Zodiac Sign (Western)
Taurus
Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac
Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Cancer
Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac
Age (Today)
86 years, 2 months, 7 days
Your next birthday is 296 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, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 14, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 23 Taurus 41 | 23 Taurus 52 | 15 Leo 55 |
| Moon | 21 Leo 7 | 23 Aries 34 | 21 Libra 47 |
| Mercury | 15 Taurus 12 | 23 Taurus 58 | 27 Cancer 12 |
| Venus | 5 Cancer 34 | 24 Gemini 46 | 4 Cancer 3 |
| Mars | 28 Gemini 5 | 26 Aries 46 | 23 Leo 1 |
| Jupiter | 29 Aries 34 | 21 Cancer 0 | 14 Taurus 25 |
| Saturn | 7 Taurus 3 | 10 Aries 30 | 14 Taurus 39 |
| Uranus | 22 Taurus 7 | 1 Gemini 4 | 25 Taurus 56 |
| Neptune | 22 Virgo 50 | 3 Aries 39 | 23 Virgo 50 |
| Pluto | 0 Leo 50 | 5 Aquarius 29 | 2 Leo 53 |
| Rahu | 18 Libra 25 | 5 Pisces 5 | 13 Libra 52 |
| Ketu | 18 Aries 25 | 5 Virgo 5 | 13 Aries 52 |
Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)
Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Richard Kostelanetz's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 11 January, 2026 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 19 August, 2026 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 07 November, 2026
