Word origin · etymology
Latin-derived noun.
Latin transitus is a passage or crossing, from transire, to go across. Astrology applies it to moving bodies passing chart positions.
How we know · epistemology
Astronomical comparison
A second instant supplies moving positions that can be compared with a fixed chart. The contact can be calculated precisely; its proposed connection to a personal event needs separate assessment.
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