Charles Elachi is a Lebanese-American space scientist who serves as the director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA, where he is responsible for developing space propulsion technologies for spacecraft. He is also the Vice President of the California Institute of Technology and a professor of electrical engineering and astronomy there.
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Meaning of the name - Charles
free man, manly
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Charles Elachi belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Lebanon
Educated At: Grenoble Institute of Technology | Joseph Fourier University | USC Marshall School of Business | University of California, Los Angeles | California Institute of Technology | University of Southern California
Occupation: engineer | astronomer
Employers: California Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Nevada Medal | William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement | NASA Distinguished Service Medal | IEEE Fellow
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 18, 1947
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 18, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 18, 2025 |
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Sun | 27 Aries 49 | 28 Aries 54 | 12 Cancer 49 |
Moon | 26 Pisces 20 | 1 Capricorn 18 | 7 Aquarius 31 |
Mercury | 3 Aries 37 | 1 Aries 50 | 26 Cancer 25 |
Venus | 22 Pisces 20 | 25 Pisces 15 | 26 Gemini 31 |
Mars | 5 Aries 15 | 0 Leo 13 | 3 Gemini 14 |
Jupiter | 25 Scorpio 34 | 19 Gemini 0 | 17 Scorpio 43 |
Saturn | 2 Leo 36 | 26 Pisces 27 | 8 Leo 57 |
Uranus | 18 Gemini 56 | 25 Taurus 39 | 23 Gemini 13 |
Neptune | 8 Libra 56 | 0 Aries 41 | 8 Libra 5 |
Pluto | 10 Leo 58 | 3 Aquarius 45 | 12 Leo 3 |
Rahu | 4 Gemini 26 | 25 Pisces 47 | 0 Gemini 18 |
Ketu | 4 Sagittarius 26 | 25 Virgo 47 | 0 Sagittarius 18 |
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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.Charles Elachi's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn conjunction Venus
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Moon
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Moon
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Venus
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Moon
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 17 December, 2025