Virginia Kraft Payson was an influential American thoroughbred owner, breeder, journalist, and big-game hunter, known for her long tenure at Sports Illustrated. Beginning her writing career in 1954, she was the magazine's only female writer at the time. As a horse owner, she enjoyed success with champions like Carr De Naskra and St. Jovite, managing Payson Stud in Kentucky. Married four times, she had four children and inherited $70 million from her second husband, Charles Shipman Payson, the former majority owner of the New York Mets. She passed away in January 2023.
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Meaning of the name - Virginia
Virgin, green meadow, spring
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Virginia Kraft Payson belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: United States of America
Place of Death: Payson Stud farm, Lexington, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Parkinson's disease
Educated At: Barnard College
Occupation: journalist
Spouses: Robert Dean Grimm | Charles Shipman Payson
Children: 4
Employers: Sports Illustrated
Awards Received: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Siena College
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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 February 19, 1930
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 19, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 19, 2026 |
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| Sun | 0 Pisces 20 | 1 Pisces 3 | 4 Gemini 42 |
| Moon | 22 Scorpio 45 | 28 Pisces 30 | 14 Taurus 58 |
| Mercury | 4 Aquarius 29 | 19 Pisces 8 | 25 Taurus 5 |
| Venus | 3 Pisces 30 | 11 Pisces 37 | 1 Cancer 50 |
| Mars | 10 Aquarius 3 | 21 Aquarius 25 | 24 Aries 26 |
| Jupiter | 6 Gemini 52 | 15 Cancer 42 | 22 Gemini 46 |
| Saturn | 9 Capricorn 17 | 0 Aries 33 | 11 Capricorn 13 |
| Uranus | 9 Aries 6 | 27 Taurus 34 | 14 Aries 9 |
| Neptune | 2 Virgo 16 | 0 Aries 43 | 0 Virgo 51 |
| Pluto | 17 Cancer 45 | 4 Aquarius 16 | 18 Cancer 3 |
| Rahu | 6 Taurus 18 | 9 Pisces 32 | 1 Taurus 13 |
| Ketu | 6 Scorpio 18 | 9 Virgo 32 | 1 Scorpio 13 |
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