At what age does the Chiron return happen?

Chiron takes about 50.4 years for one orbit, so the return lands near age 50 and happens exactly once in a lifetime, rather than recurring the way Jupiter and Saturn returns do.

How long does the Chiron return stay in orb?

Chiron covers roughly 7 degrees a year, so a 3-degree orb spans about ten months. Its orbit is strongly eccentric, so the pace differs noticeably depending on which sign the natal position falls in.

Chiron Return

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The oldest wound resurfaces, but it does not hurt anymore. More scar than open cut. It never went away, it just became the thing people instinctively trust in you. What you can teach now is exactly what you could not put into words back then.

In detail

Chiron's orbit is roughly 50.4 years, and unlike Jupiter or Saturn it only returns to its natal position once in a lifetime. Traditionally read as the wounded healer archetype, the return is when the original wound is seen whole for the first time: the first moment the wound and the capacity to hold that same wound for someone else become visible as the same thing.

FAQ

At what age does the Chiron return happen?: Chiron takes about 50.4 years for one orbit, so the return lands near age 50 and happens exactly once in a lifetime, rather than recurring the way Jupiter and Saturn returns do.
How long does the Chiron return stay in orb?: Chiron covers roughly 7 degrees a year, so a 3-degree orb spans about ten months. Its orbit is strongly eccentric, so the pace differs noticeably depending on which sign the natal position falls in.

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