Renato Machado Cotta is a Brazilian scientist and engineer, a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences since 2010. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a PhD from North Carolina State University. Cotta has worked at prominent institutions, including the Technological Institute of Aeronautics and COPPE/UFRJ. His research includes significant contributions to heat and mass transfer and has received various awards, including the Luikov Medal and recognition from international science academies. He actively engages in both applied and fundamental research.
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Meaning of the name - Renato
reborn, renewal
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Renato Machado Cotta belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Educated At: North Carolina State University
Occupation: researcher
Employers: National Nuclear Energy Commission | Aeronautics Institute of Technology | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Awards Received: National Order of Scientific Merit
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 March 5, 1960
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 5, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for March 5, 2025 |
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Sun | 15 Pisces 8 | 15 Pisces 22 | 19 Taurus 3 |
Moon | 17 Gemini 45 | 2 Gemini 39 | 28 Libra 9 |
Mercury | 24 Pisces 36 | 3 Aries 12 | 9 Taurus 51 |
Venus | 17 Aquarius 14 | 10 Aries 34 | 7 Taurus 13 |
Mars | 8 Aquarius 48 | 17 Cancer 34 | 28 Pisces 47 |
Jupiter | 0 Capricorn 25 | 12 Gemini 40 | 2 Capricorn 52 |
Saturn | 16 Capricorn 33 | 21 Pisces 11 | 18 Capricorn 39 |
Uranus | 17 Leo 58 | 23 Taurus 47 | 17 Leo 4 |
Neptune | 8 Scorpio 57 | 29 Pisces 4 | 7 Scorpio 26 |
Pluto | 4 Virgo 37 | 3 Aquarius 0 | 3 Virgo 34 |
Rahu | 25 Virgo 17 | 28 Pisces 7 | 21 Virgo 51 |
Ketu | 25 Pisces 17 | 28 Virgo 7 | 21 Pisces 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.Renato Machado Cotta's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn conjunction Sun
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 20 February, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Ketu
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Rahu
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Mercury
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Saturn
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Sun
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 07 December, 2025