Douglas A. Melton is a Harvard University professor and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He serves as co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and was the first co-chair of the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard. Melton is the founder of several biotechnology companies, including Gilead Sciences. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he is a founding member of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 340 days away.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Doug
dark water, black stream
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Generation Group
Doug Melton belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Chicago
Educated At: Dwight D. Eisenhower High School | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Occupation: biologist
Employers: Harvard University
Awards Received: Richard Lounsbery Award | Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize | Marshall Scholarship
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 September 26, 1953
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 26, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for September 26, 2025 |
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Sun | 3 Libra 18 | 3 Libra 51 | 15 Sagittarius 18 |
Moon | 22 Taurus 45 | 27 Scorpio 46 | 0 Capricorn 17 |
Mercury | 17 Libra 55 | 14 Libra 14 | 26 Scorpio 4 |
Venus | 3 Virgo 6 | 8 Virgo 47 | 2 Sagittarius 33 |
Mars | 7 Virgo 33 | 2 Scorpio 57 | 22 Libra 15 |
Jupiter | 25 Gemini 42 | 21 Cancer 56 | 21 Gemini 57 |
Saturn | 27 Libra 24 | 27 Pisces 58 | 5 Scorpio 46 |
Uranus | 22 Cancer 39 | 1 Gemini 18 | 22 Cancer 28 |
Neptune | 22 Libra 52 | 0 Aries 39 | 25 Libra 21 |
Pluto | 24 Leo 10 | 1 Aquarius 25 | 24 Leo 59 |
Rahu | 29 Capricorn 50 | 17 Pisces 15 | 26 Capricorn 1 |
Ketu | 29 Cancer 50 | 17 Virgo 15 | 26 Cancer 1 |
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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.Doug Melton's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Saturn
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 28 October, 2025