John Banville is an acclaimed Irish novelist, short story writer, and screenplay author, born on December 8, 1945. He draws inspiration from figures like William Butler Yeats and Henry James, despite being dubbed the 'heir of Proust and Nabokov'. Over his career, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Booker Prize in 2005. Banville's literary work spans several notable trilogies and includes crime novels written under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. He is considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and resides in Dublin, Ireland.
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Your next birthday is 358 days away.
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Time Zone - Europe/Dublin (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Banville belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Wexford
Educated At: St Peter's College, Wexford | International Writing Program
Occupation: novelist | literary critic | journalist | author | playwright | writer | screenwriter
Awards Received: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Irish PEN Award | International Nonino Prize | Princess of Asturias Literary Prize | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Booker Prize | Franz Kafka 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 December 8, 1945
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 16 Sagittarius 0 | 16 Sagittarius 36 | 7 Pisces 15 |
| Moon | 27 Capricorn 39 | 4 Leo 41 | 2 Capricorn 54 |
| Mercury | 13 Sagittarius 31 | 26 Scorpio 0 | 20 Pisces 2 |
| Venus | 2 Sagittarius 49 | 9 Sagittarius 35 | 13 Pisces 18 |
| Mars | 3 Leo 8 | 24 Sagittarius 51 | 14 Cancer 13 |
| Jupiter | 21 Libra 19 | 23 Cancer 59 | 26 Libra 50 |
| Saturn | 24 Cancer 25 | 25 Pisces 9 | 18 Cancer 49 |
| Uranus | 15 Gemini 24 | 28 Taurus 45 | 13 Gemini 26 |
| Neptune | 8 Libra 20 | 29 Pisces 22 | 8 Libra 2 |
| Pluto | 11 Leo 39 | 2 Aquarius 4 | 10 Leo 2 |
| Rahu | 0 Cancer 43 | 13 Pisces 24 | 26 Gemini 29 |
| Ketu | 0 Capricorn 43 | 13 Virgo 24 | 26 Sagittarius 29 |
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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.John Banville's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn square Mercury
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Saturn square Sun
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Saturn square Ketu
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 17 November, 2025 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 27 November, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 07 December, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 17 December, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 17 December, 2025
