Today we’re going to be looking at the synastry of the “it” Hollywood pair: Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber. Are they truly the perfect match for each other or is this just another couple that looks good on the surface but won’t stand the test of time? Let’s take a deep dive into their charts and see what’s up.
As always, let’s look at their individual charts first.
Austin’s chart screams stability to me. He has a slow and steady Taurus rising and a Leo Sun – both fixed signs that are known for their loyalty and devotion. Aside from that beautfiul cazimi Jupiter, he has a stellium in Virgo – a mutable sign that may like to change their mind a bit but still, being an earth sign, it likes a set routine and knows that things require work. It is even more pronounced since both his love planets, which happen to rule his ascendant-descendant axis, are a part of that Virgo stellium. It also falls in the 5th house of romance, which definitely may make him a charmer. This is also probably a reason why he hasn’t proposed to his long-term ex Vanessa – a 7th house ruler in the 5th often signifies people who don’t marry, for various reasons. This doesn’t mean they can’t commit though, especially when said ruler is in a relatively stable sign.
What supports this in his chart is Moon in Sagittarius, which, of course can be devoted and loyal, but it still needs a sense of freedom. Sagittarius is also the sign of free thinkers and those who go with their heart and philosophy so it wouldn’t surprise me if he was one of the people who thinks marriage is just a paper.
When it comes to Kaia, she shares the same ascendant-descendant axis as Austin, just reversed: she’s a Scorpio rising with the ruler Mars in Sagittarius. A fiery ascendant ruler endows her with a bit more spunk. This is even more pronounced by her Venus in Leo. The planet of beauty and romance rules her 7th house of partnerships and is high up in the 10th house – she probably loves to show off her partner and shower them with affection and compliments. A descendant ruler in the 10th house also points to a partner who is a prominent figure, especially in the flashy Leo. You probably won’t see her date “a nobody”.
Easy breezy compatibility
Their synastry shows pretty good compatibility, that is because their planets occupy the same signs and elements. There is no single planet that is sticking out from the rest. Their Suns are in a neighbouring signs, which on paper should bring clashes of personalities but they get enormous help from other personal planets: Austin has Sun and Jupiter in Leo, while Kaia has Venus in Leo. On the other hand, she’s a Virgo Sun but he has that stellium of planets in the sign. We get a similar thing with his Sagittarius Moon and her Sagittarius Mars. With these two in particual there’s somewhat a double whammy since her Moon in Pisces is opposite (very tightly!) his Mars in Virgo. This is the strongest aspect they have between fast-moving planets and it’s not one for the faint of heart. Moon-Mars aspects makes your heartbeat go faster but can also potentially make your blood boil if not handled with maturity (also, it’s a baby-making aspect fyi). But going back to the previously mentioned aspects, it’s important to point out that they are all sign-based. What it means is that, they are very compatible but aren’t necessarily very attached to each other. Synastry charts like this often appear between people who are together (and they can be together for a very long time), but they often don’t spend much time in each other’s company, usually because of busy schedules. For them it would absolutely make sense since they are probably very busy people, especially since Austin’s acting career has blossomed.
Generally their synastry looks very upbeat and energetic. The physical chemistry is very much present between them and so is the importance of spending quality time (Virgo influence) and having adventures together (Sagi/Pisces influence).
Okay but what about longevity?
For this we look to Saturn and Jupiter. They both have their Saturns in air signs but those are unfortunately poorly aspected. Her Saturn remains completely unaspected, while his is receiving a trine from her Libra Mercury – this one definitely does support everyday living and cohabiting as well as taking each other seriously. But is this enough?
When it comes to Jupiter, things look a bit better although it’s not ideal to see their Jupiter placements are in neighbouring signs as they may not be on the same page when it comes to values and legal issues (and just to give a background, him and Vanessa Hudgens had Jupiter squares, which often points to some obstacles in getting married). Here we have a double whammy of Jupiter opposite Uranus and his Jupiter trining her Mars. Interestingly, the former might suggest unconventional approach to the relationship and ditching tradition. Or, again, some clashes where one wants to legalize the relationship and the other is rebelling againts that. In their case the Jupiterian clashes of priorities and personal beliefs might be the sign of their age difference.
Interestingly, we just had the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Taurus – Austin’s 1st house and Kaia’s 7th house, which makes me wonder what might’ve happened at that time for them. As the conjunction ties back to the opposition in their synastry chart and symbolises the union between the two, triggering it.
Their 7th house rulers aren’t aspecting each other either because again, those are semi-sextiled (his Mars and her Venus). This relationship might continue, especially that it has a lot of energizing and uplifting aspects and having opposite ascendants act like a magnet, so I do see the excitement of a thought of being together, maybe even getting engaged at the whim (or under pressure), but I don’t necessarily see them tying the knot after all.
Overall this is a pretty decent synastry for an easy-breezy low-key relationship and it surely makes them look good next to each other. The attraction is there, the level of emotional and physical intimacy is there as well and it may seem all lovey-dovey but their synastry tells me that really sticking through thick and thin would require from them a lot of energy and willpower.
What influences the couple?
Their relationship is marked with Venus cycles. The pair started dating in December of 2021 and if you remember your astro dates, you might recall that it was a period of Venus retrograde in Capricorn. If we want to time their relationship then, we could assume changes between the two (good or bad) might occur late 2025/early 2026 or 2029/2030. Any other period of Venus’ retrogradation or Venus-Pluto conjunctions might act as bookmarks in the relationship as well.
I searched for the first reports of them dating and what I’ve found is that – and this is important – the news popped up when Venus stationed retrograde in a conjunction with Pluto. This is very significant but it raises some of my doubts. This might be an actual astro red flag as Venus-Pluto aspects can be pretty volatile or can uncover some uncomfortable truths. Although, fun thing to point out, you guys probably know that I don’t use modern rulership but the interesting thing about it is that Venus and Pluto signify their ascendant/descendant rulers so it’s funny to see them coming together during the conjunction of those two planets.
When it comes to transits, at that time Austin went through his exact Jupiter opposition – the great benefic was in the last degrees of Aquarius, aspecting his natal Jupiter and Sun. He was also going through his 7th house profection year, which is very fitting for starting a new relationship. A transit like this surely is significant and marked with beneficial and expansive power of Jupiter (the transit surely did help him with expanding his acting career).
Kaia also had some Jupiterian themes going on at that time as she went through a Cancer profection year and Cancer is where her natal Jupiter resides. Interestingly, in December 2021 her Venus received not only a direct opposition from Saturn but also a square from Uranus. As far as Saturn, even in harsh aspects, can sometimes solidify things, being influenced by Uranus makes me raise my brows. Relationships that start during Uranus transits often either don’t last too long or are in some way unconventional so I do wonder how things will progress for them.