Picking a date to move

[12YearsABlob]

Hi everyone,

My friend has to move to another state soon. How would we go about picking a good time for her to move?

More broadly speaking, what transits do you consider good for it? Transits/event chart configurations to look out for?

Outer planets are more or less not going to change over the course of a few months. So, the house overlays for them would not change either. Unless it's a move being planned out years in advance, we can't control where the outer planets land in our chart, right? What do we look for in the other planets then?*

All suggestions welcome...

*Okay, I realize I limited the types of "moves" here, so let me correct that. Could we have suggestions on multiple levels then? i.e., a totally ideal time frame where you could choose where absolutely any planet was, a semi-ideal one where you could pick the degrees of semi-generational planets, one where you only have wiggle room for inner planets, and maybe a worst case where only the fastest-moving planets can be considered. What are your opinions on any and all types..?

[Ava]

Maybe it depends on what she has in mind, what she wants to achieve in this new place. (Would any special planet be desirable on the MC?)

I'm just a basic thinker with electional astrology so the obvious ideal charts come to mind, like a person might benefit from having Venus transit their 4th house on the day of arrival, to give an inspired eye to setting up the new place and decorating. I'd avoid Uranus in the 4th because things might just be weird and go wrong. Saturn in the 4th, too stuck-feeling. Empty 4th might be good but then see what's coming to it first.

I'd avoid hard Mars-Saturn aspects on the day of the move.

Mercury-Jupiter aspects can be really good for a temporary mood lift and possible "love at first site" excitement with the new living situation; also might help juggling details without getting too overwhelmed.

I'd probably like to move the day the moon went into my first house because it seems there's a natural order with the house progression, but maybe that's too esoteric. I'd do it just for the astrological neatness of it. Definitely would prefer to arrive on a new moon rather than full, though. So for me, moving in summer would be good...new moon in Leo in my first house.

I'd have to think of it more. Good luck to her

[12YearsABlob]

Mar 2, 2020 4:23:43 GMT Ava said:

Maybe it depends on what she has in mind, what she wants to achieve in this new place. (Would any special planet be desirable on the MC?)

Thanks for the tips, Ava ! Nothing's too obvious for me.. Easy to overlook the basic principles anyway, so it's good to have them written down.

She's moving for a job, and plans to stay there indefinitely. Or until a better offer comes up (not looking to move again right away, just -- in case).

Those are all approachable points, and things we can keep an eye out for. Looks like there might be some hard mercury-neptune aspects, which makes me nervous about contracts. But we'll see about the options..

[lumina]

Also check solar arcs tightenting, esp. to the luminaries, IC (!) (and MC of course), ASC, and pr Moon triggering those within a degree. of course also rulers of IC and MC. 

[lumina]

oh forgot. Also look out for 4th harmonic transits of Sun and Mars to relevant longer lasting aspects. They are considered to act as a trigger (within 1 degree, and only conjunction, opposition and square).

[12YearsABlob]

Mar 2, 2020 9:20:00 GMT lumina said:

Also check solar arcs tightenting, esp. to the luminaries, IC (!) (and MC of course), ASC, and pr Moon triggering those within a degree. of course also rulers of IC and MC. 

Thanks, lumina.. What are your thoughts on tertiary progressions (if solar arcs are slow and don't show much activity)?

[12YearsABlob]

Mar 2, 2020 9:24:31 GMT lumina said:

oh forgot. Also look out for 4th harmonic transits of Sun and Mars to relevant longer lasting aspects. They are considered to act as a trigger (within 1 degree, and only conjunction, opposition and square).

Could you please elaborate the part about relevant longer lasting aspects? As in, what aspects would 4th harmonic Sun/Mars make for them to considered so?

[lumina]

Mar 2, 2020 14:23:24 GMT 12YearsABlob said:

Mar 2, 2020 9:20:00 GMT lumina said:

Also check solar arcs tightenting, esp. to the luminaries, IC (!) (and MC of course), ASC, and pr Moon triggering those within a degree. of course also rulers of IC and MC. 

Thanks, lumina .. What are your thoughts on tertiary progressions (if solar arcs are slow and don't show much activity)?

solar arcs are always slow. 5 minutes per month, covering a timeframe of about half a year before exactness and 3 months after. usually if they are coming closer to exactness we see triggering transits happening and events. 

Yes. tertiary progressions seem to be valid. Sometimes amazingly so, sometimes not so much. still have to research it. but tp Moon in particular, crossing angles or conjunct/ opposite Sun seems huge. 

for the exact tp Moon position you need to choose "MC from solar arc" in the progression box though (not naibod). 

[lumina]

Mar 2, 2020 14:24:39 GMT 12YearsABlob said:

Mar 2, 2020 9:24:31 GMT lumina said:

oh forgot. Also look out for 4th harmonic transits of Sun and Mars to relevant longer lasting aspects. They are considered to act as a trigger (within 1 degree, and only conjunction, opposition and square).

Could you please elaborate the part about relevant longer lasting aspects? As in, what aspects would 4th harmonic Sun/Mars make for them to considered so?

difficult to say. As every case is different. However you first check if there are solar arcs happening and when they are coming closer to exactness. if there are "hits" of more than one solar arc (hit  means: the month they are getting exact) within let`s say 3-6 months, first of all often things happen in the middle bewteen them. but b) we can check the pr Moon for conjuncting, opposing, squaring natal Sun or Moon, Saturn, an angle or ruler of IC in particular if we are talking about changes in the home. 

I would also add the importance of a hit to the natal planet that receives a solar arc aspect. For example lets say sa Uranus squares n mars, ruler of the IC, and pr Moon conjuncts that natal Mars at some time, this might be an indicator of something happening around the time pr Moon is within a degree of natal Mars. even if the solar arc might not be exact (has to be exact within 30 minutes though). 

Same goes for transits. first of bigger transits - checking when Tr Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter are making a conjunction, square or opposition to a natal planet of importance, ntoing the month these are exact. and then you have probably a selection of a few months when something seems "due", and if in this timeframe Tr Sun or even more so Tr Mars is making a hit, esp. to a planet connected to the IC or the ruler (talking about a move), then you probably have the month something happens. 

At least in theory.  

[12YearsABlob]

Mar 2, 2020 14:28:57 GMT lumina said:

solar arcs are always slow. 5 minutes per month, covering a timeframe of about half a year before exactness and 3 months after. usually if they are coming closer to exactness we see triggering transits happening and events. 

Yes. tertiary progressions seem to be valid. Sometimes amazingly so, sometimes not so much. still have to research it. but tp Moon in particular, crossing angles or conjunct/ opposite Sun seems huge. 

for the exact tp Moon position you need to choose "MC from solar arc" in the progression box though (not naibod). 

Yes, that's what I meant - it'd be forever before anything changed in solar arcs.

So, tertiary moon for timing, but with "MC from solar arc"? Thank you, that's an important detail! I'll check that too..

[12YearsABlob]

Mar 2, 2020 14:35:24 GMT lumina said:

Same goes for transits. first of bigger transits - checking when Tr Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter are making a conjunction, square or opposition to a natal planet of importance, ntoing the month these are exact. and then you have probably a selection of a few months when something seems "due", and if in this timeframe Tr Sun or even more so Tr Mars is making a hit, esp. to a planet connected to the IC or the ruler (talking about a move), then you probably have the month something happens. 

At least in theory.  

Thanks for all the information! Although, my question was not so much about predicting when a move happens, or whether it'll happen, but choosing when to move. If it's happening no matter what, how can you make it as pleasant as possible? I guess some would still apply, but the predictions are neutral - it's a question of whether that timeframe is a good one to move..