Birth Chart
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cheshire Cotten
Sun Taurus
Moon Libra
Ascendant Gemini
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Taurus - 23°58' - in house 12
↣ Moon in Libra - 06°35' - in house 5
↣ Mercury in Aries - 29°47' - in house 11
↣ Venus in Aries - 28°29' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Mars in Scorpio - 15°07' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 15°47' - in house 12
↣ Saturn in Pisces - 02°13' - in house 10
↣ Uranus in Capricorn - 03°42' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Cancer - 06°18' - in house 1
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 20°34' - in house 1
↣ North Node in Virgo - 06°02' - in house 4 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Gemini - 24°46' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Pisces - 03°13' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Gemini - 06°58'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 12
↣ Moon in house 5
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 11
↣ Mars in house 6
↣ Jupiter in house 12
↣ Saturn in house 10
↣ Uranus in house 7
↣ Neptune in house 1
↣ Pluto in house 1
↣ North Node in house 4
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mars opposition (8°51' separating)
↣ Sun and Jupiter conjunction (8°11' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus square (2°53' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune square (0°17' separating)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°23' separating) parallel
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (1°19' separating)
↣ Mercury and Saturn sextile (2°25' applying)
↣ Mercury and Uranus trine (3°55' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node parallel
↣ Mercury and Ascendant sextile (5°02' applying)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven sextile (3°25' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn sextile (3°44' separating) antiparallel
↣ Venus and Uranus trine (5°13' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant sextile (3°43' applying)
↣ Venus and Midheaven sextile (4°44' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter opposition (0°39' separating) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Pluto parallel
↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (1°30' applying)
↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (4°06' applying)
↣ Saturn and North Node opposition (3°50' applying)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°46' separating)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven conjunction (1°00' separating)
↣ Uranus and Neptune opposition (2°36' separating)
↣ Uranus and North Node trine (2°20' applying)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant opposition (8°56' applying) antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Midheaven sextile (0°30' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node sextile (0°16' separating)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant parallel
↣ Neptune and Midheaven trine (3°06' applying)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant conjunction (4°12' separating)
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant square (0°57' separating)
↣ North Node and Midheaven opposition (2°49' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Joseph Cheshire Cotten
- Chart date
- 15/05/1905
- Chart time
- 07:00
- Date and time quality
- A Memory what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Petersburg (VA), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 37°14' North · 77°24' West
- Time zone
- 05:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Joseph Cotten was an American actor whose career spanned theatre, radio, film, and television, with particular prominence from the 1930s through the 1950s. He became a central figure on Broadway, originating roles in plays such as The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953), and was a member of Orson Welles’s influential Mercury Theatre. That association paved his way into film and led to decisive collaborations with Welles.
In cinema he achieved international recognition through key works including Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943) — the last of which also credits him on the screenplay. During the 1940s he established himself as one of Hollywood’s most commercially successful actors, appearing in notable films such as Shadow of a Doubt, Gaslight, Duel in the Sun, and The Third Man.
His work earned critical recognition, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for Portrait of Jennie (1948). Critics and publications often recall him as one of the great performers who, despite a long career, never received an Oscar nomination.
Cotten left a lasting legacy for his versatility and screen presence, moving with equal authority between stage and screen and influencing later generations of actors through technical rigor and collaborations with innovative directors.
