Rachel Pain is a Professor of Human Geography at Newcastle University, where she has been teaching since 2017. She was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2018. Prior to her current role, she served as the Deputy Head of the Department of Geography at Durham University and co-founded the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action as well as the Participatory Research Hub. Pain has an impressive academic record with an h-index of 42 as per Scopus, and she chaired the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers annual conference in 2022.
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Meaning of the name - Rachel
ewe, she-goat
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Rachel Pain belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Northumberland
Occupation: geographer | university teacher
Employers: Newcastle University | Durham University
Awards Received: Janice Monk Service Award | Gill Memorial Award | Philip Leverhulme Prize
Astrology Analysis


Ephemeris for August 16, 1968
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 16, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 16, 2024 |
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Sun | 23 Leo 52 | 24 Leo 19 | 18 Libra 26 |
Moon | 0 Gemini 34 | 13 Capricorn 2 | 16 Gemini 28 |
Mercury | 3 Virgo 9 | 28 Leo 37 | 26 Libra 56 |
Venus | 9 Virgo 37 | 14 Virgo 15 | 18 Scorpio 23 |
Mars | 7 Leo 5 | 18 Gemini 1 | 12 Virgo 27 |
Jupiter | 11 Virgo 17 | 16 Gemini 59 | 23 Virgo 16 |
Saturn | 25 Aries 40 | 17 Pisces 35 | 22 Aries 35 |
Uranus | 27 Virgo 27 | 27 Taurus 10 | 0 Libra 52 |
Neptune | 23 Scorpio 47 | 29 Pisces 24 | 24 Scorpio 55 |
Pluto | 21 Virgo 37 | 0 Aquarius 17 | 23 Virgo 37 |
Rahu | 11 Aries 52 | 8 Aries 45 | 8 Aries 55 |
Ketu | 11 Libra 52 | 8 Libra 45 | 8 Libra 55 |
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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.Rachel Pain's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 02 March, 2025 - Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 30 July, 2025