Willi Phillip Knecht (February 24, 1929 – February 17, 2005) was a German sports journalist known for his expertise in East German sports. He served as a sports editor for RIAS Berlin and the Sports Information Service. During the Cold War, he engaged in targeted propaganda against East Germany on behalf of the United States Information Agency, which was funded by the CIA. Knecht frequently contributed to the Deutschland-Archiv, with 139 entries listed in the WorldCat.
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Time Zone - Europe/Berlin (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Willi
resolute protector, determined defender
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Willi Phillip Knecht belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Düsseldorf
Place of Death: Berlin
Occupation: sport historian | journalist
Employers: RIAS Berlin | Sport-Informations-Dienst
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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 24, 1929
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 24, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 24, 2026 |
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| Sun | 5 Pisces 22 | 5 Pisces 50 | 10 Gemini 27 |
| Moon | 14 Virgo 0 | 5 Gemini 7 | 19 Pisces 28 |
| Mercury | 10 Aquarius 8 | 22 Pisces 17 | 21 Gemini 51 |
| Venus | 20 Aries 58 | 17 Pisces 33 | 28 Aries 46 |
| Mars | 25 Gemini 16 | 25 Aquarius 9 | 10 Leo 46 |
| Jupiter | 6 Taurus 4 | 15 Cancer 27 | 27 Taurus 23 |
| Saturn | 29 Sagittarius 16 | 1 Aries 6 | 28 Sagittarius 50 |
| Uranus | 5 Aries 34 | 27 Taurus 39 | 10 Aries 33 |
| Neptune | 29 Leo 52 | 0 Aries 52 | 28 Leo 44 |
| Pluto | 16 Cancer 26 | 4 Aquarius 24 | 16 Cancer 57 |
| Rahu | 25 Taurus 23 | 9 Pisces 17 | 20 Taurus 14 |
| Ketu | 25 Scorpio 23 | 9 Virgo 17 | 20 Scorpio 14 |
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