The opposition

An opposition is two planets straight across the zodiac. They pull in two directions, and you look for a balance between them.

What an opposition means

An opposition links signs that face each other: Aries and Libra, Taurus and Scorpio. The two planets see each other clearly and want different things. People often live one side and meet the other in a partner or a rival. The work is to own both ends.

Angle and orb

An opposition is 180° between two planets. Few aspects are exact, so astrologers allow an orb, a margin either side. Solstice uses 10° for an opposition between planets in your chart.

Opposition transits

• Chiron opposite Chiron: An old hurt seen from the other side.
• Neptune opposite Sun: Fog in your relationships, for years.
• Pluto opposite Sun: Years of power struggles that make you stronger.
• Saturn opposite Saturn: Around 44, the half-way check.
• Saturn opposite Sun: The half-way check, often through other people.
• Uranus opposite Sun: Change that arrives through other people.
• Uranus opposite Uranus: The midlife wake-up, around age 40 to 44.