Today's transits

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05/05/1990 00:40 - Adjust 2.00 - Julian day 2448016.44
05/17/2024 08:10 GMT - Julian day 2460447.84

05/17/2024				Orb	Worth
	Sun	Trine	Saturn	1°35'	112
	Moon	Conjunction	Moon	3°20'	481
	Moon	Sextile	Pluto	0°37'	175
	Mercury	Opposition	X MC	2°58'	-107
	Venus	Trine	Moon	1°35'	128
	Venus	Opposition	Lilith	1°45'	-113
	Mars	Sextile	N Node	0°57'	81
	Saturn	Opposition	Moon	2°31'	-187
	Saturn	Trine	Pluto	1°26'	41
	Uranus	Trine	Saturn	1°59'	53
	Neptune	Conjunction	Venus	1°29'	307
1378				-407	971

Transits of the Major Planets

The transits of the outer planets, in other words those furthest from the Sun, have the greatest influence and determine the most important events in life. The more distant a planet and the longer it takes on its path around the Sun, the more lasting are its effects. You might see these longer-term transits below for months.

The minor transits, with their rapid movement, only produce fleeting states of mind, or actions of less significance in everyday life. These will appear in your transit report below for a few days.

The information given below is not valid in isolation. One must also take into account the signs of the Zodiac and the houses where these aspects are found. The position of the planets and their aspects in the natal chart must also be taken into account.

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481 Conjunction Moon - Moon

Positive brief aspect: Feelings are promiment. Life is more colorful and you are especially sensitive. Something or someone speaks your emotional language now. A better time to bond with others and to take care of domestic matters.

307 Conjunction Neptune - Venus

Positive longer-term aspect: You feel more spiritual and sensitive now. This can be a magical time. You aim to be refined, and your subtlety will increase. You are mostly in good humor and your increased patience helps you appreciate life more than usual. You may fall in love with someone you admire--someone whose charm intrigues and captivates you. It's a time for appreciating the idea of, for example, listening to special music in a pleasant room with filtered light!

You are more sensitive than ever to emotional stimulus at this time, as your love or pleasure nature is heightened, open, and perhaps vulnerable to influence. You are opening up your heart, which can also mean you are more vulnerable to romantic illusions. You find yourself especially idealistic, romantic, and charming. You are very easily charmed as well, and you must watch for a tendency to see what you want to see in romantic partners.

You may gloss over important details and practical concerns in favor of idealistic visions and perceptions. Your desires are tender and compassionate. You are responsive to all things pleasurable. Try not to borrow from your future, not just with finances. Force yourself to consider practical matters, even if you feel a little resistant to the process, while opening your heart to new possibilities. And, while opening your heart to new possibilities, be sure to use some common sense.

Your values are shifting during the course of this long-term transit. You are learning to share yourself--your sympathy and compassion--with others, and to give of yourself more openly. You are more attuned to the world of beauty, the arts, and the imagination. Compassion, harmony, kindness, and openness are themes now. Gentleness with others is the best way to harness this energy. This can be a "magical" time on a romantic and social level. The pleasures of life are experienced fully. You see the very best in people now, and this eases your interactions and takes the pressure off in personal relationships. Romance is highly favored.

-187 Opposition Saturn - Moon

Challenging aspect: There may be small health problems, your body feels heavy, or you are more prone to colds and low spirits, and other signs that suggest you are not quite in form. For some, there may be a gloomier outlook or family atmosphere. Nothing seems to be going right for you and it can be difficult to get into a frame of mind that helps matters.

You may be feeling overlooked, left out, on your own, and even uncared for. This transit sometimes occurs when changes on the domestic front leave us feeling "alone in this world," such as when we move out on our own, are separated from loved ones, or similar circumstances, but it's a time that passes and leads to significant improvements--patience is needed!

Domestic problems may be part of the picture. Everyday coping skills can be compromised, or chores and routines seem to be harder to do or more burdensome than usual. It can be hard for you to take risks at this time, and you are more inclined to focus on the negatives in your life. Fears and insecurities of all kinds are magnified during this period--fear of rejection, fear of what the future might bring, fear that you won't be able to handle your life masterfully, and so forth. Although you may long for emotional support from others, you may not ask for it or receive it well if it is forthcoming. Watch for a tendency to feel sorry for yourself, although it can be helpful if done in moderation. There is a tendency to dredge up the past and focus on what you haven't done or can't do. You may be feeling awkward and self-conscious, and consequently less sociable as spontaneity is lacking for you now.

It is important to keep in mind that this is temporary, and if you consider the general meaning of Saturn's influences, it can be a far more manageable period in your life. Saturn is asking you to take a more realistic look at your personal or emotional life. This is a period when progress on the domestic front is slow, delayed, or denied. Your personal popularity may go down a notch temporarily, and business may also be affected. The best way to handle this energy is to recognize that it's a time to slow down and re-evaluate your personal life, and that pushing yourself to do too much will be frustrating and possibly costly. You need more rest than usual, and you need to learn to rely on yourself for the time being. It's a time to examine your priorities and make necessary changes to your daily routines that will improve your life. You are maturing--learning to rely on yourself and actually enjoy doing so.

Strategies for success now: Don't push, find ways to rest more, work on improvements and strengthening rather than brand new ventures. Take things step by step, set achievable goals, and remind yourself that your "realistic" look at yourself or your life is probably too harsh.

175 Sextile Moon - Pluto

Positive brief aspect: A good time to observe, reserve judgment, keep something to yourself, strategize, and reconsider something. You might find something lost or discover a new use for something. A time for reaping what you've sown.

128 Trine Venus - Moon

Positive short-term aspect: A time when you get real pleasure from love, pleasures, or entertaining friends. Pleasant and happy family life. Take this opportunity to express your feelings to people close to you -- you are more likely to be received well today than on other days unless there are very difficult concurrent transits. This is a good time to decorate, beautify, enhance the home, as well as attain some level of harmony in your domestic life.

-113 Opposition Venus - Lilith

Challenging short-term aspect: Your loving feelings are excited at this time. A passionate time that can make you forget the needs of everyday life, and this is a bit worrying! Irritations in a relationship can emerge. A partner may frustrate you right now because of the little stresses of daily life, habits etc. You may want to live intensely on a sexual plane, to explore the depths of your desires, but this may only be a whim. Alternatively, you want more meaningful experiences and pleasures now, but it is best not to jump into or out of something too quickly now.

112 Trine Sun - Saturn

Positive short-term aspect: You're feeing more serious or responsible right now, and this frame of mind leads you to areas of your life you want to shape up or fix. A good time for gaining credibility or respect. You are more disciplined today, so take advantage.

53 Trine Uranus - Saturn

Positive aspect: You might suddenly and finally realize a long-term goal or plan, after long and painstaking work during this long-term transit. This can also be a time when you bring a spirit of innovation to your work. It's time for a major update! While you might be impatient at times with stodgy, outworn, and outdated attitudes or systems, the changes you make now can be very rewarding. Try to be patient as you make changes. Inspire others, rather than instruct.

41 Trine Saturn - Pluto

Positive longer-term aspect: You're determined to make something constructive of your ambitions now. Business relationships can be excellent now. It's a time of working with a purpose, not for sweeping changes. You are finding excellent solutions to basic problems in our life. You have an excellent eye for what works and your focus or projects can subtly change and improve as a result. Patience for making long-lasting changes is rewarded.

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About the Transit Report

This report is designed to show and interpret transits that are within orb on a particular day at the time of day of your visit. The table reflects transits in effect at the specified time in GMT. Some influences come and go on the same day, while others can stick with you for days, months, and even years.

Why do values and orbs change for a particular day? This is because transits keep moving--they don't freeze from midnight one day to midnight the next. Some faster-moving planets, especially the Moon, move into or out of orb on the same day. The above transits are a snapshot at the current time of day.

What do the numbers next to the transit names mean?

The column entitled "Worth" assigns a positive or negative value to each transit. These numbers also appear next to the transit interpretations and are part of a weighting system designed to quantify the relative strength of an aspect. The larger the number, the stronger we expect that transit to be.

With this weighting system, a positive value/worth is considered harmonious, and a negative value is considered challenging. Factors that determine the Worth value are the nature of the planets, aspects, and the orb of influence.

For example, a weight (or worth) of 35 suggests the transit is a harmonious influence of moderate strength. A weight of 420 indicates the transit is quite strong and harmonious. If you see a worth of -10, the transit is relatively weak and disharmonious.

On the other hand, "Orb" values are the exact distance in degrees away from a transit's exactitude. The larger the orb value, the weaker an aspect is. Put another way, the larger the orb value, the greater the distance an aspect is from being exact. An orb of 0°00' is exact, and an aspect with an orb of less than 1 degree (that is, from 0°00' to 0°59') is considered strong. Thus the smaller the orb value, the stronger and more influential the aspect is.

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