William Daniel Phillips is an American physicist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, sharing it with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji for their development of laser cooling techniques. He was born on November 5, 1948, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Italian and Welsh heritage. Phillips earned his PhD in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing on measuring the magnetic moment of the proton in water molecules. He currently serves as a professor at the University of Maryland and is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion.
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Your next birthday is 361 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - William
resolute protector, strong-willed warrior
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William Daniel Phillips belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Wilkes-Barre
Educated At: Juniata College | Camp Hill High School | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: academic | university teacher | physicist
Employers: Washington University School of Medicine | University of Queensland | The Catholic University of America | National Institute of Standards and Technology | University of Maryland
Awards Received: Samuel Wesley Stratton Award | Fellow of the American Physical Society | Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award | Fellow of the Optical Society | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | Arthur S. Flemming Award | Albert A. Michelson Medal | Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science | Nobel Prize in Physics
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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 November 5, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 5, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 5, 2025 |
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| Sun | 13 Scorpio 12 | 13 Scorpio 32 | 1 Aquarius 21 |
| Moon | 9 Capricorn 26 | 15 Taurus 38 | 2 Scorpio 46 |
| Mercury | 24 Libra 31 | 5 Sagittarius 45 | 19 Aquarius 19 |
| Venus | 5 Libra 18 | 28 Libra 27 | 10 Capricorn 25 |
| Mars | 14 Sagittarius 8 | 0 Sagittarius 50 | 13 Aquarius 21 |
| Jupiter | 27 Sagittarius 58 | 25 Cancer 6 | 15 Capricorn 4 |
| Saturn | 5 Virgo 8 | 25 Pisces 29 | 5 Virgo 36 |
| Uranus | 0 Cancer 13 | 0 Gemini 6 | 27 Gemini 17 |
| Neptune | 13 Libra 50 | 29 Pisces 41 | 15 Libra 9 |
| Pluto | 16 Leo 31 | 1 Aquarius 29 | 15 Leo 41 |
| Rahu | 4 Taurus 25 | 15 Pisces 8 | 0 Taurus 20 |
| Ketu | 4 Scorpio 25 | 15 Virgo 8 | 0 Scorpio 20 |
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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.William Daniel Phillips's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn square Mars
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 28 September, 2025
