W. Michael Blumenthal (born 1926) is a German-born American economist and politician who served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. Fleeing Nazi Germany at age 13, he spent WWII in the Shanghai ghetto until 1947. Blumenthal later moved to San Francisco, graduated from UC Berkeley and Princeton, and became active in business and public service, guiding economic policy and U.S.-China relations during his tenure. Post-resignation, he held executive roles at Burroughs and Unisys and directed the Jewish Museum in Berlin for 17 years.
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January 3, 1926 Facts
Generation Group
W. Michael Blumenthal belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Oranienburg
Educated At: Haas School of Business | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs | University of California, Berkeley | Princeton University
Occupation: diplomat | economist | politician | writer | businessperson
Employers: United States Department of the Treasury | Princeton University
Awards Received: Great Immigrants Award | Horatio Alger Award | James Madison Medal | Berliner Bär | Goethe Medal | Order of Merit of Berlin | Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Leo-Baeck-Medal
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 January 3, 1926
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 3, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 3, 2026 |
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| Sun | 12 Capricorn 35 | 13 Capricorn 19 | 23 Aries 0 |
| Moon | 2 Virgo 41 | 17 Cancer 21 | 8 Taurus 35 |
| Mercury | 20 Sagittarius 18 | 2 Capricorn 48 | 2 Aries 33 |
| Venus | 22 Aquarius 21 | 12 Capricorn 37 | 6 Pisces 50 |
| Mars | 4 Sagittarius 36 | 14 Capricorn 46 | 15 Aquarius 33 |
| Jupiter | 29 Capricorn 21 | 21 Cancer 0 | 21 Aquarius 14 |
| Saturn | 23 Scorpio 31 | 26 Pisces 14 | 25 Scorpio 25 |
| Uranus | 22 Pisces 1 | 27 Taurus 53 | 26 Pisces 59 |
| Neptune | 24 Leo 25 | 29 Pisces 32 | 22 Leo 6 |
| Pluto | 13 Cancer 41 | 2 Aquarius 48 | 12 Cancer 39 |
| Rahu | 26 Cancer 9 | 12 Pisces 1 | 20 Cancer 51 |
| Ketu | 26 Capricorn 9 | 12 Virgo 1 | 20 Capricorn 51 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.W. Michael Blumenthal's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 01 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 31 May, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Rahu
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Ketu
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Ketu conjunction Moon
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Saturn square Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 20 July, 2026 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Saturn square Sun
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Venus
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 07 December, 2026
