ASTROLOGICAL FORECASTS: HOW TO READ THEM

Forecasts are based on the idea that 'transits', ie movements, of planets currently make angles with the planets as they were in your natal chart, called 'aspects', and this process has an effect on your daily life.

The transitting planets also enter and leave the 'houses' in your natal chart, affecting those areas of your life governed by the houses concerned. The terms used to describe this are as follows:

TRANSITS AND THE ASPECTS THEY MAKE

Trines are angles of 120º between the transiting planet and your natal planet.

Sextiles are angles of 60º between the transiting planet and your natal planet.

These are considered easy or favourable aspects.

Conjunctions are angles of 0º between the transiting planet and your natal planet.

These can be a favourable or neutral aspect depending on the planets concerned.

Squares are aspects of 90º between the transiting planet and your natal planets.

Semi-squares are aspects of 45º between the transiting planet and your natal planets.

These are considered more difficult or challenging aspects.

Oppositions are angles of 180º between the transiting planet and your natal planet.

These can be an unfavourable or neutral aspect depending on the planets concerned.

There are other astrological aspects but the above are those considered to have an effect in transits.