Ken Thompson, full name Kenneth Thompson, is a prominent computer scientist known for his significant contributions to the development of the UNIX operating system.
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Your next birthday is 240 days away.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Ken
handsome, born of fire
Read Full Ken Name AnalysisFebruary 4, 1943 Facts
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Ken Thompson belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: New Orleans
Educated At: University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: programmer | computer scientist
Employers: Bell Labs | Google
Awards Received: Computer History Museum fellow | IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award | Computer Pioneer Award | Harold Pender Award | Tsutomu Kanai Award | IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal | National Inventors Hall of Fame | ACM Software System Award | National Medal of Technology and Innovation | Japan Prize | Turing 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 February 4, 1943
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 4, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 4, 2026 |
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| Sun | 15 Aquarius 1 | 15 Aquarius 53 | 7 Taurus 32 |
| Moon | 11 Aquarius 17 | 20 Virgo 58 | 25 Aquarius 35 |
| Mercury | 24 Capricorn 58 | 26 Aquarius 3 | 27 Taurus 55 |
| Venus | 4 Pisces 10 | 22 Aquarius 50 | 15 Gemini 11 |
| Mars | 6 Capricorn 30 | 9 Aquarius 38 | 8 Pisces 30 |
| Jupiter | 16 Cancer 56 | 16 Cancer 58 | 18 Cancer 23 |
| Saturn | 5 Gemini 53 | 28 Pisces 55 | 11 Gemini 16 |
| Uranus | 0 Gemini 35 | 27 Taurus 28 | 3 Gemini 3 |
| Neptune | 1 Libra 48 | 0 Aries 14 | 29 Virgo 45 |
| Pluto | 5 Leo 54 | 3 Aquarius 49 | 4 Leo 57 |
| Rahu | 25 Leo 40 | 10 Pisces 19 | 21 Leo 16 |
| Ketu | 25 Aquarius 40 | 10 Virgo 19 | 21 Aquarius 16 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Ken Thompson's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 10 February, 2026 - Saturn sextile Saturn
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Saturn square Mars
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Venus
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 19 August, 2026 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Ketu
Exact: 28 October, 2026 - Ketu conjunction Rahu
Exact: 28 October, 2026 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 17 November, 2026 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 17 November, 2026 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 07 December, 2026
