Brian Cox’s birth chart
PhysicistBorn March 3, 1968, Oldham, United Kingdom
Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel.
- SunPiscesThe Dreamer
- MoonTaurusor Aries
- VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer
Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel. People leave a conversation with him feeling understood. Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
The Sun opposition Pluto (wide at 8.8°)
What he needs
Moon in Taurus or Aries, the Hearth
Even-tempered and hard to unsettle. Needs calm, touch and things that stay the same. Good-hearted and generous: he feels looked after by life, and he passes that on.
The Moon trine Jupiter (almost exact at 0.9°) · For a birth before 11:28 a.m., his Moon was in Aries.
How he loves
Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit
Loves friend-first. Falls for a mind, needs room to breathe, and is drawn to people who are a little different. Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
Mercury conjunction Venus (close at 2.9°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Aquarius, the Inventor
Original and future-minded. Thinks in systems and finds new ways to do old things.
What drives him
Mars in Aries, the Trailblazer
Bold, fast and ready for a challenge. Charges at a goal and loves the thrill of starting. Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
Mars conjunction Saturn (almost exact at 0.3°)
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Brian Cox was born four days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 16% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, seventeen days before the March equinox.
Saturn return
For Brian Cox, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2026 and 2027, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1997. The third begins in 2056. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Pisces
You and Brian Cox
Would you be friends? Is there a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
Or someone you know: a partner, a friend or a parent. Compare two charts
The chart
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Pisces
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Brian Cox’s zodiac sign?
Pisces. Brian Cox was born on March 3, 1968, with the Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer. Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel. People leave a conversation with him feeling understood.
What is Brian Cox’s Moon sign?
Taurus or Aries. The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 11:28 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
What is Brian Cox’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on March 3, 1968. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Brian Cox’s Venus sign?
Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit. Loves friend-first. Falls for a mind, needs room to breathe, and is drawn to people who are a little different.
How does your chart compare with Brian Cox’s?
Set your chart beside Brian Cox’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Brian Cox’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
A correction, or a request to take this page down: hello@underyourstars.com.
To cite this page: Brian Cox’s birth chart, Under Your Stars, https://underyourstars.com/people/brian-cox