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At this point, you should be familiar with your natal chart—whether geocentric or heliocentric does not matter. The natal chart is fixed in time, freeze-framed, a snapshot of the solar system at your birth. In the diagram above, we see my helio natal chart in the center. Around it, on the outer band, are the planets on April 7, 2006. The familiar band of the zodiac is shown on the outside, so that you have some reference point.

We can see my natal planets (chart center) and the transiting planets (outer) band, as they are placed against the zodiac for April 7.