Cornelis Johannes van Houten was a Dutch astronomer born on February 18, 1920, in The Hague, Netherlands. He had a distinguished career in astronomy, dedicating his entire professional life to his alma mater, Leiden University. Along with his collaborator and later wife, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, and fellow Dutch astronomer Tom Gehrels, he discovered thousands of asteroids. His academic pursuits were interrupted by World War II, and he could not present his doctoral thesis until 1952. He passed away on August 24, 2002, in the same city of his birth.
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Meaning of the name - Cornelis
man of the horn
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Place of Birth: The Hague
Place of Death: The Hague
Educated At: Leiden University
Occupation: astronomer
Spouses: Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Employers: Leiden University
Astrology Analysis
Ephemeris for February 18, 1920
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 18, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 18, 2025 |
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| Sun | 28 Aquarius 45 | 0 Pisces 17 | 11 Gemini 49 |
| Moon | 14 Aquarius 32 | 8 Scorpio 3 | 22 Sagittarius 30 |
| Mercury | 9 Pisces 4 | 7 Pisces 46 | 21 Gemini 3 |
| Venus | 24 Capricorn 34 | 8 Aries 26 | 3 Gemini 19 |
| Mars | 5 Scorpio 36 | 17 Cancer 12 | 21 Libra 16 |
| Jupiter | 10 Leo 52 | 11 Gemini 37 | 12 Leo 52 |
| Saturn | 9 Virgo 49 | 19 Pisces 22 | 6 Virgo 7 |
| Uranus | 1 Pisces 28 | 23 Taurus 26 | 5 Pisces 37 |
| Neptune | 9 Leo 38 | 28 Pisces 31 | 9 Leo 16 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 49 | 2 Aquarius 35 | 6 Cancer 38 |
| Rahu | 19 Scorpio 48 | 28 Pisces 54 | 14 Scorpio 14 |
| Ketu | 19 Taurus 48 | 28 Virgo 54 | 14 Taurus 14 |
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