Solar arc is a method of progressing your natal planets for the purpose of understanding your past, present and future. Although it’s one of the more successful predictive methods used by modern astrologers, not many people know how to use it accurately.
In this post you’ll learn how solar arc works, and how to interpret solar arc planets making contacts to your natal planets.
How Solar Arc Works
In solar arc, we advance all planets using the arc (the angular distance) traveled by your progressed Sun. For example, at age 15, your progressed Sun would’ve traveled about 15° from its natal location. So your solar arc chart would’ve moved everything forward by 15°. This means all solar arc planets move at the same speed. Because the apparent motion of the Sun is not constant, you’ll need software help (or sites like astro.com) to get accurate positions of your current solar arc planets.
The Reason Solar Arc Became Popular
Noel Tyl, who popularized solar arc, commented on the fact that in secondary progression, slower planets like Saturn and Pluto hardly moved throughout your life, making them unusable for predictive purposes. In solar arc, all 10 major planets are in motion, thus giving astrologers a tool that better reflected the fast-changing nature of modern lives. As astrologers started adopting solar arcs into their practice, soon it became clear that it worked remarkably well as a timing indicator of life development.
In my consulting practice, I’ve found plenty of cases where Saturn or outer planet solar arcs act as decisive indicators of important life events. We’ll cover the interpretation examples shortly, but know that solar arc has become popular mainly because it works, and it gives astrologers a greater number of planets to work with in understanding life events.
A Quick Test Using Your Own Natal Chart
It’s fairly easy to test solar arc on your own horoscope as well: If you have a planet in a cadent house (3, 6, 9, 12), you can eyeball the number of degrees it needs to reach the next Angle.
For example, if your 12th house Mars is 14 degrees away from the Ascendant, then solar arc Mars would’ve reached Ascendant when you were age 14 (this event would be written as Mars = ASC, the equal sign representing hard aspects like 0, 90, 180 degrees). In this case, you can recall what kind of event at age 14 triggered your Mars (independence, the will to fight, to assert yourself) in such a way to transform your identity (Ascendant).
*Note that this method of estimating solar arc position loses accuracy when the distance is over 30 degrees. Anyone over age 30 will need software to calculate the accurate positions of their current solar arc planets.
Interpreting Solar Arc Planets
Here are some guidelines for interpreting the meaning of planets progressed through the solar arc method.
- We only use hard aspect contacts (conjunction, square, opposition) when considering solar arc events. Trines and sextiles will not be considered, as they are more harmonious and less likely to indicate change. However, many astrologers also include minor hard aspects such as semisquare, sesquiquadrate or quindecile when looking at solar arc contacts.
- Solar arc contact is indicated by an equal ‘=’ sign. Solar arc Mars contacting natal Jupiter would be written as “Mars = Jupiter”. When considering solar arcs, the type of aspects do not matter so long as we’re using hard aspects (which is why we’re using the equal sign).
- The orb used for solar arc is 0.5 degree. In other words, solar arc contact will be in effect for approximately 12 months (6 months applying, 6 months separating). The intensity of the contact is strongest when the arc is exact.
- The notable difference with solar arc is that we can advance faster planets and Angles, and they will be just as effective as indicators of life development.
Now we look at each solar arc planet and their interpretations:
Solar Arc ASC or MC
ASC or MC solar arcs tend to manifest as visible events in terms of the planet that they are aspecting. MC solar arc may suggest a vocationally significant development. For example, solar arc of MC making a hard aspect to Pluto (which is written as MC=Pluto) may suggest an empowerment in terms of career, or a status change within the family such as relocation, etc.
Solar Arc Sun
Sun solar arc suggests “illumination” of self in terms of the planet aspected by it. Solar Arc Sun=Venus may be a time where love relationship is especially highlighted, or when an artistic project receives rewarding recognition, etc.
Solar Arc Moon
Moon solar arc suggests the shift in emotional needs in terms of the aspected planet. Moon=Pluto may be a time when passion and zeal enters the heart; Moon=Jupiter may be when international interest opens up.
Solar Arc Mercury
Mercury solar arc potentially suggests development of an idea, communication, or travels. Mercury=MC may indicate a time for a move, or gaining necessary skills and knowledge.
Solar Arc Venus
Venus solar arc may suggest development of love, relationship, arts, or pleasant dealing with the public. Venus=MC can indicate a time for marriage, childbirth, or popularity. Barack Obama experienced Venus=ASC at age 47 when he was inaugurated as U.S. President in January 2009, a time of impressive popularity for him.
Solar Arc Mars
Mars solar arc can suggest a time when you make a stand, or assume additional responsibility and meet it successfully. Occasionally Mars related solar arcs can suggest surgery, but more often this is a time of high activity.
Solar Arc Jupiter
Jupiter solar arc often suggests rewards, opportunity, expansion and education. Warren Buffett experienced Jupiter=Pluto at age 7. At that time he reportedly borrowed a book One Thousand Ways to Make $1,000 from a library and was inspired to start money making ventures from an early age. Jupiter expanded his vision of financial empowerment (Pluto).
Solar Arc Saturn
Saturn solar arc suggests change of gears, ambition moving forward, or some inevitable hardship that leads to maturity. Steve Jobs experienced Saturn=MC in 1985, when he resigned from Apple after losing a power struggle with its CEO (he later said this was the best thing that could’ve happened to him, although it didn’t feel like it at the time. This is a common theme with Saturn related events).
Solar Arc Uranus
Uranus solar arc suggests status change that may lead to greater individuation, freedom, or innovative transformation. Individuation may necessitate a separation from old relationship. Prince Harry experienced Uranus=ASC in 2016, when he was reportedly set up on a blind date with Meghan Markle, whom he ended up marrying.
Solar Arc Neptune
Neptune solar arc suggests inspiration or confusion. It tends to be beneficial for people in aesthetic professions such as artists, entertainers and fashion designers. Neptune transit or Arc to an Angle may suggest a time of “ego wipeout.” Britney Spears experienced Neptune=MC at age 8, when her mother took her to Atlanta to audition for the 1990’s revival of The Mickey Mouse Club. While she was rejected for the role due to her age, her talent was recognized and she was introduced to a New York City talent agent.
Solar Arc Pluto
Pluto solar arc suggests change that may lead to empowerment, rebirth, and necessary endings. Pluto empowers the planet it contacts, by bringing forth hidden depths and emotions. Occasionally Pluto related solar arc can mean encountering issues around death.
Solar Arc Lunar Nodes
Nodal solar arc may suggest important meetings, or connection with the public through work. For celebrities, solar arc lunar Node can indicate a time of publicity or a newsworthy event, good or bad. Tiger Woods experienced Node=MC during November 2009, when the news of his infidelity scandal broke out.
Closing Thoughts: Solar Arc Planets as Indicators of Life Development
Solar arc is a powerful tool for astrologers that want to understand the energies operating in present and future. Most astrologers use it in combination with transits to get a full picture of the upcoming time periods. Some say that solar arcs seem to manifest more as visible events, perhaps due to the “solar symbolism” which is the innate part of this method. I’ve seen it both ways, where the changes solar arcs represent are psychologically significant, or purely external.
Have you worked with solar arc planets? What did you experience when a powerful solar arc planet crossed an Angle? Feel free to share your thoughts and experience in the comment section below.
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Dear Hiroki,
your clear and comprehensive article is much appreciated. You seem to have a very deep insight. I discovered Solar Arcs only about a year ago and was stunned by their precision. Right now my SA MC conjucts natal Node in 11th house while it also squares natal Saturn. I am leaving a seemingly prestigious teaching job at a university to become a volunteer teacher where I am really needed. Not to mention that in about 6-12 months my SA Pluto and Sun will square my natal Venus (which happens to be conjuct DESC). I have a deep intention of marrying a foreigner and staying abroad, but we shall yet see if he has the same intention… Complete overhaul of my life, values, location, friends… Progressed Moon is about to conjuct ASC. I am impressed at the precision of Solar Arcs. Thanks again.
Hi Pavla, thank you for sharing your experience! These are powerful cycles activating your sense of purpose (MC=Saturn and Node) as well as an upcoming focus on relationships (SA Pluto-Sun = Venus). Wishing you a fulfilling time ahead!
Hi Hiroki! Many thanks for this helpful article. Actually i do not have a hard aspect through my solar arc chart, having a triangle to my natal sun which is in my 1st house scorpio and my mc ruler, though.
That trine aspect will be exact on the same day with my progressed moon opposites to my natal sun from the natal 7st house taurus. And also transit pluto will be forming a square to my natal pluto, transit uranus will be aspecting an opposition to my natal moon. Interesting… still, don’t we consider that solar arc triangle, just wondering?
Hi Daisy, I recommend focusing on the hard aspects in your solar arcs, as they tend to carry the most tension—and therefore the greatest impact. You also have some very powerful transits coming up, such as transiting Uranus opposing your Moon and transiting Pluto squaring your Pluto. These are likely to bring much stronger transformative effects at this time.
Hi, Hiroki. I have SA Pluto approaching my natal Ascendant. This conjunction will exact in mid-April 2026. My SA Moon is currently conjunct my natal Ascendant and I recently sold my home and all my belongings and purchased a home in a new city. My natal South Node is also conjunct my natal Ascendant. I’ve heard SA Pluto can empower or destroy, so I’m pretty nervous to see what Pluto brings.
Hi Ashlee, Pluto=ASC is a major change time period, and it perfectly reflects the big change you’re making with the purchase of a new home and a move to a new city. In other words, you’re right on schedule! Hopefully this move and a new home represents a happy start of a new chapter in your life.
Hi Hiroki,
Thanks for your enlightenment on solar arcs! A quick question concerning my daughter’s solar arc chart.
In August 2026 she has more or less exact: Venus opposing Chiron and squaring Ascendant, as well as: Jupiter conjucting Venus in the ninth house (ruler 10th and 3rd house).
Also: Neptune ruler of the seventh house in her chart enters Pisces (2 degrees from cusp Descendant), her Solar Arc Ascendant enters Libra (in second house) and in transiting Pluto conjuncts Neptune (ruler 7th house, in 5 th house) for the second time.
So it would seem something ‘big’ is about to happen love-wise(?) But must it be all ‘bad’? Can it also be the start of something profound and long-lasting? Would appreciate your insights very much. Best wishes, Eileen
Hi Eileen, Venus related solar arcs can definitely focus on relationships. Venus=Chiron can suggest a healing theme if your daughter has been hurt before. A lot depends on how consciously she approaches her relationship themes.
Congrats, Hiroki!
Still wondering how to put them all together – currently experiencing a SA Neptune on the natal Moon and a SA Moon squaring natal Neptune. Here there is much confusion as expected and a victimhood flavour as well … but there is a SA Saturn soon to be exact on the natal Sun (all these when hoping I’ll have a break after one year of progressed SUn squaring natal Saturn). Should I fear the maturation process it promises since I was hoping for a more … comfortable period?
Hello Oana, I suggest using a very tight orb (less than 0.5 degree) to see how the three measurements you see line up. It’s possible that the Neptune=Moon solar arc is representing one area of your life, while the Saturn=Sun might be referring to another area. For a full analysis please consider scheduling a private consultation.
Dear Hiroki, thank you for this interesting post.
I’d like a little help with interpretation of:
I’ll have SA Neptune opposite my natal North node and SA north node square natal Neptune by the end of the year.
There has been lots of confusion and disillusionment in my life for the last couple of years (transiting Neptune hovering over my MC) , will this bring even more ? How to chanel all this neptunian energy?
Thank you kindly
Hi Erika,
The Nodal axis often relates to connections with others—such as meetings, groups, or collective experiences. When SA Neptune is on the Node (or vice versa), one possible expression is participating in group activities with a Neptunian quality—such as spiritual, creative, healing, or charitable work.
For a more personalized analysis, please consider scheduling a private session.
Please Could you tell me what Solar Arc Ascendant conjunct Natal IC/North Node would mean?
Hello Sue, thanks so much for reading the article and for your question!
While I can’t provide personal interpretations in the comments, I can say that Solar Arc contacts to angles often suggest times of inner realignment or key shifts in life direction. SA contact to Nodes can suggest meetings.
If you’re curious to explore this more deeply, please consider scheduling a private consultation. I’d be happy to support your learning journey!
Hi Hiroki,
I found your article very useful and valuable. In about a year I will experience Mars=Sun in Aries in my 10th House. You mentioned that this could be a time when we can take a stand for the Mars solar arc or take on additional responsibility and meet it successfully. Mars rules my 5th house, the exaltation ruler of my 7th house. The Sun rules my 2nd house, the exaltation ruler of my 10th house. Do you think I should be concerned about my health or any other issues?
Thank you very much, greetings
Hello Yasemin,
Thank you, I’m really glad you found the article helpful! It sounds like you’re approaching your solar arc with a lot of insight already, especially considering the rulerships involved. I’d definitely recommend looking at the career potential, being that Sun is in the 10th house.
That said, to truly assess how this might express in your life—whether through career, health, creativity, or relationships—we’d need to look at your chart as a whole, including transits, solar arcs, and your personal context.
If you’d like to explore this further, please consider scheduling a private consultation. That way, we can look at your chart in detail and discuss what this period might be inviting you into, and how to best navigate it.
Thanks again for reading and engaging with the article—wishing you clarity and strength in the upcoming year!
Thank you very much for your good wishes. You have been a light to me. I will continue to read your articles.
Hello,
Slight correction, Noel Tyl didn’t “rediscover” Solar Arcs/Cosmobiology. Robert Hand has been lecturing on these as far back as the late 1980s. I have been using Arcs/Cosmobiogy for predictive astrology since then. Combinations of Stellar Influences by Reinhold Ebertin is one of the preeminent reference books first printed in 1940.
Hi Claudia, you’re right! Noel Tyl popularized it for people in late 20th centuries but he was definitely influenced by Ebertin’s work. Thanks, I’ve modified the text.
Hello Hiroki, could you please let me know if I need to put in the current location to look at a solar arc chart or if the birth place remains the same? (Born in Lebanon but now living in England.) Thankyou. J
Hi Joumana, you’ll need to continue using your birth place when creating a progressed or solar arc chart, regardless of your current location.
this doesn’t make sense to me…
If I use the location where I grew up, Moon=MC when I got married at age 17
If I use the location of my birth, Moon=MC when I was 23, a pretty uneventful year for me. I was born in a small town, which my parents left when I was 4. It makes sense to me that I would not have been a teen bride if I had grown up in that small town. I probably also would not have been neglected if I had extended family in the same town.
I have lived in a lot of different places, and have found that location definitely effects the timing of events.
Thank you for your comment.
In the way I work with solar arcs, they are derived from the natal chart and its angles and are not recalculated based on later relocations. While where we live can certainly shape our experience and growth, it doesn’t redefine the underlying developmental themes of your natal chart.
It’s also worth noting that not every solar arc or transit will correspond to a clearly identifiable external event. Many describe periods of potential or inner development, which tend to show up more visibly when someone is actively engaged in their career, relationships, or life direction.
Questions about relocation charts and timing are complex, and they’re probably more than can be meaningfully addressed in a comment thread.
Best wishes,
Hiroki
Hello Hiroki,
would you say that solar ar nodes in square to the AC will have a meaning?
Hi Chris, yes – Nodal axis is associated with meetings or group interaction, so solar arc Node=ASC may signal an opportunity for you to meet new people or groups.
Thank you very much, Hiroki!
Hi Hiroki, with my partner and i we are currently undergoing some hard times in our relationship, though we go to couple therapy and are trying our best. His solar arc moon and pluto are doing conjunction to his natal saturn, in house 4th, during this and next year.
Should I fear this transits would mean an ending or separation? Or a renewal about the saturnine energies? (He has moon/pluto conjunction in scorpio house 3th)
Thank you🙏🏻
Hi, thank you for sharing so openly.
Solar arcs like Moon and Pluto contacting natal Saturn often describe a period of emotional pressure and the need for something fundamental to change or mature. That said, solar arcs don’t define a single outcome. They reflect developmental tension, not a guaranteed event such as separation or ending.
The fact that you’re both in couple therapy and actively working on the relationship matters, too. Astrology can show when tension arises and where growth is required, but it doesn’t replace conscious effort or choice.
Given the complexity of what you’re describing, this is really the kind of question that’s best explored in a full consultation rather than a comment thread.
Wishing you both clarity during this process,
Hiroki
Dear Hiroki,
You said that the single SA sextile is not strong enough to produce any event, but what happens when every planetary point (MC, ASC, all the planets) in a solar arc chart forms a sextile with the corresponding point in the natal chart?
That will happen to me on the 4th of April 2034, 3 months following SA MC conjunct Jupiter.
Calculated via astro.com
Of course that includes N Nodes, S Nodes, and Chiron. Verified the calculation at the astro-seek.com
Hi Alfred, in the current school of thought regarding solar arc, we only consider hard aspects to be significant indicators of change. Trines and sextiles are harmonious, and may stabilize the status quo, whatever that is for you. I’m pretty sure you will have a lot more significant solar arcs and transits in the next few years, but you’ll need to know which ones are more important. For a full analysis, please consider scheduling a private consultation.
Great guide how to use solar arcs! I have a question though as I have a solar arc uranus Jupiter both tightly conjuncted squaring my natal mc in exact degrees at the moment How does the energy of two planets in conjunction in solar arc manifest.. the two solar arc planets are now where the big conjunction of Pluto Saturn happened in 2020 in my 6H.. career/work has been destroyed but not rebuilt in something better/new/satisfying.. is this solar arc going to make things worse?
Hi Sofie, that means you have a tight natal Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, which is a pretty powerful signature for success. If you have Jupiter-Uranus = MC at an exact degree right now, that means this solar arc is active right now, and I would see it as an opportunity for some radical new solution to your career situation. For a full analysis please consider scheduling a private consultation.
When my SA Uranus crossed over my Nadir, my mother died. Of course, I take into consideration that my natal Uranus also squares my natal Moon 2 degree orb.
Hi Portia, I’m sorry to hear this, if you lost your mother recently. Thank you for sharing your experience with the SA Uranus on IC. Although losing a family member isn’t a typical experience, the IC symbolism fits with change in the family and your mother’s transition.
Do you also take into account a progressed planet moving into a new sign or house? For example Solar Arc Mars entering Scorpio in the 5th house. Or do we only focus on hard aspects?
Hi Alex, in solar arc, we only focus on the hard aspects. I know that in secondary progression, many astrologers consider the changing sign and house to be significant (I personally look at the house position of the secondary progressed Moon). But Solar arc has a different feel to it, as everything is an extension of the solar symbolism.
Any info on how Pluto=Mars solar arc conjunctions pay out. Seems to be a ruff combination when those two come together. I know that the arcs are more fated events, not so much like transits per se. Pluto is empowerment, but what would it be empowering one to do exactly?
Hi Sarah, a lot depends on how both planets are placed in your natal chart. Viewed in isolation, Pluto empowers the intense self assertive energy of Mars, which can be applied to the areas of your choice.
Hello Hiroki, I’ve just come across your interesting article and wonder about my Solar Arcs. I will be aged 49 on September 9th this year.
I’ve got natal Pluto at 29 Virgo (2nd house), Jupiter at 29 Scorpio, Neptune 1 Sagittarius (both 4th house) and Mercury at 28 Leo (1st house with Ascendant at 25 degrees).
My SA Mars is now opposing Pluto at 29 Pisces. My SA Uranus is now conjunct Jupiter. My Moon is now at 29 Gemini (MC 28) square Pluto. And my SA south node is conjunct my Prog Pluto with SA north node conjunct SA Mars opposing Prog Pluto.
I’m a bit worried about some of these aspects. Am I worrying needlessly or is there something positive to be found here?
Hi Heather, I feel there are always positive potentials to be found in these measurements. For a detailed analysis please consider scheduling a private consultation.
Got at the moment solar arc Neptune conjunct IC/4th house. What could possibly that mean? a death of parent? confussion at home? kind of lost when solar arcs are about..
It really depends on your situation…I would not venture to guess your particular situation in this forum.
Hi! What happened if you don’t mind sharing? I have it soon and I want to move, wanted to for past 3 years and just can’t for Many reasons find a place. Will also have Solar arc MC Square my Saturn. Worried I will make a mistake with that Neptune on IC.
i bought my house the week jupiter left my sun sign. jupiter leaves a gift after its two year transit in sun signs. i knew this going into the transit so that’s when i started saving, looking for home, and raising credit. it was exactly two years of work but paid off. im obsessed with my house. right now, i am an out of work actress, with neptune arc on my IC, but it doesn’t affect perspective. i am learning how to work from home in the feng shui and astrological arts (neptune arc conjunct my IC and natal venus).
Hi Hiroki, very interesting site.In my natal chart i have a very tight ( less than one degree) square between Uranus and Saturn.Their arcs hit my planets or angles with less than one year difference, first Uranus and then Saturn.The next hit will be on Mars in 7th ( ruler of fifth ana traditional ruler of 12th ) and after that on Sun-MC exact conjuction.What i m asking is about the combination of the two ( Uranus-Saturn ) , i think is quite critical in my chart and so are their arcs.What do you think about them hiting the one after the other? Saturn always the last one…
Hi Anastasia, in this case you can also consider what the natal Uranus Saturn square represents: It’s an energy of “old vs new”, of needing to honor existing structure but also bringing in fresh new ways in life. Mars in 7th represents how you behave in relationships, and Sun-MC represents your professional identity, so both of these are key solar arcs. For a full analysis please consider scheduling a private consultation.
Thank you so much for the answer!
Hi Hiroki, thank you for Great information. I am a creative writer and an astrologist myself. My sun/moon midpoint is Neptune. So next year I will have crazy Neptune transits. My solar arc Neptune will conjunct natal moon/Jupiter in Aquarius in 5th house. And at the same time solar arc sun will conjunct natal Neptune in 4th house. How would you see these aspects?
Hi there, I would consider the Neptunian period to be an exceptionally creative time period. You can make good use of it by being creatively productive.
Hello Hiroki Niizato, I am a novice astrologer and as such, I rely on paid for services of professional astrologists. Recently I had a forecast of a Sun Square Asc Solar Arc – supposedly lasting 3 years. I am assuming that this was a typo and should have read 3 months? Please advise as this forecast is a negative one impacting my ability to make decisions about my future. Thank you. Nova Dawn
Hi there, I recommend using a much tighter orb for Solar Arc – certainly not more than 6 month before and after the exact contact.
Hello,
in my arc next year Sun pisces (natal 11 ruler 5) square MC capricorn and Mars gemni (natal 2 near 3 Ruler 7 scorpio) square ac taurus.
What can happen?
Thanks!
Hi Tanja, make sure to use an exact orb (less than 0.5 degree), as solar arc moves very slowly. If indeed the measurements you mention are exact, you might expect a big activity in your career.
Hello Hiroki, could you, please, share your thoughts about what can be expected when the solar arc conjunction Uranus/MC conjuncts natal Mars.
Thank you in advance!
Hi Yu, it might reflect a period where you’re extremely motivated to take action that impacts your career.
Hi Hiroki, I have most of my SA planets sextile my natal planets; which I understand occurs at the age of 60; of which I currently am. Are sextiles not significant and therefore not expected to be a time of yielding any particular results? Thank you.
Hi GG, we only consider hard aspects, especially with solar arc. Sextile is a weak and soft aspect, so it doesn’t generate so much energy for change.
Hi Hiroki and All,
Do Solar Arc oppositions count or just conjunctions. I have SA Jupiter opposite natal moon and just wondering if this would mean anything.
Thanks
Hi Angie, you can count the hard aspects (conjunction, square and opposition) when considering solar arcs. You can even consider the 8th harmonic aspects (45 and 135 degrees).
I am currently one degree from Sun=Pluto. Sun in the 7th house squaring Pluto in the 10th what to expect? I didn’t see an article on this.
Hi Darren, with Pluto in the 10th being activated by Solar Arc Sun, definitely consider a possibility for a career empowerment potential. 7th house in this context could signal your relationship with the public (the clients, customers). For a full analysis please consider scheduling a private session. There is also a Sun Pluto article on the blog.
Hi, I have solar arc sun conjunct pluto in the 10th house, my 10 house is ruled by the sun but mostly its lies in the sign of virgo so I have pluto in virgo natally however the midheaven is Leo. Add to this transiting pluto is opposite my natal sun, my natal sun lies in Cancer in the 8th house. So I seem to have a lot of Pluto sun action going on. The opposition is in the 2nd house in my case of Capricorn. Could you please let me know your thoughts. thanks
Hi Sally, I might do a Pluto Sun aspect article in the near future. In the meantime, for a full discussion regarding current planetary cycles, please consider scheduling a private consultation.
Hi, interesting blog. The last year I’ve been “between jobs” and now solar arc pluto is approaching IC in scorpio which it rules (couple of weeks before it is full). So something to do with career or someone close will die. My 86 year old ma is still looking good. Should the role of pluto in the chart be important? That is my general question. It is conjunct sun (sun in 1) on the second house cusp in Virgo. Other than that only a faint sextile neptune, but pluto is the end point of a wide stellium which started in Leo with Uranus-Mercury (which is trine jupiter, mercury ruling pluto). So it could also have to do with money? Best regards.
Hi Bob, solar arc planets move approximately 1 degree per year, so “approaching” could take a long time before it actually come into effective range (which is less than 1 degree). Also, we do not consider soft aspects for solar arcs. For a serious analysis, please consider scheduling a private consultation.
My natal Sun is at 02° 02′ 46″ cancer and my SA Venus is right now at 02° 04′ 16″cancer. When i wrote the previous post my SA Venus was at 02° 02′ 41″ cancer. So i think is exact, right? I’m in a relationship for 2 years. On July we moved in together and ever since (and 2-3 months before that) we always have fights for no reason. I consider very much to break up and around the exact date we had a conversation about that and agreed that we should try for the last time to make our relationship better. But i think that we are going to break up…
On the other hand… When we moved in together on July 1st my SA Sun at 05° 27′ 32″ conjuct exactly my natal Moon at Leo 05° 29′ 16″ Leo. Natal Sun ruler of the 7th. Natal Moon ruler of 5th and 6th. Still I’m under the power of this aspect. We manage to move in together despite the difficulties (money mostly) and start to fight as i said before…
According to those aspects i should be veeery happy and calm or even get married / having a baby…Is that right? But instead of that I always have fights and bad mood!!!
Additionally my Solar Arc Asc is at 29° 08′ 11″ Pisces, and in one year I’ll have the Aries Point Bloom (as Kathy Rose write)…
Also i would like to add that my SA Pluto 28° 09′ 27″ Scorpio inconjucts Natal Venus 28° 03′ 41 Taurus…. Maybe this is all about fights!!!
sorry i meant opposition!!
Hello there, I’m not familiar with your notation system, but it sounds like you have SA Venus=Sun and Sun=Moon at around the same timeframe – that’s a major relationship emphasis for sure. Moving in together makes sense, but looks like you have issues to work through (hence the relationship emphasis). It doesn’t mean your relationship will be perfect (no relationships are), it just means this is the time to work on these issues.
Hello Hiroki,
I would like to ask something. My SA Venus conjuct exactly now my natal Sun in 5th house. My SA SUN conjuct my natal Moon in 6th house. Natal Sun is the ruler of the 7th house and Natal Moon is the ruler of 5th and 6th house. In 6 months SA Jupiter trine my Natal Moon. Natal Jupiter rules the 10th house. I see something’s going on here, but exactly what? Thank you in advance.
Hi ntina, when you say you have Venus = Sun exactly, do you mean to the degree and minute? 1 degree = 60 minute = 1 year, so that would give you an idea how close to exact this measurement is (typically you don’t consider anything over 1 degree).
If it is in fact exact, please share how relationship is being emphasized in your life right now. If it isn’t, pay attention to whether the arc has already passed (in which case, what happened when it was exact?) or still to come in the future. They keyword in any case is the emphasis of social or romantic relationship in your life – this would cover 90 percent of the cases, the rest of which could be some kind of aesthetic expression.
Just to share-when I had my uranus sol arc trine my MC i had Eye surgery, IT was a quick decision and all went Well and i do not need contact lenses any more. Uranus is in my 12th but close to my asc
Hi! In solar arc progressions, I know the planets are moving, but I am curious if the house cusps are moving too or do they remain the same as the natal chart??
Thanks in advance
Hi Nino, you progress the Ascendant and Midheaven in Solar Arc. Intermediate house cusps aren’t considered, since they change depending on the house system (Ascendant and Midheaven are the same regardless of house system).
Love all your articles!!
Could Pluto square natal Sun be dangerous? I´ll be having also Solar Arc Mars conjunct natal Uranus/north node in 1st and SA Saturn square SA north node. This sound karmic and not to good, I think.
Guidelines for interpretations here talk about SA Ascendant and SA MC making aspects to natal planets. What about SA planets making square family aspects to natal Ascendant and/or natal MC. Will the results be similar or different. And which ones will be stronger in power, SA Ascendant and MC to natal planets or vice versa.
Hi there, solar arc to the Angles are also quite significant – the interpretations will be similar in either case.
Individual experience may vary with regard to which measurements are more powerful (arcs to the Angles, or arcs from the Angles). I’ve seen both types of solar arc manifesting powerfully numerous times.
Thanx
Hi Hiroki,i would like to ask you if solar arc pluto,solar arc neptune and solar arc saturn bring something when they change signs and if solar arc pluto and solar arc saturn conjuctions to natal uranus are important.thank you for your time.
Hello there, typically, solar arc planets changing signs do not get considered. The only exception is when they pass an Aries Point (0 Cardinal), which tends to make the planet’s expression pronounced during that year.
Pluto = Uranus and Saturn = Uranus can certainly be important change period – the former tends to suggest powerful upheavals, the latter tends to be more restrictive.
maybe new relationship, maybe married? what could it be? please help. thanx you so much.
Hi Aysh, Mars = Ascendant arc usually means you fight for something. For what? It depends on the person…
Hi!
After 1 month, my favorite guy will be joining the solar arc mars descendant and going to the 7th house. what could it be?
Hi Hiroki,
I have my SA Uranus sitting on my natal ASC as I type this out..I’m ready to leave it all behind and start freelancing online in a foreign country. Can you shed any more light on this transit?
Hello Derek,
Uranus = Ascendant arc may suggest such a dynamic change period. For a serious discussion please consider scheduling a private consultation.
Hello
I have Noel Tyl’s book.
Do you feel I need a supporting software package?
I like, incidentally, your simple and clear and open-minded approach to astrology.
Paul…
Hi Paul, you mean the Solar Arc report from Matrix? That’s just a software version of the book’s appendix – it’s convenient but not essential if you have the book.
Hi Hiroki,
I am finding that the nodes are really rather important. What would manifest if the SA Ascendant conjuncts the natal north node? Is this significant.
Thank you !
Hi Lilah, in adult’s horoscope Nodal axis will typically mean meetings and association with groups. ASC = Node can therefore suggest a period of making new connections and forming beneficial contacts.
Hi Hiroki,
What could solar arc Jupiter conjunct natal neptune mean. I think of Jupiter as good and Neptune as delusional. So to me, a mix of good and bad. Which wins?
Thanks for your thoughts on this.
Hi Tanya, you can think of the combination as enhanced idealism. It can manifest as interest in spiritual studies.
Hi Hiroki,
Could you kindly give me some information about SA jupiter conjunct natal DC and SA neptune conjunct natal IC . Thanks
Best Regards,
MT
Hi MT, you may want to check to see how close those two events are from each other (use a very tight orb, less than 0.5 degree).
The first one seems promising, the second one may add complications. If they occur around the same time, things spiritual may be emphasized during the period.
Hello Hiroki,
Regarding Neptune, what does ‘ego wipeout’ actually mean? I see everyone online quoting Noel Tyl with the exact same ‘ego wipeout’ wording, but no one ever explains what that actually means. Thanks.
Hi Ann, it usually means a blow to one’s ego.
Hello Hiroki
I have been trying to work out what SA Mercury=Pluto exact in 6 months could mean, as well as SA Jupiter = Sun in 6 months also. My SA north node =ASC exact but I have no idea what it all means and can’t find anything using my much loved Google search.
I also have Uranus at 29 Libra which I have read means a shift in energy in the house it’s in but I can’t figure out if that would be in my natal 3rd house or SA 2nd house (2 deg Scorpio).
I have to admit I am struggling to find anything that gives me clarity or is the 29 deg Uranus in Libra which Kepler says ‘there is an ending and the person will experience a kind of darkest and confusion’
Many thanks for any insight you can share with me.
Best regards J
Hi Jennifer, of what you mentioned above, Jupiter=Sun looks quite positive. Please consider scheduling a private consultation, as I’d need to look at the entire set of measurements instead of the 3 you have chosen to give you a whole answer.
Hello Hiroki,
Can you let me know what Solar Arc AC conjunct natal Uranus could mean. My boyfriend/ex-boyfriend has this coming up in the next few months, will be exact soon and I am wondering if it means what I think it means. We have broken up but still communicate although we are not officially together at all, despite the fact that we talk several times a day and see eachother. I am wondering if this means he will break all contact once his AC hits Uranus, or if he will want to reconcile. Do you know what this traditionally means. Thanks !
Hi Claire, this solar arc could reflect his individual development which may have nothing to do with his former relationship with you. Question is, what’s the one important issue to him right now with regard to his life? The answer to that is what this solar arc will most likely intensify.
Thank you so much for the insight!
Hi Hiroki,
I’m back ! I have a question regarding SA Neptune. I just noticed that at the same time Solar Arc ASC will conjunct natal Uranus (ruler of H-7) Solar Arc Neptune will conjunct natal Moon. I can’t find any info anywhere on Solar Arc Neptune conjunct natal moon – can you please let me know what does this usually turns out to be? I will keep searching for info.
Thanks so much !
Claire
Hi Claire, the simple way to see this solar arc is in terms of emotional refinement and/or bewilderment. You can also consider the houses related to these planets. I will write about Neptune and Moon in the near future.
Thank you ! Happy Holidays to you !!!
Hi! Very interesting article… Would you consider the conjunction of Solar Arc Saturn to the cusp of the 12th house important?
Hi Silvia,
Not so much, as inner house cusps lines are a bit fuzzy to begin with, depending on house system. With solar arc you need to be super precise (0.5 orb max), so hard aspect to Angles or planet is what you’re looking for.
Hi Hiroki
I now have SA Sun conjunct natal Uranus by 4 degs and now Progressed Sun just changed signs to be 6 degs towards natal Uranus, all in Virgo.
Are orbs and what I am to expect significant?
I would love to get a steer from you please.
Hi Jennifer, solar arc orbs must be super tight (0.5 degrees at most), as they move very slowly. Those measurements you listed will not become relevant for about 4-6 years.
Hi Hiroki!
Currently I have SA pluto conjunct natal sun in my 9th house. What does it mean?
Hi Pmmp, make sure to use a very tight orb for solar arc (not more than 0.25 degrees), and when the orb is closest, you’ll be able to see how it manifests for you in terms of empowerment or significant change in your mind or worldview. For a more detailed look into your horoscope, please consider scheduling a personal consultation.
Hiroki, thank you for your reply! I also have transit saturn conjunct SA saturn. Is this something significant?
In my view, progressed measurements are only relevant when compared to your natal chart, so you wouldn’t compare transits to a solar arc chart. There are others who think it means something (I think they call it shadow transits) but I feel it’s too meta and abstract…
Hiroki,
thank you for your reply!
Thank you
This is the arc that represents my Wedding day. The arc between Pluto to the natal Moon becomes exact on my Wedding day amongst many others.
We’re also in the process of merging two homes into one.
Once again I’m astounded by astrology.
Julie 😮
Hello Hiroki, great info!
When I met my current 8 year partner, my SA Moon was exactly conjunct to my natal Jupiter and my SA DC was exactly conjunct my natal Venus. It’s pretty crazy how accurate Solar Arcs can be…
However, my one confusion is this very year I have SA Uranus exactly conjunct my natal Venus (8th house), SA Descendant exactly conjunct my natal sun (8th house), SA Ascendant exactly conjunct my Natal Jupiter (2nd house) and SA Jupiter exactly conjunct my IC….it sounds like huge changes but I would like your quick take on it, if it’s not too much to ask…
Also, how can I hire your services for more detailed opinion as far as other aspects go?
Thank you!
Hi Tomas, thanks for sharing your experience. The solar arcs you listed seem to suggest there are good opportunities ahead of you…
For a full analysis please schedule a personal consultation, thank you.
So sorry Hiroki,
For my spelling mistake.
Julie
Hello Niroki,
I have SA Pluto (10th ruler) conjunct natal Moon (7th ruler) in house 9. I also have my SA midheaven conjunt natal asc. Any ideas as to how this will manifest for me.
Many thanks
Julie.
Hi Julie, with the Moon ruling the 7th, the solar arc may bring activities in your marriage or partnership (Moon naturally has an affinity with issues of home and family, so this adds to the relationship theme of the time period.) Make sure you’re using a very tight orb, however – at most 0.5 degrees (0.25 degree orb is better for solar arc.)
Hi im about to have solar arc pluto conjunct my natal north node is that really bad??
Hi Tam, Pluto=Node is an important solar arc, sometimes suggesting significant meetings. I would not consider it “bad” (although if you read a few articles on this site you’ll notice I stay away from such categorizations altogether.)
Ohhok thank you I’ve just read somewhere that it could have something to do with death and worried me
Hello Hiroki,
Thanks for this post, I have been trying to find info on Solar Arc Moon and have not been able to find any information on this topic. So thrilled to find your page. May I please ask for your interpretation of the following transits I have coming up.
SA Moon conjunct natal Saturn in H-5 exact
Progressed Moon opposite SA Moon and Natal Saturn (2 degree orb)
Progressed Moon conjunct Natal Neptune and Natal Jupiter in H-11 (3 degree orb)
Uranus Conjunct Natal Moon in H-3 exact
Moon is Ruler of the H-7 and in 3rd house
Venus is Ruler of the H-5 and in the 8th house
Progressed Vertex conjunct Natal Venus (1 degree orb)
Progressed Sun conjunct MC (1 degree orb)
I cant help but feel all these transits happening at the same time mean something big is happening. I know with Uranus conjunct my moon right now, my stress and anxiety is through the roof ! Do you think any of this means anything. Pregnancy, marriage. Ending up alone. I feel like anything can happen at this point.
Thanks so much for your help !
Claire
Hello Claire, some of these arcs are more powerful than others. Pay attention to Sun = MC in 1 year – that has good potential. Please consider scheduling a private consultation, so we can look at all factors (not just these measurements you’ve included).
Hi Hiroki,
I will, thank you. Are your fees in USD or CDN dollars or other currency?
Thank you !
Hi Claire, it’s USD. Thanks!
Hello Hiroki,
Any good book on Dolar arc onterpretation you could suggest? Evolutionary asteology oriented, or i t works similar to transit?
Sorry for typing mistakes 😜
Yes, Noel Tyl’s Solar Arcs is the definitive text on solar arc interpretation – the book also contains an appendix with an interpretation for every possible solar arc combination.
Hello Hiroki,
Thanks so much for this information! I was wondering how to see Solar Arcs coming up (months/years ahead)? Do you use an ephemeris or a program? I have solar fire, but haven’t quite figured out the best way to look ahead without entering specific dates.
Thanks again!
Hi Alyssa, you definitely need a program to calculate solar arcs accurately. Solar Fire is fully equipped to give you the solar arc measurements for the specified period. I use a different software so cannot say how, but I’m sure there are instructions on how to set it up online or through support. Noel Tyl’s book “Solar Arcs” is highly recommended.
Hello Hiroki your site is marvelous!I have a question if you could answer it !
The solar arc venus is changing sign from virgo to Libra. Can you give me any info about that?I red that this is very important .Venus is ruler of my ascedant in natal chart and ruler of the descedant in solar arc chart.
Any info it would be appreciated thanks in advance!
This is a popular theory for those that use secondary progressions (I personally don’t follow this view). The theory goes that by progressed Venus changing to a next sign, somehow the way you experience relationship will change as well to reflect the quality of that next sign (in the case of Libra, it’s thought that you’ll be incorporating more Libran qualities within your relationship such as fairness and diplomacy). To be consistent the people that use this theory, I recommend that you look at your secondary progressed Venus instead of solar arc Venus.
Hello Hiroki, might you be able to say what would take place with a SA Saturn conjunct natal Jupiter in the fourth ? This is happening for me right now with one degree approaching. Last year when SA Saturn conjuncted my natal Venus was when my mother disowned and disinherited me for the third and last time. I hope the upcoming Jupiter visit will be better…
sorry for the question
Hi Brian, it’s difficult to answer these questions without looking at the entire horoscope and also knowing your history a little bit, which is what happens in a consultation. In a very broad sense, Saturn=Jupiter is considered to be a positive time of work related development, but family issues like what you mentioned might change the expression of this symbolism, since it’s in the 4th.
Hello Hiroki!
Thank you for every info and responce.
As we speak i have my solar arc Venus=Sun(Natal) but well nothing happened!
I believe that my example is very different from Acqagal.
My natal sun (ruler of 9-12) is on the 29.07′ degree of Virgo …Solar Arc venus already passed by and is on the 29.49′ degree…In 2 months will change sign and move to libra.We use the rulerships in solar arc too?Because Venus in virgo is in fall.I wonder what would be happened. When my progressed venus(virgo) changed sign and moved to libra , 5 years ago the exact day i met my ex girl friend. Would the story repeat again in solar arc too..? (My venus is ruler of my ascedant)
Hello, there are many possible reasons where Venus=Sun might not manifest as one would expect (a highlight of a relationship or increased social activity), but most of all it’s important to be in the environment where positive changes you want can happen in your life…
my solar arc venus has just conjunct my sun exact, and my solar arc moon changes signs to 0 sag on Nov 8th 2015, where it will conjunct my natal Uranus at 1 sag (it is currently conjunct transit Saturn which just moved into Sag). Could this be a marriage year, or a year where a relationship is made official? maybe unexpectedly?
Hello acquagal,
Usually Venus=Sun solar arc is a powerful indicator of relationship and social success (or at least a strong emphasis in that department during this time of your life). As long as you’re taking reasonable steps in that direction, you could expect a relationship development for sure.
Hi, Hiroki.
I have a question, how would you interpret Solar Arc Mars conjunct Natal Asc? I have this and so far I have told about half a dozen people where to stick it, my patience is running really low, accident prone and I’m bickering and complaining more than usual. I’m not usually like this, I’m a 12th houser I keep to myself.
Hi Fiore,
Thanks for commenting. Solar Arc Mars = ASC would give Mars the opportunity to be integrated into your personality (Ascendant). This is especially true if your natal Mars is located in 12th house, where Mars tends to go into hiding.
You could take this time period as an opportunity to learn healthy self-assertion, as well as get in touch with the anger you might have been carrying or even suppressing (especially if natal Mars is located in the 12th house.)
Dearest Hiroki Niizato:
At the end of July 2015, I have Neptune solar arcing conjunction to nJupiter.
nJupiter is in the 1st house 5 degrees applying 2nd house cusp.
I cannot find any information on this. Could you please help me?
nNeptune is in my 11th.
Thank you.
Hello Chad,
Solar Arc Neptune = Jupiter is a particularly spiritually oriented period. Note that both Jupiter and Neptune tend to expand the mind in a loftier direction. This is the simplest observation I can make without looking at the rest of your horoscope.
Hiroki Niizato,
Thank you for your response. Jupiter is my chart ruler. Neptune rules my 4th. Thank you for your attention and expedience.
I have Solar Arc progressed Moon in Virgo 12H forming a conjunction to natal Pluto and my Asc. Currently at 2’35″17. Natal Pluto is in 12H at 3’59″R and ASC is at 4’17. It looks like this will be happening at the same time as Transiting Jupiter moves into Virgo late this summer.
Hello Bonnie,
The full intensity of solar arc Moon conjunct Pluto – Ascendant will be felt next year around October 2016, since Moon is 1 degree and 20+ minutes away, and solar arc moves the Moon about 5 minutes per month. Moon=Pluto suggests deep emotional convictions that may prompt some action.
I have noticed that my Solar Arc Progressed ASC is at 29 degrees. I was playing around at astro and found the date that my Solar Arc Progressed Asc will hit 0’00 – Sept 6, 2017. My question is that my natal ASC is 4’17 Virgo so with my Solar Arc Progressed Asc coming into Virgo is that significant? Also it looks like on Feb 12, 2022 my Solar Arc Pr ASC will meet my natal ASC. I did the chart of Natal, PR and Solar Arc at astro and it looks very cool. In the Solar Arc chart everything is in the same degree as my natal chart, some the same signs others different.
Hi Bonnie, something seems to be off with that statement…Anyhow, Solar Arc Ascendant changing sign isn’t considered significant.
SA Ascendant will not meet natal Ascendant unless you’re counting semisquare (which will happen around age 46), or you’re age 90 (square).
Hello. What is the guideline for solar arc progression of Mars?
Hi Silvia,
Thanks for pointing that out – just added the guideline for Solar Arc Mars. Consider it in terms of taking a stand, meeting responsibility, taking action successfully.
Hi! What about Mars opposite ASC solar arc? I bought this transit report from Astrology Cafe and this is what it says for March 25th:
Mars Opposite Asc *****
Solar Arc (Cancer-Capricorn 7th-1st) (Enter: Begin Date Exact: 03/25/17 Leave: End Date)
Hard feelings can arise in close relationships now if you’re not careful. Don’t make enemies if you can help it; get a grip on yourself and your temper. There’s a feeling that you’re not as much in control of things as you’d like to be, or that you’re working harder and getting less in return for your effort. Vitality could be lower than usual; energy levels may be depressed.
Can this transit manifest as relationship breakups or more with anger issues? I’m pretty calm and even tempered.
Hi there, anger is just one possibility with a Mars solar arc. Think in terms of action, taking a stand, and hunting for your goals – all these are valid ways to express the intense energy of Mars solar arc. Good question!
Hi Hiroki,
Thank you for this informative post. Do you by any chance know/have any experience with what Solar Arc DC conjunct natal Sun and/or Jupiter may mean? I have this aspect coming up really soon (Sun and Jupiter are exactly conjunct in Cancer on the 7th/8th house cusp) and have not been able to find much information about Solar Arc angles on the internet. What I did find seems to point at possible new relationships, however, I do not really see this happening for me. (Perhaps it is important to note that I also have a tight Venus-Saturn conjunction in my natal chart, so I do not enter relationships lightly.) Could it also have to do with career, for example, despite the MC/IC axis not being involved?
Kind regards,
Kerstin
Hello Kerstin,
Thank you for commenting. You will note that Descendant is always opposite Ascendant, so what you’re expecting is Solar Arc ASC=Sun-Jupiter. This is a very positive time period of being recognized, where your self-image will improve and your approach to relationship will likely become more positive and expansive. It’s not necessarily an indication of a new romance, but through feeling/being more generous toward yourself and others, you can expect your overall relationships to improve. It could certainly suggest a positive expression of your talent and personality within your work!
Thanks a lot for your answer, Hiroki! I certainly look forward to this period, then :-)