Benjamin Fain (17 February 1930 – 15 April 2013) was a physicist, emeritus professor, and refusenik born in Kiev to a Jewish family. His father was a mathematician, and Fain's early love for science was accompanied by strong national feelings. He studied at the Moscow Energy Institute and later graduated summa cum laude from the Gorky University Faculty of Physics. Fain was influenced by prominent figures in physics and began a successful scientific career, becoming a professor by 1965 and publishing several scientific books in English and German.
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Time Zone - Europe/Kiev (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Benjamin
son of the right hand, son of my right hand
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Benjamin Fain belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Kyiv
Place of Death: Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Educated At: N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Occupation: physicist
Employers: Tel Aviv University
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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 February 17, 1930
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 28 Aquarius 2 | 28 Aquarius 45 | 2 Gemini 30 |
| Moon | 22 Libra 45 | 27 Aquarius 45 | 14 Aries 37 |
| Mercury | 1 Aquarius 53 | 16 Pisces 33 | 26 Taurus 8 |
| Venus | 0 Pisces 37 | 8 Pisces 45 | 29 Gemini 4 |
| Mars | 8 Aquarius 16 | 19 Aquarius 37 | 22 Aries 42 |
| Jupiter | 6 Gemini 44 | 15 Cancer 52 | 22 Gemini 16 |
| Saturn | 9 Capricorn 5 | 0 Aries 17 | 11 Capricorn 20 |
| Uranus | 9 Aries 0 | 27 Taurus 33 | 14 Aries 4 |
| Neptune | 2 Virgo 20 | 0 Aries 38 | 0 Virgo 50 |
| Pluto | 17 Cancer 47 | 4 Aquarius 12 | 18 Cancer 0 |
| Rahu | 6 Taurus 25 | 9 Pisces 39 | 1 Taurus 20 |
| Ketu | 6 Scorpio 25 | 9 Virgo 39 | 1 Scorpio 20 |
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