Hey bougie bruja babies, happy Saturn day! I hope you’re having a good weekend so far! I am back again with another article, and today, we’re going to plan our year ahead usings the planets and transits. I call this method “Using the planets to plan it.” So pay attention! Not only am I going to help each zodiac sign come up with a to-do list based on planetary timelines, I’m also going to tell you a bit about how I came to these conclusions based on our signs/elements, and the aspects they make with 2024 transits.  This article will help each sign figure out when it’s best for them to release content (videos, music, books, or merchandise), travel, make big physical appearance changes (cut hair, dye hair, get a tattoo, etc), when to purchase a big product (a home or car), when to change jobs, and much more. Now you may be wondering, why should I use the planets to plan shit? Why does it matter if I study the stars, a step by step guide from my favorite youtuber, or a calendar? Well I’ll tell you why– because WHY NOT? Stars light the way, even on the darkest of days and nights. It doesn’t hurt to try. And at least you’ll be organized!  So, what are transits? Before we even begin learning the way I read transits and transit charts, you need to know what they are. A transit is where a planet is at any given time in the sky. Transits track the movement of a planet between zodiacs over a given amount of time. There are short term transits that can occur over the course of a few hours or a few days, and there are long term transits that occur over a few weeks or months. Transits form aspects, and aspects are the geometric angles and space between planets from each other. These aspects help us determine the influence that planets can have on our lives based on their distance from each other in the sky.  There are 5 main types of transits we generally cover in astrology: Conjunction – 0 degrees apart Sextile – 60 degrees apart Square – 90 degrees apart Trine – 120 degrees apart Opposition – 180 degrees apart The closer together that two planets are together, such as a conjunction or sextile, the more in harmony they are with each other. The further away two planets are from each other, the more the clash. For example, conjunctions are 0 to 10 degrees apart from each other. Planets that form conjunctions tend to be more at peace with each other in comparison to planets forming a square, which is 90 degrees apart, or an opposition which is 180. A planet directly across from you will tend to have more conflict than a planet right next to you.  Think about it like this. Say someone is standing 180 feet (or 60 yards) away from you. Let this represent an opposition– 180 degrees. For visual reference, this is the distance between home base and second plate on a baseball field, or half a football field. Would they be able to hear you talking to someone next to you? More than likely, no. If you have words on your t-shirt, they probably wouldn’t be able to see that either. You would have to project your voice pretty loudly for them to hear you, and even then, there may still be communication issues. This is versus someone being 1 foot away from you (to represent a conjunction). They’re probably sitting right next to you. They can hear you, see you, and respond to you loud and clearly. Was that clear? So this is what transits are. The geometric distance between two planets on a given chart, like your birth chart. So what’s a transit chart?  A transit chart is the comparison of two separate charts at any given time. This is most commonly between your birth date, and maybe today’s date, or another event in the past or near future. Maybe you want to see the transits of what happened the day you graduated or had your baby shower in comparison to your birth chart. Maybe you have a job interview coming up in the next week or two, and you want to see the transits on that day. You may want to see if any of the planets of today are making aspects with any of the planets in your natal charts. We want to see if there are any significant geometrical angles between these two charts that can possibly impact your day. A transit chart is how we make those comparisons. Then there are also orbs that show you the error of margin— the five or take of a couple degrees. They won’t always be exactly 180 or 90 degrees apart. So the orb lets us know how many degrees over or under it is. You can easily make a transit chart on astro.com or cafeasrtology.com to see those transits. But keep in mind, astro.com only gives the natal-transit chart itself, it does not explain the meaning. Cafeastrology tends to only give reading for long term transits since short term transits only last days or hours. Here are some examples of a natal transit chart of I did during the new moon, January 14th, 2024 at 12pm PT vs April 14th, 1999 at 4:44 pm (this is just a random date, nothing specific, but for education purposes, pretend this is your chart). As we can see from the charts above, we have a transit Capricorn sun squaring your Aries sun. And as an Aries with this square, this may mean you’ll have some conflicting energies today. Maybe you’re not really feeling like your normal self today. Maybe it’s cold where you live, and you’re not really feeling this Capricorn winter. I mean you are an April fire sign after all! You may be wishing it was warmer outside. 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