John Edmund Amaratunga was a notable Ceylonese planter, lawyer, and politician. He studied at Lincoln's Inn and became a barrister in 1933. Amaratunga served as secretary and later treasurer of the Ceylon National Congress starting in 1939. He was elected to parliament in May 1952 as a representative of the United National Party, winning by a significant margin against James Peter Obeyesekere III. However, he could not retain his seat in the 1956 elections, losing to Vimala Wijewardene of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party by a considerable number of votes.
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May 21, 1940 Facts
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J. E. Amaratunga belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Kandalama
Educated At: Lincoln's Inn
Occupation: barrister | politician
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 May 21, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 21, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 21, 2026 |
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| Sun | 0 Gemini 27 | 0 Gemini 39 | 22 Leo 41 |
| Moon | 2 Sagittarius 24 | 8 Leo 25 | 26 Capricorn 39 |
| Mercury | 0 Gemini 17 | 9 Gemini 14 | 5 Leo 3 |
| Venus | 9 Cancer 31 | 3 Cancer 11 | 8 Cancer 51 |
| Mars | 2 Cancer 38 | 2 Taurus 5 | 27 Leo 29 |
| Jupiter | 1 Taurus 10 | 22 Cancer 12 | 14 Taurus 57 |
| Saturn | 7 Taurus 55 | 11 Aries 12 | 14 Taurus 50 |
| Uranus | 22 Taurus 31 | 1 Gemini 29 | 26 Taurus 3 |
| Neptune | 22 Virgo 46 | 3 Aries 50 | 24 Virgo 4 |
| Pluto | 0 Leo 56 | 5 Aquarius 27 | 3 Leo 4 |
| Rahu | 18 Libra 2 | 4 Pisces 42 | 13 Libra 29 |
| Ketu | 18 Aries 2 | 4 Virgo 42 | 13 Aries 29 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
J. E. Amaratunga's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Saturn sextile Mercury
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 02 March, 2026 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 02 March, 2026 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 10 July, 2026 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 28 September, 2026
