Adele's Birth Moon

Grammy and Oscar-winning artist whose voice has moved millions across generations.

5 May 1988

Waning Gibbous

86.1% illuminated

Singer-songwriter

On 5 May 1988 the moon was 18 days in, with the light beginning to withdraw, showing 86.1% of its face. That month's full moon — traditionally called the Flower Moon — had passed 4 days earlier, on 1 May 1988.

The sky on 5 May 1988

Geocentric positions in the tropical zodiac, computed for midday UTC.

☉SunTaurus ♉

☽MoonSagittarius ♐

☿MercuryGemini ♊

♀VenusGemini ♊

♂MarsAquarius ♒

♃JupiterTaurus ♉

♄SaturnCapricorn ♑℞

♅UranusCapricorn ♑℞

♆NeptuneCapricorn ♑℞

Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde that day — appearing, from Earth, to move backwards against the stars. It is an effect of the two planets' relative speeds rather than a change in direction, and astrologers read it as a period of review rather than progress.

Moon in Sagittarius ♐

The moon was passing through Sagittarius on 5 May 1988, while the sun sat in Taurus — which is why Adele's star sign is Taurus. The two rarely coincide: the sun takes a month to cross a sign and the moon takes about two and a half days.

Where the sun sign is read as the outward character, the moon sign is read as the emotional register underneath it — the part that needs room, movement, and the sense that an exit remains available.

Aspects that day

Aspects are the angles bodies form with each other. These were within orb on 5 May 1988:

Sun square MarsSun conjunct JupiterMoon opposite VenusMoon conjunct SaturnVenus trine MarsVenus opposite Saturn

What a Waning Gibbous birth moon means

Gratitude is not passive — it is a practice. Name what you are thankful for and let that awareness soften your edges.

Traits of the Waning Gibbous

Waning Gibbous births are generous, wise, and natural teachers. They feel compelled to share what they have learned and give back to their communities. Adele reflects this energy in how they use their platform — giving voice, knowledge, and inspiration to others.

How to read all this

Every figure on this page is calculated from Adele's date of birth — the phase, the illumination percentage, the positions and the aspects are astronomy, and they would be the same whoever was born that day. The character readings attached to them are symbolic tradition, not measurement, and are best treated as prompts for reflection rather than claims about a person.

Two things are deliberately missing. Without a birth time we cannot give a rising sign or house placements, since both change through the day — the ascendant shifts roughly every two hours. And without a birthplace there are no moonrise or moonset times, which depend on latitude. Anywhere you see those quoted for a public figure without a documented birth certificate time, treat them with caution.

What was YOUR birth moon phase?

Enter your own date of birth to see the phase, illumination and sky for the day you were born.

Calculate my moon phase