Gordon Ramsay is a British chef, restaurateur and television presenter, born in Johnstone, Scotland. He had a trial at Rangers, but injuries ended his football hopes and he trained as a cook. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay opened in Chelsea, London, in 1998 and won its third Michelin star in 2001, a first for a Scot. On television he fronted the documentary Boiling Point (1999), then Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and the British Hell's Kitchen in 2004, the American Hell's Kitchen in 2005 and The F Word that October. He has judged MasterChef in the United States since 2010, MasterChef Junior began in 2013 and Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted in 2019. He was appointed OBE in 2006.
Paul Wright and the birth record
The Astro-Databank Source Notes read only: "Paul Wright quotes birth record." Wright gives 6:05 p.m. in Johnstone, and a time taken from a record earns the rating AA. The entry lists no rival time.
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♊︎ Gemini | 4:49 p.m. to 6:29 p.m. | Taurus before, Cancer after |
| Midheaven | ♒︎ Aquarius | 5:18 p.m. to 7:16 p.m. | Capricorn before, Pisces after |
| Moon | ♍︎ Virgo | all day | n/a |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us, Johnstone, Scotland, Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0).
Two knots tied by six aspects
In the tradition an aspect inside a degree works at full strength, so six of them leave little slack. They form two knots: the Sun, Venus and Mars on one side, the Moon, Uranus and Saturn on the other.
Saturn opposite Uranus is closest at 0°02′, level with the Sun's sextile to Mars at 0°02′. Then come the Sun and Venus at 0°04′, Venus and Mars at 0°06′, the Moon and Uranus at 0°11′ and the Moon and Saturn at 0°13′. The Moon and Mars share Virgo but stand 7°29′ apart, so the knots meet only loosely.
Our pages: Saturn in Pisces · Uranus in Virgo · Mars in Virgo.
Scorpio Sun and Venus, each sextile Mars
Venus at 15°49′ of Scorpio is 0°04′ from the Sun, and Mars at 15°55′ of Virgo sextiles both. A sextile links water and earth, and this one suggests drive and taste in step, Scorpio's depth meeting Virgo's precision.
Both Scorpio bodies occupy the 6th house, the house of daily work and craft, in either system. Mars belongs to the 5th house of Placidus and the 4th of Whole Sign.
Our pages: Venus in Scorpio · Scorpio · 6th house.
A Virgo Moon on Uranus, across from Saturn
Retrograde Saturn at 23°12′ of Pisces opposes the Moon, 0°13′ from exact, and Uranus at 23°13′ sits 0°11′ from the Moon. Saturn and Uranus oppose each other as well, so the three bodies form one line, with feeling and change at the Virgo end and limits at the Pisces end.
A Moon joined to Uranus suggests restless feeling that resists routine, with Saturn opposite as the brake it answers to. Placidus files the Moon under the 5th house and Saturn under the 11th, while Whole Sign gives the 4th and the 10th, which turns the line into home against public standing. The Moon entered Virgo at 3:10 a.m. on November 7 and leaves for Libra at 4:54 a.m. on November 9.
Our pages: Moon in Virgo · 4th house · 10th house · moon sign calculator.
Virgo's foursome and Scorpio's trio
The Moon, Mars, Uranus and Pluto all stand in Virgo. Uranus and Pluto are 3°07′ apart, a conjunction many people born in the mid-1960s share, so the Moon and Mars placed with them are what is personal here.
The Sun, Venus and Neptune stand in Scorpio, with Neptune at 21°41′. Six of the ten planets fall in mutable signs, which suggests a chart that revises more easily than it holds one line.
Our pages: Pluto in Virgo · Neptune in Scorpio · 5th house.
Gemini in the east, Mercury across the sky
Gemini held the Johnstone horizon from 4:49 p.m. to 6:29 p.m., and he arrived 76 minutes in, with Cancer next. Gemini rising gives a quick, curious first manner. Aquarius took the midheaven, 11°45′ Aquarius, at 5:18 p.m.
Mercury, ruler of Gemini, is retrograde at 2°57′ of Sagittarius, the sign opposite the ascendant, and it falls in the sixth house by Placidus but the seventh by Whole Sign. It trines Jupiter at 4°13′ of Leo, 1°17′ from exact, a fire link that suggests ideas given room to travel.
Our pages: Gemini rising · Midheaven in Aquarius · Mercury in Sagittarius · Jupiter in Leo · rising sign calculator.
All major aspects between the planets in Gordon Ramsay's chart
- Saturn opposition Uranus orb 0°02′
- Sun sextile Mars orb 0°02′
- Sun conjunction Venus orb 0°04′
- Venus sextile Mars orb 0°06′
- Moon conjunction Uranus orb 0°11′
- Moon opposition Saturn orb 0°13′
- Mercury trine Jupiter orb 1°17′
- Saturn trine Neptune orb 1°31′
- Uranus sextile Neptune orb 1°33′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 1°34′
- Moon sextile Neptune orb 1°44′
- Saturn opposition Pluto orb 3°05′
- Uranus conjunction Pluto orb 3°07′
- Moon conjunction Pluto orb 3°18′
- Mars conjunction Pluto orb 4°11′
- Sun sextile Pluto orb 4°13′
- Venus sextile Pluto orb 4°17′
- Mars sextile Neptune orb 5°46′
- Sun conjunction Neptune orb 5°48′
- Venus conjunction Neptune orb 5°52′
- Mars opposition Saturn orb 7°17′
- Mars conjunction Uranus orb 7°18′
- Sun trine Saturn orb 7°19′
- Sun sextile Uranus orb 7°20′
- Venus trine Saturn orb 7°23′
- Moon conjunction Mars orb 7°29′
- Sun sextile Moon orb 7°31′
- Moon sextile Venus orb 7°36′
Orbs: 8° for conjunction, opposition, square and trine, 6° for sextile, 2° more when the Sun or Moon is involved; Node, Lilith, Ascendant and Midheaven not counted. Same rules as our birth chart calculator.
Questions about Gordon Ramsay's chart
What is Gordon Ramsay's rising sign?
Gemini, at 24°09′ Gemini, from 4:49 p.m. to 6:29 p.m. that evening.
Is Gordon Ramsay a Scorpio?
Born November 8, 1966, he has the Sun at 15°53′ of Scorpio, with Venus at 15°49′ beside it.
Which sign holds his Moon?
Virgo, at 23°25′, from 3:10 a.m. on November 7 until it crosses into Libra at 4:54 a.m. on November 9.
When and where was he born?
At 6:05 p.m. on November 8, 1966, in Johnstone, Scotland, per a birth record Paul Wright quotes.
Which aspect is tightest?
Saturn opposite Uranus, 0°02′ from exact, matched by the Sun sextile Mars.
Where is Mercury, the ruler of Gemini?
Retrograde at 2°57′ of Sagittarius.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Astro-Databank (Astrodienst): published birth charts we test the calculation against
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
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Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science. This page explains what the tradition says about the placements in a published chart; it makes no claims about Gordon Ramsay's character, health or private life. Birth data: Astro-Databank (Astrodienst), checked October 20, 2026. Positions: our calculation with the astronomy-engine ephemeris; it matches the Sun, Moon and ascendant degrees Astro-Databank publishes for this chart to within one arc minute.