Derek Walcott was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright, born in Castries, Saint Lucia, on January 23, 1930. He is notable for his contributions to English literature and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992 for his distinguished body of work.
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Time Zone - America/St_Lucia (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Derek
ruler of the people
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Place of Birth: Castries
Place of Death: Cap Estate
Educated At: University of the West Indies | University of London
Occupation: prose writer | playwright | poet | writer
Spouses: Norline Metivier | Margaret Maillard | Fay Moston
Employers: Boston University
Awards Received: honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala | Heinemann Award | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Guggenheim Fellowship | Musgrave Medal | Order of Merit | MacArthur Fellows Program | Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie | Cholmondeley Award | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | T. S. Eliot Prize | Nobel Prize in Literature
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 23, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 23, 2025 |
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| Sun | 2 Aquarius 57 | 3 Aquarius 54 | 7 Taurus 38 |
| Moon | 25 Scorpio 53 | 23 Scorpio 31 | 6 Taurus 5 |
| Mercury | 29 Capricorn 10 | 22 Capricorn 53 | 27 Taurus 59 |
| Venus | 29 Capricorn 34 | 20 Pisces 21 | 27 Taurus 44 |
| Mars | 19 Capricorn 8 | 23 Cancer 16 | 3 Aries 2 |
| Jupiter | 6 Gemini 20 | 11 Gemini 30 | 16 Gemini 44 |
| Saturn | 6 Capricorn 35 | 16 Pisces 29 | 12 Capricorn 8 |
| Uranus | 8 Aries 2 | 23 Taurus 18 | 12 Aries 49 |
| Neptune | 2 Virgo 58 | 27 Pisces 44 | 0 Virgo 51 |
| Pluto | 18 Cancer 15 | 1 Aquarius 47 | 17 Cancer 36 |
| Rahu | 7 Taurus 44 | 0 Aries 17 | 2 Taurus 42 |
| Ketu | 7 Scorpio 44 | 0 Libra 17 | 2 Scorpio 42 |
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