Tom Arden, born David Raine in 1961 in Mount Gambier, Australia, was an Australian fantasy author. He wrote his first short story, 'Escape from the Moon,' at the age of seven, inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island.' Arden studied English literature at the University of Adelaide and later taught English literature at Queen's University, Belfast, from 1990 to 1998. He dedicated himself to writing after 1998. His most significant work is the ten-part fantasy series 'Der Kreis des Orokon,' published between 1997 and 2003, and he released 'The Black Shadow' in 2002.
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Tom Arden belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Mount Gambier
Place of Death: London
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: University of Adelaide
Occupation: science fiction writer | non-fiction writer | university teacher | writer
Employers: Middlesex University | Queen's University Belfast
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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 2, 1961
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 2, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 2, 2026 |
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| Sun | 11 Taurus 27 | 11 Taurus 43 | 13 Cancer 47 |
| Moon | 28 Scorpio 21 | 15 Scorpio 49 | 25 Aries 48 |
| Mercury | 11 Taurus 37 | 28 Aries 3 | 1 Cancer 39 |
| Venus | 12 Aries 44 | 9 Gemini 38 | 28 Taurus 52 |
| Mars | 27 Cancer 59 | 17 Aries 13 | 4 Virgo 13 |
| Jupiter | 6 Aquarius 7 | 19 Cancer 5 | 4 Aquarius 26 |
| Saturn | 0 Aquarius 6 | 9 Aries 10 | 27 Capricorn 50 |
| Uranus | 21 Leo 41 | 0 Gemini 21 | 23 Leo 35 |
| Neptune | 9 Scorpio 53 | 3 Aries 17 | 8 Scorpio 35 |
| Pluto | 5 Virgo 35 | 5 Aquarius 30 | 6 Virgo 8 |
| Rahu | 2 Virgo 55 | 5 Pisces 45 | 29 Leo 29 |
| Ketu | 2 Pisces 55 | 5 Virgo 45 | 29 Aquarius 29 |
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