Philippe Desan is a prominent scholar specializing in French Renaissance literature and culture, serving as the Howard L. Willett Professor at the University of Chicago. He earned his PhD from the University of California Davis in 1984 and has contributed significantly to Montaigne studies. Desan has held key roles at the University, including Master of the Humanities Collegiate Division and Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. He has received multiple prestigious awards, such as the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the Prix de l'Académie Française.
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Meaning of the name - Philippe
lover of horses
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Philippe Desan belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Educated At: University of California, Davis
Occupation: literary critic | university teacher
Employers: University of Chicago
Awards Received: Roland de Jouvenel Prize | Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises | Pierre-Georges Castex Prize | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Knight of the National Order of Merit
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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 16, 1953
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 16, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 16, 2026 |
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| Sun | 25 Taurus 30 | 25 Taurus 50 | 5 Leo 18 |
| Moon | 9 Cancer 38 | 24 Taurus 2 | 5 Pisces 23 |
| Mercury | 16 Taurus 15 | 28 Taurus 25 | 29 Cancer 54 |
| Venus | 17 Aries 38 | 27 Gemini 12 | 22 Gemini 54 |
| Mars | 10 Gemini 43 | 28 Aries 19 | 29 Cancer 17 |
| Jupiter | 1 Gemini 29 | 21 Cancer 21 | 17 Gemini 41 |
| Saturn | 22 Libra 16 | 10 Aries 43 | 22 Libra 3 |
| Uranus | 15 Cancer 44 | 1 Gemini 11 | 19 Cancer 51 |
| Neptune | 21 Libra 39 | 3 Aries 42 | 21 Libra 17 |
| Pluto | 20 Leo 50 | 5 Aquarius 29 | 22 Leo 21 |
| Rahu | 6 Aquarius 53 | 4 Pisces 58 | 3 Aquarius 1 |
| Ketu | 6 Leo 53 | 4 Virgo 58 | 3 Leo 1 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Philippe Desan's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 01 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Saturn sextile Jupiter
Exact: 02 March, 2026 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Saturn sextile Mars
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Saturn sextile Mars
Exact: 28 September, 2026
