Michael Parkinson CBE (March 28, 1935 – August 16, 2023)

Those of us on this side of the Atlantic ocean might be hard pressed to know very much about this well-loved British broadcaster. Michael Parkinson, in the UK, was a household name. He died yesterday.

I used to watch him faithfully during the 22 years I was living in England. I admired his interviewing style. But he was known to get under the skin of some of his guests, especially Meg Ryan. Interesting.

Oops. He was a Companion of the British Empire, not a full-fledged Member as I’ve shown on his birth chart. This chart is rectified to the age (24) when he married (Venus) his wife. Otherwise, his birth time is unknown. So, the two inconjuncts (one each for the Sun and the Moon) are unreliable, as the aspects involve the Ascendant and the Midheaven. But what I wanted to share with you is the Saturn return as evidenced by combining his birth and death charts. (Please note that the time of his death is only listed as ‘last night’.)

Both charts show Saturn @ 4° Pisces. The only difference is that his ‘fatal’ Saturn is Retrograde. Hmm.

Saturn Conjunct Saturn

This is one of the most important times in your life. A major cycle of experience is closing, and great changes are about to take place. This is a time of endings and new beginnings.

For sure.

Rest in Peace, sir.