Smadar Lavie is a Mizrahi American-Israeli anthropologist, author, and activist, specializing in the anthropology of Egypt, Israel, and Palestine. She emphasizes issues of race, gender, and religion. Lavie is an emerita professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis, and a visiting professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from UC Berkeley (1989). Lavie has authored several influential works and received multiple notable awards for her contributions to anthropology and writing.
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Meaning of the name - Smadar
joy, happiness
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Smadar Lavie belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Educated At: Hebrew University of Jerusalem | University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: anthropologist | university teacher
Employers: University of California, Davis
Awards Received: Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing (1990) | Association of Middle East Women Studies Book Award Honorable Mention (2015) | Gloria Anzaldua Award (2009) | Clifford Geertz Book Award Finalist (2015)
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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 March 5, 1955
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 5, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 5, 2026 |
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| Sun | 14 Pisces 21 | 15 Pisces 8 | 24 Taurus 5 |
| Moon | 8 Leo 6 | 11 Libra 41 | 1 Pisces 27 |
| Mercury | 17 Aquarius 36 | 18 Pisces 36 | 15 Gemini 4 |
| Venus | 0 Aquarius 59 | 29 Pisces 5 | 25 Aries 20 |
| Mars | 5 Taurus 4 | 2 Pisces 27 | 23 Gemini 12 |
| Jupiter | 19 Cancer 51 | 15 Cancer 9 | 24 Cancer 49 |
| Saturn | 21 Scorpio 39 | 2 Aries 12 | 17 Scorpio 56 |
| Uranus | 23 Cancer 56 | 27 Taurus 51 | 24 Cancer 28 |
| Neptune | 27 Libra 54 | 1 Aries 12 | 26 Libra 8 |
| Pluto | 25 Leo 6 | 4 Aquarius 39 | 24 Leo 18 |
| Rahu | 2 Capricorn 2 | 8 Pisces 47 | 28 Sagittarius 17 |
| Ketu | 2 Cancer 2 | 8 Virgo 47 | 28 Gemini 17 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Smadar Lavie's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 11 January, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 11 January, 2026 - Saturn square Rahu
Exact: 12 March, 2026 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 12 March, 2026 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Venus
Exact: 10 July, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 07 November, 2026
