Transit Venus Opposite Sun: Seeing Yourself in Another's Mirror

Transit Venus opposite Sun is a period of a few days in which attention shifts from the person to the people facing them. When Venus stands 180 degrees from the natal Sun, love, attraction and harmony arrive through "the other": a partner, a business associate, a client or someone new.

What does transit Venus opposite Sun mean in love?

In these days the person notices other people's charm more and cares more about how they look in others' eyes. For those in a relationship, a partner's gesture, a surprise invitation or an openly voiced expectation comes up. Singles may quickly sense someone's interest; the attraction is real, but a first impression can also be a mirror in which the person projects their own needs.

The difficult side of an opposition is balance. Giving up one's own plans to suit someone else's mood and then quietly feeling that something was lost is typical. The social calendar may fill up; choosing the meetings that are truly wanted, rather than accepting every invitation, protects energy.

A sweet negotiation in partnership

At work the climate favors agreements, compromise and contract talks; the other side is flexible and the person is diplomatic. The only caution is not to concede more than one's share out of a wish to seem agreeable.

Venus passes opposite the Sun once a year and moves on within two or three days; in a retrograde year the aspect can repeat a few weeks apart. Matters of the house the Sun rules, the one with Leo on its cusp, are stirred through someone else's input. For the more inward version of this pair, see transit Venus conjunct Sun.