About r/astrology
In its own words:
Astrology is the study of the correlation between celestial movements and earthly events. We are a community for discussing and learning about Western Astrology, not for personal chart or life questions. No ChatGPT allowed.
Community guide
r/astrology (#528, about 2.1 million) — The study of the correlation between celestial movements and earthly events. We are a community for discussing and learning about Western Astrology, not for personal chart or life questions. No ChatGPT allowed. Collected rules highlight Don’t post to ask questions or share about your chart placements or personal situations.; Post should be for general discussion; No memes, ChatGPT or shitposts., among 6 listed. Activity mix in sample: text:108, link:3, video:1. Mo.
What belongs here
Posts should match the community’s curatorial bar—the study of the correlation between celestial movements and earthly events. We are a community for discussing and learning about Western Astrology, not for personal chart or life questions. No ChatGP. Hard filters include: Don’t post to ask questions or share about your chart placements or personal situations.; Post should be for general discussion; No memes, ChatGPT or shitposts.; No self-promotion posts or selling your services or products.. Off-scope, spam, and low-effort dumps are the usual removal reasons when those rules are listed.
How it differs
The curatorial rules above are the real differentiator versus generic meme dumps—title constraints, content bans, and repost policies on file matter more than vibes.
Before you post
Common flairs in the sample: Discussion, Beginner, Educational, Transits: General & Forecasts. Recent sample composition: text:108, link:3, video:1. Mo. Format-sensitive rules to read first: No self-promotion posts or selling your services or products.. Treat subscriber and posts-per-day figures as directory snapshots, not live Reddit counters.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on May 27, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 701 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/comedyheaven (#527) and ahead of r/animememes (#529) in our ranking.
What sets r/astrology apart
r/astrology is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 96% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100. r/astrology is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 5.1 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.3. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (02:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/astrology climbed from 2,108,937 to 2,113,577 subscribers (+4.6K, +0.22%). That is about 105 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/astrology talks about
We read the titles of 112 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “chart”, “venus”, “moon”, “house” and “retrograde”. Other frequent themes are saturn, sun, sign, birth, scorpio and placements. Recurring phrases include “birth chart”, “sade sati”, “free tool” and “venus retrograde”. By format, 96% are text posts, 3% are links and 1% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (62), Beginner (28), Educational (6), Transits: General & Forecasts (5), Planet Series (3), Books & Resources (3).
Activity and best time to post
r/astrology gets about 17 new posts a day. The public archive holds 195,762 posts and 1,004,183 comments in total, about 5.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (19 posts) and the quietest was Friday (10). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.
Rules of r/astrology
The moderators of r/astrology list 6 rules. In short:
- Don’t post to ask questions or share about your chart placements or personal situations.
- Post should be for general discussion
- No memes, ChatGPT or shitposts.
- No self-promotion posts or selling your services or products.
- No daily or weekly forecasts.
- Don't be a jerk
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/astrology and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/astrology have?
r/astrology has 2,113,577 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #528 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,640 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/astrology created?
r/astrology was created on May 27, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Dec 12, 2008.
Is r/astrology still active?
Yes. r/astrology gets about 17 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 195,762 posts and 1,004,183 comments. In a sample of 112 recent posts we counted 106 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/astrology?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/astrology?
The community describes itself as: “Astrology is the study of the correlation between celestial movements and earthly events. We are a community for discussing and learning about Western Astrology, not for personal chart or life questions. No ChatGPT allo…” Recent post titles often mention chart, venus, moon, house and retrograde. Most posts are text posts (96%).
Is r/astrology SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/astrology as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/astrology?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/astrology accepts both text and link posts. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Don’t post to ask questions or share about your chart placements or personal situations.”; “Post should be for general discussion”; “No memes, ChatGPT or shitposts.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/astrology?
Communities with similar topics include r/ChatGPT (11.7M), r/Astronomy (3.2M), r/languagelearning (3.4M), r/MachineLearning (3.1M) and r/DestinyTheGame (3.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/astrology.