John Maxwell Coetzee, born on February 9, 1940, is a South African writer regarded as the most awarded living author in the English-speaking world. He is notable for being the first writer to win the Booker Prize twice and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. Coetzee's notable works include novels such as 'Life & Times of Michael K,' 'Disgrace,' and 'Waiting for the Barbarians,' along with fictionalized autobiographies and essays exploring themes including censorship and literature.
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Your next birthday is 205 days away.
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Time Zone - Africa/Johannesburg (2:0 E)
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February 9, 1940 Facts
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J. M. Coetzee belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Cape Town
Educated At: University of Cape Town | University of Texas at Austin | University of Adelaide
Occupation: linguist | prose writer | essayist | novelist | critic | librettist | university teacher | translator | poet | writer | screenwriter
Employers: National University of General San Martín | University at Buffalo | University of Cape Town | University of Chicago | IBM | Harvard University
Awards Received: Prix Femina étranger | Order of Mapungubwe | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | Gold Order of Mapungubwe | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Jerusalem Prize | Booker Prize | Nobel Prize in Literature
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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 February 9, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 9, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 9, 2026 |
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| Sun | 19 Aquarius 31 | 20 Aquarius 39 | 14 Taurus 44 |
| Moon | 1 Pisces 26 | 19 Scorpio 20 | 21 Aries 21 |
| Mercury | 26 Aquarius 4 | 4 Pisces 17 | 27 Aries 20 |
| Venus | 26 Pisces 36 | 28 Aquarius 44 | 28 Gemini 55 |
| Mars | 24 Aries 47 | 13 Aquarius 19 | 22 Gemini 5 |
| Jupiter | 7 Aries 32 | 16 Cancer 30 | 27 Aries 25 |
| Saturn | 26 Aries 14 | 29 Pisces 25 | 5 Taurus 53 |
| Uranus | 18 Taurus 4 | 27 Taurus 29 | 21 Taurus 34 |
| Neptune | 25 Virgo 2 | 0 Aries 23 | 22 Virgo 57 |
| Pluto | 1 Leo 23 | 3 Aquarius 57 | 0 Leo 43 |
| Rahu | 23 Libra 27 | 10 Pisces 4 | 18 Libra 54 |
| Ketu | 23 Aries 27 | 10 Virgo 4 | 18 Aries 54 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
J. M. Coetzee's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn conjunction Venus
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 01 April, 2026 - Saturn conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Moon
Exact: 10 July, 2026 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Mercury
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 28 October, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 07 November, 2026 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 17 November, 2026 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 17 November, 2026
