John Pekkanen, born on February 11, 1939, in Lyme, Connecticut, is a distinguished American journalist and author. He has won two National Magazine Awards and ten other national journalism awards, including the National Headliner Award and the Penney-Missouri Award for medical journalism. Pekkanen has served as a correspondent for Life magazine and a senior writer for Washingtonian. He is noted for his writings in various prominent magazines and is the author of several books, including 'Donor' and 'Victims'. Additionally, he is a published poet and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Pekkanen belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Lyme, Connecticut
Educated At: Harvard University
Occupation: journalist | writer
Employers: Life magazine | Washingtonian | The New Republic | The Atlantic Monthly | Town and Country
Awards Received: National Magazine Award | National Headliner Award | Penney-Missouri Award | Award of Excellence from the American College of Emergency Physicians
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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 February 11, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 11, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 11, 2026 |
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| Sun | 22 Aquarius 5 | 22 Aquarius 58 | 18 Taurus 10 |
| Moon | 28 Scorpio 11 | 16 Sagittarius 31 | 29 Capricorn 5 |
| Mercury | 16 Aquarius 28 | 8 Pisces 8 | 23 Aries 2 |
| Venus | 5 Capricorn 40 | 1 Pisces 36 | 16 Aries 54 |
| Mars | 8 Sagittarius 3 | 15 Aquarius 7 | 24 Capricorn 32 |
| Jupiter | 9 Pisces 31 | 16 Cancer 18 | 29 Pisces 35 |
| Saturn | 14 Aries 18 | 29 Pisces 39 | 24 Aries 36 |
| Uranus | 14 Taurus 1 | 27 Taurus 29 | 17 Taurus 52 |
| Neptune | 22 Virgo 44 | 0 Aries 27 | 20 Virgo 41 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 54 | 4 Aquarius 2 | 29 Cancer 23 |
| Rahu | 12 Scorpio 40 | 9 Pisces 57 | 8 Scorpio 3 |
| Ketu | 12 Taurus 40 | 9 Virgo 57 | 8 Taurus 3 |
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John Pekkanen's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Saturn square Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 10 July, 2026 - Saturn conjunction Saturn
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 19 August, 2026 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 28 October, 2026 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 07 November, 2026
