Famous birth charts · Brian May
Brian May’s chart in full
Born July 19, 1947, Hampton, United Kingdom. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
25°54′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
13°35′
Mercury in Cancerretrograde
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
18°42′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
13°16′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
12°48′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
17°43′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
10°14′
Uranus in Gemini
23°57′
Neptune in Libra
8°16′
Pluto in Leo
12°27′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
1°05′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
2°35′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
18°51′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Cancer, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his feelings, his discipline and his intensity (the Moon, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Mars sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Mercury trine Jupiter close at 1.0°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
The Moon conjunction Pluto close at 1.1°
Intense, private feelings: he keeps an inner life few people see, and he guards it well.
Saturn sextile Neptune close at 2.0°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Saturn conjunction Pluto close at 2.2°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
Mars sextile Saturn close at 2.6°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
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Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 4.4°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 4.5°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Venus square Neptune wide at 5.0°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
The Sun sextile North Node wide at 5.2°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 5.3°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 5.4°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 7.2°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 8.2°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side is the one he has to find.
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