To read a transit, start with the current planet, then check which natal house it is moving through, what natal placements it touches, and whether the tone is supportive, pressuring, or transitional.
Step 1: Identify the transiting planet
The planet tells you the theme. Mercury points to thinking and communication. Venus points to relationships and values. Saturn points to structure, effort, and maturity. Jupiter points to growth and expansion.
Step 2: Check the house being activated
The house tells you where the transit is playing out. If a transit moves through your seventh house, relationships may become the focus. If it moves through the tenth, career or public identity may be the main story.
Step 3: Check aspects to natal planets
A transit becomes more personal when it aspects your natal placements. A trine may support flow or openings. A square may create tension that pushes change. An opposition often brings awareness through contrast.
Step 4: Read the pattern, not one event
A transit is most useful when you look at the larger pattern. Instead of asking whether one date is good or bad, ask what chapter is opening, what lesson is repeating, and what part of life is maturing.
