Shah Muhammad Rais, born April 4, 1954, in Afghanistan, is known as the real-life 'Bookseller of Kabul,' featured in Åsne Seierstad's 2002 book. Following the book's publication, which revealed aspects of his life that endangered his family due to its bootlegged translations in Persian, he sought asylum in Scandinavia in November 2005. He declared that his wife and children were political refugees seeking protection in Norway or Sweden. Rais has also published his own version of his story, titled 'Once Upon a Time There Was a Bookseller in Kabul.'
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Your next birthday is 107 days away.
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Time Zone - Asia/Kabul (4:30 E)
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Meaning of the name - Shah
king, ruler, sovereign
Read Full Shah Name AnalysisApril 4, 1954 Facts
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Shah Muhammad Rais belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Kabul
Occupation: bookseller | writer
Astrology Analysis
Ephemeris for April 4, 1954
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 4, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for April 4, 2024 |
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| Sun | 14 Aries 0 | 15 Aries 1 | 21 Gemini 45 |
| Moon | 25 Aries 23 | 13 Aquarius 15 | 15 Scorpio 53 |
| Mercury | 17 Pisces 10 | 26 Aries 54 | 15 Cancer 16 |
| Venus | 29 Aries 47 | 28 Pisces 57 | 24 Cancer 47 |
| Mars | 26 Sagittarius 42 | 9 Pisces 35 | 5 Capricorn 49 |
| Jupiter | 20 Gemini 29 | 18 Taurus 3 | 4 Cancer 16 |
| Saturn | 8 Scorpio 13 | 13 Pisces 55 | 3 Scorpio 38 |
| Uranus | 19 Cancer 3 | 20 Taurus 58 | 21 Cancer 26 |
| Neptune | 24 Libra 59 | 28 Pisces 2 | 23 Libra 24 |
| Pluto | 22 Leo 44 | 1 Aquarius 54 | 22 Leo 53 |
| Rahu | 19 Capricorn 48 | 15 Aries 52 | 16 Capricorn 5 |
| Ketu | 19 Cancer 48 | 15 Libra 52 | 16 Cancer 5 |
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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.Shah Muhammad Rais's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2024 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 31 January, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Saturn
Exact: 10 February, 2024 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Rahu conjunction Sun
Exact: 30 April, 2024 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 20 May, 2024 - Saturn conjunction Mercury
Exact: 20 May, 2024 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 09 June, 2024 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 19 June, 2024 - Saturn conjunction Mercury
Exact: 08 August, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 27 September, 2024
