Actor
Ian McKellen
Shakespearean actor known to a far wider audience as Gandalf and Magneto, and a founding figure of the campaign group Stonewall. Born in Burnley, Lancashire.
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Laurence Olivier Awards, two Actor Awards and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTAs and five Emmy Awards.
- Born
- 1939-05-25, Burnley, Lancashire, EnglandA Thursday
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1939-05-25, Burnley, Lancashire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 3°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 26°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 18°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 5°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 2°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 26°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 18°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 20°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 29°36′ | Direct |
Ian McKellen is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ian McKellen was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.