Donald Knuth Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Donald Ervin Knuth, born on January 10, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a computer scientist and emeritus professor at Stanford University. He is widely regarded as the father of algorithm analysis, having contributed to the development of formal mathematical methods for analyzing the computational complexity of algorithms. He is also the author of the famous book 'The Art of Computer Programming,' which comprehensively covers the use of various algorithms in programming. Additionally, he is known for inventing the TeX typesetting system.

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Zodiac Sign (Western)
Capricorn

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Aries

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Age (Today)
88 years, 3 days

Your next birthday is 361 days away.

Place of Birth
Milwaukee

Time Zone - America/Chicago (6:0 W)

Chinese Zodiac Sign
Ox (牛)
Birth Number
1

Life Path Number
5
Name Number (Chaldean)
46 => 1

Name Number (Pythagorean)
7

Meaning of the name - Donald

world ruler, ruler of men

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January 10, 1938 Facts

Generation Group

Donald Knuth belongs to the Silent Generation group.


Place of Birth: Milwaukee

Educated At: Milwaukee Lutheran High School | Case Western Reserve University | California Institute of Technology

Occupation: historian of mathematics | programmer | academic | university teacher | type designer | mathematician | computer scientist | engineer | writer

Employers: Burroughs Corporation | Institute for Defense Analyses | Stanford University | California Institute of Technology

Awards Received: honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University | honorary doctor of ETH Zürich | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society | honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow | honorary doctor of Harvard University | honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Turing Talk | Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology | BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award | Fellow of the British Computer Society | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | Computer History Museum fellow | ACM Fellow | Franklin Medal | W. Wallace McDowell Award | Harvey Prize | Grace Murray Hopper Award | Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship | Faraday Medal | Guggenheim Fellowship | Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards | ACM Software System Award | Leroy P. Steele Prize | National Medal of Science | IEEE John von Neumann Medal | John von Neumann Prize | Turing Award


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 January 10, 1938

Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.
Planet Position (Tropical, Western) Transits on January 10, 2026 Secondary Progressions for January 10, 2026
Sun 19 Capricorn 51 20 Capricorn 30 18 Aries 14
Moon 4 Taurus 42 21 Libra 28 2 Leo 59
Mercury 29 Sagittarius 24 13 Capricorn 49 5 Taurus 9
Venus 14 Capricorn 0 21 Capricorn 29 3 Taurus 55
Mars 15 Pisces 7 20 Capricorn 11 19 Taurus 31
Jupiter 4 Aquarius 48 20 Cancer 4 24 Aquarius 31
Saturn 29 Pisces 51 26 Pisces 43 9 Aries 22
Uranus 9 Taurus 45 27 Taurus 43 12 Taurus 14
Neptune 21 Virgo 3 29 Pisces 39 19 Virgo 1
Pluto 29 Cancer 11 3 Aquarius 1 27 Cancer 51
Rahu 3 Sagittarius 41 11 Pisces 39 29 Scorpio 1
Ketu 3 Gemini 41 11 Virgo 39 29 Taurus 1

Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026

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Donald Knuth's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets