A return chart is cast for the exact moment a planet comes back to its natal position. Your SOLAR return — the chart for the moment the Sun returns to its birth degree each year, around your birthday — is a classic year-ahead forecast: it sets the tone, themes, and focus for your personal year. A LUNAR return — the Moon back to its natal degree, roughly every 27-28 days — gives a shorter emotional weather report for the month ahead. Your reader interprets the return chart itself and how it lands on your natal chart, drawing out the dominant themes and where to put your attention.