Charli XCX was born in the small hours of 2 August 1992 in Cambridge, England, at roughly 2:25 am. That gives a Leo Sun, a Virgo Moon and Cancer rising. Three planets share Leo, and Jupiter in Virgo forms a trine to Uranus less than a third of a degree from exact, the tightest link in the whole chart.
Leo is the sign of the stage, of warmth and of creative self-expression, and here it holds three planets. The Sun at 10° and Mercury at 11° sit less than a degree and a half apart, so identity and voice move as one: what Charli thinks tends to come out with confidence and colour. Venus at 23° Leo brings glamour, playfulness and a generous, theatrical streak to taste, art and affection.
Fire is the strongest element among the planets from the Sun to Saturn, and all three of those fire placements are these Leo ones. It's a chart that warms up a room.
Jupiter is at 15° Virgo, and it makes trines, the smoothest and most cooperative of the aspects, to both Uranus (within a third of a degree) and Neptune (within about a degree and a half). Uranus and Neptune sit side by side in Capricorn in the 7th house, the house of partners and collaborators, less than two degrees apart.
Jupiter is growth and good fortune, Uranus is invention and surprise, Neptune is imagination and sound. Linked this way, the exacting, hands-on craft of Virgo connects easily with the experimental and the dreamlike. With the other two planets in the 7th, fresh ideas tend to take off when shared with the right partner.
Cancer was rising at about 5° at 2:25 am, and it stays the rising sign for any time between about 2:05 and 2:55, so the sign holds even though the exact degree is approximate. Cancer gives a first impression that's intuitive, protective and quietly warm.
The Moon rules Cancer, so it steers the chart. It sits at 25° Virgo in the 4th house, alongside Jupiter. The 4th house is home, roots and the private self, and Virgo adds an eye for detail and a love of getting things exactly right. Feelings get sorted, refined and turned into something useful. Mars in Gemini in the 12th house adds a quick, restless energy that likes to work things out privately before anything goes public.