These transits are always fascinating to watch and with the latest giant wave in Japan it might just attest to the power of the last degrees of any sign. Neptune was on the last degrees of Aquarius and Uranus on the last degrees of Pisces (both in mutual reception) when the power of the ocean (Neptune) unleashed its full force.
It is worth paying attention to transits entering a sign as many changes can be seen. The beginning of a sign reflects the first rush of new energy and often exaggerates the sign’s energy. Look at Uranus’ current transit in the beginning of Aries and the worldwide rebellions. Planets in the beginning of signs don’t like to enter or leave quietly.
I would imagine mundane astrologers circling the dates an outer planet enters and leaves a sign. Even natal planets are said to be more extreme in expression when placed in the last degrees of a sign. Events tend to be magnified under transits in the beginning and last degree of a sign, and we will all observe what happens when Uranus reaches the last degrees of Aries.
Astrologer Liz Greene describes the 29th degree as the ‘last fling’ and it often strongly marks the person with the characteristic qualities of the sign. The astrologer claims that the most typical expressions she has seen of any sign have been 0 degrees and 29 degrees.
