Words: Greer Saunders

There are many levels to enjoying and learning about astrology. You can go from being a full astrologer to simply enjoying it as a hobby as I do. Some people can even predict the future using the power of astrology. But as a disclaimer, in no shape or form am I a professional astrologer, nor do I consider myself a genius on the subject. But, I do find it fascinating and love to look into people’s signs. You can call me the token astrology friend. If anyone tries to argue with you that “astrology is not real!” do what I do and ask them one question. 

“Have you seen One Direction’s astrology?” 

Because if not, you cannot argue with me. It confirms astrology has some power over us. If not, it all just must be a coincidence. And the odds of that… just aren’t high. You just couldn’t make this up. 

Let me explain. For starters, the boys of One Direction’s relationships and roles within the band become clear through their sun signs. Each boy is an earth sign… except for Harry. Harry Styles is an air sign. If you’re a beginner in astrology, the twelve zodiac signs fall into four elements (think like Avatar: The Last Airbender): earth, water, fire, and air. 

Earth signs typically are very grounded signs. They include Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. They are all stereotypically known for being hard workers, grounded in reality, and very in tune with what they can physically see and touch. Niall and Liam are Virgos and Louis and Zayn are Capricorns. Looking at what we as fans know about the boys, you can see how each boy with the same sun sign has similarities. For example, Louis and Zayn are both dedicated to their work and being the best, authentic versions of themselves which are important to a Capricorn. On the other hand, saying they are all earth signs does not automatically indicate the four boys are exactly alike. They are very different, you can see that when you look deeper within their chart. 

Harry Styles being an air sign…just makes sense to me. He’s the perfect description of an Aquarius male. When you put an Aquarius male in a world-famous boyband, he’s going to stand out. No one can argue that Harry Styles didn’t get the most attention throughout One Direction’s time together (and now after). He caught the public’s eye and had a way of captivating your heart. Without being able to exactly point it out, you could always tell there was something different about him from the rest. One explanation of that attention could be his Aquarius placements. Air signs include Gemini, Aquarius, and Libra, they are typically social and communicative yet distant to their emotions, some would say detached. Aquarius is known to be stubborn, especially to norms, and desperately wants to individualize and express that in some way. The encounters I have had with Aquarius suns always prove to me each one has a certain quirk– they are quirky. Harry fits this description so well. So well, he sometimes seems polar opposite to the other four boys. 

The Big Three

However, once you look deeper into each boys’ “big three”, you begin to understand a bit of why the band worked for a while even though their sun signs make each boy seem so different. Your “big three” signs are the most prevalent and commonly known placements. They are your sun, which is your basic sense of self. Your moon, which rules your emotions and inner self. And lastly, your rising (ascendant), which shows how you are perceived and the mask you wear. Let’s take a quick deep dive into the boys big three and break it down into some simple One Direction astrological hot takes and explanations: 

1. Niall, even though he is Virgo as Liam is, you can tell he loves the attention from others (just look at his adorable IG photo dumps and his Twitter spams), he is a Leo Moon! Leo is a fire sign, known to love attention and be outgoing and charismatic people. I can spot a Leo placement from a mile away, and a Libra placement. I feel as if most celebrities and well-known people have a Libra or Leo placement in their big three. Actually, Niall has six placements that hold Leo or Libra. It kind of outweighs his little Virgo sun.

2. Narry (Niall + Harry), undeniably one of the best duos in One Direction both have Libra risings. No wonder they got along so well and had such great chemistry on stage and in interviews.

3. Other than the Virgo sun, Liam Payne doesn’t share any big three placements with the other bandmates making him different from the rest. Still, though, his placements make sense. Liam is a Scorpio rising, Scorpio being a water sign which is an emotional sign but Scorpio placements block it off well. Scorpio risings enjoy having respect from others and being in control. Adding this to his Virgo sun which is a responsible, organized sign, you create the “dad” of the band: Liam James Payne.

4. Okay, yeah, Zayn and Louis are both Capricorns, and while you see their similarities and the awesome friendship they had in One Direction (RIP Zouis); why are they so different? Well, Louis has a Leo moon, the same as Niall. Makes sense as they were both very loud, energetic, and fun members of the band. Louis also is a Gemini rising (air sign) which is compatible with Harry’s rising sign which is Libra (also air sign).

5. Zayn on the other hand has a Pisces rising. As we know, Zayn’s reputation was known to be the mysterious, emotional one of the band which showed true when he left on March 25th, 2015. Pisces is a water sign, known to be emotional, specifically, Pisces being very gentle and dreamy. Yet, sometimes water signs can be overwhelmed easily with their emotions and not know how to process. Pisces rising dislike being pinned down or controlled, they are big dreamers who like to go about things in their own way in their own time. Notice how management and the label strictly controlled One Direction’s schedules which put a major dent in Zayn’s overall mental health. Actually, Zayn’s chart holds a lot of water signs, which could explain many things concerning how he felt within the band and how he reacted to those feelings.

6. Wrapping up my hot takes, you should note that Harry’s whole chart is basically air signs. Especially the fact his big three are all air (Aquarius sun, Libra moon, and Libra rising). Harry is doing exactly what he was meant to do. Everything about him makes sense in his chart. Characteristics such as being a hopeless romantic yet stubborn, the need to be unique, striving to be his best, independent, artistic– I could go on for days. But in all honesty, he really is an “arrogant son of a bitch who can’t admit when he’s sorry”.  Red flag? Sure. But that’s okay, we still love him anyway.