Tony Franks is an English ceramic artist born in 1940 in Birmingham. He studied ceramics at Wolverhampton College of Art from 1962 to 1966. With a notable career in academia, he has served as Head of Ceramics and is now an emeritus professor and Research Fellow at Edinburgh College of Art. He was the President of the International Academy of Ceramics until 2007, and in 2008, he participated in the British pavilion at the FLICAM International Ceramic Art Museum in Shaanxi, China.
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Meaning of the name - Tony
worthy of praise, precious
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Tony Franks belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Birmingham
Educated At: Wolverhampton College of Art
Occupation: teacher
Employers: University of Edinburgh
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 August 7, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 7, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 7, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 15 Leo 0 | 15 Leo 26 | 8 Scorpio 8 |
| Moon | 7 Libra 55 | 25 Capricorn 29 | 19 Scorpio 12 |
| Mercury | 26 Cancer 32 | 4 Leo 56 | 28 Scorpio 6 |
| Venus | 3 Cancer 28 | 8 Cancer 46 | 28 Virgo 47 |
| Mars | 22 Leo 24 | 0 Libra 28 | 16 Libra 54 |
| Jupiter | 14 Taurus 20 | 13 Cancer 8 | 10 Taurus 50 |
| Saturn | 14 Taurus 37 | 1 Aries 16 | 11 Taurus 45 |
| Uranus | 25 Taurus 55 | 1 Gemini 7 | 24 Taurus 47 |
| Neptune | 23 Virgo 48 | 1 Aries 52 | 26 Virgo 46 |
| Pluto | 2 Leo 51 | 2 Aquarius 15 | 4 Leo 20 |
| Rahu | 13 Libra 55 | 19 Pisces 54 | 9 Libra 25 |
| Ketu | 13 Aries 55 | 19 Virgo 54 | 9 Aries 25 |
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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.Tony Franks's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Jupiter
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Saturn
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 29 August, 2025
