Eric Engstrom was an influential American software engineer born on January 25, 1965, and passed away on December 1, 2020. He played a significant role in the development of DirectX while working at Microsoft, alongside notable figures like Alex St. John and Craig Eisler. DirectX is an application programming interface that transformed Microsoft Windows into a capable gaming platform, ultimately contributing to the evolution of the Xbox gaming console series.
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Time Zone - America/Los_Angeles (8:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Eric
everlasting ruler, powerful ruler
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Eric Engstrom belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Oroville
Place of Death: Seattle
Cause of Death: liver failure
Educated At: Washington State University
Occupation: programmer
Employers: AOL | Zortech | Data I/O | Microsoft
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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 25, 1965
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 25, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 25, 2026 |
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| Sun | 5 Aquarius 40 | 5 Aquarius 51 | 6 Aries 56 |
| Moon | 21 Scorpio 11 | 1 Taurus 11 | 6 Aquarius 47 |
| Mercury | 17 Capricorn 7 | 8 Aquarius 43 | 23 Aries 4 |
| Venus | 16 Capricorn 53 | 10 Aquarius 26 | 3 Aries 1 |
| Mars | 27 Virgo 59 | 1 Aquarius 54 | 12 Virgo 8 |
| Jupiter | 16 Taurus 20 | 18 Cancer 5 | 24 Taurus 29 |
| Saturn | 4 Pisces 3 | 27 Pisces 58 | 11 Pisces 18 |
| Uranus | 14 Virgo 19 | 27 Taurus 30 | 11 Virgo 51 |
| Neptune | 19 Scorpio 49 | 29 Pisces 58 | 19 Scorpio 39 |
| Pluto | 15 Virgo 58 | 3 Aquarius 30 | 14 Virgo 28 |
| Rahu | 20 Gemini 39 | 10 Pisces 51 | 17 Gemini 25 |
| Ketu | 20 Sagittarius 39 | 10 Virgo 51 | 17 Sagittarius 25 |
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