Janet Elder was a prominent writer, author, editor, and reporter who dedicated nearly thirty years to The New York Times. Starting her career as a reporter in the mid-1980s, she rose to become one of the newspaper's top editors by the time of her death in 2017. She was known for her work on various social issues, the interpretation of survey results, and election analyses, alongside her substantial administrative contributions behind the scenes. Elder was recognized as one of the highest-ranking women in the Times during her tenure.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Janet
God is gracious, Yahweh is gracious
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Janet Elder belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Poughkeepsie
Occupation: journalist | editor | writer
Employers: The New York Times
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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 July 6, 1956
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 6, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for July 6, 2026 |
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| Sun | 14 Cancer 31 | 14 Cancer 36 | 21 Virgo 47 |
| Moon | 22 Gemini 55 | 0 Aries 20 | 20 Capricorn 57 |
| Mercury | 29 Gemini 46 | 24 Cancer 30 | 12 Libra 7 |
| Venus | 23 Gemini 31 | 26 Leo 35 | 6 Leo 28 |
| Mars | 16 Pisces 11 | 5 Gemini 34 | 17 Pisces 8 |
| Jupiter | 29 Leo 38 | 1 Leo 24 | 14 Virgo 7 |
| Saturn | 27 Scorpio 7 | 14 Aries 16 | 28 Scorpio 15 |
| Uranus | 1 Leo 29 | 4 Gemini 0 | 5 Leo 32 |
| Neptune | 27 Libra 38 | 4 Aries 24 | 28 Libra 47 |
| Pluto | 26 Leo 54 | 4 Aquarius 45 | 29 Leo 4 |
| Rahu | 6 Sagittarius 9 | 2 Pisces 16 | 2 Sagittarius 26 |
| Ketu | 6 Gemini 9 | 2 Virgo 16 | 2 Gemini 26 |
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