Rachel Pain is a Professor of Human Geography at Newcastle University, where she has been teaching since 2017. She was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2018. Prior to her current role, she served as the Deputy Head of the Department of Geography at Durham University and co-founded the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action as well as the Participatory Research Hub. Pain has an impressive academic record with an h-index of 42 as per Scopus, and she chaired the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers annual conference in 2022.
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Your next birthday is 294 days away.
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Meaning of the name - Rachel
ewe, she-goat
Read Full Rachel Name AnalysisAugust 16, 1968 Facts
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Rachel Pain belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Northumberland
Occupation: geographer | university teacher
Employers: Newcastle University | Durham University
Awards Received: Janice Monk Service Award | Gill Memorial Award | Philip Leverhulme 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 16, 1968
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 23 Leo 52 | 24 Leo 5 | 19 Libra 26 |
| Moon | 0 Gemini 34 | 0 Gemini 28 | 28 Gemini 19 |
| Mercury | 3 Virgo 9 | 5 Leo 57 | 25 Libra 51 |
| Venus | 9 Virgo 37 | 19 Cancer 20 | 19 Scorpio 36 |
| Mars | 7 Leo 5 | 6 Libra 7 | 13 Virgo 4 |
| Jupiter | 11 Virgo 17 | 14 Cancer 58 | 23 Virgo 28 |
| Saturn | 25 Aries 40 | 0 Aries 51 | 22 Aries 30 |
| Uranus | 27 Virgo 27 | 1 Gemini 18 | 0 Libra 56 |
| Neptune | 23 Scorpio 47 | 1 Aries 42 | 24 Scorpio 57 |
| Pluto | 21 Virgo 37 | 2 Aquarius 4 | 23 Virgo 39 |
| Rahu | 11 Aries 52 | 19 Pisces 26 | 8 Aries 51 |
| Ketu | 11 Libra 52 | 19 Virgo 26 | 8 Libra 51 |
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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.Rachel Pain's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 02 March, 2025 - Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 30 July, 2025
