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Aspect Activations

An Aspect Activations study finds the moments when a pair of transiting bodies forms an exact aspect while at least one of them is activating a natal body.

Creating an Aspect Activations Study

To create an Aspect Activations study:

  • Click Transit Studies → Aspect Activations on the menu bar.

The new study opens with your workspace's default settings, ready to configure.

Events Captured

This study reports each time two transiting bodies form an exact aspect while at least one of them is conjunct, within the transit orb, a natal body. The conjunction to the natal body is what activates it, so every event ties a transiting aspect to the natal body it energizes.

Each event records the inner and outer transiting bodies of the aspecting pair, the cycle angle they form, and the activated natal body, along with each body's position and motion.

An Aspect Activations study with events generated and the events table populated.

Events Table Columns

The events table lists the following columns for an Aspect Activations study. Many are hidden by default; you can show or hide any column by right-clicking a column header (see Event Column Visibility). Several columns are relabeled when the study uses an equatorial reference plane, as noted below.

ColumnDescription
Date TimeDate and time of the event.
Inner BodyName of the inner (faster) transiting body.
Inner Body LongitudeEcliptic longitude of the inner body (relabeled "Inner Body Right Asc" in equatorial mode).
Inner Body SignZodiac sign of the inner body.
Inner Body LatitudeEcliptic latitude of the inner body (relabeled "Inner Body Declination" in equatorial mode).
Inner Body DistanceDistance of the inner body.
Inner Body SpeedLongitudinal speed of the inner body.
Cycle AngleCycle (aspect) angle between the transiting bodies.
PhasePhase of the aspect cycle.
SeparationAngular separation (orb) from the exact aspect.
Outer BodyName of the outer (slower) transiting body.
Outer Body LongitudeEcliptic longitude of the outer body (relabeled "Outer Body Right Asc" in equatorial mode).
Outer Body SignZodiac sign of the outer body.
Outer Body LatitudeEcliptic latitude of the outer body (relabeled "Outer Body Declination" in equatorial mode).
Outer Body DistanceDistance of the outer body.
Outer Body SpeedLongitudinal speed of the outer body.
Natal BodyName of the activated natal body (conjunct within orb).
Natal Body LongitudeEcliptic longitude of the natal body (relabeled "Natal Body Right Asc" in equatorial mode).
Natal Body SignZodiac sign of the natal body.
Natal Body LatitudeEcliptic latitude of the natal body (relabeled "Natal Body Declination" in equatorial mode).
Natal Body DistanceDistance of the natal body.
Natal Body SpeedLongitudinal speed of the natal body.
Event IntervalTime interval since the previous event.