Solar returns occur when the Sun reaches the exact degree and minute it sits at in the natal, which can occur within a day before or after your birthday. Just like birthdays, solar returns provide us with a potent moment of orienting yourself in time, reflecting on your own growth and setting intentions as you move forward into your next year of life. Observing your solar return chart, and particularly how it is interacting with your own natal chart, can help orient us into the unfolding of time and set our intentions, goals, and dreams in line with the cosmic currents that will be flowing through our next year of life.