The Internet Got Taylor Swift’s Rising Sign Wrong—and What It Really Is

It’s not Scorpio or Capricorn.

Taylor Swift in her Midnights era, her most astrology-coded era to date.

Last year, Donald Trump demanded to see Taylor Swift’s birth certificate, and secretly, the internet was right there with him. Granted, for presumably different reasons. Or maybe not.

Swift’s birth certificate is the only thing that can answer a question that has haunted pop culture and the POTUS since late 2022: What is Taylor Swift’s rising sign?

The general consensus on the internet is either Scorpio or Capricorn. It’s neither. But to the Scorpio camp — close.

It’s all right there in the astrology-coded Karma video. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

Note: This contains some moderately advanced astrological concepts, such as planetary rulership, intercepted signs, and transits.

Midnight at 9:00

The Karma video both begins and ends with emphasis on the 9 o’clock position of the clock, which is the equivalent of midnight in a birth chart: The rising sign.

Understanding this 9:00 on a clock = the ascendent = midnight in an astrological birth chart is key.