I recently stumbled upon Gracie Abrams’ song “Risk” and was surprised I hadn’t heard her earlier. Her deeply emotional lyrics and soft, atmospheric vocals immediately caught my attention, and of course, as an astrologer, I had to look at her birth chart.
Thankfully, we have her exact birth time (September 7, 1999, 11:25 AM in Los Angeles), which allows for a far more accurate reading. Here are the most striking features of her chart.
The Big Three: Virgo Sun, Leo Moon, Scorpio Rising
Gracie’s zodiac sign (Sun) is Virgo, and it shows in her introspective, finely detailed songwriting. Virgos analyze feelings with precision, turning inner experiences into thoughtful observations, and Gracie’s lyrics reflect this perfectly.
Her Leo Moon adds warmth, expression, and emotional intensity beneath her calm Virgo exterior. This Moon placement craves recognition, not the loud kind, but the kind that comes from being deeply understood. It gives her music a sense of emotional theater wrapped in vulnerability.
And then there’s her Scorpio Rising. Scorpio ascendants carry a magnetic presence that pulls people in without trying. Their eyes, energy, and stillness have depth. When you look at Gracie, you can sense the intensity behind her expression, private, emotional, and quietly powerful. A Scorpio Rising doesn’t reveal everything at once, and often communicates more through tone and aura than through words.
Put together, Virgo Sun, Leo Moon, Scorpio Rising, this is an artist who blends emotional honesty, self-awareness, and expressive fire. She filters big feelings through a thoughtful lens, creating songs that feel both intimate and cinematic.
Venus Retrograde Conjunct MC (9th House) Square Saturn Retrograde (7th House)
One of the biggest signatures in Gracie’s chart is Venus retrograde in Leo, tightly conjunct her Midheaven in the 9th house.
This links her career to her artistic identity, beauty, creativity, and personal storytelling. With Venus retrograde, she constantly revisits and reshapes her self-image, refining her art again and again. Her creative evolution won’t be linear, it will be a lifelong process of rediscovery.
Venus retrograde often brings internal questions about worth, beauty, and being “enough.” It doesn’t doom relationships, but it does create a deep sensitivity around connection and self-value.
Saturn retrograde in Taurus sits on her Descendant and forms a square to Venus. Both planets sit on angles, relationships (7th house) and public reputation (MC), making this a defining dynamic.
Venus square Saturn can feel heavy. Love may feel complicated, delayed, or intertwined with self-doubt. Recognition may come slowly but steadily. There’s a perfectionistic streak in relationships and artistry alike.
She may attract partners who require emotional maturity or who enter her life at significant turning points. Relationships may feel karmic or weighty until she learns to soften the expectations she places on herself.
Saturn Square Moon (Leo) + Saturn Trine Sun (Virgo)
The most emotionally challenging aspect in her chart is Saturn squaring her Leo Moon. This can create tension between emotional needs (Moon) and responsibility or pressure (Saturn).
A Leo Moon seeks warmth, validation, and emotional generosity. Saturn’s square can make this feel restricted, conditional, or delayed. Many people with this placement describe feeling like they had to grow up quickly or hold themselves to high emotional standards from a young age.
However, Saturn forms a harmonious trine to her Virgo Sun, which suggests that authority figures. particularly paternal ones, may have provided stability or guidance. This trine helps her channel discipline into her work, making her incredibly focused and committed to her craft.
But the Moon–Saturn square remains a lifelong teacher: learning to nurture herself rather than earning care through achievement.
Chart Ruler in the 1st House: Mars & Pluto in Scorpio
As a Scorpio Rising, her chart rulers are Mars and Pluto, and both fall in her 1st house in Scorpio.
This gives her a powerful inner engine.
Mars in the 1st creates drive and stamina.
Pluto in the 1st creates depth, magnetism, and the urge to transform.
People with this combination don’t simply evolve, they reinvent themselves at key life stages. There’s an intensity to their presence that others feel even before they speak. Their artistry often carries themes of survival, rebirth, confession, and emotional honesty.
This placement also explains why her quiet moments feel charged. She expresses as much through silence as through words.
Uranus Conjunct South Node in Aquarius (3rd House)
Uranus conjunct the South Node in the 3rd house often points to a past-life energy of rebellion, innovation, or intellectual independence. In this life, that imprint appears in her communication style:
- unconventional storytelling
- a nonlinear thought process
- sudden creative insights
- a mind that jumps ahead of itself
- a unique relationship with education or early environment
Her lyrics feel like diary entries mixed with flashes of genius, exactly what you’d expect from Uranus–South Node in Aquarius.
It can also show unpredictable early experiences, unusual schooling, or influential siblings with unconventional roles in her life.
This placement suggests she came into this life already wired to think differently, and her music carries that imprint.
Where the Chart Comes Alive
These are just the standout features of her chart. Gracie also has Lilith in Sagittarius in the 1st house, a placement that often shows up in people who carry raw honesty, bold self-expression, and a slightly untamed aura.
Overall, Gracie Abrams’ chart paints the picture of an artist shaped by introspection, emotional depth, creative vulnerability, and a steady undercurrent of transformation.
Discipline shapes her craft.
Presence defines her power.
Her chart speaks of someone who turns internal storms into poetry, and invites the world to listen.
