Simon David Hoggart was an English journalist and broadcaster born on May 26, 1946, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. He was known for writing parliamentary sketches for The Guardian and hosting the comedy quiz show The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 2006. He was the son of sociologist Richard Hoggart and his wife Mary and had a brother named Paul Hoggart, who is also a journalist. Hoggart passed away on January 5, 2014.
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Time Zone - Europe/London (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Simon
listener, he who hears
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Simon Hoggart belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Ashton-under-Lyne
Place of Death: Sutton
Cause of Death: pancreatic cancer
Educated At: Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys | Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College | Hymers College | King's College
Occupation: radio personality | journalist
Children: Amy Hoggart
Employers: The Guardian | BBC Radio 4
Awards Received: Foreign Reporter of the Year
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for May 26, 1946
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 26, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 26, 2026 |
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| Sun | 4 Gemini 35 | 5 Gemini 13 | 21 Leo 3 |
| Moon | 3 Aries 20 | 10 Libra 37 | 9 Pisces 34 |
| Mercury | 28 Taurus 29 | 18 Gemini 56 | 5 Leo 2 |
| Venus | 2 Cancer 47 | 8 Cancer 50 | 5 Libra 34 |
| Mars | 16 Leo 22 | 5 Taurus 38 | 3 Libra 5 |
| Jupiter | 17 Libra 50 | 23 Cancer 3 | 22 Libra 18 |
| Saturn | 22 Cancer 6 | 11 Aries 38 | 1 Leo 53 |
| Uranus | 16 Gemini 46 | 1 Gemini 45 | 20 Gemini 59 |
| Neptune | 5 Libra 58 | 3 Aries 56 | 6 Libra 42 |
| Pluto | 9 Leo 41 | 5 Aquarius 25 | 11 Leo 42 |
| Rahu | 21 Gemini 46 | 4 Pisces 27 | 17 Gemini 32 |
| Ketu | 21 Sagittarius 46 | 4 Virgo 27 | 17 Sagittarius 32 |
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