John Macleod Ball, born in 1948, is a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Oxford. He served as president of the International Mathematical Union from 2003 to 2006 and is a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. His educational background includes studies at the University of Cambridge and the University of Sussex. Ball's research interests encompass elasticity, calculus of variations, and infinite-dimensional dynamical systems. He was knighted in 2006 for services to science and has received various accolades, including the King Faisal International Prize in Mathematics in 2018.
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Time Zone - Europe/London (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John M. Ball belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Farnham
Educated At: University of Sussex | St John's College | University of Cambridge
Occupation: university teacher | mathematician
Employers: Heriot-Watt University | University of Edinburgh | University of Oxford
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society | honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier | King Faisal International Prize in Science | Honorary doctoral degree of the Pierre and Marie Curie University | honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh | honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne | Fellow of the Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Theodore von Kármán Prize | Whitehead Prize | Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize | Knight Bachelor | De Morgan Medal | Keith Medal
Astrology Analysis
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 May 19, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 19, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 19, 2025 |
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Sun | 28 Taurus 21 | 28 Taurus 43 | 11 Leo 57 |
Moon | 13 Libra 21 | 15 Aquarius 48 | 1 Leo 41 |
Mercury | 18 Gemini 31 | 16 Taurus 23 | 3 Leo 50 |
Venus | 7 Cancer 25 | 13 Aries 31 | 0 Cancer 46 |
Mars | 0 Virgo 14 | 14 Leo 32 | 10 Libra 52 |
Jupiter | 27 Sagittarius 5 | 25 Gemini 14 | 19 Sagittarius 11 |
Saturn | 17 Leo 8 | 29 Pisces 27 | 24 Leo 42 |
Uranus | 24 Gemini 38 | 27 Taurus 24 | 28 Gemini 59 |
Neptune | 10 Libra 29 | 1 Aries 36 | 10 Libra 43 |
Pluto | 12 Leo 41 | 3 Aquarius 45 | 14 Leo 29 |
Rahu | 13 Taurus 26 | 24 Pisces 9 | 9 Taurus 21 |
Ketu | 13 Scorpio 26 | 24 Virgo 9 | 9 Scorpio 21 |
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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.John M. Ball's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Rahu
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 18 October, 2025