Nikki Keddie is a professor specializing in women's studies and Persian affairs. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930, she resigned after 35 years of teaching at the University of California, Los Angeles. Some of her writings have been translated into Persian. Keddie's work focuses on issues related to women in Persian societies.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Nikki
The name Nikki is typically used as a nickname for Nicole, which is of Greek origin and means "victory of the people" or "people's victory".
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Generation Group
Nikki Keddie belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Brooklyn
Educated At: University of California, Berkeley | Stanford University | Harvard University
Occupation: university teacher | historian
Employers: Scripps College | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Harvard Summer School | Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3 | University of Arizona | University of California, Los Angeles | University of Rochester
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship | Balzan Prize
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 August 20, 1930
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 20, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 20, 2024 |
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Sun | 26 Leo 53 | 28 Leo 7 | 29 Scorpio 38 |
Moon | 7 Cancer 42 | 10 Pisces 30 | 26 Sagittarius 58 |
Mercury | 23 Virgo 34 | 25 Leo 16 | 8 Sagittarius 26 |
Venus | 11 Libra 39 | 19 Virgo 7 | 29 Scorpio 47 |
Mars | 25 Gemini 1 | 20 Gemini 34 | 12 Leo 55 |
Jupiter | 11 Cancer 39 | 17 Gemini 33 | 19 Cancer 58 |
Saturn | 5 Capricorn 54 | 17 Pisces 19 | 9 Capricorn 35 |
Uranus | 15 Aries 0 | 27 Taurus 13 | 11 Aries 46 |
Neptune | 3 Virgo 5 | 29 Pisces 19 | 5 Virgo 43 |
Pluto | 20 Cancer 9 | 0 Aquarius 12 | 20 Cancer 42 |
Rahu | 26 Aries 40 | 8 Aries 33 | 21 Aries 41 |
Ketu | 26 Libra 40 | 8 Libra 33 | 21 Libra 41 |
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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.Nikki Keddie's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Ketu
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 02 March, 2025 - Saturn opposition Mercury
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Saturn
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Saturn opposition Mercury
Exact: 27 November, 2025