Eric Rofes was a prominent gay activist, educator, and author renowned for his advocacy in the LGBTQ+ community. He served as the director of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center in the 1980s and later became the executive director of the Shanti Project, an AIDS service organization. A dedicated academic, Rofes was a professor of Education at Humboldt State University and contributed to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. He authored or edited twelve books and actively worked on projects to improve the understanding of gay men’s health education.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Eric
everlasting ruler, powerful ruler
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Eric Rofes belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Commack
Cause of Death: myocardial infarction
Educated At: University of California, Berkeley | Harvard University
Occupation: writer
Employers: California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | Shanti Project | Los Angeles LGBT Center
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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 August 31, 1954
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 31, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 31, 2025 |
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Sun | 7 Virgo 42 | 8 Virgo 30 | 17 Scorpio 43 |
Moon | 14 Libra 40 | 12 Sagittarius 53 | 18 Taurus 30 |
Mercury | 16 Virgo 51 | 26 Leo 25 | 29 Libra 35 |
Venus | 23 Libra 48 | 7 Leo 9 | 25 Scorpio 8 |
Mars | 2 Capricorn 29 | 15 Libra 42 | 13 Aquarius 25 |
Jupiter | 21 Cancer 26 | 17 Cancer 49 | 29 Cancer 39 |
Saturn | 5 Scorpio 34 | 29 Pisces 55 | 13 Scorpio 13 |
Uranus | 26 Cancer 2 | 1 Gemini 28 | 27 Cancer 43 |
Neptune | 24 Libra 8 | 1 Aries 21 | 26 Libra 36 |
Pluto | 25 Leo 6 | 1 Aquarius 46 | 26 Leo 43 |
Rahu | 11 Capricorn 53 | 18 Pisces 38 | 8 Capricorn 8 |
Ketu | 11 Cancer 53 | 18 Virgo 38 | 8 Cancer 8 |
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