John Charles Polanyi is a Canadian chemist born on January 23, 1929, in Berlin. He emigrated to England with his Hungarian family in 1933. He studied at the University of Manchester, obtaining his PhD in 1952. Polanyi worked as a researcher at Princeton University in 1954 and became a lecturer at the University of Toronto in 1956, eventually becoming a professor there in 1957. He has been a member of the Royal Society since 1971 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 232 days away.
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Time Zone - Europe/Berlin (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Polanyi belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Berlin
Educated At: The Manchester Grammar School | University of Toronto Schools | University of Manchester | University of Toronto
Occupation: university teacher | chemist | physicist
Spouses: Brenda Bury
Employers: University of Toronto
Awards Received: honorary doctorate of Concordia University | Chemical Institute of Canada Medal | Polanyi Medal | honorary doctorate at the Laval University | honorary doctor of the University of Manchester | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Marlow Award | Centenary Prize | Remsen Award | Royal Society Bakerian Medal | Companion of the Order of Canada | Killam Prize | Steacie Prize | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | Henry Marshall Tory Medal | Faraday Lectureship Prize | Helmholtz Medal | Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Guggenheim Fellowship | Bakerian Lecture | Wolf Prize in Chemistry | Royal medal | Order of Ontario | Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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 January 23, 1929
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 23, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 23, 2026 |
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| Sun | 2 Aquarius 59 | 3 Aquarius 26 | 9 Taurus 36 |
| Moon | 7 Cancer 46 | 28 Pisces 40 | 21 Capricorn 39 |
| Mercury | 21 Aquarius 32 | 4 Aquarius 39 | 23 Taurus 43 |
| Venus | 19 Pisces 7 | 7 Aquarius 27 | 24 Aries 8 |
| Mars | 21 Gemini 6 | 0 Aquarius 3 | 23 Cancer 15 |
| Jupiter | 1 Taurus 45 | 18 Cancer 23 | 19 Taurus 51 |
| Saturn | 26 Sagittarius 29 | 27 Pisces 45 | 0 Capricorn 30 |
| Uranus | 4 Aries 11 | 27 Taurus 31 | 9 Aries 9 |
| Neptune | 0 Virgo 43 | 29 Pisces 55 | 28 Leo 37 |
| Pluto | 16 Cancer 59 | 3 Aquarius 25 | 16 Cancer 24 |
| Rahu | 27 Taurus 4 | 10 Pisces 58 | 21 Taurus 56 |
| Ketu | 27 Scorpio 4 | 10 Virgo 58 | 21 Scorpio 56 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
John Polanyi's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 11 January, 2026 - Saturn square Saturn
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Saturn sextile Rahu
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 20 July, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 07 November, 2026
