Transit Effects
Learn how current planetary movements influence your birth chart and trigger specific events.
Overview
Transits refer to the current positions of planets in the sky and how they interact with your birth chart. While Dashas show the overall life themes, transits provide the immediate triggers for events.
The most important transits are those of slower-moving planets: Saturn (2.5 years per sign), Jupiter (1 year per sign), and Rahu-Ketu (1.5 years per sign). These create long-term influences and major life changes.
Understanding transits helps predict when Dasha-indicated events will actually manifest and provides insight into current life circumstances.
Major Transit Effects
Slow Planet Influences
Saturn's transit often brings testing periods, responsibility, and karmic lessons. When Saturn transits important houses or aspects key planets, it creates significant life changes.
Jupiter's transit generally brings growth, opportunities, and positive developments to the houses and planets it influences. Jupiter's blessings can mitigate difficult periods.
Rahu-Ketu transits create unusual circumstances, unexpected changes, and karmic situations. They often amplify the areas of life they transit, for better or worse.
Key Points
- Saturn brings tests and karmic lessons
- Jupiter provides growth and opportunities
- Rahu-Ketu create unusual circumstances
- Slow transits create major life themes
- Combine with Dasha for event timing
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