Gwen Amber Rose Araujo was a transgender teenager from Newark, California, who was brutally murdered in 2002 at the age of 17. Her death came after she was beaten and strangled by four men who had discovered her transgender identity. The subsequent trials utilized a 'trans panic defense' in their arguments. Two of the defendants were convicted of second-degree murder, while the others pleaded guilty to lesser charges. The case highlighted issues of violence against transgender individuals and received considerable media attention.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Gwen
fair, blessed
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Gwen Araujo belongs to the Millennials group.
Place of Birth: Newark
Place of Death: Newark
Cause of Death: strangling
Occupation: student
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 February 24, 1985
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 24, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 24, 2026 |
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| Sun | 6 Pisces 2 | 6 Pisces 5 | 16 Aries 50 |
| Moon | 0 Taurus 13 | 8 Gemini 41 | 4 Scorpio 15 |
| Mercury | 10 Pisces 38 | 22 Pisces 21 | 11 Aries 15 |
| Venus | 17 Aries 7 | 17 Pisces 52 | 12 Aries 20 |
| Mars | 16 Aries 25 | 25 Aquarius 21 | 16 Taurus 10 |
| Jupiter | 4 Aquarius 0 | 15 Cancer 26 | 11 Aquarius 51 |
| Saturn | 28 Scorpio 18 | 1 Aries 7 | 27 Scorpio 41 |
| Uranus | 17 Sagittarius 43 | 27 Taurus 39 | 17 Sagittarius 55 |
| Neptune | 3 Capricorn 11 | 0 Aries 53 | 3 Capricorn 36 |
| Pluto | 4 Scorpio 37 | 4 Aquarius 25 | 3 Scorpio 48 |
| Rahu | 22 Taurus 15 | 9 Pisces 16 | 20 Taurus 4 |
| Ketu | 22 Scorpio 15 | 9 Virgo 16 | 20 Scorpio 4 |
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