Paul L. Schechter is an American astronomer and cosmologist who serves as the William A. M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics, Emeritus, at MIT. He earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell in 1968 and his Ph.D. from Caltech in 1975. Schechter has held postdoctoral positions at the Institute for Advanced Study and the University of Arizona, later joining Harvard as an assistant professor before moving to MIT in 1988. Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2003, he is known for his work on the Schechter luminosity function and the Press-Schechter formalism.
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Meaning of the name - Paul
small, humble
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Paul L. Schechter belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: The Bronx
Educated At: California Institute of Technology | Cornell University
Occupation: astronomer
Employers: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Harvard University
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship
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 30, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 30, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 9 Gemini 10 | 9 Gemini 32 | 22 Leo 45 |
| Moon | 6 Pisces 26 | 28 Cancer 11 | 8 Capricorn 14 |
| Mercury | 2 Cancer 6 | 10 Gemini 12 | 26 Leo 47 |
| Venus | 10 Cancer 56 | 23 Aries 42 | 8 Cancer 27 |
| Mars | 5 Virgo 6 | 20 Leo 22 | 17 Libra 51 |
| Jupiter | 25 Sagittarius 52 | 27 Gemini 43 | 18 Sagittarius 59 |
| Saturn | 17 Leo 51 | 0 Aries 18 | 26 Leo 8 |
| Uranus | 25 Gemini 17 | 28 Taurus 3 | 29 Gemini 29 |
| Neptune | 10 Libra 20 | 1 Aries 50 | 11 Libra 0 |
| Pluto | 12 Leo 50 | 3 Aquarius 39 | 14 Leo 49 |
| Rahu | 12 Taurus 50 | 23 Pisces 34 | 8 Taurus 45 |
| Ketu | 12 Scorpio 50 | 23 Virgo 34 | 8 Scorpio 45 |
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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.Paul L. Schechter's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 17 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 17 December, 2025
