Transit

Definition

A transit is a body’s current movement or position in the zodiac, rather than a position fixed at an earlier moment. Calling a body “transiting” means we are describing its place in the present sky, not its natal position.

A real example

From the computed sky

The astronomy is being calculated now.

See today’s sky

A transit describes astrology’s present tense: what is passing through, not what has always been there.

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