Dickson D. Despommier is a microbiologist and professor at Columbia University, specializing in ecology and public health as well as environmental health sciences. He conducts research on intracellular parasitism and teaches courses on parasitic diseases, medicine, and ecology. In recent years, he has gained media attention for his ideas on vertical farming, which began in 1999.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 355 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - America/Chicago (5:0 W)
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June 5, 1940 Facts
Generation Group
Dickson Despommier belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: New Orleans
Educated At: Columbia University
Occupation: parasitologist | ecologist | microbiologist | university teacher
Employers: Columbia University
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 June 5, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 5, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for June 5, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 14 Gemini 51 | 15 Gemini 3 | 7 Virgo 8 |
| Moon | 10 Gemini 53 | 13 Aquarius 37 | 3 Leo 8 |
| Mercury | 1 Cancer 26 | 6 Cancer 43 | 2 Virgo 27 |
| Venus | 13 Cancer 17 | 20 Cancer 56 | 21 Cancer 24 |
| Mars | 12 Cancer 17 | 13 Taurus 14 | 7 Virgo 2 |
| Jupiter | 4 Taurus 25 | 24 Cancer 59 | 15 Taurus 33 |
| Saturn | 9 Taurus 40 | 12 Aries 30 | 14 Taurus 57 |
| Uranus | 23 Taurus 22 | 2 Gemini 21 | 26 Taurus 9 |
| Neptune | 22 Virgo 44 | 4 Aries 8 | 24 Virgo 35 |
| Pluto | 1 Leo 12 | 5 Aquarius 18 | 3 Leo 27 |
| Rahu | 17 Libra 15 | 3 Pisces 55 | 12 Libra 42 |
| Ketu | 17 Aries 15 | 3 Virgo 55 | 12 Aries 42 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Dickson Despommier's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 01 January, 2026 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 01 January, 2026 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 22 March, 2026 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 31 May, 2026 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 20 July, 2026 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 28 September, 2026
