Deborah Elizabeth Harkness is an American novelist and a professor of history at the University of Southern California, born on April 5, 1965. Her debut work is the All Souls Trilogy published by Penguin Books, which includes A Discovery of Witches (2011), Shadow of Night (2012), and The Book of Life (2014). The first book was adapted into a television series titled A Discovery of Witches, featuring Saudi actress Aiysha Hart. Harkness's second work is the novel Time's Convert (2018), set during the American War of Independence and the French Renaissance.
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Your next birthday is 291 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Deborah
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Deborah Harkness belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Philadelphia
Educated At: Mount Holyoke College | Northwestern University | University of California, Davis
Occupation: blogger | novelist | university teacher | executive producer | historian | writer
Employers: University of California, Davis
Awards Received: Inkpot Award | Pfizer Award | Guggenheim Fellowship
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 5, 1965
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 5, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 5, 2025 |
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Sun | 15 Aries 42 | 16 Aries 9 | 13 Gemini 51 |
Moon | 2 Gemini 25 | 23 Cancer 47 | 20 Leo 12 |
Mercury | 20 Aries 35 | 26 Pisces 58 | 5 Gemini 16 |
Venus | 14 Aries 2 | 25 Pisces 43 | 27 Gemini 59 |
Mars | 10 Virgo 1 | 25 Cancer 12 | 19 Virgo 2 |
Jupiter | 26 Taurus 15 | 16 Gemini 44 | 9 Gemini 48 |
Saturn | 12 Pisces 17 | 24 Pisces 58 | 16 Pisces 57 |
Uranus | 11 Virgo 32 | 25 Taurus 0 | 10 Virgo 53 |
Neptune | 19 Scorpio 29 | 0 Aries 14 | 17 Scorpio 57 |
Pluto | 14 Virgo 16 | 3 Aquarius 37 | 13 Virgo 43 |
Rahu | 16 Gemini 57 | 26 Pisces 28 | 13 Gemini 47 |
Ketu | 16 Sagittarius 57 | 26 Virgo 28 | 13 Sagittarius 47 |
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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.Deborah Harkness's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn square Ketu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Rahu
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Ketu
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Saturn sextile Jupiter
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Saturn sextile Jupiter
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 27 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 27 November, 2025