If you’ve been on TikTok in the past 48 hours, you’ve probably stumbled across several videos showing different phases of the moon. While it may seem TikTok has been taken over by moon-crazed werewolves, this trend is all about romance.
Long story short, people are looking up what the moon was like on the day of their birth to determine compatibility. Basically, they’re seeing how well the moon phase that they were born under “fits” with that of their partner or crush to determine if they are soulmates.
The eight phases of the moon, according to NASA, follow in this order each month: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.
TikTok’s moon phase compatibility test claims that someone’s soulmate can be determined by seeing how well their two moon phases fit. The better the phases fit together, the more compatible the two people are.
If the phases fit nicely together, creating a full moon, then the people are meant to be together, according to the TikTok trend.
While some TikTok users say this is a guaranteed compatibility test, astrologers are trying not to laugh.
Celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas, who is known for his cosmic guidance among celebrities, businesses and online influencers, spoke to Good Morning America about the recent trend. He said astrological compatibility is much more complicated.
“Relationships and compatibility are multilayered and very complex. From an astrological point of view … love, intimacy, connection and partnership cannot be broken down to a simple TikTok trend regarding moon phases,” said Thomas.
According to Thomas, moon phases “do affect our lives at all times,” but they are not indicative of complete compatibility.
That’s left to the stars … if you believe in that stuff.