Rie Kawakami is a wheelchair basketball player from Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, born on April 8, 1971. After being forced into a wheelchair due to spinal cord injury, she began playing basketball on the advice of a sports instructor. Kawakami represented Japan in three Paralympic Games: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008, winning a bronze medal in Sydney. In recognition of her achievements despite her disabilities, she received the Hanawa Hokiichi Award in 2008 and the Saitama Prefectural Merit Award in 2000.
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Meaning of the name - Rie
beautiful, lovely
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Generation Group
Rie Kawakami belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Saitama Prefecture
Occupation: basketball player
Awards Received: 2000 彩の国功労賞 | 2008 塙保己一賞奨励賞
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 April 8, 1971
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 8, 2025 |
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Sun | 18 Aries 12 | 19 Aries 6 | 10 Gemini 32 |
Moon | 24 Virgo 52 | 1 Virgo 40 | 17 Virgo 55 |
Mercury | 3 Taurus 42 | 26 Pisces 54 | 20 Taurus 14 |
Venus | 12 Pisces 4 | 25 Pisces 1 | 17 Taurus 9 |
Mars | 16 Capricorn 9 | 26 Cancer 17 | 13 Aquarius 19 |
Jupiter | 5 Sagittarius 52 | 17 Gemini 14 | 0 Sagittarius 14 |
Saturn | 21 Taurus 19 | 25 Pisces 19 | 28 Taurus 7 |
Uranus | 11 Libra 17 | 25 Taurus 8 | 9 Libra 35 |
Neptune | 2 Sagittarius 45 | 0 Aries 20 | 1 Sagittarius 26 |
Pluto | 27 Virgo 49 | 3 Aquarius 39 | 26 Virgo 58 |
Rahu | 20 Aquarius 46 | 26 Pisces 19 | 17 Aquarius 55 |
Ketu | 20 Leo 46 | 26 Virgo 19 | 17 Leo 55 |
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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.Rie Kawakami's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 20 February, 2025 - Saturn sextile Saturn
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Saturn opposition Moon
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Moon
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 28 September, 2025