Christian Johan Barnard, known as Chris Barnard (1939–2015), was a South African author who gained great fame for his numerous Afrikaans novels, novellas, short stories, plays, radio dramas, screenplays, and television dramas. He was part of the so-called Sestigers movement and co-founded the Afrikaans Writers' Guild in 1975. He was married to actress and film director Katinka Heyns.
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Time Zone - Africa/Johannesburg (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Chris
bearer of Christ
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Chris Barnard belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Mbombela
Place of Death: Pretoria
Cause of Death: prostate cancer
Educated At: University of Pretoria
Occupation: journalist | playwright | screenwriter | writer
Spouses: Katinka Heyns
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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 July 15, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 15, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for July 15, 2026 |
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| Sun | 22 Cancer 1 | 22 Cancer 57 | 16 Libra 12 |
| Moon | 1 Cancer 38 | 6 Leo 59 | 12 Virgo 29 |
| Mercury | 18 Leo 28 | 19 Cancer 13 | 28 Libra 45 |
| Venus | 7 Cancer 43 | 6 Virgo 18 | 25 Libra 24 |
| Mars | 1 Aquarius 41 | 11 Gemini 41 | 7 Aquarius 0 |
| Jupiter | 8 Aries 24 | 3 Leo 19 | 2 Aries 2 |
| Saturn | 0 Taurus 39 | 14 Aries 30 | 28 Aries 53 |
| Uranus | 21 Taurus 12 | 4 Gemini 24 | 21 Taurus 15 |
| Neptune | 21 Virgo 2 | 4 Aries 23 | 23 Virgo 56 |
| Pluto | 0 Leo 48 | 4 Aquarius 33 | 2 Leo 47 |
| Rahu | 4 Scorpio 31 | 1 Pisces 49 | 29 Libra 55 |
| Ketu | 4 Taurus 31 | 1 Virgo 49 | 29 Aries 55 |
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