Transiting Aspects
A Transiting Aspects study finds the moments when a transiting body forms an exact aspect to a natal body.
Creating a Transiting Aspects Study
To create a Transiting Aspects study:
- Click Transit Studies → Transiting Aspects on the menu bar.
The new study opens with your workspace's default settings, ready to configure.
Events Captured
A transit study compares the positions of transiting bodies against the positions stored in a natal record. This study reports each time one of the transiting bodies you select reaches an exact aspect with one of your selected natal bodies.
Every event pairs a transiting body with the natal body it aspects, and records the cycle angle (aspect) formed along with each body's position and motion at the moment of exactitude.
Events Table Columns
The events table lists the following columns for a Transiting Aspects study. Many are hidden by default; you can show or hide any column by right-clicking a column header (see Event Column Visibility). Some columns are relabeled when the study uses an equatorial reference plane, as noted below.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Date Time | Date and time of the transiting-aspect event (local time for the study's location). |
| Transiting Body | The transiting body forming the aspect. |
| Transiting Body Longitude | Ecliptic longitude of the transiting body. Header shows "Transiting Body Longitude" (ecliptic) or "Transiting Body Right Asc" (equatorial) per Reference Plane. |
| Transiting Body Sign | Zodiac sign of the transiting body. |
| Transiting Body Latitude | Ecliptic latitude of the transiting body. Header shows "Transiting Body Latitude" (ecliptic) or "Transiting Body Declination" (equatorial). |
| Transiting Body Distance | Distance of the transiting body. |
| Transiting Body Speed | Longitudinal speed of the transiting body. |
| Cycle Angle | The cycle angle (aspect) formed. |
| Phase | Applying or separating phase of the aspect. |
| Separation | Angular separation from exactitude. |
| Natal Body | The natal body being aspected. |
| Natal Body Longitude | Ecliptic longitude of the natal body. Header shows "Natal Body Longitude" (ecliptic) or "Natal Body Right Asc" (equatorial). |
| Natal Body Sign | Zodiac sign of the natal body. |
| Natal Body Latitude | Ecliptic latitude of the natal body. Header shows "Natal Body Latitude" (ecliptic) or "Natal Body Declination" (equatorial). |
| Natal Body Distance | Distance of the natal body. |
| Natal Body Speed | Longitudinal speed of the natal body. |
| Event Interval | Interval (days) since the previous event. |