Each of these details reveals something about what is important to you right now.

Note its sign, house location, and proximity to other progressed or birth planets.

You'll always resonate with the house position of your natal sun, but the progressed sun's position shows a multi-year period of secondary focus. If it has changed from its natal house position, observe the way you are focused on the themes of the new ('progressed') house position. Identify the house location of the progressed sun (biwheel chart).Notice if it recently changed signs (if located at the first-third degree of a sign) or will change signs soon (if at the 27th–29th degree). Look for the progressed sun (note its sign and degree).Thus, when Jupiter or Saturn do change sign or direction (going retrograde to direct or vice versa) in the progressed chart, it is an indicator of a notable shift or new phase in life. Saturn moves about one degree in 18 years in a progressed chart, and Jupiter moves one degree in 12 years. Unless you are born with one of these planets in the last degrees of a sign, they may not change signs in the progressed chart during your lifetime. Jupiter and Saturn are 'middle planets.' They move at middle speeds in both transit and progressed charts. Because of these long time frames, aspects within progressed charts and from progressed charts to natal charts can be active for months (for progressed moon) and years (for sun, Venus, Mars, Mercury). Mars moves half a degree per year.Įach of these planets can spend years of a person's life in retrograde motion (in the progressed chart) if they were retrograde at birth or in the days or weeks following birth. Nearby planets (Venus and Mercury) move at a similar rate to the sun, though their movement is less consistent due to retrograde periods. The distant planets (Neptune and Pluto) move very little in a progressed chart. It moves one degree per year and only goes through two to three signs in most people's lives. In contrast, it takes 30 years for the progressed sun to change signs. It takes approximately 2.3 (often rounded to 2.5) years for the progressed moon to change signs and around 27.5 years for it to go through all the signs.

It moves approximately one (1.09) degree(s) per month. The moon is the fastest-moving planetary body in the progressed chart (and one of the most useful). Because progressed charts are used to show gradual changes and evolution, they hold their meaning longer than a standard 'transit chart,' another important predictive astrology chart.

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