Celebrity StarMap · Singer

Brian May’s birth chart
Born July 19, 1947 in Hampton, birth time not public.
Cancer Sun · Leo Moon · Water · Cardinal
Sun
♋Cancer
25° Cancer 53'
You protect. Home, memory and the people you have decided are yours sit at the centre of your life, and you read a room before anyone speaks. Your strength is care; your task is to include yourself in it.
Moon
♌Leo
13° Leo 34'
You feel with your whole heart and you need that to be noticed. Warm attention fills you up; being overlooked empties you faster than anything. Play, creativity and loyal friends are your medicine.
Cast for noon; the Moon may be up to 6° off without a birth time.
Rising
Brian May’s birth time is not on public record, so the rising sign and houses are unknown.Placements
| ☉ | Sun | ♋ 25° Cancer 53' | |
| ☽ | Moon | ♌ 13° Leo 34' | |
| ☿ | Mercury | ♋ 18° Cancer 42'℞ | |
| ♀ | Venus | ♋ 13° Cancer 16' | |
| ♂ | Mars | ♊ 12° Gemini 48' | |
| ♃ | Jupiter | ♏ 17° Scorpio 42' | |
| ♄ | Saturn | ♌ 10° Leo 13' | |
| ♅ | Uranus | ♊ 23° Gemini 57' | |
| ♆ | Neptune | ♎ 8° Libra 15' | |
| ♇ | Pluto | ♌ 12° Leo 26' | |
| ☊ | North Node | ♊ 1° Gemini 05' | |
| ☋ | South Node | ♐ 1° Sagittarius 05' |
Brian May's full reading
Each planet by sign. First-draft readings in the StarMap voice, reviewed by our consulting astrologer before launch.
☉Sun in Cancer
♋ 25° Cancer 53'
purpose and vitality
They feel most alive when Brian is caring for people and places that matter to they, and purpose is tied to belonging somewhere. The tension is taking things personally when they feel unneeded. It shows up in how much better their whole day goes after they have checked in on someone they love.
☽Moon in Leo
♌ 13° Leo 34'
needs and habits
They need warmth and acknowledgement worked into their everyday life, not just on big occasions. A day with no one noticing they drain they faster than a hard day with an audience. It shows up as brightening visibly the moment someone compliments something small they did.
☿Mercury in Cancer
♋ 18° Cancer 42' ℞
mind and voice
They think in terms of memory and feeling as much as logic, and they communicate best when there is emotional trust in the room. The tension is letting mood colour how a fact gets delivered or received. It shows up as remembering exactly how a conversation felt years after the details have faded.
♀Venus in Cancer
♋ 13° Cancer 16'
love and values
They love by nurturing, and they value emotional safety over almost anything else in a relationship. The tension is holding onto old hurts long after the person who caused them has changed. It shows up as feeding people, checking on people and quietly keeping score of who has shown up for they.
♂Mars in Gemini
♊ 12° Gemini 48'
drive and anger
They act through words, argument and quick maneuvering rather than force, and their anger tends to come out sharp and verbal. The tension is winning a point without actually resolving the conflict underneath it. It shows up as debating their way through a disagreement long after the other person just wants it to end.
♃Jupiter in Scorpio
♏ 17° Scorpio 42'
growth and excess
They grow through facing what is difficult rather than avoiding it, which tends to pay off later even when it costs something now. The overreach is an intensity that turns a manageable situation into an all-consuming one. It shows up as a resilience people notice only after they have already come through the hard part.
♄Saturn in Leo
♌ 10° Leo 13'
discipline and doubt
They build discipline around genuine self-expression, often held back early by a fear of being laughed at or overlooked. The doubt shows up as downplaying their own achievements before anyone else can. It shows up as a hard-won, unshowy confidence that arrives once they stop waiting for permission to be seen.
♅Uranus in Gemini
♊ 23° Gemini 57'
freedom, generational
Shared by an entire generational span, this placement marks people who come of age alongside a communication revolution, fluent in tools older generations learned later in life. Personally, it can show up as a restless need for new information.
♆Neptune in Libra
♎ 8° Libra 15'
imagination, generational
Shared by everyone born in this span, this placement marks a generation that idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by media images of love that outpace real relationships. Personally, it can show up as a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
♇Pluto in Leo
♌ 12° Leo 26'
power, generational
Shared by everyone born in this span of years, this placement marks a generation that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. Personally, it can show up as a charged relationship with authority and who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects
How the planets in Brian May's chart talk to each other, tightest first.
Mars sextile Pluto
0.4° separating
Their drive and their depth cooperate, giving they acces to real resilience and follow-through without constant conflict. They handle pressure better than most, and it costs they les than expected, largely because they rarely need a fight to prove the point.
Moon sextile Mars
0.8° separating
Their feelings and their drive cooperate, making it easier to act on an emotional instinct without much overthinking. This is a useful, everyday kind of emotional courage that shows up most in the small moments nobody else notices.
Mercury trine Jupiter
1.0° applying
Their thinking and their sense of possibility reinforce each other, giving they an easy, optimistic way of connecting ideas. Learning and explaining things come naturally to they, and people often remember their explanations long after the conversation ends.
Moon conjunction Pluto
1.1° separating
Their emotional life runs deep and private, and they feel things with an intensity that can surprise even they. This gives they real emotional depth, and the growth edge is trusting that a feeling can be strong without needing to be hidden completely.
- Saturn sextile Neptune2.0°
- Saturn conjunction Pluto2.2°
- Mars sextile Saturn2.6°
- Moon conjunction Saturn3.4°
- Moon square Jupiter4.1°
- Neptune sextile Pluto4.2°
- Venus trine Jupiter4.4°
- Mars trine Neptune4.5°
- Venus square Neptune5.0°
- Jupiter square Pluto5.3°
- Moon sextile Neptune5.3°
- Mercury conjunction Venus5.4°
- Sun conjunction Mercury7.2°
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Birth data: Wikidata. Confidence X (date and place known, time unknown). Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
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