Junot Díaz is a Dominican-American writer born on November 31, 1968, in Santo Domingo. He won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for his novel 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.' Díaz is a creative writing professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and serves as an editor for Boston Review. In April 2018, he was elected president of the Pulitzer Prize Board but resigned on May 11 of the same year following allegations of sexual assault.
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Your next birthday is 364 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - America/Santo_Domingo (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Junot
Strong, determined, courageous
Read Full Junot Name AnalysisDecember 31, 1968 Facts
Generation Group
Junot Díaz belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Santo Domingo
Educated At: Cedar Ridge High School | Old Bridge High School | Rutgers University | Cornell University
Occupation: science fiction writer | faculty member | novelist | university teacher | writer
Employers: Rutgers University Press | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Américas Award | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | Rome Prize | Great Immigrants Award | Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT | MacArthur Fellows Program | Guggenheim Fellowship | PEN/Malamud Award | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | O. Henry Award
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 December 31, 1968
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 31, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 31, 2025 |
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| Sun | 10 Capricorn 6 | 10 Capricorn 16 | 7 Pisces 56 |
| Moon | 6 Gemini 46 | 2 Gemini 34 | 5 Cancer 16 |
| Mercury | 24 Capricorn 5 | 28 Sagittarius 12 | 11 Aquarius 25 |
| Venus | 25 Aquarius 19 | 8 Capricorn 50 | 20 Aries 4 |
| Mars | 1 Scorpio 1 | 12 Capricorn 28 | 0 Sagittarius 39 |
| Jupiter | 5 Libra 19 | 21 Cancer 24 | 3 Libra 49 |
| Saturn | 19 Aries 0 | 26 Pisces 3 | 22 Aries 41 |
| Uranus | 4 Libra 2 | 27 Taurus 58 | 3 Libra 1 |
| Neptune | 27 Scorpio 46 | 29 Pisces 29 | 28 Scorpio 42 |
| Pluto | 25 Virgo 6 | 2 Aquarius 42 | 24 Virgo 12 |
| Rahu | 4 Aries 37 | 12 Pisces 10 | 1 Aries 36 |
| Ketu | 4 Libra 37 | 12 Virgo 10 | 1 Libra 36 |
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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.Junot Díaz's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Mars
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 27 November, 2025
