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CapriciousCapricorn
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posted February 09, 2016 07:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for CapriciousCapricorn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What time on Astro.com is used for transits? I input the date but there is no option to specify time so what time are the transits calculated for?

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outofideas
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posted February 09, 2016 08:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for outofideas     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
They are calculated for the current time.

I have also wanted to find an online tool which let's you specify the time.

Instead - as an example, if i want to know the specific transits for tomorrow at 12, noon, i will get a transit graph for tomorrow's date at 12 o'clock today.

I hope this makes sense.

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CapriciousCapricorn
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posted February 09, 2016 10:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for CapriciousCapricorn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, it does. Thanks

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Aqua27
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posted February 09, 2016 02:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Aqua27     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
astro.com
extended chart section
Options
Start date for charts
Lets you choose any date for transits. Just alter the day, month and year.

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ReadingTheStars95
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posted February 09, 2016 03:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ReadingTheStars95     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Or, you could make a natal chart for the exact date and time of the transits you are curious about, and then put it in a synastry with your natal chart.

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Kannon McAfee
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posted February 09, 2016 05:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kannon McAfee     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by CapriciousCapricorn:
What time on Astro.com is used for transits? I input the date but there is no option to specify time so what time are the transits calculated for?

There is no such option.

They use 0:00 UT = GMT.

So if you enter February 9th as you see in this chart it shows planet positions for 0:00 at GMT - English time. It shows planetary positions for the previous evening in North America, since it it is in a previous time zone west -<8:00> of Greenwich Meridian. If you are east of that meridian, say in Asia or Australia, you'll need to add half a day's planetary movement to get the exact positions.

Here is a chart cast for my location and time now (2:30 pm PST, Feb 9th). Notice Moon's position at 8°27' PISCES.

Here is my birth chart set for transits for "now" Feb 9th. Notice 0:00 UT is used. That is GMT, not my Pacific time zone [-8:00]. So it actually gives the transits for my location for Feb 8th at 4 PM.

Notice Moon in a previous position 24°52' Aquarius. That was its position here at 4 PM on Feb 8th.

Here is a chart set for the offset of time zones, 8 Feb 2016 at 4 PM PST. Notice Moon at 24°52' Aquarius.


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Kannon McAfee
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posted February 09, 2016 06:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kannon McAfee     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
So "current time" ... where? Astro.com only calculates your exact transits for 'current time' IF you were born in the GMT zone. They do not base transits on your birth location or current location.

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outofideas
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posted February 09, 2016 06:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for outofideas     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, that is correct, the transit's current time is always GMT.

In which case, using ReadingTheStars' suggestion is the best approach for Astro.com

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