Svetlana Aleksievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist and writer born on May 31, 1948, in Stanislav, Ivano-Frankivsk. She writes primarily in Russian and is known for her unique oral history style, collecting the voices of ordinary people to depict important historical events. Aleksievich was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2015 for her work, which reflects the human experiences of war, disaster, and societal change. Her notable works include 'Voices from Chernobyl' and 'War's Unwomanly Face'.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 345 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - Europe/Uzhgorod (3:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Svetlana
light, bright
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Generation Group
Svetlana Aleksàndrovna Aleksiévich belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Ivano-Frankivsk
Educated At: Faculty of Journalism of the Belarusian State University
Occupation: journalist | writer
Employers: Prypyatskaya Prauda | Сельская газета | Нёман
Awards Received: honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense | Angelus Award | Oxfam Novib/PEN Award | Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva | Andrei Sinyavsky prize | Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal | honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Ryszard Kapuściński Award for literary reportage | Prix Médicis essai | Officer of Arts and Letters | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Triumph | Anna Politkovskaya Award | Lenin Komsomol Prize | Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding | Das politische Buch | Kurt Tucholsky Prize | Order of the Badge of Honour | Herder Prize | Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association | Nobel Prize in Literature
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 31, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 31, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 31, 2025 |
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Sun | 9 Gemini 48 | 10 Gemini 10 | 23 Leo 23 |
Moon | 14 Pisces 22 | 7 Leo 17 | 16 Capricorn 21 |
Mercury | 2 Cancer 40 | 11 Gemini 40 | 28 Leo 6 |
Venus | 11 Cancer 1 | 24 Aries 20 | 8 Cancer 58 |
Mars | 5 Virgo 24 | 20 Leo 44 | 18 Libra 16 |
Jupiter | 25 Sagittarius 47 | 27 Gemini 52 | 18 Sagittarius 59 |
Saturn | 17 Leo 53 | 0 Aries 20 | 26 Leo 13 |
Uranus | 25 Gemini 19 | 28 Taurus 5 | 29 Gemini 31 |
Neptune | 10 Libra 19 | 1 Aries 51 | 11 Libra 1 |
Pluto | 12 Leo 50 | 3 Aquarius 39 | 14 Leo 50 |
Rahu | 12 Taurus 48 | 23 Pisces 31 | 8 Taurus 43 |
Ketu | 12 Scorpio 48 | 23 Virgo 31 | 8 Scorpio 43 |
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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.Svetlana Aleksàndrovna Aleksiévich's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn conjunction Moon
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Sun
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Moon
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 17 November, 2025