The Reverend DeForest Soaries is an African-American Baptist minister, author, and public advocate from Montclair, New Jersey. He served as the Secretary of State of New Jersey and was the former chairman of the federal Election Assistance Commission. Soaries was the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey, from November 1990 until his retirement in June 2021.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 331 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Deforest
Cleared of trees
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DeForest Soaries belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Brooklyn
Educated At: United Theological Seminary
Occupation: writer
Employers: First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens | New Jersey Secretary of State | Election Assistance Commission
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 August 20, 1951
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 20, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 20, 2025 |
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Sun | 26 Leo 49 | 27 Leo 53 | 9 Scorpio 25 |
Moon | 12 Aries 57 | 25 Cancer 42 | 20 Sagittarius 53 |
Mercury | 14 Virgo 42 | 9 Leo 23 | 21 Scorpio 41 |
Venus | 17 Virgo 16 | 24 Cancer 1 | 23 Virgo 18 |
Mars | 1 Leo 25 | 8 Libra 38 | 17 Virgo 22 |
Jupiter | 13 Aries 33 | 15 Cancer 45 | 5 Aries 20 |
Saturn | 1 Libra 14 | 0 Aries 37 | 10 Libra 3 |
Uranus | 12 Cancer 29 | 1 Gemini 22 | 13 Cancer 57 |
Neptune | 17 Libra 28 | 1 Aries 37 | 20 Libra 1 |
Pluto | 19 Leo 44 | 1 Aquarius 59 | 21 Leo 26 |
Rahu | 10 Pisces 30 | 19 Pisces 13 | 6 Pisces 35 |
Ketu | 10 Virgo 30 | 19 Virgo 13 | 6 Virgo 35 |
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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.DeForest Soaries's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Saturn
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Saturn opposition Mercury
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Saturn opposition Venus
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Saturn opposition Saturn
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Venus
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Mercury
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 17 December, 2025