Brian Cox’s birth chart
ActorBorn June 1, 1946, Dundee, United Kingdom
Lit up by ideas, people and the next good question.
- SunGeminiThe Messenger
- MoonCanceror Gemini
- VenusCancerThe Nurturer
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Gemini, the Messenger
Lit up by ideas, people and the next good question. Happiest when there is something new to learn and someone to tell about it. A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
The Sun sextile Pluto (almost exact at 0.6°)
What he needs
Moon in Cancer or Gemini, the Nest-Maker
Tender, protective and sensitive to mood. Comfort comes from family, old friends and familiar rooms.
For a birth before 7:29 a.m., his Moon was in Gemini.
How he loves
Venus in Cancer, the Nurturer
Shows love by looking after people. Needs a partner who feels like a safe harbour. He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
Venus square Neptune (wide at 4.1°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit
Quick, witty and endlessly curious. Picks up a subject fast and can talk about ten things at once. His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun conjunction Mercury (close at 1.2°)
What drives him
Mars in Leo, the Leader
Confident, dramatic and courageous. Puts heart into every effort and likes to lead from the front. Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Mars sextile Jupiter (close at 1.9°)
The shape of his chart
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side is the one he has to find.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Brian Cox was born two days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 4% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, twenty days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Brian Cox, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2004 and 2005, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1975. The third begins in 2034. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Gemini
You and Brian Cox
Would you be friends? Is there a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Brian Cox’s zodiac sign?
Gemini. Brian Cox was born on June 1, 1946, with the Sun in Gemini, the Messenger. Lit up by ideas, people and the next good question. Happiest when there is something new to learn and someone to tell about it.
What is Brian Cox’s Moon sign?
Cancer or Gemini. The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 7:29 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer 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 June 1, 1946. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Brian Cox’s Venus sign?
Cancer, the Nurturer. Shows love by looking after people. Needs a partner who feels like a safe harbour.
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: Amy Martin Photography, 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.
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