Zainab Bahrani is an Iraqi scholar born in 1962 in Baghdad. She is a professor of Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East at Columbia University. Bahrani completed her education in Europe and the United States, earning her Master of Arts and PhD in Art History and Archaeology from New York University. Prior to her position at Columbia, she taught at the University of Vienna and the State University of New York, and served as a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1989 to 1992. She was appointed as a senior advisor for culture in the Coalition Provisional Authority in 2004.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 340 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - Asia/Baghdad (3:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Zainab
grace, beauty
Read Full Zainab Name AnalysisAugust 29, 1962 Facts
Generation Group
Zainab Bahrani belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Baghdad
Educated At: New York University Institute of Fine Arts
Occupation: assyriologist | anthropologist | archaeologist | art historian | university teacher
Employers: University of Vienna | Columbia University
Awards Received: Guggenheim Fellowship
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 29, 1962
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 29, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 29, 2025 |
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| Sun | 5 Virgo 33 | 6 Virgo 17 | 7 Scorpio 28 |
| Moon | 27 Leo 5 | 15 Scorpio 40 | 9 Sagittarius 9 |
| Mercury | 29 Virgo 37 | 22 Leo 15 | 22 Libra 28 |
| Venus | 21 Libra 37 | 4 Leo 24 | 26 Scorpio 17 |
| Mars | 4 Cancer 24 | 14 Libra 13 | 9 Leo 39 |
| Jupiter | 7 Pisces 47 | 17 Cancer 24 | 2 Pisces 37 |
| Saturn | 6 Aquarius 23 | 0 Aries 5 | 5 Aquarius 26 |
| Uranus | 1 Virgo 15 | 1 Gemini 27 | 4 Virgo 36 |
| Neptune | 11 Scorpio 4 | 1 Aries 25 | 13 Scorpio 0 |
| Pluto | 9 Virgo 43 | 1 Aquarius 48 | 11 Virgo 39 |
| Rahu | 7 Leo 17 | 18 Pisces 46 | 3 Leo 57 |
| Ketu | 7 Aquarius 17 | 18 Virgo 46 | 3 Aquarius 57 |
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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.Zainab Bahrani's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Ketu conjunction Mercury
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Saturn opposition Mercury
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Saturn opposition Mercury
Exact: 29 August, 2025
