Catherine Chidgey is a prominent New Zealand novelist, short-story writer, and university lecturer, born on April 8, 1970. With eight published novels to her name, she has gained significant recognition in the literary world. Her accolades include winning the inaugural Prize in Modern Letters and the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship in France. Additionally, she has been awarded Best First Book at the New Zealand Book Awards and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and has received the Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize and the Janet Frame Fiction Prize on multiple occasions.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 287 days away.
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Time Zone - Pacific/Auckland (12:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Catherine
pure, clear
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Catherine Chidgey belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Auckland
Educated At: International Institute of Modern Letters | Sacred Heart College | Victoria University of Wellington
Occupation: novelist | germanist | psychologist | writer
Employers: University of Waikato
Awards Received: Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship | Robert Burns Fellowship | Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction
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 April 8, 1970
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 17 Aries 45 | 18 Aries 25 | 11 Gemini 3 |
| Moon | 11 Taurus 31 | 22 Leo 57 | 15 Taurus 29 |
| Mercury | 3 Taurus 4 | 26 Pisces 50 | 17 Taurus 24 |
| Venus | 5 Taurus 39 | 25 Pisces 9 | 12 Cancer 29 |
| Mars | 22 Taurus 32 | 26 Cancer 2 | 29 Gemini 48 |
| Jupiter | 2 Scorpio 38 | 17 Gemini 6 | 26 Libra 36 |
| Saturn | 9 Taurus 10 | 25 Pisces 14 | 16 Taurus 6 |
| Uranus | 6 Libra 19 | 25 Taurus 6 | 4 Libra 45 |
| Neptune | 0 Sagittarius 33 | 0 Aries 19 | 29 Scorpio 11 |
| Pluto | 25 Virgo 28 | 3 Aquarius 39 | 24 Virgo 40 |
| Rahu | 10 Pisces 8 | 26 Pisces 21 | 7 Pisces 14 |
| Ketu | 10 Virgo 8 | 26 Virgo 21 | 7 Virgo 14 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Catherine Chidgey's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Mars
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 08 October, 2025
