Simon E. Gikandi is a Kenyan Literature Professor and Postcolonial scholar, currently serving as the Class of 1943 University Professor of English at Princeton University. Born on September 30, 1960, he is well-known for his co-editorship of The Cambridge History of African and Caribbean Literature. Gikandi has made significant contributions to the study of the modern African novel and notable African authors such as Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. In 2019, he was appointed president of the Modern Language Association.
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Meaning of the name - Simon
listener, he who hears
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Simon Gikandi belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Nyeri, Kenya
Educated At: Northwestern University
Occupation: literary scholar | man of letters | academic | university teacher
Employers: Princeton University
Awards Received: Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy | James Russell Lowell Prize | ASA Best Book Prize | Guggenheim Fellowship
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Ephemeris for September 30, 1960
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 30, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for September 30, 2024 |
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| Sun | 7 Libra 31 | 8 Libra 1 | 11 Sagittarius 33 |
| Moon | 12 Aquarius 42 | 15 Virgo 31 | 17 Gemini 23 |
| Mercury | 28 Libra 36 | 7 Libra 53 | 24 Scorpio 9 |
| Venus | 4 Scorpio 17 | 9 Scorpio 15 | 22 Capricorn 5 |
| Mars | 4 Cancer 43 | 14 Cancer 42 | 17 Cancer 28 |
| Jupiter | 26 Sagittarius 10 | 21 Gemini 12 | 7 Capricorn 32 |
| Saturn | 12 Capricorn 20 | 14 Pisces 18 | 16 Capricorn 43 |
| Uranus | 24 Leo 12 | 26 Taurus 56 | 25 Leo 50 |
| Neptune | 7 Scorpio 43 | 28 Pisces 14 | 10 Scorpio 2 |
| Pluto | 6 Virgo 56 | 29 Capricorn 39 | 8 Virgo 7 |
| Rahu | 14 Virgo 13 | 6 Aries 22 | 10 Virgo 50 |
| Ketu | 14 Pisces 13 | 6 Libra 22 | 10 Pisces 50 |
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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.Simon Gikandi's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter opposition Venus
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 21 January, 2024 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 01 March, 2024 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 01 March, 2024 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 11 March, 2024 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 21 March, 2024 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 31 March, 2024 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 10 May, 2024 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 29 June, 2024 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 29 July, 2024 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 08 August, 2024 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 28 August, 2024 - Ketu conjunction Sun
Exact: 28 August, 2024 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 17 September, 2024 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 27 September, 2024 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 27 September, 2024 - Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 27 September, 2024 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 27 September, 2024 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 26 November, 2024 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 16 December, 2024
