Caucher Birkar, born Faridoon Derakhshani in July 1978, is a Kurdish-British mathematician who lived in Iran before relocating as a political refugee to the UK. He holds a professorship at the University of Cambridge and is a leading contributor to modern birational geometry. Birkar received the Leavitt Prize in Mathematics and Statistics in 2010 for his work in algebraic geometry and was awarded the 2018 Fields Medal for proving the boundedness of Fano varieties and contributions to the minimal model program.
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Meaning of the name - Caucher
shepherd, protector
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Caucher Birkar belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Marivan
Educated At: University of Tehran | University of Nottingham
Occupation: mathematician
Employers: University of Cambridge
Awards Received: Moore prize | Philip Leverhulme Prize | Fellow of the Royal Society | Whitehead Prize | Fields medal
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 July 1, 1978
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 1, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for July 1, 2025 |
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Sun | 9 Cancer 30 | 10 Cancer 6 | 24 Leo 25 |
Moon | 28 Taurus 33 | 27 Virgo 56 | 14 Aquarius 16 |
Mercury | 27 Cancer 53 | 5 Leo 53 | 26 Leo 28 |
Venus | 18 Leo 3 | 26 Taurus 46 | 10 Libra 4 |
Mars | 9 Virgo 53 | 8 Virgo 11 | 8 Libra 21 |
Jupiter | 15 Cancer 47 | 4 Cancer 59 | 26 Cancer 10 |
Saturn | 27 Leo 39 | 1 Aries 42 | 3 Virgo 4 |
Uranus | 12 Scorpio 32 | 29 Taurus 45 | 12 Scorpio 42 |
Neptune | 16 Sagittarius 19 | 2 Aries 10 | 15 Sagittarius 34 |
Pluto | 13 Libra 55 | 3 Aquarius 7 | 14 Libra 42 |
Rahu | 0 Libra 55 | 21 Pisces 52 | 28 Virgo 26 |
Ketu | 0 Aries 55 | 21 Virgo 52 | 28 Pisces 26 |
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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.Caucher Birkar's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Ketu
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Rahu
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 20 February, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Sun
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 17 November, 2025 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 17 December, 2025