Astrology Transits
Transits show how the current sky activates your natal chart. They are timing signals that you read by planet, aspect, and house.
Fast movers
Moon to Mars
Slow movers
Jupiter to Pluto
Read by
Planet + aspect + house
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What is a transit?
A transit happens when a moving planet forms an aspect to a point in your birth chart, like a planet, angle, or house cusp. It shows what is active now.
Transits work best when you read the transiting planet (what energy), the aspect (how it connects), and the house (where it shows up).
How to read a transit
1
Start with your natal chart
Your birth chart is the baseline for every transit.
2
Identify the transiting planet
This is the energy arriving or pressing on you.
3
Find the natal target
Note the planet, angle, or house being activated.
4
Name the aspect
Conjunction, square, trine, or opposition tells you the relationship.
5
Track the timing
Applying builds, exact peaks, separating integrates, and retrogrades revisit.
Timing phases
Applying
Energy builds as the planet moves toward exact contact.
Exact
Peak focus and clarity. Pay attention to choices here.
Separating
Integration phase where you digest what shifted.
Retrograde loops
Repeating passes bring review and a deeper adjustment.
Make transits practical
Use slow planets for long themes and fast planets for daily timing.
Treat challenging aspects as growth invitations, not fate.
Pick one small action and test it near the exact hit.
Glossary shortcuts
See full glossaryJump to the key terms used in transit work.
What -> Why -> Action
What: Name the active transit. Why: Identify the life area and the skill it asks for. Action: Choose one response that fits the energy.
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