Zodiac Sign (Western)
Taurus
Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac
Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Cancer
Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac
Age (Today)
85 years, 2 months, 5 days
Your next birthday is 298 days away.
Place of Birth
New York City
Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
Chinese Zodiac Sign
Dragon (龙)
Birth Number
5
Life Path Number
6
Name Number (Chaldean)
64 => 1
Name Number (Pythagorean)
11
Meaning of the name - Richard
strong ruler
Read Full Richard Name AnalysisMay 14, 1940 Facts
Generation Group
Richard Kostelanetz belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: New York City
Educated At: Scarsdale High School | King's College London | Brown University | Columbia University
Occupation: visual poet | essayist | critic | art critic | visual artist | journalist | filmmaker | artist | teacher | writer
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship | Fulbright Scholarship
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 14, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 14, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 14, 2025 |
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Sun | 23 Taurus 41 | 24 Taurus 6 | 14 Leo 58 |
Moon | 21 Leo 7 | 15 Sagittarius 48 | 7 Libra 19 |
Mercury | 15 Taurus 12 | 7 Taurus 17 | 26 Cancer 31 |
Venus | 5 Cancer 34 | 9 Aries 34 | 3 Cancer 26 |
Mars | 28 Gemini 5 | 12 Leo 8 | 22 Leo 23 |
Jupiter | 29 Aries 34 | 24 Gemini 12 | 14 Taurus 20 |
Saturn | 7 Taurus 3 | 29 Pisces 3 | 14 Taurus 37 |
Uranus | 22 Taurus 7 | 27 Taurus 7 | 25 Taurus 55 |
Neptune | 22 Virgo 50 | 1 Aries 29 | 23 Virgo 48 |
Pluto | 0 Leo 50 | 3 Aquarius 47 | 2 Leo 51 |
Rahu | 18 Libra 25 | 24 Pisces 25 | 13 Libra 55 |
Ketu | 18 Aries 25 | 24 Virgo 25 | 13 Aries 55 |
Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Richard Kostelanetz's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Mercury
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 27 November, 2025