Martin John Rees is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist, born on June 23, 1942, in York, England. He has served as the Astronomer Royal since 1995 and was the President of the Royal Society from 2005 to 2010. Rees obtained his master's degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, and has made significant contributions to the field of astronomy and cosmology over his career.
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Time Zone - Europe/London (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Martin
warlike, dedicated to Mars (Roman god of war)
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Generation Group
Martin John Rees belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: York
Educated At: Shrewsbury School | Trinity College | University of Cambridge
Occupation: cosmologist | university teacher | astrophysicist | physicist | politician | astronomer
Spouses: Caroline Humphrey
Employers: University of Leicester | University of Sussex | Gresham College | Trinity College | University of Cambridge
Awards Received: honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales | Fritz Zwicky Prize for Astrophysics and Cosmology | honorary doctor of the Yale University | honorary doctor of ETH Zürich | Guthrie Medal and Prize | Crafoord Prize in Astronomy | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Dalton Medal | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal | Royal Society Bakerian Medal | ICTP Dirac Medal | Lilienfeld Prize | Henry Norris Russell Lectureship | Karl G. Jansky Lectureship | Gruber Prize in Cosmology | Michael Faraday Prize | Albert Einstein World Award of Science | Bakerian Lecture | Marcel Grossmann Award | Petrie Prize Lecture | Oskar Klein Medal | Karl Schwarzschild Medal | Clarivate Citation Laureates | Science Writing Award | Nierenberg Prize | Fellow of the Royal Society | Bruno Rossi Prize | Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science | Knight Bachelor | Isaac Newton Medal | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | Balzan Prize | Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics | Templeton Prize | Bruce Medal | Order of Merit
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 23, 1942
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 23, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for June 23, 2025 |
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Sun | 1 Cancer 18 | 2 Cancer 12 | 20 Virgo 57 |
Moon | 20 Libra 42 | 4 Gemini 21 | 7 Scorpio 51 |
Mercury | 17 Gemini 4 | 25 Cancer 19 | 17 Libra 29 |
Venus | 24 Taurus 43 | 17 Taurus 48 | 4 Virgo 42 |
Mars | 5 Leo 44 | 3 Virgo 25 | 28 Virgo 4 |
Jupiter | 2 Cancer 49 | 3 Cancer 5 | 19 Cancer 55 |
Saturn | 6 Gemini 3 | 1 Aries 30 | 12 Gemini 42 |
Uranus | 2 Gemini 14 | 29 Taurus 21 | 4 Gemini 35 |
Neptune | 27 Virgo 10 | 2 Aries 8 | 29 Virgo 18 |
Pluto | 4 Leo 23 | 3 Aquarius 17 | 6 Leo 37 |
Rahu | 7 Virgo 39 | 22 Pisces 18 | 3 Virgo 15 |
Ketu | 7 Pisces 39 | 22 Virgo 18 | 3 Pisces 15 |
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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.Martin John Rees's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Moon
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Saturn sextile Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 27 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 17 December, 2025