Jon Halliday is an Irish historian specializing in modern Asia. He is a former Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London. Halliday has authored or edited eight books, including an interview with American filmmaker Douglas Sirk. Together with his wife, Jung Chang, he researched and co-authored a biography of Mao Zedong titled 'Mao: the Unknown Story', which received praise from mainstream media but faced serious criticism from scholars and historians. He is also the older brother of the late Irish academic and writer Fred Halliday.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 335 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - Europe/Dublin (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Jon
God is gracious, dove
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Generation Group
Jon Halliday belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Dublin
Educated At: University of Oxford
Occupation: biographer | historian
Spouses: Jung Chang
Employers: King's College London
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 June 28, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 28, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for June 28, 2025 |
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Sun | 5 Cancer 51 | 7 Cancer 0 | 28 Virgo 32 |
Moon | 28 Scorpio 29 | 16 Leo 28 | 21 Capricorn 25 |
Mercury | 27 Cancer 8 | 2 Leo 7 | 28 Virgo 26 |
Venus | 17 Gemini 2 | 23 Taurus 14 | 3 Libra 0 |
Mars | 4 Aquarius 30 | 6 Virgo 18 | 29 Capricorn 26 |
Jupiter | 7 Aries 11 | 4 Cancer 15 | 4 Aries 24 |
Saturn | 29 Aries 36 | 1 Aries 38 | 0 Taurus 8 |
Uranus | 20 Taurus 31 | 29 Taurus 36 | 21 Taurus 44 |
Neptune | 20 Virgo 44 | 2 Aries 9 | 23 Virgo 17 |
Pluto | 0 Leo 21 | 3 Aquarius 11 | 2 Leo 32 |
Rahu | 5 Scorpio 25 | 22 Pisces 2 | 0 Scorpio 52 |
Ketu | 5 Taurus 25 | 22 Virgo 2 | 0 Taurus 52 |
Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Jon Halliday's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Sun
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 27 November, 2025