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 339 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
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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 May 10, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 10, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 10, 2026 |
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| Sun | 19 Taurus 5 | 20 Taurus 1 | 12 Leo 19 |
| Moon | 10 Aquarius 30 | 28 Aquarius 55 | 11 Aries 15 |
| Mercury | 24 Aries 20 | 15 Taurus 20 | 20 Leo 58 |
| Venus | 18 Aries 3 | 19 Gemini 57 | 3 Leo 47 |
| Mars | 24 Capricorn 55 | 23 Aries 44 | 26 Capricorn 7 |
| Jupiter | 29 Pisces 46 | 20 Cancer 22 | 8 Aries 39 |
| Saturn | 24 Aries 43 | 10 Aries 5 | 1 Taurus 21 |
| Uranus | 17 Taurus 55 | 0 Gemini 50 | 21 Taurus 46 |
| Neptune | 20 Virgo 40 | 3 Aries 32 | 21 Virgo 36 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 23 | 5 Aquarius 30 | 1 Leo 24 |
| Rahu | 8 Scorpio 0 | 5 Pisces 18 | 3 Scorpio 24 |
| Ketu | 8 Taurus 0 | 5 Virgo 18 | 3 Taurus 24 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Robert Darnton's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 19 August, 2026 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 07 November, 2026 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 07 November, 2026 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 27 November, 2026
