Bill Joy is an American computer scientist, born on November 8, 1954. He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 alongside Vinod Khosla, Scott McNealy, and Andy Bechtolsheim, serving as the chief scientist until 2003. He is known for his influential essay 'Why the Future Doesn't Need Us', where he expressed concerns about modern technology. Joy also played a significant role in the early development of the Berkeley Software Distribution while completing his studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and he developed the popular text editor 'vi'.
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Your next birthday is 317 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - America/Detroit (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Bill
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Generation Group
Bill Joy belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Farmington Hills
Educated At: North Farmington High School | University of Michigan | University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: programmer | computer scientist | engineer | businessperson
Employers: Sun Microsystems
Awards Received: Computer History Museum fellow | Grace Murray Hopper Award
Astrology Analysis
Ephemeris for November 8, 1954
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 8, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for November 8, 2024 |
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Sun | 15 Scorpio 45 | 16 Scorpio 47 | 26 Capricorn 49 |
Moon | 18 Aries 45 | 10 Aquarius 1 | 16 Scorpio 11 |
Mercury | 28 Libra 57 | 7 Sagittarius 56 | 11 Aquarius 8 |
Venus | 26 Scorpio 12 | 26 Sagittarius 21 | 10 Sagittarius 14 |
Mars | 12 Aquarius 5 | 1 Leo 28 | 1 Aries 47 |
Jupiter | 29 Cancer 36 | 19 Gemini 49 | 24 Cancer 24 |
Saturn | 12 Scorpio 58 | 12 Pisces 40 | 20 Scorpio 7 |
Uranus | 27 Cancer 43 | 25 Taurus 36 | 25 Cancer 38 |
Neptune | 26 Libra 32 | 27 Pisces 21 | 28 Libra 12 |
Pluto | 26 Leo 42 | 29 Capricorn 49 | 26 Leo 13 |
Rahu | 8 Capricorn 14 | 4 Aries 19 | 4 Capricorn 32 |
Ketu | 8 Cancer 14 | 4 Libra 19 | 4 Cancer 32 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2024
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Bill Joy's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Moon
Exact: 31 January, 2024 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 10 February, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Saturn
Exact: 11 March, 2024 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 30 April, 2024 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 10 May, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Venus
Exact: 10 May, 2024 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 20 May, 2024 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 09 June, 2024 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 29 June, 2024 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 19 July, 2024 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 17 September, 2024 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 17 September, 2024 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 27 September, 2024 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 06 November, 2024