Joachim Sauer is a German chemist and the husband of Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany. Born on April 19, 1949, he studied chemistry at Humboldt University in Berlin and earned his Bachelor of Science in 1972. Sauer worked as a researcher at the same university before joining the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry at the Academy of Sciences in East Berlin from 1977 to 1991. After German reunification, he worked in San Diego from 1990 to 2002. He appears rarely alongside Merkel at official events, valuing his privacy.
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Meaning of the name - Joachim
God has prepared
Read Full Joachim Name AnalysisApril 19, 1949 Facts
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Joachim Sauer belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Hosena
Educated At: Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation: university teacher | chemist
Spouses: Angela Merkel
Children: Adrian Sauer
Employers: Humboldt University of Berlin
Awards Received: Foreign Member of the Royal Society | ACS Award in Surface Chemistry | Kołos Medal | Friedrich Wöhler Award | Liebig Medal | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Bunsen Medal | Schrödinger Medal
Astrology Analysis
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Ephemeris for April 19, 1949
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 19, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 19, 2025 |
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Sun | 29 Aries 18 | 29 Aries 53 | 12 Cancer 21 |
Moon | 24 Capricorn 17 | 13 Capricorn 43 | 0 Scorpio 23 |
Mercury | 6 Taurus 32 | 2 Aries 42 | 21 Gemini 44 |
Venus | 0 Taurus 1 | 25 Pisces 29 | 3 Leo 19 |
Mars | 22 Aries 9 | 0 Leo 38 | 17 Gemini 21 |
Jupiter | 0 Aquarius 36 | 19 Gemini 11 | 29 Capricorn 5 |
Saturn | 29 Leo 57 | 26 Pisces 34 | 3 Virgo 7 |
Uranus | 27 Gemini 25 | 25 Taurus 43 | 1 Cancer 30 |
Neptune | 13 Libra 22 | 0 Aries 43 | 12 Libra 25 |
Pluto | 14 Leo 9 | 3 Aquarius 45 | 15 Leo 9 |
Rahu | 25 Aries 41 | 25 Pisces 44 | 21 Aries 39 |
Ketu | 25 Libra 41 | 25 Virgo 44 | 21 Libra 39 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Joachim Sauer's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 28 October, 2025