Gihan Nilendra Wikramanayake was a prominent Sri Lankan academic born on January 17, 1960, and sadly passed away on January 5, 2018. He served as a Senior Professor in Computer Science at the University of Colombo School of Computing, where he was also the Director from May 2010 to May 2016. Between September 2002 and September 2005, he was the Head of the Department of Information Systems Engineering, and he served as the deputy director of UCSC from 2003 to 2006.
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Time Zone - Asia/Colombo (5:30 E)
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Meaning of the name - Gihan
strong, powerful, resilient
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Gihan Wikramanayake belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Colombo
Place of Death: Colombo
Educated At: University of Wales | Royal College, Colombo
Occupation: computer scientist
Employers: University of Colombo School of Computing | Department of Information Systems Engineering
Awards Received: Fellow of the British Computer Society
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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 17, 1960
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 26 Capricorn 9 | 27 Capricorn 9 | 2 Aries 38 |
| Moon | 3 Virgo 25 | 9 Capricorn 29 | 11 Aquarius 52 |
| Mercury | 20 Capricorn 11 | 24 Capricorn 20 | 12 Pisces 9 |
| Venus | 17 Sagittarius 56 | 29 Capricorn 41 | 8 Pisces 51 |
| Mars | 2 Capricorn 16 | 25 Capricorn 14 | 22 Aquarius 18 |
| Jupiter | 22 Sagittarius 6 | 19 Cancer 11 | 2 Capricorn 17 |
| Saturn | 11 Capricorn 40 | 27 Pisces 13 | 17 Capricorn 44 |
| Uranus | 20 Leo 0 | 27 Taurus 36 | 17 Leo 24 |
| Neptune | 8 Scorpio 58 | 29 Pisces 46 | 8 Scorpio 39 |
| Pluto | 5 Virgo 46 | 3 Aquarius 13 | 4 Virgo 12 |
| Rahu | 27 Virgo 51 | 11 Pisces 18 | 24 Virgo 22 |
| Ketu | 27 Pisces 51 | 11 Virgo 18 | 24 Pisces 22 |
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