This Month in Astrology – March 2025

Last month, on February 27th, the New Moon occurred in Pisces, and this lunation influences the first weeks of March 2025. This energy prompts us to make a clean break or a “fresh start.” We awaken to the need for a spiritual vision or more magic in our lives. It’s time to revitalize ourselves through experiences that require imagination, compassion, gentleness, or that simply represent a “break” from the routine. We may put something behind us in order to begin anew.

On March 1st, Venus stations and turns retrograde in the sign of Aries. Venus will remain retrograde until April 12th, but it will divide its time between the signs of Aries and Pisces. This retrograde gives us the chance to look over and review our affections, relationships, and finances. We may question a current project or commitment during this cycle.

Retrograde Venus affects us mainly in the areas of love and finances but also extends to some areas of business and pleasurable pursuits. These matters are not straightforward during this period, and it’s a time for reviewing our attitudes and attachments rather than forging ahead boldly into new love relationships or financial projects. Old friends and lovers may reappear, perhaps complicating current relationships, or we might more reminisce about past conditions. There can be a call to deal with relationship issues from the past. It can be a real challenge getting closer to a lover during this period. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be in stronger favor.

Some of the more challenging associations of Venus in Aries, and later, Pisces, may be particularly prominent and/or hard to take, including egoism, arrogance, and impatience. Those who have Aries or Pisces strong in their charts can be more introspective, distant, or hard to reach during this cycle. It can be a time to reevaluate our relationship needs, but major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends on April 12th, and better yet, beyond the shadow phase (after May 16th).

Our perceptions can certainly skew, and we can come out of the retrograde cycle with regret if we have acted hastily, particularly with money, love, and pleasure, as the tendency to change our minds later is strong. Read more about Venus Retrograde.

There are two eclipses this month falling along two different sign axes. The first is on March 14th, a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Virgo. It brings sudden awareness to our lives, particularly of areas that require more order. Something is exposed or illuminated, prompting us to get in touch with those things that we may have been neglecting or putting off, especially regarding our work, services, habits, health, and routines.

This eclipse is the second of a set of seven occurring along the Virgo-Pisces axis from September 17th, 2024, to February 20th, 2027. The first one was a Lunar Eclipse in Pisces. While we’ve been focusing on building our faith since September 2024, this March eclipse in Virgo prompts us to consider getting organized and how it affects the work-rest balance. Read more about this eclipse.

On March 15th, Mercury stations and turns retrograde in the sign of Aries. This retrograde cycle will last until April 7th. This is a strong period for reviewing our initiative, courage, and independence. We may be looking at projects, items, situations, problems, and even people in new ways. Mercury starts its shadow phase on March 1st so that issues encountered, conversations, and projects started from the top of the month can very well come up for review later. Note, too, that Mercury will retrograde back into the sign of Pisces on March 29th. Read more about this retrograde in its calendar page.

On March 29th, the New Moon occurs in Aries, and it’s a Solar Eclipse, the final one of a set of six eclipses along the Aries-Libra axis. This Solar eclipse can highlight and challenge our issues surrounding independence and personal courage. We might take steps towards self-mastery and self-empowerment by tackling things that undermine us. Circumstances nudge or encourage us to see where we haven’t been true to our authentic selves, and it’s a final push to correct imbalances. Read more about this eclipse on its calendar page.

On March 30th, Neptune enters Aries. Although Neptune flirts with Aries in 2025, it won’t be consistently in the sign until late January 2026 forward.

While Neptune is in Aries, we idealize independence, courage, bravery, freedom, and fresh starts. However, we may not see ourselves clearly, or we might struggle with defining ourselves and our boundaries during this period. We might also inflate our importance in times of insecurity, which can be quite detrimental. Presenting false images of ourselves that we end up identifying with can be especially tempting during this period.

Neptune is in Aries from March 30, 2025, to October 22, 2025, and later from January 26, 2026, to May 21, 2038. Read more about this Neptune ingress on its calendar page.

This Month’s Void Moon Dates:

Using the table below: The Moon is Void of Course from the time of its last aspect listed below until the Moon enters a new sign. Generally speaking, these periods are not ideal for launching new endeavors, although they’re not impossible periods, either.

The times given below are Eastern. These should be adjusted for different time zones. For example, for Pacific Time, subtract 3 hours from the given times.