Bente Roestad is a Norwegian children's author known for creating the character Blekkulf, a young environmental detective. Since 1989, she has published 19 books along with activity booklets featuring Blekkulf and his friends. Various programs about Blekkulf have aired on children's television and radio. Roestad has won multiple awards, including the Karl Evangs Award for health information in 1990 and the Svaneprisen in 2012, and her work includes writings about Thor Heyerdahl and other notable subjects.
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Meaning of the name - Bente
A shortened form of Benedicte, meaning "blessed" or "she who brings blessings."
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Generation Group
Bente Roestad belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Occupation: children's writer | writer
Awards Received: Karl Evang Prize
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 May 4, 1960
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 4, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 4, 2025 |
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| Sun | 14 Taurus 13 | 14 Taurus 29 | 16 Cancer 30 |
| Moon | 21 Leo 36 | 16 Leo 8 | 14 Capricorn 54 |
| Mercury | 0 Taurus 1 | 20 Aries 48 | 29 Cancer 13 |
| Venus | 1 Taurus 5 | 2 Aries 23 | 20 Cancer 55 |
| Mars | 24 Pisces 58 | 7 Leo 19 | 13 Taurus 11 |
| Jupiter | 3 Capricorn 8 | 22 Gemini 7 | 26 Sagittarius 17 |
| Saturn | 18 Capricorn 43 | 28 Pisces 7 | 15 Capricorn 22 |
| Uranus | 17 Leo 0 | 26 Taurus 33 | 19 Leo 16 |
| Neptune | 7 Scorpio 34 | 1 Aries 12 | 6 Scorpio 22 |
| Pluto | 3 Virgo 36 | 3 Aquarius 48 | 4 Virgo 17 |
| Rahu | 22 Virgo 7 | 24 Pisces 56 | 18 Virgo 40 |
| Ketu | 22 Pisces 7 | 24 Virgo 56 | 18 Pisces 40 |
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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.Bente Roestad's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Mars
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Mars
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Ketu
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Rahu
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Saturn
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 07 December, 2025
