Svetlana Aleksàndrovna Aleksiévich Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

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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Zodiac Sign (Western)
Gemini

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Aquarius

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Age (Today)
78 years, 9 days

Your next birthday is 355 days away.

Place of Birth
Ivano-Frankivsk

Time Zone - Europe/Uzhgorod (3:0 E)

Chinese Zodiac Sign
Rat (鼠)
Birth Number
4

Life Path Number
4
Name Number (Chaldean)
102 => 3

Name Number (Pythagorean)
5

Meaning of the name - Svetlana

light, bright

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May 31, 1948 Facts

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, 2026 Secondary Progressions for May 31, 2026
Sun 9 Gemini 48 9 Gemini 56 24 Leo 21
Moon 14 Pisces 22 9 Sagittarius 59 28 Capricorn 25
Mercury 2 Cancer 40 28 Gemini 4 0 Virgo 2
Venus 11 Cancer 1 14 Cancer 39 9 Cancer 46
Mars 5 Virgo 24 9 Taurus 17 18 Libra 54
Jupiter 25 Sagittarius 47 23 Cancer 58 18 Sagittarius 59
Saturn 17 Leo 53 12 Aries 4 26 Leo 20
Uranus 25 Gemini 19 2 Gemini 2 29 Gemini 33
Neptune 10 Libra 19 4 Aries 2 11 Libra 2
Pluto 12 Leo 50 5 Aquarius 22 14 Leo 52
Rahu 12 Taurus 48 4 Pisces 12 8 Taurus 40
Ketu 12 Scorpio 48 4 Virgo 12 8 Scorpio 40

Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026

Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.

Svetlana Aleksàndrovna Aleksiévich's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets