Benita Raphan was an American filmmaker and designer known for her short documentary films focusing on eccentric and unusual minds. Some notable subjects included John Nash and Emily Dickinson. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and earned her MFA from the Royal College of Art in London. After spending a decade in Paris working as a graphic designer, Raphan returned to New York, where she taught at the School of Visual Arts. She received several prestigious accolades, including a 2004 MacDowell Fellowship and a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Benita
Beautiful, graceful, blessed, kind
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Benita Raphan belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Manhattan
Place of Death: New York City
Educated At: School of Visual Arts | Royal College of Art
Occupation: film director
Employers: School of Visual Arts
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 5, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 5, 2025 |
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| Sun | 12 Scorpio 48 | 13 Scorpio 32 | 16 Capricorn 41 |
| Moon | 17 Aquarius 58 | 15 Taurus 38 | 18 Gemini 5 |
| Mercury | 1 Scorpio 0 | 5 Sagittarius 45 | 5 Aquarius 26 |
| Venus | 24 Scorpio 2 | 28 Libra 27 | 0 Sagittarius 51 |
| Mars | 12 Leo 2 | 0 Sagittarius 50 | 23 Leo 45 |
| Jupiter | 2 Pisces 43 | 25 Cancer 6 | 10 Pisces 5 |
| Saturn | 5 Aquarius 38 | 25 Pisces 29 | 10 Aquarius 55 |
| Uranus | 4 Virgo 46 | 0 Gemini 6 | 5 Virgo 0 |
| Neptune | 13 Scorpio 12 | 29 Pisces 41 | 15 Scorpio 13 |
| Pluto | 11 Virgo 46 | 1 Aquarius 29 | 12 Virgo 1 |
| Rahu | 3 Leo 40 | 15 Pisces 8 | 0 Leo 19 |
| Ketu | 3 Aquarius 40 | 15 Virgo 8 | 0 Aquarius 19 |
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