Chapter IV · PLANETARY TRANSITS
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In order that prognostications made from the horoscope of birth may be pointed as to time it is necessary to know the positions of the planets for several years in advance. Such calculations are easily effected by a knowledge of the periods of the planets—that is to say, the times in which they return to the same positions about the same time of the year. Thus Uranus returns to its place after a period of 84 years, Saturn does so after 59 years, Jupiter in 83 years, Mars in 79 years, in all cases almost to the day. Mercury also returns in 79 years. But as very few people possess records of the planets’ places for these long periods, the following table of the longitudes of the planets for the next 12 years has been prepared. The positions are given for the 1st of each month, and the longitudes held by the planets are given in even degrees.
These tables are very useful in tracing the transits that occur in connection with the horoscope for the year. Thus we have found that by adding the number of degrees corresponding to the age of a person to the Midheaven at birth, we obtain the Progressed Midheaven, and in the Tables of Houses we may also find the corresponding Progressed Ascendant. By adding the same number of degrees to the place of the Sun at birth we obtain also the Progressed position of the Sun.
Month. 1905. 1906.
♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂
January ♋6 ♑0 ♒19 ♈21 ♎24 ♋9 ♑5 ♒29 ♉27 ♓ 4
February 5 2 22 24 ♏10 8 6 ♓ 3 27 27
March 4 3 26 29 20 7 8 6 29 ♈18
April 5 4 29 ♉ 5 26 8 8 10 ♊ 4 ♉11
May 6 4 ♓ 1 12 19 9 8 13 10 ♊ 2
June 7 3 3 20 10 10 7 14 17 23
July 8 2 2 26 11 11 6 15 24 ♋13
August 9 0 1 ♊ 2 21 12 5 14 ♋ 0 ♌ 3
September 9 0 ♒29 6 ♐ 6 12 4 12 6 23
October 10 0 27 6 25 13 4 9 10 ♍12
November 10 1 26 4 ♑17 13 5 8 11 ♎ 1
December 9 3 27 0 ♒11 12 7 8 9 20
Month. 1907. 1908.
♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂
January ♋11 ♑9 ♓9 ♋5 ♏11 ♋13 ♑13 ♓22 ♌12 ♓24
February 10 10 14 2 29 12 14 25 8 ♈16
March 9 12 17 1 ♐15 11 16 28 5 ♉ 5
April 10 12 21 3 ♑ 2 12 17 ♈ 2 4 26
May 11 12 24 7 13 13 17 5 5 ♊16
June 12 12 26 13 18 14 16 8 9 ♋ 7
July 13 11 27 19 13 15 15 10 14 26
August 14 9 27 26 6 16 14 10 21 ♌16
September 14 8 25 ♌ 3 11 16 13 8 28 ♍ 5
October 15 8 23 8 24 17 13 6 ♍ 4 24
November 15 9 21 12 ♒13 17 13 4 9 ♎14
December 14 11 21 14 ♓ 2 16 14 3 13 ♏ 4
Month. 1909. 1910.
♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂
January ♋15 ♑16 ♈4 ♍14 ♏24 ♋17 ♑20 ♈16 ♎13 ♈18
February 14 18 6 13 ♐15 16 22 18 14 ♉ 5
March 13 20 9 9 ♑ 4 15 24 21 13 22
April 14 21 13 6 24 16 25 24 9 ♊11
May 15 21 17 4 ♒14 17 25 28 6 ♋ 0
June 16 20 20 6 ♓ 4 18 25 ♉ 1 4 19
July 17 19 22 9 22 19 24 4 6 ♌ 8
August 18 18 23 15 ♈ 4 20 22 6 9 27
September 18 17 22 21 3 20 21 6 15 ♍17
October 19 17 20 28 ♓26 21 21 4 21 ♎ 6
November 19 17 18 ♎ 4 25 21 22 2 28 27
December 18 19 16 9 ♈ 4 20 23 0 ♏ 4 ♏17
Month. 1911. 1912.
♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂
January ♋20 ♑24 ♈29 ♏ 9 ♐ 8 ♋22 ♑28 ♉13 ♐ 5 ♉24
February 20 26 ♉ 0 13 ♑ 1 21 ♒ 0 13 10 ♊ 1
March 19 28 2 14 22 20 1 15 14 12
April 20 29 6 13 ♒14 21 3 18 15 29
May 20 29 10 9 ♓ 7 22 3 22 14 ♋14
June 21 29 14 6 ♈ 0 23 3 26 10 ♌ 2
July 22 28 17 5 21 24 2 29 7 20
August 23 27 19 6 ♉12 25 1 ♊ 2 5 ♍10
September 23 26 20 10 29 25 0 4 7 29
October 24 25 19 15 ♊ 9 26 ♑29 3 10 ♎19
November 24 25 17 22 9 26 29 2 16 ♏10
December 23 27 14 28 ♉28 25 ♒ 0 ♉29 23 ♐ 1
Month. 1913. 1914.
♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂
January ♋24 ♒ 3 ♉27 ♑ 0 ♐23 ♋26 ♒ 7 ♊12 ♑25 ♋16
February 24 4 27 6 ♑17 25 8 11 ♒ 3 7
March 23 5 28 12 ♒ 8 24 9 11 9 8
April 24 7 ♊ 0 16 ♓ 2 25 11 13 15 17
May 24 7 4 18 25 26 11 16 20 ♌ 1
June 25 7 8 17 ♈18 27 11 20 22 17
July 26 6 12 13 ♉10 28 10 24 22 ♍ 3
August 27 5 15 10 ♊ 2 29 9 28 19 22
September 27 4 17 8 21 ♌ 0 8 ♋ 0 15 ♎12
October 28 3 18 9 ♋ 9 0 7 2 13 ♏ 1
November 28 3 17 13 21 0 7 2 13 23
December 27 4 15 18 24 ♋29 8 0 17 ♐15
Month. 1915. 1916.
♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♆ ♅ ♄ ♃ ♂
January ♋28 ♒10 ♊27 ♒23 ♑ 8 ♌ 1 ♒14 ♋13 ♓23 ♍ 1
February 28 12 26 29 ♒ 2 0 15 10 28 ♌23
March 27 13 25 ♓ 6 25 ♋29 17 9 ♈ 4 13
April 28 15 26 14 ♓16 ♌ 0 18 10 12 13
May 28 15 29 20 ♈12 1 19 11 19 20
June 29 14 ♋ 3 25 ♉ 6 2 19 15 26 ♍ 2
July ♌ 0 13 6 28 27 3 19 19 ♉ 1 17
August 1 12 10 28 ♊19 4 18 23 5 ♎ 6
September 1 11 13 26 ♋ 9 4 17 26 6 25
October 2 11 15 22 27 5 16 29 3 ♏16
November 2 12 16 19 ♌14 5 16 ♌ 0 ♈29 ♐ 8
December 1 12 15 19 25 4 16 0 26 ♑ 0
Now a transit of one of the major planets over any of these points, namely, the Midheaven or Ascendant at birth, the Sun or Moon at birth, the Midheaven, Ascendant, and Sun in the progress, will produce marked effects on the fortunes and health of the Subject, corresponding to the nature of the planet which makes the transit.
Thus we have seen that the Midheaven at the birth on the 1st of May, 1890, at 3.30 p.m., was Cancer 2 degrees, and the Ascendant Libra 2. Referring to the Tables, we find that in 1905 Saturn will form the opposition of the Midheaven in Capricornus 2 in February, July, and November, so that these will be periods of reversal, sudden and unexpected complications and changes. Also the Sun at birth being in Taurus 11 receives the transit of Jupiter in April, 1905, so that this month will be productive of some amelioration of evils, or direct benefits.
When two or more planets concur in a transit of any of the Significators the results are so much the more forcible and effective.