Richard McElreath is an American anthropologist born on April 18, 1973, in Landstuhl. He is the director of the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, and Culture at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. His research focuses on the cultural influences on human evolution and adaptation to the environment. Additionally, he has contributed to the mathematical theory and statistical analysis of social behavior and is known for authoring a popular textbook on Bayesian statistics, 'Statistical Rethinking', and several R packages for statistical data analysis.
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Meaning of the name - Richard
strong ruler
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Richard McElreath belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Landstuhl
Educated At: Emory University | University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation: anthropologist
Employers: Max Planck Institute for Human Development | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology | Leipzig University | University of California, Davis
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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 April 18, 1973
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 18, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 18, 2025 |
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Sun | 28 Aries 30 | 28 Aries 54 | 18 Gemini 42 |
Moon | 11 Scorpio 14 | 1 Capricorn 18 | 10 Libra 32 |
Mercury | 2 Aries 20 | 1 Aries 50 | 9 Cancer 28 |
Venus | 0 Taurus 49 | 25 Pisces 15 | 4 Cancer 46 |
Mars | 16 Aquarius 13 | 0 Leo 13 | 22 Pisces 33 |
Jupiter | 9 Aquarius 16 | 19 Gemini 0 | 11 Aquarius 47 |
Saturn | 17 Gemini 27 | 26 Pisces 27 | 23 Gemini 39 |
Uranus | 20 Libra 44 | 25 Taurus 39 | 19 Libra 6 |
Neptune | 7 Sagittarius 0 | 0 Aries 41 | 5 Sagittarius 41 |
Pluto | 2 Libra 22 | 3 Aquarius 45 | 1 Libra 39 |
Rahu | 11 Capricorn 32 | 25 Pisces 47 | 8 Capricorn 47 |
Ketu | 11 Cancer 32 | 25 Virgo 47 | 8 Cancer 47 |
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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.Richard McElreath's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 20 February, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Mercury
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 27 November, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 17 December, 2025