Kwame Anthony Appiah is a British-Ghanaian philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist born on May 8, 1954. His interests include political and ethical theory, philosophy of language and mind, as well as African intellectual history. Appiah taught philosophy at Lawrence S. Rockefeller University at Princeton before moving to New York University in 2014, where he currently works in the philosophy department and law school.
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Meaning of the name - Kwame
born on a Friday
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Kwame Anthony Appiah belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Greater London
Educated At: Port Regis School | Bryanston School | Clare College | University of Cambridge
Occupation: novelist | philosopher | academic | journalist | university teacher
Employers: University of Ghana | Duke University | New York University | Cornell University | Yale University | Princeton University | Harvard University
Awards Received: Philip L. Quinn Prize | Ralph J. Bunche Award | Gittler Prize | ASA Best Book Prize | Freedom to Create Prize | Carus Lectures | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Arthur Ross Book Award | National Humanities Medal
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 May 8, 1954
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 8, 2025 |
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Sun | 17 Taurus 33 | 18 Taurus 21 | 25 Cancer 31 |
Moon | 5 Leo 14 | 4 Libra 51 | 29 Aquarius 8 |
Mercury | 17 Taurus 15 | 27 Aries 2 | 9 Cancer 22 |
Venus | 11 Gemini 56 | 5 Aries 5 | 6 Virgo 7 |
Mars | 7 Capricorn 13 | 9 Leo 13 | 26 Sagittarius 22 |
Jupiter | 26 Gemini 36 | 22 Gemini 57 | 12 Cancer 16 |
Saturn | 5 Scorpio 42 | 28 Pisces 30 | 3 Scorpio 17 |
Uranus | 19 Cancer 47 | 26 Taurus 47 | 23 Cancer 31 |
Neptune | 24 Libra 4 | 1 Aries 19 | 23 Libra 20 |
Pluto | 22 Leo 32 | 3 Aquarius 48 | 23 Leo 44 |
Rahu | 17 Capricorn 59 | 24 Pisces 43 | 14 Capricorn 13 |
Ketu | 17 Cancer 59 | 24 Virgo 43 | 14 Cancer 13 |
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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.Kwame Anthony Appiah's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Mercury
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 02 March, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 18 October, 2025