Cool Moon Facts by Whip

Real astronomy and dated history, with sources. Documented traditions and folklore. Modern lunar astrology · symbolic, not predictive.

Timing and relationships · Intermediate

Planetary return

Also called return

A planet coming back to the exact position it held at birth.

The Sun returns once a year (the solar return), the Moon every 27.3 days, Jupiter about every 12 years and Saturn about every 29.5.

  • Kind: Technique
  • Tradition: Shared across Western traditions
  • In this site’s birth chart: not used

Related: Solar return, Lunar return, Saturn return, Transit

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