranus orb 7°55′
- Moon square Mars orb 9°01′
Orbs: 8° for conjunction, opposition, square and trine, 6° for sextile, 2° more when the Sun or Moon is involved; Node, Lilith, Ascendant and Midheaven not counted. Same rules as our birth chart calculator.
Questions about Dua Lipa's chart
Is Dua Lipa a Gemini rising?
On the 12:18 a.m. she gave in 2023, yes. The ascendant is 22°28′ Gemini, and Gemini stays up through 12:49 a.m.
When was Dua Lipa born?
At 12:18 a.m. British Summer Time on August 22, 1995, from her Instagram post. Astro-Databank grades it A.
What zodiac sign is Dua Lipa?
Leo, with the Sun at 28°25′ until 3:35 p.m. on August 23.
Which sign is her Moon in?
Cancer, at 10°23′, whichever recorded time you use.
Could she be a Libra rising?
Only at 11:45 a.m., the time her astrologer gave in 2022. That puts the ascendant at 29°05′ Libra, and her 2023 post replaced it.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Astro-Databank (Astrodienst): published birth charts we test the calculation against
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
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Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science. This page explains what the tradition says about the placements in a published chart; it makes no claims about Dua Lipa's character, health or private life. Birth data: Astro-Databank (Astrodienst), checked October 20, 2026. Positions: our calculation with the astronomy-engine ephemeris; it matches the Sun, Moon and ascendant degrees Astro-Databank publishes for this chart to within one arc minute.