You have learned how to read your birth chart. The birth chart is fixed. It is the sky at the exact moment of your first breath. But the sky does not stop moving. The planets continue their journey through the zodiac every day, every month, and every year. Their current positions in the sky are called transits. In Sanskrit, transits are called gochar. The word gochar means the movement of the planets through the signs. Transits are the daily weather of your life. Your birth chart is the climate. Transits are the changing seasons and daily conditions.

Understanding transits is essential for practical astrology. Your birth chart shows the promise. The dashas show the long term timing. The transits show the short term triggers. When a transit planet touches a sensitive point in your birth chart, something happens. An event, an emotion, an opportunity, or a challenge arises. The transit does not create anything new. It activates what is already in your chart. Think of the birth chart as a field of seeds. The transits are the rain and sunlight that make the seeds sprout.