Robert Darnton is an American affiliated scholar, professor, historian, librarian, and book historian. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of the history of books and literature, focusing on the social contexts in which books are produced and consumed.
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Your next birthday is 294 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Robert
bright fame, shining glory
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Robert Darnton belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: New York City
Educated At: Nuffield College | Phillips Academy | University of Oxford | Harvard University
Occupation: book historian | research fellow | university teacher | historian | librarian
Employers: University of Warwick | School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences | Collège de France | École Normale Supérieure | The New York Times | Princeton University | Harvard University
Awards Received: honorary doctorate at the Laval University | Newberry Library Award | honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews | Lyell Lectures | Leo Gershoy Award | honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala | honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University | Officer of Arts and Letters | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Prix mondial Cino Del Duca | National Humanities Medal | MacArthur Fellows Program | National Book Critics Circle Award | Guggenheim Fellowship | Rhodes 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 10, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 10, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 10, 2025 |
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Sun | 19 Taurus 5 | 20 Taurus 15 | 11 Leo 22 |
Moon | 10 Aquarius 30 | 27 Libra 59 | 29 Pisces 18 |
Mercury | 24 Aries 20 | 0 Taurus 16 | 21 Leo 38 |
Venus | 18 Aries 3 | 6 Aries 30 | 2 Leo 33 |
Mars | 24 Capricorn 55 | 10 Leo 10 | 26 Capricorn 20 |
Jupiter | 29 Pisces 46 | 23 Gemini 21 | 8 Aries 40 |
Saturn | 24 Aries 43 | 28 Pisces 41 | 1 Taurus 20 |
Uranus | 17 Taurus 55 | 26 Taurus 53 | 21 Taurus 45 |
Neptune | 20 Virgo 40 | 1 Aries 22 | 21 Virgo 34 |
Pluto | 29 Cancer 23 | 3 Aquarius 48 | 1 Leo 22 |
Rahu | 8 Scorpio 0 | 24 Pisces 37 | 3 Scorpio 27 |
Ketu | 8 Taurus 0 | 24 Virgo 37 | 3 Taurus 27 |
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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.Robert Darnton's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 20 February, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 07 November, 2025