Cornel West’s birth chart
PhilosopherBorn June 2, 1953, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Lit up by ideas, people and the next good question.
- SunGeminiThe Messenger
- MoonAquariusThe Cool Head
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
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. Optimism at the centre of him: he expects things to go well, and that confidence wins people over.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter (wide at 6.2°)
What he needs
Moon in Aquarius, the Cool Head
Calm in a crisis, private about feelings. Comfort comes from friendship, ideas and space of his own.
How he loves
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Falls quickly and wholeheartedly. Needs passion and a little challenge to stay interested. He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
Venus opposition Neptune (wide at 6.5°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit
Fast, curious and funny. Thinks out loud and collects ideas from everywhere. He thinks fast and speaks faster: his mind likes a contest, and his words have an edge.
Mercury conjunction Mars (almost exact at 0.5°)
What drives him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Busy, versatile and sharp. Gets moving through talk, travel and a steady supply of new plans. He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars trine Neptune (close at 1.0°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind, his drive and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Gemini, and that part of life draws his attention first. 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
Cornel West was born five days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 72% lit, in Aquarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, eighteen days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Cornel West, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2011, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1981 and 1982. The third begins in 2040. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Gemini
You and Cornel West
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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 Cornel West’s zodiac sign?
Gemini. Cornel West was born on June 2, 1953, 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 Cornel West’s Moon sign?
Aquarius, the Cool Head. Calm in a crisis, private about feelings. Comfort comes from friendship, ideas and space of his own.
What is Cornel West’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 2, 1953. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Cornel West’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Falls quickly and wholeheartedly. Needs passion and a little challenge to stay interested.
How does your chart compare with Cornel West’s?
Set your chart beside Cornel West’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 Cornel West’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: DarrellNance, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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