It's been an exciting year for Sabrina Carpenter, because in addition to turning 25, debuting her catchy neo-bop "Espresso" at Coachella, hitting the Met Gala carpet for the first time, and making her debut as a guest star on the SNL musical, the singer-actress also made her red carpet debut with boyfriend Barry Keoghan. In addition to her guest appearance on the SNL musical, the singer-actress also made her red carpet debut with boyfriend Barry Keoghan. While rumors about the identity of the star-crossed couple have been swirling for months, their red carpet debut was made official when they attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party together on March 10th.
Rumors of a possible romance between the two began in December 2023 when Carpenter and Keoghan were spotted having dinner together in Los Angeles. Since then, they've been seen on a number of cozy outings together, and Keoghan has even attended a number of Eras Tour shows in support of Carpenter, who opened for Taylor Swift on a leg of the tour. Now that they've taken their relationship to the red carpet, I think it's time to delve into the astrological compatibility between Carpenter and Keoghan to see what the planets have to say about this starry-eyed pairing.
While Carpenter and Keoghan's dates and places of birth have been determined, their exact time of birth has yet to be determined - so, as an astrologer, I can't calculate their rising signs or see which houses the planets fall in on the astrological chart. However, their primary zodiac layout is still available without a birth time, so let's dive into some of the key planetary relationships that contribute to the couple's cosmic chemistry.
The Basic Couple's Match
Let's start with the basics: Carpenter is a Taurus sun and Keoghan is a Libra sun. Taurus and Libra aren't particularly compatible signs on the surface, but they do have some sweet things in common when it comes to their respective ruling planets. Both signs are ruled by mercurial Venus, making them particularly relationship-oriented. Sensual Taurus loves to indulge in all the pleasures of romance, while flirty Libra enjoys the thrill and excitement of falling in love. Not surprisingly, Keoghan was spotted wearing a friendship bracelet with Carpenter's name on it at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.
When it comes to communication, there can be some challenges - as Carpenter and Keoghan's spiritual planet Mercury is in the opposite signs of Taurus and Scorpio, respectively. The way they think about things and express themselves can be very different. However, the "opposites attract" effect may also come into play here. While communication can be frustrating, it can also be fun and sexy for them to challenge each other intellectually, and their different perspectives can help broaden their horizons. Overall, their Sun-Mercury pairing isn't perfect, but there's certainly potential for sparks to fly.
Waters Goes Deeper Sexually and Emotionally
In Carpenter and Keoghan's birth charts, the emotionally-driven element of Water dominates some very important relationship planets-namely, the sentimental Moon, love planet Venus, and sex planet Mars. Both stars have Moon and Venus in water signs (Carpenter has a Pisces Moon and Cancer Venus, while Keoghan has a Cancer Moon and Scorpio Venus), which gives them a natural compatibility in the way they deal with feelings and express them. In relationships. Keoghan's Mars is also in watery Cancer, which also gives him desire, and he blushed sheepishly when he watched Carpenter perform in Coachella.
While these planets don't form particularly close aspects to each other, the fact that they're all located in water signs suggests that there's an innate understanding of each other when it comes to sex, love and emotions. Water signs feel things deeply and have strong intuition, so there is potential for a very deep and tender romantic connection between the two stars due to these placements.
Pluto's strong attraction
Another driving force between this couple could be a deep and strong attraction to each other, thanks in part to some powerful aspects involving transformative Pluto. In Keoghan's chart, Carpenter's Moon forms a beautiful trine to Pluto, while her Sun directly squares it. The trine brings a deep emotional understanding to this relationship that can catalyze all sorts of powerful transformations within the two stars, and the unspoken connection between them may be immediately apparent. Because of the tension between the opposites, there may also be a great magnetic attraction between the two stars, which can feel dangerous but irresistible.
Speaking of irresistible, Carpenter's Mars in Libra is closely aligned with Keoghan's Libra Sun, which could indicate a strong physical attraction between them. Mars is the planet of desire and the Sun symbolizes core identity, so when it comes to desire, they may turn each other on simply by being themselves.
While Carpenter and Keoghan may not have the most compatible Sun signs or Mercury signs, their significant water sign placements bring an easy and fluid emotional connection to their relationship. In addition, some powerful aspects, including intensity-loving Pluto and sexually charged Mars, bring plenty of sexy sparks and magnetic attraction to their relationship.
Nina Kahn is Bustle's resident astrologer and tarot reader.
