Barry C. Barish is an American experimental physicist and Nobel Prize laureate. He serves as a professor emeritus at the California Institute of Technology and is a prominent expert in gravitational waves. In 2017, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Rainer Weiss and Kip Thorne for their crucial contributions to the LIGO observatory and the detection of gravitational waves. In 2018, he joined the faculty at the University of California, Riverside, becoming the institution's second Nobel laureate. In Fall 2023, he will be the inaugural chair of physics at Stony Brook University.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 192 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - America/Chicago (6:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Barry
spearman, warrior
Read Full Barry Name AnalysisJanuary 27, 1936 Facts
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Barry C. Barish belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Omaha
Educated At: John Marshall High School | University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: experimental physicist | university teacher | astrophysicist | physicist
Employers: California Institute of Technology | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Honorary doctorate from the University of Florida | Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize | honorary doctor of Sofia University | honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow | Fellow of the American Physical Society | Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research | Enrico Fermi Prize | Henry Draper Medal | Nobel Prize in Physics
Astrology Analysis
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 January 27, 1936
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 27, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 27, 2026 |
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| Sun | 6 Aquarius 38 | 7 Aquarius 48 | 6 Taurus 18 |
| Moon | 23 Pisces 24 | 28 Taurus 25 | 16 Cancer 2 |
| Mercury | 15 Aquarius 30 | 12 Aquarius 2 | 23 Taurus 6 |
| Venus | 28 Sagittarius 59 | 12 Aquarius 51 | 19 Aries 19 |
| Mars | 10 Pisces 17 | 3 Aquarius 24 | 18 Taurus 9 |
| Jupiter | 16 Sagittarius 45 | 17 Cancer 51 | 23 Sagittarius 49 |
| Saturn | 8 Pisces 42 | 28 Pisces 8 | 19 Pisces 5 |
| Uranus | 1 Taurus 41 | 27 Taurus 29 | 5 Taurus 33 |
| Neptune | 16 Virgo 21 | 0 Aries 1 | 14 Virgo 11 |
| Pluto | 26 Cancer 3 | 3 Aquarius 33 | 25 Cancer 13 |
| Rahu | 11 Capricorn 30 | 10 Pisces 45 | 6 Capricorn 44 |
| Ketu | 11 Cancer 30 | 10 Virgo 45 | 6 Cancer 44 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Barry C. Barish's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Mars
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Saturn square Venus
Exact: 10 February, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Saturn
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 01 April, 2026 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 31 May, 2026 - Saturn square Rahu
Exact: 31 May, 2026 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Saturn square Rahu
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 28 October, 2026
