Gary Cooper’s birth chart
Born 7 May 1901, in Helena, Montana. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Taurus Sun · Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Gary Cooper’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
7 May 1901 was a Tuesday: the day Gary Cooper was born in Helena, Montana. Their zodiac sign was Taurus. The Moon was in Sagittarius until about 09:55 and in Capricorn afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. Gary died on 13 May 1961, aged 60. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, five are in earth signs, two in fire and two in air; none is in water. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is two, four and three. Sun, Mercury and Venus all fall in Taurus. The tightest aspect is Sun trine Saturn, about 0.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Three planets were retrograde: Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 7 May, among them Eva Perón, MrBeast and Anne Baxter.
See the sky the day Gary was born: the stars over Helena, Montana, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Gary Cooper’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
about 16° Taurus at midday
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Gary Cooper than novelty, and people tend to trust someone who does not change their mind for show. The growth edge is letting go before something stops working.
Moon sign
Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 09:55, then Capricorn (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 09:55: Moon in Sagittarius
A Sagittarius Moon feels best in motion. Open roads, new ideas and honest laughter probably lift Gary, and being fenced in by other people's moods tends to weigh them down. This Moon needs room, and someone who thinks that is fine.
Born after about 09:55: Moon in Capricorn
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Gary may hold themselves together for other people, and can be hard on themselves when they cannot. This Moon tends to be restored by accomplishment, by structure, and by the rare person allowed to see them tired.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Helena, Montana, at each hour of the day.
Gary Cooper’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Gary yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 7 May 1901, computed for Helena, Montana.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:10 | Capricorn rising |
| 01:10 to 02:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 02:30 to 03:30 | Pisces rising |
| 03:30 to 04:30 | Aries rising |
| 04:30 to 05:50 | Taurus rising |
| 05:50 to 07:40 | Gemini rising |
| 07:40 to 10:05 | Cancer rising |
| 10:05 to 12:50 | Leo rising |
| 12:50 to 15:30 | Virgo rising |
| 15:30 to 18:10 | Libra rising |
| 18:10 to 20:50 | Scorpio rising |
| 20:50 to 23:15 | Sagittarius rising |
| 23:15 to 24:00 | Capricorn rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 7 May 1901, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 16° Taurus 29' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Sagittarius until about 09:55, then Capricorn |
| Mercury | 8° Taurus 25' |
| Venus | 18° Taurus 16' |
| Mars | 28° Leo 52' |
| Jupiter | 12° Capricorn 59'℞ |
| Saturn | 16° Capricorn 16'℞ |
| Uranus | 16° Sagittarius 02'℞ |
| Neptune | 27° Gemini 24' |
| Pluto | 16° Gemini 27' |
| North Node | 22° Scorpio 33' |
| South Node | 22° Taurus 33' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Gary Cooper’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Gary Cooper’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Gary Cooper's vitality probably runs slow and steady rather than in bursts. The drawback is a reluctance to change course even when the plan is clearly not working. People with this Sun can stay in one job or one home long after part of them knows it is time to move.
Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 09:55, then Capricorn
needs and habits
Born before about 09:55: Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon in Sagittarius needs room to move and a bit of novelty in its routine to feel right. A schedule with no give in it can make Gary edgy faster than most people expect. With this Moon, the next trip tends to be planned before the current one has finished.
Born after about 09:55: Moon in Capricorn
With the Moon in Capricorn, Gary's comfort probably comes from accomplishing something concrete each day, and an unproductive day can leave them oddly unsettled even on holiday. Harder feelings tend to be kept for when they are alone. Before rest is allowed there is usually one more thing to tidy, organise or finish.
With Mercury in Taurus, Gary is likely to think slowly and thoroughly, and a conclusion once reached is rarely revisited without good reason. The communication style is plain and practical rather than showy. A new idea that clashes with what they already believe may have to wait a while for a hearing.
Venus in Taurus loves steadily and shows it through consistency, touch and shared comfort rather than grand gestures, and in Gary's chart it is likely to value loyalty and things built to last. Because change feels like loss, this Venus can hold on to a relationship past its natural end. Months in, people with this placement tend to remember exactly how someone takes their coffee.
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for Gary its anger is likely to flare when pride or loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. Criticism of the work can feel personal to a Leo Mars, even when it was not meant that way.
Jupiter in Capricorn
12° Capricorn 59' at midday ℞
growth and excess
Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and Gary would probably rather build slowly and properly than quickly. The overreach is taking on more responsibility than any one person should reasonably carry. The authority this Jupiter brings is slow and hard-won, the kind people tend to trust more the longer they know someone.
Saturn is at home in Capricorn, a placement that builds discipline as naturally as breathing and often takes on responsibility earlier than most. The doubt, for Gary, may be never quite believing that enough has been achieved to relax. Others tend to recognise this kind of authority well before it is claimed.
Uranus in Sagittarius
16° Sagittarius 02' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus in Sagittarius is less about Gary than about the years around their birth. People of that age transform belief and access to knowledge, often through unprecedented exposure to other cultures and ideas. The personal trace is a restlessness with any single worldview presented as the only one.
Neptune in Gemini
27° Gemini 24' at midday
imagination, generational
The dream of Neptune in Gemini is a collective one, shared across roughly fourteen years of births. The imagination of Gary's generation is shaped by information moving faster than anyone can fully verify. Its personal form is finding it hard to tell a compelling story apart from a true one.
Pluto in Gemini
16° Gemini 27' at midday
power, generational
Gary shares Pluto in Gemini with many people born in the same long stretch of years. That generation transforms communication and collective thought, often through upheavals in how information is controlled and shared. The personal portion is an intense relationship with what counts as truth.
Aspects in Gary Cooper’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Sun trine Saturn
about 0.2° at midday
Effort and identity feel like the same project under a Sun-Saturn trine, because Gary Cooper's sense of self and capacity for discipline reinforce each other. What they build tends to last, since ambition and patience are already in agreement.
Mars sextile Neptune
about 1.5° at midday
In Gary's chart, drive and imagination help each other along gently, so inspired action is possible before everything has been mapped out. The motivation is soft but workable, and it keeps a creative or compassionate project moving without forcing it.
Sun conjunction Venus
about 1.8° at midday
Who Gary is and what they love are likely to be closely bound, so their identity has relationships and beauty at its centre rather than at its edge. People with the Sun conjunct Venus tend to give affection openly, and their sense of self can rise and fall a little with how appreciated they feel.
Venus trine Saturn
about 2.0° at midday
A steady, dependable way of loving, one that people trust, is what this trine gives Gary, since affection and commitment hold each other up. Relationships built on it tend to last, often well past the point where less committed people would have moved on.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn
about 3.3° at midday
Growth and discipline are unusually well matched when Jupiter is conjunct Saturn, so Gary's optimism tends to come with a realistic plan attached. It is an effective combination for building things that last, with vision balanced by the patience to see it through.
Sun trine Jupiter
about 3.5° at midday
With the Sun trine Jupiter, Gary's sense of self and instinct for growth support each other, which gives them a warm, expansive confidence. They are likely to be quick to see an opening and to make the most of it without forcing anything.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Uranus opposition Plutoabout 0.4°
- Mercury trine Jupiterabout 4.6°
- Venus trine Jupiterabout 5.3°
- Sun conjunction Mercuryabout 8.1°
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How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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