Robert Pinsky is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator, born on October 20, 1940. He served as the poet laureate of the United States from 1997 to 2000. Pinsky has authored nineteen books, primarily collections of poetry, and has published notable translations and critical works, including Dante Alighieri's Inferno and the separate notebooks of Czesław Miłosz. He currently teaches at Boston University.
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Your next birthday is 278 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Robert
bright fame, shining glory
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Robert Pinsky belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Long Branch
Educated At: Long Branch High School | Rutgers University | Stanford University
Occupation: literary critic | translator | librarian | poet | writer
Employers: Duke University | Wellesley College | Boston University
Awards Received: Harold Morton Landon Translation Award | Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | Shelley Memorial Award | Guggenheim Fellowship
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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 October 20, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 20, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 20, 2025 |
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| Sun | 27 Libra 9 | 27 Libra 33 | 23 Capricorn 9 |
| Moon | 15 Gemini 16 | 18 Libra 34 | 26 Cancer 11 |
| Mercury | 21 Scorpio 29 | 19 Scorpio 44 | 24 Capricorn 36 |
| Venus | 15 Virgo 50 | 8 Libra 28 | 29 Sagittarius 46 |
| Mars | 9 Libra 46 | 19 Scorpio 29 | 5 Sagittarius 59 |
| Jupiter | 12 Taurus 17 | 24 Cancer 23 | 5 Taurus 54 |
| Saturn | 12 Taurus 37 | 26 Pisces 17 | 8 Taurus 6 |
| Uranus | 25 Taurus 12 | 0 Gemini 41 | 22 Taurus 16 |
| Neptune | 26 Virgo 25 | 0 Aries 1 | 27 Virgo 38 |
| Pluto | 4 Leo 17 | 1 Aquarius 22 | 3 Leo 25 |
| Rahu | 9 Libra 59 | 15 Pisces 59 | 5 Libra 29 |
| Ketu | 9 Aries 59 | 15 Virgo 59 | 5 Aries 29 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Robert Pinsky's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 22 March, 2026 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 22 March, 2026 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Saturn opposition Mars
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 20 July, 2026 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 20 July, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 19 August, 2026 - Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Saturn opposition Mars
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 07 November, 2026
