The descriptions of the
events are always altered by how they affect
your unique, natal chart.
How to Work with Transits
Transits are the connections between planets.
There are a few days when no planet is making an
exact transit, so not much is going on that day.
It might be a quiet day for most people, but if
your personal chart is being triggered, you'll
notice it in some way, with a mood, a thought or
an event.
The length of a transit also depends on the
aspect. Major aspects such as the conjunction,
sextile, square, trine, quincunx, and opposition
have larger orbs and therefore last a little
longer.
When working with transits, the time before a
transit is exact is usually more potent than the
time after it's exact. After a transit is exact,
the planets have finished their business and
move on. The closer a planet is to exact, the
more powerful it is. And let me remind you,
transits are always affected by your natal
chart, for better or worse.
Any planet about to go retrograde is moving very
slowly. When it makes its station it doesn't
move at all for several days. When a planet is
Rx it makes three passes over the same area of
the natal chart. If a planet is located there,
you will notice something happen in your life.
Three strikes and your out, if you haven't done
your work. All planets except the Sun and Moon
go retrograde.
Transits often overlap. Consider what is going on for the entire week, also take into account longer range transits and the signs that are emphasized. A square between outer planets will put a damper on the beneficial energy of positive transits between the other planets. For instance, the positive effects of a trine between Venus and Jupiter is lessened by squares between the outer planets and an emphasis on Scorpio.
Any description
of a transit is always general. The way it
affects you is determined by your natal chart.
You may not even notice the transit if it is not
triggering something in your chart. If it is a
positive transit making a difficult aspect to
something in your chart, the effect will be
eased. If it is a negative transit making a
positive aspect to your chart, it will be toned
down. If it is a negative transit making a
negative aspect to your chart it will be more
difficult. If it is a positive transit making a
positive aspect to your chart, this is a great
benefit. Plan to use it.
The Inner Planets - The Fast Moving
Planets
The Moon
The Moon makes aspects on a daily basis but the
effect does not last all day, give it about half
a day. Transits from New and Full Moons are a
couple of days. The waxing and waning quarters
are about a day. An eclipse lasts from 3 months
to three years, and sometimes longer.,10 degree
orb.
Sun - allow about three to five
days prior to the aspect to feel the effects,
and about three days after, 10 degree orb.
Mercury, and Venus - allow
about two days before the aspect, and a day
after, 5 degree orb
Mars - allow about a week
before and after, 5 degree orb
Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter and Saturn have a longer influence of
two or three weeks, depending on how fast the
are moving, 3-5 degree orb
The Outer Planets
The outer planets, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
move very slowly and their influence may be for
months, or even a year, before and after the
transits, 1-2 degree orb.
The New Planets - Eris and Sedna
These planets stay in the same degree for
a couple of years, and the same sign for many
years. As we become more familiar with them,
we'll know more about how they affect us.