Radia Pearlman, born in 1951 in Portsmouth, Virginia, is a software designer and network engineer often referred to as the 'Mother of the Internet'—a title she dislikes. She is renowned for inventing the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which is essential for the operation of network bridges. Perlman has made significant contributions to various areas in network design and tuning, including link-state protocols like TRILL. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master's degree in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT. Currently, she works at Intel and has over fifty patents.
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Your next birthday is 195 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Radia
radiance, shining light
Read Full Radia Name AnalysisDecember 18, 1951 Facts
Generation Group
Radia Perlman belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Portsmouth
Educated At: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: telecommunications engineer | mathematician | computer scientist
Employers: BBN Technologies | Dell EMC | Sun Microsystems | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards Received: ACM Fellow | Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards | Internet Hall of Fame | IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award | National Inventors Hall of Fame | SIGCOMM Award
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 December 18, 1951
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 18, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 18, 2025 |
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| Sun | 25 Sagittarius 58 | 27 Sagittarius 1 | 11 Pisces 4 |
| Moon | 23 Leo 35 | 12 Sagittarius 4 | 19 Taurus 42 |
| Mercury | 22 Sagittarius 12 | 9 Sagittarius 1 | 18 Pisces 39 |
| Venus | 12 Scorpio 15 | 22 Sagittarius 29 | 11 Aquarius 41 |
| Mars | 13 Libra 38 | 2 Capricorn 34 | 15 Scorpio 22 |
| Jupiter | 4 Aries 40 | 22 Cancer 59 | 16 Aries 11 |
| Saturn | 14 Libra 16 | 25 Pisces 26 | 14 Libra 23 |
| Uranus | 12 Cancer 39 | 28 Taurus 22 | 10 Cancer 3 |
| Neptune | 21 Libra 21 | 29 Pisces 23 | 21 Libra 19 |
| Pluto | 21 Leo 24 | 2 Aquarius 20 | 19 Leo 50 |
| Rahu | 4 Pisces 9 | 12 Pisces 52 | 0 Pisces 14 |
| Ketu | 4 Virgo 9 | 12 Virgo 52 | 0 Virgo 14 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Radia Perlman's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn square Sun
Exact: 11 January, 2026 - Saturn conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 01 April, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Rahu
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Ketu conjunction Ketu
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Saturn opposition Mars
Exact: 10 July, 2026 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 20 July, 2026 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Saturn opposition Saturn
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 28 October, 2026 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 07 December, 2026 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 07 December, 2026 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 07 December, 2026 - Ketu conjunction Moon
Exact: 07 December, 2026
