Henry "Hank" Melson Stommel was a key contributor to physical oceanography, born on September 27, 1920, and passed away on January 17, 1992. Starting in the 1940s, he presented theories on global ocean circulation patterns and the behavior of the Gulf Stream, which form the foundation of modern physical oceanography. Stommel was widely recognized as one of the most influential and productive oceanographers of his time, noted as a pioneering theorist and a traveling marine observer.
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Place of Birth: Wilmington
Place of Death: Boston
Educated At: Yale University
Occupation: oceanographer | university teacher
Employers: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Harvard University
Awards Received: Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal in Oceanography | Crafoord Prize in Geosciences | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences | Albert Defant Medal | Maurice Ewing Medal | William Bowie Medal | Alexander Agassiz Medal | Guggenheim Fellowship | Sverdrup Gold Medal Award | National Medal of Science
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 27, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for September 27, 2025 |
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| Sun | 4 Libra 13 | 4 Libra 48 | 19 Capricorn 54 |
| Moon | 29 Pisces 9 | 9 Sagittarius 7 | 5 Aquarius 33 |
| Mercury | 18 Libra 14 | 15 Libra 49 | 16 Capricorn 6 |
| Venus | 27 Libra 21 | 9 Virgo 58 | 4 Pisces 23 |
| Mars | 15 Sagittarius 11 | 3 Scorpio 36 | 4 Pisces 9 |
| Jupiter | 6 Virgo 30 | 22 Cancer 3 | 18 Virgo 34 |
| Saturn | 18 Virgo 5 | 27 Pisces 54 | 25 Virgo 28 |
| Uranus | 2 Pisces 29 | 1 Gemini 17 | 3 Pisces 12 |
| Neptune | 13 Leo 5 | 0 Aries 38 | 12 Leo 58 |
| Pluto | 8 Cancer 52 | 1 Aquarius 25 | 7 Cancer 36 |
| Rahu | 8 Scorpio 2 | 17 Pisces 12 | 2 Scorpio 29 |
| Ketu | 8 Taurus 2 | 17 Virgo 12 | 2 Taurus 29 |
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