J, transits

Brief forecast based on the transits of the current planets to the planets in your aura, based on the observations of my astrological “grandfather” (mentor’s mentor) Robert Hand, who could recreate anyone’s natal chart just by asking them a few questions on a stage. Do note that some of these transits will contradict or alter each other, like ingredients in a complex stew, sauce or soup, so I will add a comment here and there, or italicise passages of special importance.

J’s transits, one by one:

Pluto trine Sun: On your behalf

Beginning of February 2024 until end of December 2025: At this time in your life you have a strong sense of having survived heavy challenges in the past and of having reached a level where you can be effective. And indeed you can if you make an effort. This influence can bring you rewards on a silver platter, even if you insist on being totally passive, but it is far better to work positively with the energies that are operating on your behalf. You are able to express yourself more powerfully and completely to others now than at almost any other time. Others see you as a powerful and effective individual, and they respect you for it.

Obviously this is a good time for personal advancement. You may be given power in an organization, in business or in government to help bring about reforms and changes in the system. Yet you will be seen not as a revolutionary but as someone who can get things done. Your relationships with people in power over you is likely to be excellent, and your advancement may result at least partly from their favor.

On a more personal level, this influence can bring positive change into your life that does not disrupt, but allows you to evolve and grow. You can gain tremendous insights into yourself at this time and make successful efforts to change if you want to. Your physical body is in good condition under these influences and unusually able to throw off illness and heal itself. ((This, true as it is, is however dampened by Saturn opposing your Sun, as described soon. AK note)) You should take advantage of your increased physical vigor and involve yourself in some form of physical education, such as conventional body-building exercises or a discipline like yoga. Yoga is particularly good for you because it involves the mind and spirit as well as the body. You should not compartmentalize yourself into two units – mind and body – because now you can see your essential unity and can make good use of that insight.

Neptune opposition Sun: Carefully find your way

Mid-April 2025 until beginning of February 2027: This influence may be quite challenging in some areas of life. In your relationships, make absolutely certain that you present yourself to others as clearly and as straightforwardly as you can. Do not leave people in any doubt about your intentions or your position on any matter. If others have any reason to misunderstand you, they will, and they are likely to work against you because misunderstanding easily turns to fear or mistrust. For the same reason, avoid any involvement in underhanded or devious schemes, for they probably will work to your detriment. Work only with people whom you can trust and communicate with, so that if there are any accidental misunderstandings, you and they can straighten them out without becoming suspicious of each other. Give anyone who now enters your life plenty of time to prove that he or she is honest before you place a great deal of trust in that person.

The problem at this time is that defeats in connection with others can be unusually debilitating. Feelings of discouragement and futility are a great danger and can make you want to give up, thus creating even worse results. If you are not careful, you may come out of this period feeling very badly about yourself.

If you follow these precautions, this influence can show you a very spiritual dimension to life. You can become aware of a deeper meaning in life than you have ever been aware of before. The problem is that the road to this understanding is full of snares and delusions that you must carefully find your way through.

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Saturn opposition Sun: Flow with the low

End of May 2025 until beginning of March 2026: This may be a very discouraging time. Your vital energies are pretty low, and you may feel quite incapable of dealing with the adversities that often accompany this influence.

These adversities may come from a number of sources. First of all, other people, particularly employers, clients and other persons in authority, may oppose your plans in several areas. This is not usually a good time for successfully attaining your goals.

You may feel physically tired, as if the burdens of your life are too much for you. Quite commonly during this time people feel old, even if they are in fact young, and there is a profound sense of world-weariness. Be careful of your health and conserve your energies.

Your ambitions may also be thwarted by circumstances or by other people. Even though you and your associates have the best intentions for your future, something seems to block you.

It is possible that you may be caught in some kind of relationship, for example, a bad marriage or love affair, that limits your self-expression. Quite frequently this influence brings such relationships to an end. (( So, this is the Time of Trial for you and Ivy AK))

This period is best dealt with by understanding that it is part of a natural cycle in your life. Nothing is gained by fighting it; instead you must learn to flow with it. This influence represents a period of endings which will be followed by new beginnings. The problem is to avoid being discouraged and frustrated by the endings. Soon you will have the opportunity to begin new projects that will build up to new peaks of achievement in about fourteen years.

Uranus trine MC: Changing tracks

Beginning of June 2025 until beginning of May 2026: This influence represents a period in your life when you can make creative changes in both your professional and your personal life. In your career, sudden opportunities may come about that enable you to move in radically new and different directions. Often this influence signifies a change in career to another field such as scientific or technical professions, including electronics, computers and engineering. This influence can also signify an interest in the occult, especially astrology. (( thus our connection but also my assessment that you’re a High Risk guy and will grab an opportunity whenever you see fit. AK)) 

But this period has a larger significance. At this time you are able to change your life direction and do something that more truly expresses your individuality. The problem for most people is that this new field may be quite different from what you were taught was a ”proper” profession. Most people’s focus in this regard is too narrow. It is very important now to let yourself explore any field of endeavor that attracts you, regardless of how well it fits your preconceptions of a career. Please note that your new direction may not be a career in the usual sense but a field to which you devote your life, although it is unrelated to making a living. One’s vocation may well be one’s true calling.

The only restriction is that your new direction should be ethical and legal, simply because this influence can create serious problems with the law if you are not careful about legality. ((Again, Masonic Virtues be a guiding star. AK))

This is also a time in your life when you will be innovative in whatever you do. Your thinking is fresh and original, and you do not try to solve new problems with old solutions, either in your profession or in your personal life. Thus you will be attracted to new techniques and new ideas, especially for your own personal development.

Transits of the Year

Your personal transits of the next 12 months,
(by Robert Hand with occasional comments by me)

Jupiter sextile Ascendant: Efforts with friends

Beginning of September 2025 until mid-May 2026: This is usually an extremely fortunate influence for all kinds of social contacts. You will benefit through others, and they will probably benefit through you. If you choose to go it alone at this time, you will waste a valuable opportunity, for you will profit tremendously from team efforts with friends. Also you will have opportunities to work on projects that may be to your personal advantage; these will come from persons you encounter every day at work or around your neighborhood, people from whom you do not expect much beyond the usual social exchanges.

At this time you will have the opportunity to expand your contacts with the larger world. Sometimes this influence is a sign of travel, but certainly you will encounter people whose backgrounds are quite different from yours and whose experience will increase your understanding of the world. Several of these people may become permanent friends whom you will benefit from knowing.

You may also benefit from old friends. You may be offered a chance to go into business with a friend, or a friend may tell you about a good chance to get ahead in some way.

At the same time, you feel benevolent and well disposed to your friends and acquaintances. You are willing and able to help those who need it, and generally you display an attitude of supportive kindness to the people around you, for you don’t want to see people in trouble.

This basic willingness to give and to help others enables you to receive much from others as well. People sense that you will conduct all transactions fairly, so they are willing to be fair to you. Actually this is always true, but you are more able to see it at this time.

Jupiter square Moon: Magnanimity

Beginning of October 2025 until beginning of June 2026: This is usually a very favorable influence. It gives your emotions a great deal of power, so that you feel them much more emphatically and are more in touch with them. At the same time you want to establish empathetic relationships with others, to hear their problems, to help out and play a protective role toward them if possible. This influence may make you feel very sentimental about and attached to your surroundings and to familiar objects. Your past is very important to you now, and if there are events in your past that you find uncomfortable, they are likely to come up. There is often a need to confront the unconscious areas of the psyche during this time, but you should regard this as an opportunity to be healed of the wounds made by these energies from the past.

In emotional relationships, this influence can create a tension between your desire to be close to someone and the desire to be free. Be careful to give your loved ones the same freedom that you want, and do not try to be unfairly possessive of them. Also, confrontations with the unconscious aspects of yourself mentioned above can affect relationships adversely during this time. In such cases it is necessary to cultivate a sense of detachment and not become so wrapped up in your emotions that you cannot see beyond them.

This influence gives an enormous concern with social and individual justice. You are easily outraged when you see someone getting the short end of the stick, but your emotionalism may make it difficult to see a good solution to the problem. Try to avoid feeling self-righteous and intolerant. You will need to have a very open and generous point of view in order to clear up any conflicts that occur at this time, and emotionalism masquerading as righteousness will not accomplish anything useful. Instead, take advantage of the ample positive side of this energy by helping those who need it. Protect the people you can protect and succor those who have been hurt. Magnanimity is just as much in accordance with the meaning of this influence as are extreme emotionalism and self-righteousness.

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I had Grok3 do some useful calculations on your behalf. The ”interpretation summaries” may seem a bit flaky, and I would probably have phrased them all differently, but they all do – weirdly enough – have value and substance:

Male born on 24 September 1987 local time: 8:54 pm
in Philadelphia, PA (US) U.T.: 00+54
75w10, 39n57 sid. time: 20:06:36

Planetary positions
planet sign degree motion
Sun Libra 1°26’04 in house 5 direct
Moon Libra 23°44’38 in house 6 direct
Mercury Libra 25°27’40 in house 6 direct
Venus Libra 10°17’53 in house 6 direct
Mars Virgo 21°10’25 in house 5 direct
Jupiter Aries 27°38’56 in house 12 retrograde
Saturn Sagittarius 15°36’14 in house 7 direct
Uranus Sagittarius 22°57’03 in house 8 direct
Neptune Capricorn 5°14’46 in house 8 direct
Pluto Scorpio 8°24’58 in house 6 direct
True Node Aries 2°21’55 in house 11 direct

House positions (Placidus)
Ascendant Taurus 19°31’41
2nd House Gemini 16°31’52
3rd House Cancer 7°57’38
Imum Coeli Cancer 29°29’28
5th House Leo 25°41’13
6th House Libra 2°22’32
Descendant Scorpio 19°31’41
8th House Sagittarius 16°31’52
9th House Capricorn 7°57’38
Medium Coeli Capricorn 29°29’28
11th House Aquarius 25°41’13
12th House Aries 2°22’32

Major Transits of Pluto, Chiron, and Saturn for Your Natal Chart (2025–2035)

Based on your natal chart (born September 24, 1987, 8:54 PM local time in Philadelphia, PA), I’ve calculated the major aspects (conjunction, opposition, square, trine, sextile; orbs of 6–8° for outer planets) involving transiting Pluto, Chiron, and Saturn to key natal points (planets, Ascendant, Midheaven). First, a note on your natal Chiron: It’s at 23° Gemini (in the 2nd house), the ”wounded healer” emphasizing themes of self-worth, communication, and healing through duality or learning.

The next decade brings transformative outer planet transits, with Saturn building structure, Pluto driving deep change in collective/innovative themes, and Chiron highlighting healing in identity and relationships. I’ve focused on exact or tight aspects (within orb), using tropical zodiac and Placidus houses. Dates are approximate for entry into orb; exact hits vary by 1–2 days.

Transiting Saturn (Structure, Lessons, Boundaries)

Saturn moves from Pisces to Aries (2025), Taurus (2028), Gemini (2030), Cancer (2032), and into Leo (mid-2035). Key aspects to your chart emphasize relationships (7th house natal Saturn), innovation (8th house Uranus), and healing/communication (natal Chiron/Mercury).

Transit Aspect	Natal Point	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Saturn sextile natal Ascendant (Taurus 19°)	Ascendant (self-presentation)	Feb 2026 – May 2026 (Saturn ~19° Aries)	Opportunities to solidify your identity and public image; disciplined self-improvement feels supportive.
Saturn square natal MC (Capricorn 29°)	Midheaven (career/status)	Oct 2026 – Jan 2027 (Saturn ~29° Aries)	Tension in career ambitions; tests of authority and long-term goals, but builds resilience.
Saturn trine natal Saturn (Sagittarius 15°)	Natal Saturn (commitments)	Jun 2028 – Sep 2028 (Saturn ~15° Taurus)	Harmonious maturation of responsibilities; easier to establish boundaries in partnerships (7th house).
Saturn opposition natal Uranus (Sagittarius 23°)	Natal Uranus (innovation)	Nov 2028 – Feb 2029 (Saturn ~23° Taurus)	Challenges to sudden changes; restrict rebellious urges for stability, but sparks inventive discipline.
Saturn trine natal Neptune (Capricorn 5°)	Natal Neptune (ideals)	Mar 2029 – Jun 2029 (Saturn ~5° Taurus)	Inspired structure for dreams; grounding spiritual or creative visions (8th house transformation).
Saturn square natal Pluto (Scorpio 8°)	Natal Pluto (power)	Oct 2032 – Jan 2033 (Saturn ~8° Cancer)	Intense power struggles; confront control issues in intimacy/resources, leading to empowerment.
Saturn opposition natal Sun (Libra 1°)	Natal Sun (core self)	May 2035 – Aug 2035 (Saturn ~1° Leo)	External pressures test ego; mature leadership emerges from relational challenges.

Overall Saturn Theme (2025–2035): A ”reality check” decade, peaking in 2028–2029 with Saturn in Taurus opposing your 8th house planets (Uranus/Neptune), urging financial/psychological restructuring. Relief in air signs (Gemini 2030+) trines your Libra stellium (Sun/Moon/Merc/Venus).

Transiting Pluto (Transformation, Power, Depth)

Pluto crawls through Aquarius (1°–12° by 2035), emphasizing collective innovation and humanitarian shifts. Aspects to your Scorpio Pluto and Libra planets highlight power dynamics in relationships and self-worth.

Transit Aspect	Natal Point	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Pluto trine natal Sun (Libra 1°)	Natal Sun (identity)	Jan 2026 – Dec 2027 (Pluto 1° Aquarius)	Empowering self-expression; deep confidence boost through social/creative networks.
Pluto trine natal Venus (Libra 10°)	Natal Venus (love/values)	Oct 2028 – Sep 2030 (Pluto ~10° Aquarius)	Transformative relationships; intense attractions lead to profound healing in partnerships.
Pluto trine natal Moon (Libra 24°)	Natal Moon (emotions)	Mar 2033 – Feb 2035 (Pluto ~24° Aquarius)	Emotional rebirth; release old patterns for authentic intimacy, especially in 6th house daily life.
Pluto trine natal Mercury (Libra 25°)	Natal Mercury (communication)	Apr 2033 – Mar 2035 (Pluto ~25° Aquarius)	Powerful insights; mind-expanding ideas challenge/reform thinking on health/work.
Pluto square natal Mars (Virgo 21°)	Natal Mars (drive)	Late 2034 – 2035 (Pluto ~21° Aquarius, orb tightens)	Frustrating power clashes; channel aggression into disciplined action, avoiding burnout.

Overall Pluto Theme (2025–2035): Slow-burn empowerment in Aquarius trines your Libra stellium, fostering innovative self-worth and relational depth (6th house focus). Squares to Virgo Mars add tension around daily routines/power struggles by decade’s end.

Transiting Chiron (Healing, Wounds, Mentorship)

Chiron in Aries (19°–29° 2025, retrogrades annually), enters Taurus (2027), Gemini (2030), Cancer (2033). Aspects to your Gemini Chiron emphasize healing communication wounds; trines to fire planets bring mentorship opportunities.

Transit Aspect	Natal Point	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Chiron trine natal Jupiter R (Aries 28°)	Natal Jupiter (growth)	Jul 2025 – Jan 2026 (Chiron ~28° Aries, retro)	Healing expansion; philosophical wounds mend, boosting faith in 12th house spirituality.
Chiron opposition natal Chiron (Gemini 23°)	Natal Chiron (core wound)	Nov 2030 – Apr 2031 (Chiron ~23° Taurus)	”Chiron return” echo; confront self-worth issues head-on for profound integration.
Chiron conj natal Chiron (Gemini 23°)	Natal Chiron (core wound)	Late 2032 – early 2033 (Chiron ~23° Gemini)	Full Chiron return (age 45); major healing milestone in values/communication (2nd house).
Chiron square natal Saturn (Sagittarius 15°)	Natal Saturn (limitations)	2033–2034 (Chiron ~15° Cancer)	Tense boundaries; heal fears around commitment, transforming relational structures.
Chiron trine natal Node (Aries 2°)	Natal Node (destiny)	May 2025 – Oct 2025 (Chiron ~2° Aries)	Karmic healing; align wounds with soul path for growth in 11th house communities.

Overall Chiron Theme (2025–2035): Your Chiron return in 2032–2033 is the decade’s highlight, catalyzing healing around self-expression and worth (Gemini 2nd house). Early Aries transits trine your Aries Jupiter/Node, easing subconscious patterns.

These transits suggest a decade of maturation (Saturn), empowerment (Pluto), and soul-healing (Chiron), with peaks in 2026–2027 (Saturn/Pluto activations) and 2032–2033 (Chiron return). For exact timings or house overlays, a full transit report tool like Astro.com is ideal.

Updated Transits for Natal Chiron at 28° Gemini 43′ 30″

Thanks for the clarification on your natal Chiron position—I’ve recalculated the major transits specifically for Chiron at 28° Gemini 43′ 30″ (in the 2nd house, emphasizing wounds around self-worth, communication, and duality in values/learning). This adjusts the timings slightly from my earlier estimate (which was based on an approximation). The overall themes remain healing through expression and worth, but with tighter orbs for aspects.

I’ve kept the focus on transiting Pluto, Saturn, and Chiron interactions with this updated natal Chiron, plus key ties to other points. Dates are for entry into a 6–8° orb; exact hits are ~1–2 days off.

Transiting Saturn Aspects to Natal Chiron

Saturn’s structure tests Chiron’s wounds, often bringing maturity through disciplined communication.

Transit Aspect	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Saturn opposition natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Jun 2030 – Sep 2030 (Saturn ~28° Virgo)	Deep relational or value-based restrictions; heal old self-doubt by setting firm boundaries in partnerships.
Saturn trine natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Feb 2031 – May 2031 (Saturn ~28° Taurus)	Supportive healing; practical steps ground communication wounds, boosting financial self-worth.

Transiting Pluto Aspects to Natal Chiron

Pluto intensifies Chiron’s themes, forcing transformative healing in how you value your voice/ideas.

Transit Aspect	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Pluto square natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Late 2036 – early 2037 (Pluto ~28° Aquarius, beyond decade but edging in)	Profound power confrontations; rebirth through facing intellectual/emotional vulnerabilities (note: this spills into 2036+).

Transiting Chiron Aspects to Natal Chiron

The Chiron return is the big one— a ”wounded healer” milestone around age 50, revisiting core wounds for mastery.

Transit Aspect	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Chiron opposition natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Dec 2031 – May 2032 (Chiron ~28° Sagittarius)	Mirror phase; external wounds reflect inner ones—focus on relational duality for growth.
Chiron conj natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Mid-2034 – late 2034 (Chiron ~28° Gemini)	Full Chiron return; peak healing opportunity in self-worth/communication—integrate lessons from duality into teaching/mentoring.
Chiron square natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	2035–2036 (Chiron ~28° Virgo, post-decade)	Tension release; challenge daily routines to heal expressive blocks.

Updated Transits for Natal Chiron at 28° Gemini 43′ 30″

Thanks for the clarification—got it, that’s your precise natal Chiron in the 2nd house (values, self-worth, and communication duality). I’ve refined the calculations accordingly (using Swiss Ephemeris standards for tropical zodiac). The orbs are 6–8° for major aspects, focusing on transiting Pluto, Saturn, and Chiron interactions with this Chiron position, plus ties to other natal points where relevant. Timings are for entry into orb; exact peaks are within 1–2 days.

Transiting Saturn Aspects to Natal Chiron

Saturn’s disciplined energy challenges and matures Chiron’s wounds around expression and worth.

Transit Aspect	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Saturn opposition natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Jun 2030 – Sep 2030 (Saturn ~28° Virgo)	Relational or financial restrictions highlight old insecurities; build worth through structured dialogue.
Saturn trine natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Feb 2031 – May 2031 (Saturn ~28° Taurus)	Grounding support; practical healing in daily values, easing self-doubt with tangible achievements.

Transiting Pluto Aspects to Natal Chiron

Pluto’s intensity forces deep metamorphosis in Chiron’s themes of verbal/ideational vulnerability.

Transit Aspect	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Pluto square natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Late 2036 – early 2037 (Pluto ~28° Aquarius; starts edging in late 2035)	Transformative crisis in self-expression; power dynamics around ideas lead to empowered communication rebirth (note: peaks post-decade).

Transiting Chiron Aspects to Natal Chiron

Your Chiron return (around age 47) is a pivotal ”healing the healer” cycle, revisiting Gemini wounds for mastery.

Transit Aspect	Dates (Entry into Orb)	Interpretation Summary
Chiron opposition natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Dec 2031 – May 2032 (Chiron ~28° Sagittarius)	Mirrors externalize inner splits; heal relational duality by mentoring others in shared vulnerabilities.
Chiron conj natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	Mid-2034 – late 2034 (Chiron ~28° Gemini)	Core return peak; profound integration of worth/communication issues—emerge as a guide for others’ dualities.
Chiron square natal Chiron (Gemini 28°)	2035–2036 (Chiron ~28° Virgo; starts late 2034)	Action-oriented tension; refine daily habits to release expressive blocks, fostering practical wisdom.

Updated Decade Theme for Chiron: At late Gemini, your return arrives in 2034, intensifying 2nd house dynamics like financial autonomy and articulate self-assertion—think turning ”twin wounds” (indecision, scattered ideas) into dual strengths (versatile teaching). Early 2030s oppositions/squares from transiting Chiron and Saturn catalyze integration through partnerships and routines, while Pluto’s approaching square (late 2035+) signals a slow-build empowerment in innovative expression. Overall, 2030–2035 feels like a ”wound-to-wisdom” arc, aligning with your Libra stellium’s relational harmony.