Dirk Pieter Kroese (born 1963) is a Dutch-Australian mathematician and statistician, currently a Professor at the University of Queensland. He has made significant contributions to the fields of applied probability, kernel density estimation, Monte Carlo methods, and rare-event simulation. Notably, he is a pioneer of the Cross-Entropy (CE) method, alongside Reuven Rubinstein. His work in these areas has had a substantial impact on both theoretical and applied statistics.
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Meaning of the name - Dirk
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Dirk P. Kroese belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Wapenveld
Educated At: University of Twente
Occupation: statistician | mathematician
Employers: University of Queensland
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Ephemeris for May 5, 1963
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 5, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for May 5, 2024 |
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| Sun | 14 Taurus 29 | 15 Taurus 41 | 12 Cancer 57 |
| Moon | 11 Libra 29 | 12 Aries 29 | 29 Sagittarius 2 |
| Mercury | 0 Gemini 33 | 19 Aries 57 | 3 Cancer 15 |
| Venus | 13 Aries 54 | 7 Taurus 41 | 27 Gemini 51 |
| Mars | 17 Leo 1 | 3 Aries 54 | 17 Virgo 24 |
| Jupiter | 7 Aries 5 | 25 Taurus 13 | 17 Aries 23 |
| Saturn | 22 Aquarius 41 | 16 Pisces 58 | 22 Aquarius 33 |
| Uranus | 1 Virgo 12 | 22 Taurus 41 | 2 Virgo 36 |
| Neptune | 14 Scorpio 16 | 29 Pisces 4 | 12 Scorpio 59 |
| Pluto | 9 Virgo 36 | 2 Aquarius 5 | 10 Virgo 2 |
| Rahu | 24 Cancer 5 | 14 Aries 13 | 20 Cancer 51 |
| Ketu | 24 Capricorn 5 | 14 Libra 13 | 20 Capricorn 51 |
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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.Dirk P. Kroese's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter conjunction Sun
Exact: 21 March, 2024 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 30 April, 2024 - Rahu conjunction Venus
Exact: 30 April, 2024 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 10 May, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 30 May, 2024 - Ketu conjunction Moon
Exact: 19 June, 2024 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 29 June, 2024 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 19 July, 2024 - Rahu conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 07 September, 2024 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 17 September, 2024 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 17 October, 2024
