Mike Portnoy is an American drummer born on April 20, 1967, in Long Beach, New York. He is best known as the drummer and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Renowned for his technical skills, Portnoy has won 23 awards from Modern Drummer magazine. He co-produced six of Dream Theater's albums alongside guitarist John Petrucci, starting with 'Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory.' In 2010, he left Dream Theater due to differences in interests and later joined Avenged Sevenfold to record their album 'Nightmare.'
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 57 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Mike
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Generation Group
Mike Portnoy belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Long Beach
Educated At: Long Beach High School | Five Towns College | Berklee College of Music
Occupation: recording artist | songwriter | musician | drummer | record producer | composer
Employers: Dream Theater | Avenged Sevenfold
Awards Received: 23 Modern Drummer awards
Astrology Analysis


Ephemeris for April 20, 1967
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 20, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for April 20, 2024 |
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Sun | 29 Aries 55 | 1 Taurus 6 | 24 Gemini 51 |
Moon | 6 Virgo 53 | 24 Virgo 59 | 11 Libra 18 |
Mercury | 9 Aries 35 | 16 Aries 57 | 18 Cancer 33 |
Venus | 7 Gemini 25 | 19 Aries 11 | 10 Leo 9 |
Mars | 22 Libra 50 | 22 Pisces 19 | 17 Libra 42 |
Jupiter | 25 Cancer 43 | 21 Taurus 43 | 4 Leo 14 |
Saturn | 6 Aries 3 | 15 Pisces 37 | 11 Aries 24 |
Uranus | 20 Virgo 57 | 21 Taurus 50 | 20 Virgo 30 |
Neptune | 23 Scorpio 36 | 28 Pisces 36 | 22 Scorpio 8 |
Pluto | 18 Virgo 21 | 2 Aquarius 3 | 18 Virgo 3 |
Rahu | 7 Taurus 30 | 15 Aries 0 | 4 Taurus 29 |
Ketu | 7 Scorpio 30 | 15 Libra 0 | 4 Scorpio 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.Mike Portnoy's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Mars
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 19 August, 2025