Rita Dove is an American poet and essayist, born on August 28, 1952. She served as the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995, being the first African American to hold the position since its establishment. Dove was also appointed a Special Consultant in Poetry during the Library's bicentennial from 1999 to 2000. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1987, becoming the second African American to achieve this honor, and served as Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2004 to 2006.
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Your next birthday is 341 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Rita
pearl, star, gift of God
Read Full Rita Name AnalysisAugust 28, 1952 Facts
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Rita Dove belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Akron
Educated At: Buchtel High School | Miami University | University of Iowa | University of Tübingen
Occupation: essayist | university teacher | poet | writer
Spouses: Fred Viebahn
Employers: Arizona State University | University of Virginia
Awards Received: honorary degree from Spelman College | honorary doctorate from Emory University | honorary doctor of the University of Miami | honorary doctor of the Yale University | Charles Frankel Prize | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Wallace Stevens Award | Ohio Women's Hall of Fame | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | National Medal of Arts | National Humanities Medal | Fulbright Scholarship | Guggenheim Fellowship
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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 August 28, 1952
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 28, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 28, 2025 |
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| Sun | 5 Virgo 16 | 5 Virgo 36 | 17 Scorpio 12 |
| Moon | 7 Sagittarius 15 | 7 Scorpio 16 | 17 Leo 22 |
| Mercury | 17 Leo 13 | 21 Leo 0 | 10 Sagittarius 1 |
| Venus | 23 Virgo 0 | 3 Leo 34 | 22 Sagittarius 31 |
| Mars | 0 Sagittarius 30 | 13 Libra 45 | 20 Capricorn 49 |
| Jupiter | 20 Taurus 33 | 17 Cancer 16 | 15 Taurus 29 |
| Saturn | 13 Libra 21 | 0 Aries 7 | 21 Libra 56 |
| Uranus | 17 Cancer 12 | 1 Gemini 27 | 18 Cancer 27 |
| Neptune | 19 Libra 50 | 1 Aries 26 | 22 Libra 23 |
| Pluto | 21 Leo 39 | 1 Aquarius 49 | 23 Leo 13 |
| Rahu | 20 Aquarius 42 | 18 Pisces 48 | 16 Aquarius 50 |
| Ketu | 20 Leo 42 | 18 Virgo 48 | 16 Leo 50 |
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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.Rita Dove's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Jupiter
Exact: 02 March, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Saturn opposition Venus
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Venus
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 08 September, 2025
