The Transits (of the Planets)

About Transits - What's Happening Now!

One of many techniques of time analysis is Transits. As a planet moves through the sky, it is said to be "in transit". Thus transiting positions (in relation to natal positions) reflect developments over time. A transiting planet's position is its "actual-time" position (as opposed to "symbolic-time" positions of -- for example -- secondary progressions). Thus transits deal with actual or objective time. In interpretation, they represent the external pressures or forces that act upon one, events and situations that are encountered, etc.

Astrologers use the term "transits" to mean the positions of the major planets that are overhead (in the sky) right now and their relationship to our birth chart (your birth date and year) and how they affect you. Transits are very important indicators of the current situation in which we find ourselves. They can provide insight into what we are now going through.

And these are not all one-day events. They can cover a wide span of days, weeks, months, and sometimes years, depending on which planet is involved. In general, transits of the Moon last a matter of hours, those of the Sun perhaps a day or two, Mercury and Venus events take a few days, Mars and Jupiter take from several days to a week or two to complete, while those of Saturn take from two weeks to a month to play themselves out. The outer planets Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto take months and even years to move change. With this in mind, let's examine your transits for today's date and the time surrounding this date. We hope you enjoy it.