Steven Chu is an American physicist born on February 28, 1948. He is renowned for his research on cooling and trapping atoms using laser light, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 alongside Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William Phillips. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. Prior to his appointment, he was a professor at UC Berkeley and director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, focusing on single-molecule biological systems. Chu is a strong advocate for renewable energy research and the transition away from fossil fuels to combat climate change.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 268 days away.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (6:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Steven
crown, wreath
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Generation Group
Steven Chu belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: St. Louis
Educated At: Garden City High School | University of Rochester | University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: climate activist | academic | university teacher | physicist | politician
Employers: Bell Labs | University of California, Berkeley | Stanford University
Awards Received: Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics | honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong | honorary doctor of the Peking University | honorary doctor of the Yale University | Fellow of the American Physical Society | honorary doctor of Harvard University | King Faisal International Prize in Science | Humboldt Research Fellowship | Herbert P. Broida Prize | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | William F. Meggers Award | Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award | Fellow of the Optical Society | Wolfgang Paul Lecture | Guggenheim Fellowship | Humboldt Prize | Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science | Nobel Prize in Physics
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 February 28, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 28, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 28, 2026 |
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| Sun | 9 Pisces 4 | 10 Pisces 9 | 25 Taurus 45 |
| Moon | 3 Scorpio 41 | 5 Leo 43 | 5 Virgo 17 |
| Mercury | 22 Aquarius 34 | 22 Pisces 4 | 14 Gemini 9 |
| Venus | 20 Aries 6 | 22 Pisces 54 | 6 Cancer 1 |
| Mars | 23 Leo 40 | 28 Aquarius 32 | 29 Leo 9 |
| Jupiter | 25 Sagittarius 38 | 15 Cancer 16 | 27 Sagittarius 20 |
| Saturn | 18 Leo 13 | 1 Aries 36 | 17 Leo 0 |
| Uranus | 22 Gemini 7 | 27 Taurus 44 | 24 Gemini 30 |
| Neptune | 12 Libra 27 | 1 Aries 2 | 10 Libra 32 |
| Pluto | 13 Leo 11 | 4 Aquarius 31 | 12 Leo 39 |
| Rahu | 17 Taurus 42 | 9 Pisces 3 | 13 Taurus 34 |
| Ketu | 17 Scorpio 42 | 9 Virgo 3 | 13 Scorpio 34 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Steven Chu's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 01 January, 2026 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 11 January, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Sun
Exact: 10 February, 2026 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 28 October, 2026 - Ketu conjunction Mars
Exact: 07 December, 2026
