How to Track Current Transits

Transits are the “cosmic weather” of right now — the way today’s planets interact with your birth chart. You don’t need to be an expert to benefit from them. With a simple routine, you can spot supportive windows, name growth periods, and move with the sky instead of against it.

What You Need (Simple)

Your birth chart (exact birth time helps for houses, but not required).
A way to see today’s planets (any ephemeris, app, or website that shows sign & degree).
A notebook or calendar to mark key dates (digital or paper).

The 4‑Step Method

Spot where the planets are now. Note each planet’s sign and degree (e.g., “Jupiter 15° Taurus”).
Map to your houses (optional but powerful). If you know your Rising sign, see which house that planet is moving through — that shows where in life it lands (home, work, relationships, etc.).
Check for aspects to your natal chart. Do today’s planets closely contact your natal planets or chart angles (ASC/MC/IC/DESC)? Close contacts = louder stories.
Mark the timing: note when a transit enters orb, the exact hit, and when it leaves orb. If a planet goes retrograde, there can be up to three passes (forward, backward, forward).

Orbs (Keep It Easy)

These are friendly starter orbs for transits to your natal planets/angles:

Sun & Moon: up to ~3°
Personal planets (Mercury/Venus/Mars): up to ~2°
Outer planets to natal planets: ~1–2° (they’re powerful even with small orbs)
Chart angles (ASC/MC/IC/DESC): ~1°

Closer is stronger. If it’s exact to the degree, expect the theme to speak up.

Timing Cheat Sheet (How Long It Feels)

Moon: 2–3 days per sign (daily mood/weather).
Mercury: 2–3 weeks per sign (longer when retrograde).
Venus: ~3–4 weeks per sign (longer when retrograde).
Mars: ~6–8 weeks per sign (longer when retrograde).
Jupiter: ~1 year per sign (expansion themes).
Saturn: ~2.5 years per sign (structure, mastery lessons).
Uranus: ~7 years per sign (change, breakthroughs).
Neptune: ~14 years per sign (vision, sensitivity, fog).
Pluto: long stays; deep transformation where it touches.

Fast planets = quick weather. Slow planets = seasons of growth.

A Gentle Weekly Rhythm (10 Minutes)

Check the Sun & lunation phase: What sign is the Sun in? Where are we in the Moon cycle (New/Quarter/Full)?
Scan slow movers: Jupiter through Pluto — are any within orb of your natal planets or angles?
Note exact hits: Write the dates a transiting planet hits the same degree as a natal planet/angle. Expect themes to peak within a few days of exact.
Flag retrogrades: If a planet stations (turns retro/forward) near a natal point, highlight that window — it’s louder.

One Simple Example

Say Jupiter at 15° Taurus moves through your 10th house (career). If you have a natal Sun at 15° Virgo, that’s a supportive trine. Mark the exact date Jupiter reaches 15°. Around that time, watch for visibility, opportunity, or encouragement in work — and say yes to aligned openings.

No Exact Birth Time? Still Helpful.

Follow sign themes: You can still track planets by sign and use their general meanings.
Use the lunations: New/Full Moons by sign give clear monthly focus areas.
Notice patterns: Jot a one‑line note on peak days. Over time, the sky’s rhythm becomes obvious.

Gentle Guidance

Name the weather: “Saturn week — simplify, plan, pace myself.”
Match the pace: Push on clear green lights; reflect during retrogrades or heavy squares.
Stay curious, not fatalistic: Transits describe timing and tone, not your worth or destiny.

In short: Tracking transits is simply paying attention. Note where planets are, see what they touch in your chart, and mark the key dates. With a light weekly check‑in, you’ll start to feel the music of the sky — and move in time with it.

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