Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger, served as the Pope of the Catholic Church. He succeeded Pope John Paul II and held the papacy from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Born in 1927, he was a prominent theologian and cardinal before becoming pope. His papacy was marked by efforts to address the sexual abuse crisis in the church and promote traditional Catholic teachings. He was the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years, citing health concerns. Benedict XVI passed away in 2022.
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Meaning of the name - Benedict
blessed, blessed by God
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Benedict XVI belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Marktl
Place of Death: Mater Ecclesiae Monastery
Educated At: Ducal Georgianum | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupation: Catholic deacon | religious writer | transitional deacon | Latin Catholic bishop | Catholic theologian | philosopher | university teacher | Latin Catholic priest | pianist | theologian | pope | archbishop
Employers: University of Regensburg | University of Münster | University of Tübingen | University of Bonn | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Awards Received: honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru | honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt | honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin | Order of Minerva | honorary doctor of Babeș-Bolyai University | honorary doctorate of the University of Navarre | honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław | Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Commander of the Legion of Honour | National Order of Merit | Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold | honorary doctorate | Order of Karl Valentin | Stephanus Award | honorary citizenship | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | Bavarian Order of Merit | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art | Order of the Southern Cross | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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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 April 16, 1927
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 16, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 16, 2026 |
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| Sun | 25 Aries 42 | 26 Aries 43 | 0 Leo 47 |
| Moon | 20 Libra 52 | 16 Aries 1 | 10 Gemini 55 |
| Mercury | 28 Pisces 59 | 2 Aries 15 | 23 Cancer 22 |
| Venus | 29 Taurus 53 | 20 Taurus 55 | 13 Virgo 58 |
| Mars | 29 Gemini 48 | 5 Aries 21 | 29 Leo 37 |
| Jupiter | 20 Pisces 38 | 17 Cancer 9 | 3 Aries 28 |
| Saturn | 7 Sagittarius 25 | 7 Aries 22 | 1 Sagittarius 36 |
| Uranus | 0 Aries 53 | 29 Taurus 31 | 3 Aries 19 |
| Neptune | 24 Leo 17 | 2 Aries 46 | 25 Leo 45 |
| Pluto | 13 Cancer 51 | 5 Aquarius 25 | 15 Cancer 53 |
| Rahu | 1 Cancer 22 | 6 Pisces 34 | 26 Gemini 8 |
| Ketu | 1 Capricorn 22 | 6 Virgo 34 | 26 Sagittarius 8 |
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