Rita Dove is an American poet and essayist, born on August 28, 1952. She served as the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995, being the first African American to hold the position since its establishment. Dove was also appointed a Special Consultant in Poetry during the Library's bicentennial from 1999 to 2000. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1987, becoming the second African American to achieve this honor, and served as Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2004 to 2006.
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Your next birthday is 279 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Rita
pearl, star, gift of God
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Rita Dove belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Akron
Educated At: Buchtel High School | Miami University | University of Iowa | University of Tübingen
Occupation: essayist | university teacher | poet | writer
Spouses: Fred Viebahn
Employers: Arizona State University | University of Virginia
Awards Received: honorary degree from Spelman College | honorary doctorate from Emory University | honorary doctor of the University of Miami | honorary doctor of the Yale University | Charles Frankel Prize | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Wallace Stevens Award | Ohio Women's Hall of Fame | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | National Medal of Arts | National Humanities Medal | Fulbright Scholarship | Guggenheim Fellowship
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Ephemeris for August 28, 1952
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 28, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 28, 2024 |
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| Sun | 5 Virgo 16 | 5 Virgo 50 | 16 Scorpio 12 |
| Moon | 7 Sagittarius 15 | 3 Cancer 51 | 5 Leo 34 |
| Mercury | 17 Leo 13 | 21 Leo 24 | 8 Sagittarius 58 |
| Venus | 23 Virgo 0 | 28 Virgo 55 | 21 Sagittarius 18 |
| Mars | 0 Sagittarius 30 | 25 Gemini 37 | 20 Capricorn 4 |
| Jupiter | 20 Taurus 33 | 18 Gemini 37 | 15 Taurus 38 |
| Saturn | 13 Libra 21 | 16 Pisces 44 | 21 Libra 49 |
| Uranus | 17 Cancer 12 | 27 Taurus 16 | 18 Cancer 28 |
| Neptune | 19 Libra 50 | 29 Pisces 7 | 22 Libra 21 |
| Pluto | 21 Leo 39 | 0 Aquarius 3 | 23 Leo 12 |
| Rahu | 20 Aquarius 42 | 8 Aries 7 | 16 Aquarius 53 |
| Ketu | 20 Leo 42 | 8 Libra 7 | 16 Leo 53 |
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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.Rita Dove's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Saturn opposition Sun
Exact: 31 January, 2024 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 31 January, 2024 - Saturn square Moon
Exact: 10 February, 2024 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 20 February, 2024 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 11 March, 2024 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 11 March, 2024 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 11 March, 2024 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 20 April, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 20 April, 2024 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 30 April, 2024 - Ketu conjunction Saturn
Exact: 10 May, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 30 May, 2024 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 09 June, 2024 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 19 June, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 29 June, 2024 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 29 July, 2024 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 29 July, 2024 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 27 September, 2024 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 07 October, 2024
