Joan Didion (December 5, 1934 - December 23, 2021) was an American writer known for her impactful journalism and political writing. In the late 1960s, Didion gained attention for her reporting on California's minorities. Her political writings often focused on the implicit meanings within speeches. In 1991, she controversially suggested that the five accused in the Central Park case were wrongfully convicted. Didion won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2005 and was a finalist for multiple prestigious awards for her memoir 'The Year of Magical Thinking'.
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Meaning of the name - Joan
God is gracious; Yahweh is gracious; The Lord is gracious; God is merciful; The Lord is merciful
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Joan Didion belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Sacramento
Place of Death: Manhattan
Cause of Death: Parkinson's disease
Educated At: C. K. McClatchy High School | University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: essayist | novelist | journalist | writer | screenwriter
Spouses: John Gregory Dunne
Awards Received: Prix Médicis essai | St. Louis Literary Award | Edward MacDowell Medal | Evelyn F. Burkey Award | California Hall of Fame | Ambassador Book Award | National Medal of Arts | National Humanities Medal | American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | George Polk Award | National Book Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 5, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 5, 2025 |
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| Sun | 13 Sagittarius 0 | 13 Sagittarius 56 | 15 Pisces 19 |
| Moon | 1 Sagittarius 9 | 26 Gemini 11 | 9 Aries 33 |
| Mercury | 29 Scorpio 19 | 23 Scorpio 31 | 19 Aquarius 55 |
| Venus | 17 Sagittarius 8 | 6 Sagittarius 17 | 10 Aries 53 |
| Mars | 27 Virgo 9 | 22 Sagittarius 53 | 24 Libra 15 |
| Jupiter | 11 Scorpio 43 | 24 Cancer 12 | 23 Scorpio 1 |
| Saturn | 23 Aquarius 0 | 25 Pisces 7 | 2 Pisces 35 |
| Uranus | 27 Aries 54 | 28 Taurus 52 | 28 Aries 56 |
| Neptune | 14 Virgo 32 | 29 Pisces 22 | 13 Virgo 8 |
| Pluto | 25 Cancer 45 | 2 Aquarius 0 | 24 Cancer 1 |
| Rahu | 3 Aquarius 37 | 13 Pisces 33 | 28 Capricorn 48 |
| Ketu | 3 Leo 37 | 13 Virgo 33 | 28 Cancer 48 |
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