April Forecast

Several planets turning retrograde (including Mercury), or shifting from one sign to another can prompt some needed changes in your life. Speaking of change, the three-week, Saturn-Uranus opposition can ignite a battle between the desire for security and the need to make a shift. It’s all about letting go of what’s holding you back from moving forward. Whatever transpires, it won’t be dull.

Transit Tales
Currently, the planet most likely to affect you is Saturn. The planet of limitation, commitment, and responsibility turned retrograde in March, and will transit out of Libra and back into Virgo from April 17 to July 21. This means that during the next three months, you might find yourself backtracking over a project or issue that you were focused on last year. It’s time to finish what you started, or deal with that problem once and for all.

Mercury transiting through Taurus from April 2 to June 8 will help you focus on practicalities — and perhaps inspire a profitable moneymaking idea. The Sun entering Taurus on the 19th also emphasizes the practical, physical side of daily life.

On the relationship front, Venus in sensual Taurus can bring out your inner hedonist, while Mars continuing its travels through Leo heightens the desire for more passion and creativity in your life. Then flirting and fickleness escalate when Venus transits through Gemini from April 24 to May 18.

Planets in Motion
Both Mercury and Pluto turn retrograde this month. From April 5 to September 13, retrograde Pluto in Capricorn will prompt you to analyze your life from the inside out, and to purge emotional blocks that hinder your work, security, finances, and commitments. (This influence can mirror the current retrograde Saturn energy.)

From April 17 to May 11, retrograde Mercury in Taurus encourages introspection, especially about your finances and sense of security, but can cause mix-ups in discussions, agreements, and travel arrangements during the next three weeks.

Lunar Magic
The New Moon in Aries on the 14th can light a fire under your need to excel. Aries is all about fresh starts, which can inspire you to explore new things and meet new people.

The Full Moon in Scorpio on the 28th connects with Mercury, which energizes flirtatiousness. It can also inspire insights (and bring up issues) concerning your finances, security, and emotional patterns.

Planetary Highlights
April 2: Mercury entering Taurus favors practical ideas and discussions.

April 3: Venus square Mars energizes romantic trysts, but can also create a battle between love and lust, especially for Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.

April 4: Venus trine Pluto deepens relationship interactions.

April 4: Mercury square Mars energizes ideas and discussions, but can also create discord, especially for Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.

April 6-Sept 13: Retrograde Pluto encourages analyzing and eliminating emotional patterns that hold you back from moving forward.

April 6: Mercury trine Pluto favors analytical discussions and financial agreements.

April 7-July 21: Saturn transiting through Virgo can prompt a review/revision of last year’s project, commitment, or personal matter.

April 14: New Moon in Aries favors taking action on fresh ideas, plans, and projects.

April 17-May 11: Retrograde Mercury messes with communications, agreements, and travel.

April 19: Sun entering Taurus energizes the practical, physical of life.

April 23: Venus square Neptune energizes artistic inspiration, but can also cloud the truth in relationships, especially for Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.

April 24: Venus entering Gemini energizes flirting, networking, and creative ideas.

April 24-25: Venus trine Saturn encourages a practical analysis of relationships.

April 25: Sun trine Pluto favors financial projects and investigating all things mysterious.

April 25: Mercury squares Mars for a second time this month, energizing both communications and argumentativeness, especially for Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.

April 26-mid-May: Saturn opposing Uranus can boot you out of a rut, but can also bring up security concerns, especially for Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces.

April 28: Full Moon in Scorpio energizes sexy encounters and practical discussions.

April 28: Sun conjunct Mercury in Taurus favors ideas involving finances, security, and environmental topics.