James Maraniss was an influential American academic who taught Spanish and European studies at Amherst College for over four decades. He made significant contributions to the field and was recognized with a Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for his work on an opera based on Pedro Calderón de la Barca's La Vida es sueño. Maraniss’s academic career spanned from 1972 until his retirement in 2015. He passed away on January 9, 2022, at the age of 75, leaving behind a legacy in academia.
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Time Zone - America/Detroit (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - James
supplanter, he who takes the place of another
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James Maraniss belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Ann Arbor
Place of Death: Chesterfield
Cause of Death: heart attack
Occupation: literary scholar | librettist
Employers: Amherst College
Awards Received: Pulitzer Prize
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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 March 22, 1945
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 22, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 22, 2026 |
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| Sun | 1 Aries 40 | 2 Aries 2 | 20 Gemini 21 |
| Moon | 23 Cancer 58 | 20 Taurus 8 | 9 Cancer 53 |
| Mercury | 19 Aries 38 | 8 Pisces 39 | 15 Gemini 1 |
| Venus | 3 Taurus 25 | 20 Aries 8 | 5 Taurus 22 |
| Mars | 28 Aquarius 5 | 15 Pisces 48 | 0 Taurus 8 |
| Jupiter | 21 Virgo 11 | 15 Cancer 19 | 18 Virgo 30 |
| Saturn | 4 Cancer 28 | 4 Aries 17 | 11 Cancer 30 |
| Uranus | 9 Gemini 38 | 28 Taurus 23 | 13 Gemini 41 |
| Neptune | 5 Libra 10 | 1 Aries 51 | 3 Libra 40 |
| Pluto | 8 Leo 4 | 5 Aquarius 3 | 8 Leo 29 |
| Rahu | 14 Cancer 32 | 7 Pisces 53 | 10 Cancer 14 |
| Ketu | 14 Capricorn 32 | 7 Virgo 53 | 10 Capricorn 14 |
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