The Motion of the Planets Through the Zodiac

☉ Sun—the Sun takes about 30 days to traverse a Sign, and 1 year to traverse the Zodiac.

☽ Moon—the Moon takes about 2 ½ days to traverse a Sign, and about 28 days to traverse the Zodiac

☿ Mercury—Mercury takes from 14-30 days to traverse a Sign (depending on its motion), and about 1 year to traverse the Zodiac

**Mercury is never more than 28 degrees from the Sun

♀ Venus—Venus takes from 23 days to a bit over 2 months to traverse a Sign (depending on its motion), and about 1 year to traverse the Zodiac

**Venus is never more than 48 degrees from the Sun

♂ Mars—Mars takes about 1 ½ months to traverse a Sign, and about 2 years to traverse the Zodiac

♃ Jupiter—Jupiter takes about 1 year to traverse a Sign, and about 12 years to traverse the Zodiac

♄ Saturn—Saturn takes about 2 ½ years to traverse a Sign, and about 29 ½ years to traverse the Zodiac

♅ Uranus—Uranus takes about 7 years to traverse a Sign, and about 84 years to traverse the Zodiac

♆ Neptune—Neptune takes about 14 years to traverse a Sign, and about 165 years to traverse the Zodiac

♇ Pluto—Pluto takes from 14-30 years to traverse a Sign, and about 248 years to traverse the Zodiac

**Variance in transit length is due to periods of retrogradation and elliptical orbit

(via leodominant)