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February 2025
04feb2:57 amVenus enters AriesPlanetary Ingress
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Venus enters Aries Venus is in Aries from February 4 to March 27, 2025, and then April 30 to June 6, 2025. This two-step, drawn-out pattern is unusual for Venus due to the
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Venus enters Aries
Venus is in Aries from February 4 to March 27, 2025, and then April 30 to June 6, 2025. This two-step, drawn-out pattern is unusual for Venus due to the Venus retrograde period from March 1 to April 12, 2025: retrograde Venus divides its time between Aries and Pisces in 2025.
With Venus in Aries, love is spontaneous and direct. The chase is very exciting to us under this fiery influence. We are bold, fresh, and a little impatient when it comes to matters of the heart. We don’t look back with Aries energy. We are not interested in saying sorry or dwelling on the past–it’s a brand new day! It’s time to make things work right now.
Aries is known for a love of the chase and the conquest, but Aries love can be longstanding as long as it remains relatively fresh. Aries is blunt–there’s no sugar-coating with Aries. This can sting, but rarely is Aries energy mean or petty. Saying it like it is is important to the sign. Desires are strong and expressed spontaneously, enthusiastically, and directly. Aries prefers to seduce rather than be seduced, to chase rather than be chased.
While Venus is in Aries, we gravitate to Aries-like activities, pleasures, pastimes, and objects of interest. Our tastes can veer toward action, new enterprise, conquests, courageous or daring acts, and so forth. We can be somewhat impulsive with our money or entertainment choices.
Our interests can be insistent and strong, but possibly short-lived. It’s not the best time for holding onto money. We might pour our resources too quickly into new ventures or projects but tire of these things just as rapidly.
However, when Venus later turns retrograde in the sign of Aries, we experience different behaviors. See Venus turns retrograde in Aries (2025) for more details.
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- Venus enters Aries on February 4th
- Venus turns retrograde on March 1st
- Venus, still retrograde, returns to Pisces on March 27th
- Venus turns direct (ends its retrograde) on April 12th
- Venus enters Aries again on April 30th
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February 4, 2025 2:57 am EST(GMT-04:00)
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04feb4:40 amJupiter turns direct in GeminiDirect Station
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Jupiter stations and turns direct today. Jupiter now turns direct at 11° Gemini 16′. Jupiter turned retrograde on October 9th and now turns direct, ending its retrograde. Jupiter was retrograde from October 9,
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Jupiter stations and turns direct today.
Jupiter now turns direct at 11° Gemini 16′.
Jupiter turned retrograde on October 9th and now turns direct, ending its retrograde.
Jupiter was retrograde from October 9, 2024, to February 4, 2025, in the sign of Gemini.
- Jupiter enters retrograde zone/shadow on July 15, 2024, at 11° Gemini 17′
- Jupiter stations and turns retrograde on October 9, 2024, at 21° Gemini 20′ Rx
- Jupiter stations and turns direct on February 4, 2025, at 11° Gemini 16’D
- Jupiter leaves retrograde zone/shadow on April 30, 2025, at 21° Gemini 20′
Note that Jupiter spent its retrograde cycle in the sign of Gemini.
See also Jupiter in Gemini.
Gradually over the next few weeks, matters ruled by Jupiter will move forward more straightforwardly. Our confidence in ourselves and the universe builds. Our faith and perspective expand, although as this shift occurs now, problems can seem larger than life.
This direct turn can feel refreshing.
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February 4, 2025 4:40 am EST(GMT-04:00)
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12feb8:53 amFull Moon on February 12, 2025in Leo
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The Moon is Full in Leo on February 12, 2025, at 8:53 AM EST.
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The Moon is Full in Leo on February 12, 2025, at 8:53 AM EST.
The Full Moon in Leo marks a strong awareness of our feelings on a matter.
The Moon is full when the Aquarius Sun opposes the Moon in Leo. The Full Moon is a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of that which was started at the New Moon. It is an emotional time–a time of romance, fertilization, and relationships.
The Leo-Aquarius polarity deals with the balance between all that is personal (Leo) and all that is impersonal (Aquarius). The energy of the Leo Moon is creative self-expression and the boost to the individual ego that we receive through pleasure and romance, while the Aquarius Sun rules the group, more impersonal friendships, and objectivity. This Full Moon urges us to strike a balance between romance and friendship, and between expressing ourselves in personal and impersonal ways.
The Leo Moon is proud and intensely individual–not content with simply being just one of the team. The Aquarius Sun, while individualistic as well, values independence and the “team.” The Full Moon illuminates this conflict.
With the Moon full and bright in the sky, symbolic illumination occurs in our own lives. However, these new feelings and revelations are emotional ones, as there is a sense of emotions bursting forth into our consciousness. It’s time to express ourselves, and to let things out of our systems. Over the coming weeks, we will discover what this means for us. For now, we can’t sit on our feelings. We need to express them. Of course, we might want to exercise some care while doing so, knowing that what is coming out of us is not particularly rational as yet.
This Full Moon forms a square to Uranus, and we should watch for rebellious behavior or flip decisions associated with our revelations now.
The same Full Moon in Leo chart with additional points:
This phase of the Moon occurs at 24 degrees and 6 minutes of Leo, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 20 to 28 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) most significantly.
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February 12, 2025 8:53 am EST(GMT-04:00)
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14feb7:06 amMercury enters PiscesPlanetary Ingress
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Mercury enters Pisces Mercury is in Pisces from February 14-March 3, 2025 and, soon after, from March 29-April 16. Why the two date ranges? Mercury travels through the full sign of Pisces this year,
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Mercury enters Pisces
Mercury is in Pisces from February 14-March 3, 2025 and, soon after, from March 29-April 16.
Why the two date ranges? Mercury travels through the full sign of Pisces this year, but later, while Mercury is in Aries, turns retrograde (on March 15th) and returns to Pisces on March 29th. Mercury ends its retrograde on April 7th, and it leaves Pisces again on April 16th.
When Mercury is in Pisces, our thinking processes are more visual, intuitive, and imaginative. We are especially attuned to the world of emotion, which colors both our thoughts and our communication style.
We guess well, express ourselves with imagery, and make decisions intuitively. We are more attracted to consciousness-raising information.
It’s not always easy to verbalize our impressions during this cycle. We don’t enjoy pinning down, labeling, or strictly defining things. We recognize that life isn’t always logical, and we prefer not to think in black and white terms. We’re sensitive and impressionable, which means we can take in more than usual and it can sometimes overwhelm us. Pisces needs periodic time alone or within to regenerate and detox.
Aspects Mercury makes while in the sign of Pisces in 2025
This list excludes the Moon since it forms far too many aspects to list here, and the dates of the major aspects of Mercury are in bold.
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- Feb 15, 2025 3:06 PM Mercury 2 Pisces 27 sesquiquadrate Mars 17 Cancer 27
- Feb 15, 2025 3:58 PM Mercury 2 Pisces 31 semi-sextile Pluto 2 Aquarius 31
- Feb 17, 2025 1:20 AM Mercury 5 Pisces 05 semi-square Chiron 20 Aries 05
- Feb 18, 2025 11:02 PM Mercury 8 Pisces 37 semi-sextile Venus 8 Aries 37
- Feb 20, 2025 11:41 AM Mercury quintile Uranus
- Feb 20, 2025 3:13 PM Mercury 11 Pisces 44 square Jupiter 11 Gemini 44
- Feb 23, 2025 11:58 AM Mercury 17 Pisces 01 trine Mars 17 Cancer 01
- Feb 23, 2025 9:39 PM Mercury 17 Pisces 45 semi-square Pluto 2 Aquarius 45
- Feb 25, 2025 7:02 AM Mercury 20 Pisces 16 conjunction Saturn 20 Pisces 16
- Feb 25, 2025 9:33 AM Mercury 20 Pisces 27 semi-sextile Chiron 20 Aries 27
- Feb 27, 2025 4:37 AM Mercury 23 Pisces 36 sextile Uranus 23 Taurus 36
- Mar 1, 2025 11:35 AM Mercury 27 Pisces 24 conjunction True Node 27 Pisces 24
- Mar 2, 2025 11:22 AM Mercury 28 Pisces 57 conjunction Neptune 28 Pisces 57
- Mar 29, 2025 10:46 PM Mercury 29 Pisces 59 conjunction Neptune 29 Pisces 59
- April 4, 2025 2:53 AM Mercury 27 Pisces 17 conjunction True Node 27 Pisces 17
- April 10, 2025 9:01 PM Mercury 27 Pisces 23 conjunction True Node 27 Pisces 23
Note: Mercury returns to some aspects due to a retrograde/direct cycle during which time Mercury divides its time between the signs of Pisces and Aries.
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February 14, 2025 7:06 am EST(GMT-04:00)
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18feb5:06 amSun enters PiscesPlanetary Ingress
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Sun enters Pisces Sun is in Pisces from February 18-March 20, 2025. With the Sun in Pisces, we are guided by altruistic feelings. We are less motivated to do than we are to feel, imagine,
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Sun enters Pisces
Sun is in Pisces from February 18-March 20, 2025.
With the Sun in Pisces, we are guided by altruistic feelings. We are less motivated to do than we are to feel, imagine, and dream. A “what will be, will be” attitude reigns, and we are guided by a sense of universal correlations. Pisces rules empathy, selfless love, devotion, and wisdom. Its shadow side can include self-pity, a feeling of being victimized by life, passivity, and elusiveness.
While we may not always verbalize or express our feelings and impressions during this cycle, they’re strong and motivating. We prefer to believe and trust, giving things/people the benefit of the doubt until they prove us wrong. We might often tune out problems or conflicts rather than tackle them head on, hoping they will iron themselves out. Prosperity flows when we’re connecting with our heart, being kind, and helping others. The need to withdraw or retreat to restore our energy is strong from time to time.
Aspects the Sun makes while in the sign of Pisces in 2025
This list excludes the Moon since it forms far too many aspects to list here, and the dates of the major aspects of the Sun are in bold.
- Feb 20, 2025 7:00 AM Sun 2 Pisces 06 sesquiquadrate Mars 17 Cancer 06
- Feb 20, 2025 8:35 PM Sun 2 Pisces 40 semi-sextile Pluto 2 Aquarius 40
- Feb 23, 2025 12:53 PM Sun 5 Pisces 22 semi-square Chiron 20 Aries 22
- Feb 28, 2025 11:07 PM Sun 10 Pisces 49 semi-sextile Venus 10 Aries 49
- Mar 1, 2025 7:13 PM Sun quintile Uranus
- Mar 2, 2025 1:18 PM Sun 12 Pisces 25 square Jupiter 12 Gemini 25
- Mar 8, 2025 12:13 AM Sun 17 Pisces 53 trine Mars 17 Cancer 53
- Mar 8, 2025 4:53 AM Sun 18 Pisces 05 semi-square Pluto 3 Aquarius 05
- Mar 11, 2025 7:34 AM Sun 21 Pisces 09 semi-sextile Chiron 21 Aries 09
- Mar 12, 2025 6:29 AM Sun 22 Pisces 06 conjunction Saturn 22 Pisces 06
- Mar 14, 2025 5:16 AM Sun 24 Pisces 03 sextile Uranus 24 Taurus 03
- Mar 17, 2025 2:03 PM Sun 27 Pisces 24 conjunction True Node 27 Pisces 24
- Mar 19, 2025 7:25 PM Sun 29 Pisces 36 conjunction Neptune 29 Pisces 36
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February 18, 2025 5:06 am EST(GMT-04:00)
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23feb9:00 pmMars turns direct in CancerDirect Station
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Mars now turns direct at 17° Cancer 01′ after over two months of retrograde motion. Mars Retrograde Cycle from December 6, 2024, to February 23, 2025:
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Mars now turns direct at 17° Cancer 01′ after over two months of retrograde motion.
Mars Retrograde Cycle from December 6, 2024, to February 23, 2025:
Mars Retrograde Dates in 2024-2025:
Mars was retrograde from December 6th, 2024, to February 23rd, 2025.
- On October 4, 2024, Mars enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 17° Cancer 01′
- On December 6, 2024, Mars stations and turns retrograde at 6° Leo 11’Rx
- On February 23, 2025, Mars stations and turns direct at 17° Cancer 01’D
- On May 2, 2025, Mars leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde zone) at 6° Leo 11′
***See also an explanation of Mars Retrograde and Mars Retrograde Dates.
Mars spent its retrograde cycle in two signs: Leo and Cancer.
Mars is in its post-retrograde shadow until May 2nd.
Mars is in its shadow period from today until May 2nd.
When Mars was in its retrograde cycle, we re-assessed our current projects, our approach to getting what we want, and our desire nature. Rather than directly assert our desires, we tended towards introspection.
With Mars now direct, we slowly but surely ease back into action, rebuilding or refueling our confidence with clearer goals.
Learn more about the meaning of Mars Retrograde.
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February 23, 2025 9:00 pm EST(GMT-04:00)
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27feb7:45 pmNew Moon on February 27, 2025in Pisces
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The Moon is New in Pisces on February 27, 2025, at 7:45 PM EST. The following is the New Moon astrological chart wheel for the Pisces New Moon in 2025.
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The Moon is New in Pisces on February 27, 2025, at 7:45 PM EST.
The following is the New Moon astrological chart wheel for the Pisces New Moon in 2025.
The New Moon in Pisces marks the beginning of a new cycle. The Aquarius New Moon cycle ends and the Pisces New Moon cycle begins.
The New Moon in Pisces is a good time to commit to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Fish. These include taking a leap of faith, accepting imperfections in ourselves and in others as a different kind of “perfection,” starting a project that requires imagination and visualization skills, consciously putting time aside for peaceful and rejuvenating activities, and sharing a dream with another.
With this potent Pisces energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives.
With such a strong showing of bodies in the sign of Pisces, we can be particularly focused, determined, and concentrated. We should watch for being too narrow in our focus.
The major bodies are all direct, contributing to a feeling of moving forward. Still, Venus is close to stationing retrograde, and it’s best not to push ahead prematurely. This New Moon is square to Jupiter, and we should avoid overshooting and excess.
This phase of the Moon occurs at 9 degrees and 41 minutes of Pisces, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 6 to 14 degrees of the Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces) most significantly.
Alternate chart with additional bodies (Chiron, asteroids, Eris, etc.):
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February 27, 2025 7:45 pm EDT(GMT-04:00)
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March 2025
01mar7:36 pmVenus turns retrograde in AriesRetrograde Station
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Venus now stations and turns retrograde at 10° Aries 50′. Venus Retrograde Cycle from March 1st to April 12th, 2025:
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Venus now stations and turns retrograde at 10° Aries 50′.
Venus Retrograde Cycle from March 1st to April 12th, 2025:
Venus Retrograde Dates in the year 2025:
- On January 28, 2025, Venus enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 24° Pisces 37′
- On March 1, 2025, Venus stations and turns retrograde at 10° Aries 50′ Rx
- On April 12, 2025, Venus stations and turns direct at 24° Pisces 38′
- On May 16, 2025, Venus leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 10° Aries 50′
Venus is retrograde, beginning in the sign of Aries at 10° Aries 50′, and later returning to Pisces. It turns direct at 24° Pisces 38′.
[Venus enters the retrograde zone (shadow) on January 28th, 2025, and leaves the shadow zone on May 16th, 2025]
Note that similar retrograde Venus patterns repeat in about eight years, and a similar Venus Rx period occurred from March 4th to April 15th, 2017, also occurring in Aries and Pisces. There can be common themes shared with this past period.
As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are times when we re-assess what—and who—we value. It is a period that many astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period either. Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Taking final action in the areas of finance and love, however, is not advised until Venus turns direct again.
Because Venus rules beauty and aesthetics, Venus Retrograde is a less than ideal time for beautification processes (new hairdos, enhancements, purchasing a new wardrobe, cosmetic surgery, and so forth), renovations, re-decorating, and the like. Because Venus is associated with social events, parties may not go as planned.
On the subject of love, past lovers may re-appear and some relationships may end. With Venus retrograde in Aries for much of this retrograde cycle, our needs for action may be especially high but frustrated. We may question how much independence and confidence we have in our relationships. With Venus in Pisces towards the end of the cycle, the tendency for misplaced faith, or to be taken off guard, in love may be strong. The compassion we’re seeking may be missing now.
Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We may be called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past during this Venus retrograde cycle. Events occur that seem fated or pre-destined. It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored.
Affection is difficult to express in a natural or spontaneous manner. We might find others are lacking in sincerity or genuineness in their expressions of social niceties. (We may be inclined to do the same!).
Venus is in its detriment in the sign of Aries (Aries is opposite Libra, which Venus rules). Some of the more negative associations of Venus in Aries may be particularly prominent and/or hard to take, and these include impatience, arrogance, and childishness or naivety. Those who have Aries strong in their charts may be more introspective, distant, or hard to reach during this cycle. They may not be in a very favorable light just now, and they may be reconsidering things.
Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle. However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. This can be a good time for “eyes wide open” or experimental dating, although opinions and assessments may change at a later date. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to “complete” them. Some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them.
We may, however, be especially in touch with our deeper, less obvious, and less superficial needs and wants. This makes it a good time for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends on April 12th, and better yet, beyond the shadow phase as well (after May 16th). Our perceptions may be skewed and we can come out of the retrograde cycle with regret if we have acted hastily, as the tendency to change our minds later is strong.
On the subject of money, finances, and possessions, do try to hold off on major purchases or financial decisions during this Venus retrograde cycle. For example, the purchase of a new house, car, or other big-ticket item could backfire in some manner later on. They may become money pits or cause problems for you; or you may change your mind later and regret your purchase.
There’s nothing truly to fear about Venus retrograde, but it’s always wise to take special care during this cycle. It’s not the best period for entering into a new relationship, because our sensors when it comes to love are not up to par. However, it’s not unheard of to begin a relationship under the influence of a retrograde Venus, and the relationship survives and/or thrives.
Then there is a feeling of the inevitable during a Venus retrograde. What happened in the past, including past love affairs, can flood our consciousness now. Sometimes, a past lover reappears in their physical form.
Read more about Venus Retrograde. Where is Venus Retrograde transiting by house in your natal chart? Is it conjunct a natal planet, your Ascendant, or Midheaven? Read interpretations of Venus Retrograde in Transit for a more personalized meaning of the transit cycle.
If you’re wondering what Venus retrograde means if you’re born with this position in your chart, see Venus Retrograde in the Birth Chart.
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March 1, 2025 7:36 pm EST(GMT-04:00)
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03mar4:03 amMercury enters AriesPlanetary Ingress
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Mercury enters Aries Mercury is in Aries from March 3-29, 2025, and then from April 16-May 10, 2025. [Why two periods? Mercury spends its time in Aries in two steps due to its
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Mercury enters Aries
Mercury is in Aries from March 3-29, 2025, and then from April 16-May 10, 2025. [Why two periods? Mercury spends its time in Aries in two steps due to its upcoming retrograde cycle.]
When Mercury is in Aries, we are less concerned with objective viewpoints and explanations, and more concerned with reaching a decision…quickly!
Our thoughts and ideas are pioneering, and we tend to speak more spontaneously and directly with the planet of communication in bold and assertive Aries.
Mercury in Aries themes:
- quick, possibly impatient or hurried, decisions
- independent thought
- mental competitiveness
- direct, straightforward, honest, uncomplicated (perhaps insensitive or blunt) communications
- executive decisions
- preference to learn through personal experience, not instruction
- quick, perhaps defensive or combative, responses
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Mercury in Aries
Mercury spends more than the usual few weeks in the sign of Aries in 2025 due to a retrograde cycle that will occur in the signs of Aries and Pisces from March 15th to April 7th, 2025.
Aspects Mercury makes while in the sign of Aries in 2025
This list excludes the Moon since it forms far too many aspects to list here, and the dates of the major aspects of Mercury are in bold.
- Mar 3, 2025 12:15 PM Mercury quintile Jupiter
- Mar 5, 2025 8:13 AM Mercury 3 Aries 00 sextile Pluto 3 Aquarius 00
- Mar 11, 2025 6:54 PM Mercury 8 Aries 47 conjunction Venus 8 Aries 47
- Mar 12, 2025 4:25 AM Mercury 8 Aries 58 semi-square Uranus 23 Taurus 58
- Mar 17, 2025 2:28 PM Mercury 9 Aries 10 semi-square Uranus 24 Taurus 10
- Mar 24, 2025 3:48 PM Sun 4 Aries 25 conjunction Mercury 4 Aries 25
- Mar 25, 2025 6:02 PM Mercury 3 Aries 27 sextile Pluto 3 Aquarius 27
- Mar 26, 2025 2:53 AM Mercury quintile Jupiter
- Apr 17, 2025 12:11 AM Mercury 0 Aries 38 conjunction Neptune 0 Aries 38
- April 20, 2025 5:39 PM Mercury 3 Aries 46 sextile Pluto 3 Aquarius 46
- Apr 25, 2025 12:12 AM Mercury quintile Jupiter
- Apr 27, 2025 10:58 AM Mercury 11 Aries 08 semi-square Uranus 26 Taurus 08
- May 1, 2025 1:19 AM Mercury quintile Pluto
- May 5, 2025 1:21 PM Mercury 22 Aries 20 sextile Jupiter 22 Gemini 20
- May 6, 2025 9:48 PM Mercury 24 Aries 25 conjunction Chiron 24 Aries 25
- May 8, 2025 2:54 AM Mercury 26 Aries 20 semi-sextile True Node 26 Pisces 20
- May 8, 2025 8:56 AM Mercury 26 Aries 45 semi-sextile Uranus 26 Taurus 45
- May 9, 2025 1:31 PM Mercury 28 Aries 42 semi-sextile Saturn 28 Pisces 42
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March 3, 2025 4:03 am EST(GMT-04:00)
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14mar2:54 amFull Moon/Lunar Eclipse on March 14, 2025in Virgo
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The Moon is Full in Libra on March 14, 2025, at 2:54 AM EDT. This is a penumbral Lunar Eclipse.
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The Moon is Full in Libra on March 14, 2025, at 2:54 AM EDT. This is a penumbral Lunar Eclipse.
A Full Moon occurs when the Sun in Pisces forms an opposition to the Moon in Virgo. The Full Moon is a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of that which was started at the New Moon. Certainly, it can be an emotional time – a time of romance, fertilization, and relationships.
This phase of the Moon occurs at 23 degrees and 57 minutes of Virgo opposite the Sun at 23 degrees and 57 minutes of Pisces.
It’s the second eclipse in 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.
This eclipse serves as a prompt, nudge, or push to make improvements in Virgo- and Pisces-ruled areas of life in our charts, and feelings of discontent can magnify. It’s a time to resolve matters, strike a balance, take a lesson, and move on, but take some time with this–eclipses can temporarily hide a part of our lives for us to focus on another. Ultimately, we should be striving for a balance.
This eclipse affects people with personal planets and points at 19 to 29 degrees of the Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces) most significantly.
Lunar Eclipses are about relationships and polarities. With the Virgo-Pisces axis involved, this Lunar Eclipse presses us to look more closely at our needs, lacks, and wants concerning the balance between Virgo-ruled and Pisces-ruled areas of life. We are encouraged to find a balance between day-to-day functions and routines, physical health, and the need for order (Virgo) and vision, spiritual health, disorder, and the infinite (Pisces).
Read more about this and other eclipses affecting our lives in Eclipses/Lunations.
Virgo rules the tools and techniques we use to deal with day-to-day life, while Pisces rules the tools we use to deal with our spiritual selves. The key to balance lies in identifying and expressing our spiritual needs while maintaining order in our everyday lives. Neglecting either end of the axis will surely backfire–we would either be living in chaos or excessive order.
The contrast between precise, logical, work-centered, factual Virgo and spiritual, compassionate, holistic Pisces comes full bloom. The energy of the Virgo Moon is the awareness of the need for more precision, attention to detail, and responsibility. The Pisces Sun, on the other hand, is visionary–focused on what’s universal and hard to define.
This Full Moon is about emotional declarations. Something has been building inside of us, likely of a personal nature, and now is the time when the energy of the cosmos fairly demands that we let it out. Over the coming months, we will discover what this declaration means for us. For now, it’s difficult to sit on our feelings. We need to express them.
With the Moon full and bright in the sky, symbolic “illumination” occurs in our own lives. However, these new feelings and revelations are emotional ones, as there is a sense of emotions bursting forth into our consciousness. It’s time to express ourselves, and to let things out of our systems. Of course, we might want to exercise some care while doing so, knowing that what is coming out of us is new and not particularly rational as yet.
This total Lunar Eclipse urges us to strike a balance between work and service, practicality and impracticality, criticism and acceptance.
This eclipse is about awakening to the need to enjoy more order in our lives. This is an eyes-wide-open time for our work, habits, health, and routines. We are likely to receive strong messages from our intuition regarding our next move along these lines.
Emotions, feelings, and revelations in the weeks following this eclipse are pivotal. This is a rewarding Full Moon eclipse, ripe with possibilities and learning experiences. However, it can take some time before we get the whole picture.
A crisis of sorts (which can be a crisis of consciousness) or sudden awareness of a lack in our lives provides us with a golden opportunity to explore our emotional needs within the context of the house polarity where the eclipse occurs in our natal charts.
Relationships may be challenged, broken, or strengthened at this time. Our discovery is emotionally charged and dramatic–everything feels big and larger than life at this time. Epiphanies are likely as we become acutely aware of our lack. This understanding can propel us into affirmative action, although there can be some initial level of chaos.
However, it’s important to note that we’re temporarily in the dark about a matter at the time of an eclipse, and we’re seeing another area of life as if we’re looking at it through a magnifying glass. It’s distorted—we don’t yet have the full picture. This perspective does help us, ultimately, but it helps to remember that we’re missing something and to defer judgment.
This is a time to work on clearing up past patterns that have been holding us back from fulfillment in our everyday lives.
Revelations coming in can be blown up and dramatic but not discountable since they come from real feelings. With eclipses, we get a strong emphasis on one area of life but a blackout in another area, and it makes sense to wait to make big decisions for when we can see the whole picture.
This Lunar Eclipse can have a way of bringing dysfunctional areas of our lives to our attention. Emotions and realizations feel big. Plans can blossom.
Through events, circumstances, and epiphanies after the time of this eclipse, we learn that we need to get in touch with our needs for a stronger connection with our routines, work, and physical health needs. To feel fulfilled, we need to acknowledge and embrace our need for our daily routines to serve us well.
We become aware of where we have been overdoing our focus on replenishment where it’s come at the expense of living an organized life.
Full Moons are always helpful for magnifying pre-existing problems so that we can see where to bring back balance. Our larger work should focus on reaching a good balance. Enlightenment in the weeks following the lunation provides us with a golden opportunity to explore our emotional needs, ultimately leading to positive actions and decisions.
In 1998, a Lunar Eclipse occurred at a similar degree as this Virgo one on March 13th, and in 1979, a Lunar Eclipse occurred at a similar degree. It might be helpful to think back to issues in your life that were in effect around these dates, if applicable, to get an idea of how this 2025 Lunar Eclipse might affect you.
However, you can also look back in a general sense to eclipse sets occurring along the same Virgo-Pisces axis as the current one in effect from September 2024 to February 2027 for more information gleaned by looking to the past to understand themes in the present and future.
The following are also periods of your past, if applicable, that may have had similar themes to this current eclipse set:
Virgo-Pisces Eclipse sets (current, future, and some in recent history):
- March 2034 to February 2036
- September 2024 to February 2027
- March 2015 to February 2017
- September 2006 to February 2008
- March 1997 to September 1998
- September 1987 to August 1989
- September 1978 to August 1980
The following lists the set of eclipses falling along the Virgo-Pisces axis only (there are other eclipses in different signs between these):
- Partial LUNAR Eclipse September 18, 2024 25 Pisces 41
- Total LUNAR Eclipse March 14, 2025 23 Virgo 57
- Total LUNAR Eclipse September 7, 2025 15 Pisces 23
- Partial SOLAR Eclipse September 21, 2025 29 Virgo 05
- Total LUNAR Eclipse March 3, 2026 12 Virgo 54
- Partial LUNAR Eclipse August 28, 2026 4 Pisces 54
- Penumbral LUNAR Eclipse February 20, 2027 2 Virgo 06
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March 14, 2025 2:54 am EDT(GMT-04:00)
15mar2:46 amMercury turns retrograde in AriesRetrograde Station
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Mercury now turns retrograde at 9° Aries 36′. Mercury is retrograde from March 15, 2025, at 9° Aries 36′, until April 7, 2025, at 26° Pisces 49′. In other words, Mercury
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Mercury now turns retrograde at 9° Aries 36′.
Mercury is retrograde from March 15, 2025, at 9° Aries 36′, until April 7, 2025, at 26° Pisces 49′. In other words, Mercury begins its retrograde cycle in Aries and ends it in Pisces.
Mercury Retrograde Cycle from March 15 to April 7, 2025:
- On March 1, 2025, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 26° Pisces 49′
- On March 15, 2025, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 9° Aries 36′ Rx
- On April 7, 2025, Mercury stations and turns direct at 26° Pisces 49′
- On April 26, 2025, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 9° Aries 36′
The year 2025’s first retrograde Mercury cycle occurs from March 15th to April 7th.
Mercury’s shadow period begins on March 1st and ends on April 26th. Note that the shadow period begins before Mercury turns retrograde–when Mercury first passes over the degree that Mercury later returns to in retrograde motion. The shadow period ends when Mercury again passes over the degree at which it first turned retrograde. The shadow period is different than Mercury’s storm period in astrology, which refers to the period when Mercury is moving especially slowly.
Note that Mercury’s post-retrograde shadow is generally better for new long-term endeavors than the pre-retrogrades shadow. For new enterprises in the pre-retrograde shadow, the venture’s secondary progressed Mercury will turn direction (retrograde) in the coming years, which may not be ideal.
Also consider that things are most wonky on and around the days of the stations whether Mercury is turning retrograde OR direct (the start and end dates of the retrograde cycle) as the shifts occur, after which we grow more accustomed to the energy.
Mercury is retrograde approximately three times a year for approximately three weeks each time. As such, retrograde Mercury is a fairly common occurrence (Mercury is retrograde approximately 18% of the time).
As the planet of communication, Mercury retrograde tends to breed a certain level of confusion. Mercury rules our “lower” mind–how we perceive and interpret information that we receive from our environment, and how we relay that information to others. Mercury has rulership over such things as speaking, negotiating, buying and selling, listening, formal contracts, documents, travel, the mail and shipping, and so forth. All of these areas of life are affected when Mercury is functioning in a sluggish state. Decision-making is challenged during Mercury retrograde.
Needless to say, it is not advised to sign contracts, engage in important decision-making, or launch a new business. Delays and challenges are more probable with Mercury retrograde. It’s a time when being careless with money, our personal information, or paperwork can be costly.
While Mercury is retrograde, we may be rethinking a previous opinion or idea. Looking to the signs and houses it transits can give clues as to what we may be reconsidering. In Aries this time, we might look at past decisions and ideas from a new, possibly enlightened perspective. This is a time for reconsidering an initiative or venture. It’s strong for returning to an old project or pursuit.
It can be a time of tension, however, as Mercury in Aries wants immediate answers and retrograde Mercury can point to delays and indecision. The curtness of Mercury in Aries communications is magnified, making it necessary to be especially careful with our choice of topics and wording. The chances of sharp or brusque comments doing some damage run high.
While Mercury is retrograde in the sign of Aries, we may be returning to past projects and refining or tweaking them. We can find usefulness in old or past ideas and recycle them in new ways, even though Mercury in Aries prefers the new to the old. We might consider renewing past ventures where we may have had false starts, but this should be done in a new way for things to work this time around.
With Mercury in Aries, we prefer to learn from hands-on experience rather than instruction, and not listening during this Mercury retrograde period can be especially costly.
Keep in mind that Mercury in Aries’ haste to communicate (or perhaps more accurately, to get communications out of the way) can work against us or can be more consequential during Mercury retrograde — there can be texts or emails sent to the wrong people, for example, or quick commentary that’s considered careless.
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20mar5:01 amSun enters AriesPlanetary Ingress
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Sun enters Aries Sun is in Aries from March 20-April 19, 2025. In Aries, the Sun is enthusiastic and spontaneous. We are motivated by the desire to conquer. We are more impulsive and have the
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Sun enters Aries
Sun is in Aries from March 20-April 19, 2025. In Aries, the Sun is enthusiastic and spontaneous. We are motivated by the desire to conquer. We are more impulsive and have the urge to initiate.
Aries is a sign that bounces back quickly–there is little in the way of shame with Aries. It is brave and pioneering, and somewhat innocent. We are direct and rather uncomplicated in our needs, but we can also be short-sighted and lack the desire to plan ahead.
The Sun enters Aries on March 20, 2025, at 5:01 AM EDT, which is also the Vernal Equinox.
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Aspects the Sun makes while in the sign of Aries in 2025
This list excludes the Moon since it forms far too many aspects to list here, and the dates of the major aspects of the Sun are in bold.
- Mar 22, 2025 9:07 PM Sun 2 Aries 39 conjunction Venus 2 Aries 39
- Mar 22, 2025 9:44 PM Sun quintile Jupiter
- Mar 23, 2025 3:31 PM Sun 3 Aries 25 sextile Pluto 3 Aquarius 25
- Mar 24, 2025 3:48 PM Sun 4 Aries 25 conjunction Mercury 4 Aries 25
- Mar 29, 2025 11:14 PM Sun 9 Aries 40 semi-square Uranus 24 Taurus 40
- Apr 4, 2025 11:47 PM Sun quintile Pluto
- Apr 6, 2025 5:44 AM Sun 16 Aries 51 sextile Jupiter 16 Gemini 51
- Apr 12, 2025 12:00 PM Sun 22 Aries 59 conjunction Chiron 22 Aries 59
- Apr 14, 2025 4:52 AM Sun 24 Aries 40 semi-sextile Venus 24 Pisces 40
- Apr 15, 2025 12:19 AM Sun 25 Aries 27 semi-sextile Uranus 25 Taurus 27
- Apr 15, 2025 7:32 PM Sun 26 Aries 15 semi-sextile Saturn 26 Pisces 15
- Apr 16, 2025 3:31 PM Sun 27 Aries 03 semi-sextile True Node 27 Pisces 03
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March 20, 2025 5:01 am EDT(GMT-04:00)
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27mar4:40 amRetrograde Venus enters PiscesRetrograde Station
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Venus Rx enters Pisces Venus, still retrograde, now returns to the sign of Pisces. While Venus began its retrograde on March 1st in the sign of Aries, retrograde Venus returns to the
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Venus, still retrograde, now returns to the sign of Pisces.
While Venus began its retrograde on March 1st in the sign of Aries, retrograde Venus returns to the sign of Pisces on March 27th, 2025.
Venus is in Pisces from March 27-April 30, 2025.
The retrograde cycle of Venus, lasting from March 1st to April 12th, is the reason for Venus returning to Pisces so soon after leaving the sign. The retrograde began in Aries, but with reverse motion, Venus now dips back into Pisces.
While Venus is retrograde in the sign of Pisces, we might return to past frustrations and problems with a renewed perspective. The tendency for misplaced faith, or to be taken off guard, in love may be strong. The compassion we’re seeking may be missing now, or we might recognize that we need it more and it’s always been a little inadequate in a particular relationship.
Venus Retrograde Cycle from March 1st to April 12th, 2025:
Venus Retrograde Dates in the year 2025:
- On January 28, 2025, Venus enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 24° Pisces 37′
- On March 1, 2025, Venus stations and turns retrograde at 10° Aries 50′ Rx
- On April 12, 2025, Venus stations and turns direct at 24° Pisces 38′
- On May 16, 2025, Venus leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 10° Aries 50′
Venus is retrograde, beginning in the sign of Aries at 10° Aries 50′, and later returning to Pisces. It turns direct at 24° Pisces 38′.
[Venus enters the retrograde zone (shadow) on January 28th, 2025, and leaves the shadow zone on May 16th, 2025]
Note that similar retrograde Venus patterns repeat in about eight years, and a similar Venus Rx period occurred from March 4th to April 15th, 2017, also occurring in Aries and Pisces. There can be common themes shared with this past period.
As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are times when we re-assess what—and who—we value. It is a period that many astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period either. Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Taking final action in the areas of finance and love, however, is not advised until Venus turns direct again.
Because Venus rules beauty and aesthetics, Venus Retrograde is a less than ideal time for beautification processes (new hairdos, enhancements, purchasing a new wardrobe, cosmetic surgery, and so forth), renovations, re-decorating, and the like. Because Venus is associated with social events, parties may not go as planned.
On the subject of love, past lovers may re-appear and some relationships may end. With Venus retrograde in Aries for much of this retrograde cycle, our needs for action may be especially high but frustrated. We may question how much independence and confidence we have in our relationships. With Venus in Pisces towards the end of the cycle, the tendency for misplaced faith, or to be taken off guard, in love may be strong. The compassion we’re seeking may be missing now.
Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We may be called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past during this Venus retrograde cycle. Events occur that seem fated or pre-destined. It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored.
Affection is difficult to express in a natural or spontaneous manner. We might find others are lacking in sincerity or genuineness in their expressions of social niceties. (We may be inclined to do the same!).
Venus is in its detriment in the sign of Aries (Aries is opposite Libra, which Venus rules). Some of the more negative associations of Venus in Aries may be particularly prominent and/or hard to take, and these include impatience, arrogance, and childishness or naivety. Those who have Aries strong in their charts may be more introspective, distant, or hard to reach during this cycle. They may not be in a very favorable light just now, and they may be reconsidering things.
Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle. However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. This can be a good time for “eyes wide open” or experimental dating, although opinions and assessments may change at a later date. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to “complete” them. Some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them.
We may, however, be especially in touch with our deeper, less obvious, and less superficial needs and wants. This makes it a good time for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends on April 12th, and better yet, beyond the shadow phase as well (after May 16th). Our perceptions may be skewed and we can come out of the retrograde cycle with regret if we have acted hastily, as the tendency to change our minds later is strong.
On the subject of money, finances, and possessions, do try to hold off on major purchases or financial decisions during this Venus retrograde cycle. For example, the purchase of a new house, car, or other big-ticket item could backfire in some manner later on. They may become money pits or cause problems for you; or you may change your mind later and regret your purchase.
There’s nothing truly to fear about Venus retrograde, but it’s always wise to take special care during this cycle. It’s not the best period for entering into a new relationship, because our sensors when it comes to love are not up to par. However, it’s not unheard of to begin a relationship under the influence of a retrograde Venus, and the relationship survives and/or thrives.
Then there is a feeling of the inevitable during a Venus retrograde. What happened in the past, including past love affairs, can flood our consciousness now. Sometimes, a past lover reappears in their physical form.
Read more about Venus Retrograde. Where is Venus Retrograde transiting by house in your natal chart? Is it conjunct a natal planet, your Ascendant, or Midheaven? Read interpretations of Venus Retrograde in Transit for a more personalized meaning of the transit cycle.
If you’re wondering what Venus retrograde means if you’re born with this position in your chart, see Venus Retrograde in the Birth Chart.
Pisces never sees the world in black-and-white terms. Rather, Pisces sees all the colors of the rainbow. With the goddess of love in Pisces, our love is all-embracing, we are able to forgive and understand, we are seducible and seductive, and we show compassion to our partners.
Venus in Pisces is tender and affectionate, although hard to reach, as there is a longing for something that is difficult to define and hard to satisfy. Borders and boundaries blur under Venus in Pisces. The shadow side of this position is allowing ourselves to be deceived because we want to believe, as well as evasiveness. We should watch for falling in love with an idealized image of something or someone. It’s also important to watch for avoidant or indirect behavior.
Venus is exalted in Pisces and does well in the sign. It’s devoted, compassionate, exceptionally giving, and capable of sacrifice. We might refer heavily on our intuition with our finances and love life during this cycle. We gravitate to–and appreciate–unusual, tossed aside, poetic, artistic objects, situations, and people. We seek activities that move, inspire, or touch us.
Money may slip through our fingers, or we could ignore or overlook some of the practical elements of our lives now. However, finances improve if we connect with our otherworldly talents, imagination, desire to heal and serve, or sense of mission.
This transit is not particularly strong for resolve or determination, but it’s good for adaptability and increased understanding or acceptance.
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29mar6:58 amNew Moon/Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2025in Taurus
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The Moon is New in Aries on March 29, 2025, at 6:58 AM EDT. This is a chart of the New Moon partial Solar Eclipse that occurs at 9°
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The Moon is New in Aries on March 29, 2025, at 6:58 AM EDT. This is a chart of the New Moon partial Solar Eclipse that occurs at 9° Aries 00′.
This eclipse is the final in an Aries-Libra set of six eclipses.
Its effects can be felt for up to six months after the actual date of the eclipse. In the sign of Aries, this eclipse puts matters related to personal plans, courage, independence, and self-assertion in strong focus. It’s about new beginnings regarding any of these issues, but at the same time, it’s about making final decisions. Long-term changes are in the works!
This phase of the Moon occurs at 9 degrees and 0 minutes of Aries.
A similar Solar Eclipse (at approximately the same degree of Aries) occurred on March 29th, 2006. Before that, it was March 29th, 1987. An eclipse set along the Aries-Libra axis most recently occurred from 2013-2016. Before that, it was from 2004-2006.
Note that this eclipse is opposite the October 2024 eclipse in Libra with an orb of just over 1 degree.
This March 29th 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. Ultimately, we are now in a position to understand that changes or endings are necessary for our own growth, and that we can handle these things.
This is a good time for focusing on some of the constructive traits of the sign of the Ram–enterprising, straightforward, sincere, brave–and consider how to positively incorporate these qualities into our lives. Aries New Moons are generally good for taking action – trying something new and innovative, and going at it with gusto and confidence. It’s a time to be assertive, take charge of our lives, start a brand new project, and discover our own personal courage.
It’s a powerful time to re-evaluate our relationship with ourselves. With this potent Aries energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, and thus a New Moon in Aries is especially ripe with opportunity for new beginnings. We might consider acting on a constructive impulse and following a hunch or taking a risk. Aries learns through experience and action, so we might treat ourselves to a little adventure now.
It’s also a good cycle under which to discover the benefits of expressing ourselves with authenticity – expressing ourselves as we are, without putting on airs. We might also find ways to learn how to rely on ourselves and to be happy about doing so – it will go a long way towards finding inner happiness when we know that we can be self-sufficient without blaming others for not helping us out. It’s a time to revitalize ourselves through experiences that break the routine and that involve doing something new and fresh.
The New Moon loosely aligns with retrograde Mercury, and it’s hard to see our path, but our discomfort with the past can be very real now, motivating new beginnings. As well, Mars, the ruler of Aries, harmonizes with Saturn and Uranus, suggesting a constructive desire to build and innovate.
With this eclipse, we might experience a strong urge to act on impulse. However, it will be important to avoid jumping to conclusions and asserting ourselves without considering others’ feelings and reactions. There is a big difference between asserting ourselves from a place of healthy confidence, and asserting ourselves brashly and blindly, which can give us a false sense of confidence or bravery.
With this potent Aries energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives that will benefit us well beyond this Moon cycle. For some of us, circumstances are such that we need to pay more attention to these matters.
Flaws in an important system in our lives reveal themselves in the wake of the eclipse, prompting us to redo or to start fresh. Something ends in order for something else to start anew. We may be called to give up something in order to move forward into a new chapter in our lives. Although the “new” may be unrecognizable, it is important to allow the necessary surrender to the unknown.
An eclipse occurs close to the nodal axis, and this eclipse is closer to the North Node of the Moon. While we’re heading into unknown territory in some ways, we have a good sense that we’re doing so to our advantage.
Major developments in the personal areas ruled by Aries in our charts are likely to occur over the upcoming months. It’s a powerful time for making changes that finally resolve a longstanding issue. There is some finality to its themes–we might make final decisions, reach conclusions, or more permanent changes now, and these things lead to a new beginning or fresh start.
The above chart is excellent for seeing the fundamental influences and chart pattern of this New Moon. The chart below adds more details with additional points. Click to enlarge:
This Solar Eclipse is the final part of a set of eclipses falling along the Aries/Libra sign axis from April 2023 to March 2025:
- Annular Total SOLAR Eclipse 2023 April 20 0:12:19 at 29 Aries 50
- Annular SOLAR Eclipse 2023 October 14 13:54:56 at 21 Libra 08
- Penumbral LUNAR Eclipse 2024 March 25 3:00:05 at 5 Libra 07
- Total SOLAR Eclipse 2024 April 8 14:20:37 at 19 Aries 24
- Annular SOLAR Eclipse 2024 October 2 14:49:02 at 10 Libra 04
- Partial SOLAR Eclipse 2025 March 29 at 9 Aries 00
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March 29, 2025 6:58 am EDT(GMT-04:00)
29mar10:18 pmRetrograde Mercury enters PiscesPlanetary Ingress
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Mercury Rx enters Pisces While Mercury began its retrograde on March 15th in the sign of Aries, retrograde Mercury returns to the sign of Pisces on March 29th, 2025. Mercury is in Pisces
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While Mercury began its retrograde on March 15th in the sign of Aries, retrograde Mercury returns to the sign of Pisces on March 29th, 2025.
Mercury is in Pisces from March 29-April 16, 2025 (it just recently visited from February 14-March 3).
Mercury’s retrograde cycle, lasting from March 15th to April 7th, is the reason for Mercury returning to Pisces so soon after leaving the sign. The retrograde began in Aries, but with reverse motion, Mercury now dips back into Pisces.
Mercury is retrograde from March 15th, at 9° Aries 36′, until April 7th, at 26° Pisces 49′.
Mercury Retrograde Cycle from March 15 to April 7, 2025:
- On March 1, 2025, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 26° Pisces 49′
- On March 15, 2025, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 9° Aries 36′ Rx
- On April 7, 2025, Mercury stations and turns direct at 26° Pisces 49′
- On April 26, 2025, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 9° Aries 36′
With Mercury Retrograde in Pisces:
While Mercury is retrograde in the sign of Pisces, we might return to old problems, entanglements, and unfinished projects with a renewed perspective. Past ideas and perceptions of people and pursuits in our lives can emerge and change.
It’s a strong period for getting in touch with our dreams and ideals. We can be especially spacey when it comes to facts and figures. We’re also inclined to be quite past-focused. Second-guessing what we see or know can be a theme during Mercury’s retrograde in Pisces. There is a more obvious theme of inaction and ambivalence due to feeling stuck, with mental and emotional energies in conflict. However, as we face difficulties expressing ourselves with words, we might find highly creative ways to communicate our message during this period.
Mercury retrograde in Pisces implies communication snafus revolving around expressing care, compassion, and concern as well as talking about the past or unfinished business, in particular.
It’s a strong period for returning to an old study, writing project, or personal interest. It can be a time of scattered thoughts and mental disarray, however. Themes occurring now can include slander, snitching, resurfacing comments from the past, and misrepresentation on the one hand and creative vision, spiritual learning, guiding, more compassionate viewpoints, and a better understanding of the past on the other.
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March 29, 2025 10:18 pm EDT(GMT-04:00)
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30mar7:58 amNeptune enters AriesPlanetary Ingress
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Neptune enters the sign of Aries Neptune is in Aries from March 30, 2025, to October 22, 2025, and later from January 26, 2026, to May 21, 2038, and then October
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Neptune is in Aries from March 30, 2025, to October 22, 2025, and later from January 26, 2026, to May 21, 2038, and then October 21, 2038, to March 23, 2039.
While Neptune flirts with Aries in 2025, it won’t be consistently in the sign until late January 2026 forward.
- Mar 30, 2025 7:59 AM Neptune enters Aries
- Oct 22, 2025 5:48 AM Neptune Rx enters Pisces
- Jan 26, 2026 12:37 PM Neptune enters Aries
- May 21, 2038 8:17 PM Neptune enters Taurus
- Oct 21, 2038 8:19 AM Neptune Rx enters Aries
- Mar 23, 2039 4:40 PM Neptune enters Taurus
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.
As we strive toward our ideal of more independence and individualism, we should watch that we don’t leave people behind. The image of a spiritual warrior championing for the vulnerable would be the better theme during this cycle. It’s a good idea to check in with ourselves to be sure we’re not harboring delusions of ourselves and others who we might imagine to be courageous or free. Other issues to watch for include impatience with those things we don’t understand or with intricate matters and being caught off guard by competitors or anger that we failed to recognize.
It can be a time of great wonder and impulse–we tend to boldly follow our intuition wherever it leads us. We have faith in our ability to innovate, lead, start anew, and win. We can be talented at inspiring others to action and promoting our beliefs, ideas, and missions. It can be a time of decidedly new, exciting, and modern styles in fashion, art, and music and perhaps radical or pioneering changes in beliefs, religion, and philosophy.
New approaches to spirituality can figure strongly, and compassionate acts can be a goal. Aries is too stern to express itself compassionately, preferring action and revolution to express its care. We’re ready to reject and do away with dogma. The need for change and innovation is felt innately and intuitively.
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March 30, 2025 7:58 am EDT(GMT-04:00)
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07apr7:07 amMercury turns direct in PiscesDirect Station
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Mercury now turns direct at 26° Pisces 49′. Mercury was retrograde from March 15th, at 9° Aries 36′, until April 7th, 2025, at 26° Pisces 49′. Mercury Retrograde Cycle from March 15
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Mercury now turns direct at 26° Pisces 49′.
Mercury was retrograde from March 15th, at 9° Aries 36′, until April 7th, 2025, at 26° Pisces 49′.
Mercury Retrograde Cycle from March 15 to April 7, 2025:
- On March 1, 2025, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 26° Pisces 49′
- On March 15, 2025, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 9° Aries 36′ Rx
- On April 7, 2025, Mercury stations and turns direct at 26° Pisces 49′
- On April 26, 2025, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 9° Aries 36′
The year 2025’s first retrograde Mercury cycle began on March 15th and ends now.
Mercury’s post-retrograde shadow (from April 7th to 26th, 2025) is generally better for new long-term endeavors than the pre-retrogrades shadow. For new enterprises in the pre-retrograde shadow, the venture’s secondary progressed Mercury will turn direction (retrograde) in the coming years, which may not be ideal.
Also note that things are most wonky on and around the days of the stations whether Mercury is turning retrograde OR direct (the start and end dates of the retrograde cycle) as the shifts occur, after which we grow more accustomed to the energy. This time around, the dates of the stations are March 15th and April 7th.
Mercury is retrograde approximately three times a year for approximately three weeks each time. As such, retrograde Mercury is a fairly common occurrence (Mercury is retrograde approximately 18% of the time).
As the planet of communication, Mercury retrograde tends to breed a certain level of confusion. Mercury rules our “lower” mind–how we perceive and interpret information that we receive from our environment, and how we relay that information to others. Mercury has rulership over such things as speaking, negotiating, buying and selling, listening, formal contracts, documents, travel, the mail and shipping, and so forth. All of these areas of life are affected when Mercury is functioning in a sluggish state. Decision-making is challenged during Mercury retrograde.
Needless to say, it is not advised to sign contracts, engage in important decision-making, or launch a new business. Delays and challenges are more probable with Mercury retrograde. It’s a time when being careless with money, our personal information, or paperwork can be costly.
While Mercury was retrograde, we may have been rethinking a previous plan or pursuit. Looking to the signs and houses it transits can give clues as to what we may be deciding. This retrograde was in Aries and Pisces. In Aries, we were looking at past decisions and ideas from a new, possibly enlightened perspective and reconsidering an initiative or venture. In Pisces, we were reconsidering matters of faith or compassion, spiritual or emotional health practices, and unfinished business.
Now that Mercury is direct, slowly but surely, information unclogs, and we can move on. Ideally, while Mercury was retrograde, we had the chance to catch up, refine details, and change our minds if needed.
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April 7, 2025 7:07 am EDT(GMT-04:00)
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12apr8:22 pmFull Moon on April 12, 2025in Libra
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The Moon is Full in Libra on April 12, 2025, at 8:22 PM EDT.
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The Moon is Full in Libra on April 12, 2025, at 8:22 PM EDT.
The Full Moon occurs on Saturday, April 12th, when the Sun in Aries forms an opposition to the Libra Moon. It’s a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of something begun at the New Moon. Heightened emotions, romance, fertilization, relationship drama, and epiphanies are themes.
The Aries-Libra polarity is a relationship axis, where Aries represents “self,” and Libra represents “other.” Where Aries is about self-assertion, Libra is about compromise.
With the Libra Moon, we’re especially aware of our need for relationships and all that comes with maintaining them — compromising, negotiating, graciousness, and balancing. The Aries Sun, on the other hand, is self-assertive, leading, and personally courageous.
This Full Moon urges us to strike a balance between meeting our personal needs and attending to the needs of a significant other, and between independence or autonomy and dependence or companionability.
The Libra Moon is diplomatic, equality-focused, and fair-minded. The Aries Sun values authenticity over tact and is energized by independent efforts. The Full Moon illuminates this conflict.
Relationship epiphanies occur now. We’re likely to experience revelations about our independence, need for others, and partnerships. This Full Moon forms a square with Mars, lending an impulsive tone to our emotional discoveries.
This phase of the Moon occurs at 23 degrees and 20 minutes of Libra opposite the Sun at the same degree of Aries, affecting people with personal planets and points at 19 to 27 degrees of the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) most significantly.
The Full Moon chart with additional points:
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April 12, 2025 8:22 pm EDT(GMT-04:00)
12apr9:02 pmVenus turns direct in PiscesDirect Station
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Venus now turns direct at 24° Pisces 38′ after several weeks of retrograde motion. Venus was retrograde from March 1st to April 12th, 2025, starting at 10° Aries 50, and turning
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Venus now turns direct at 24° Pisces 38′ after several weeks of retrograde motion.
Venus was retrograde from March 1st to April 12th, 2025, starting at 10° Aries 50, and turning direct now at 24° Pisces 38.
[Venus entered the retrograde zone (shadow) on January 28th, 2025, and will leave its shadow on May 16th, 2025]
Venus Retrograde Cycle from March 1st to April 12th, 2025:
Venus Retrograde Dates in the year 2025:
- On January 28, 2025, Venus enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 24° Pisces 37′
- On March 1, 2025, Venus stations and turns retrograde at 10° Aries 50′ Rx
- On April 12, 2025, Venus stations and turns direct at 24° Pisces 38′
- On May 16, 2025, Venus leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 10° Aries 50′
Read more about Venus Retrograde. Where is Venus Retrograde transiting by house in your natal chart? Is it conjunct a natal planet, your Ascendant, or Midheaven? Read interpretations of Venus Retrograde in Transit for a more personalized meaning of the transit cycle.
If you’re wondering what Venus retrograde means if you’re born with this position in your chart, see Venus Retrograde in the Birth Chart.
For this cycle, Venus began this retrograde in the sign of Aries, starting at 10° Aries 50′, and now turning direct at 24° Pisces 38′.
Note that similar retrograde Venus patterns repeat in about eight years, and a similar Venus Rx period occurred from March 4th to April 15th, 2017. Look for common themes shared with this past period!
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April 12, 2025 9:02 pm EDT(GMT-04:00)
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16apr2:25 amMercury enters AriesPlanetary Ingress
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Mercury enters Aries Mercury is in Aries from April 16th to May 10th, 2025. It was recently in the sign (from March 3-29, 2025). [Why two periods? Mercury spends its time in Aries
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Mercury enters Aries
Mercury is in Aries from April 16th to May 10th, 2025. It was recently in the sign (from March 3-29, 2025). [Why two periods? Mercury spends its time in Aries in two steps in 2025 due to its retrograde cycle from March 15th to April 7th, during which time it returned to Pisces briefly.]
When Mercury is in Aries, we are less concerned with objective viewpoints and explanations, and more concerned with reaching a decision…quickly!
Our thoughts and ideas are pioneering, and we tend to speak more spontaneously and directly with the planet of communication in bold and assertive Aries.
Mercury in Aries themes:
- quick, possibly impatient or hurried, decisions
- independent thought
- mental competitiveness
- direct, straightforward, honest, uncomplicated (perhaps insensitive or blunt) communications
- executive decisions
- preference to learn through personal experience, not instruction
- quick, perhaps defensive or combative, responses
![Mercury symbol next to Aries symbol](https://cafeastrology.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mercuryinaries.png)
Mercury in Aries
Mercury spends more than the usual few weeks in the sign of Aries in 2025 due to a retrograde cycle occurring in the signs of Aries and Pisces from March 15th to April 7th, 2025.
Aspects Mercury makes while in the sign of Aries in 2025
This list excludes the Moon since it forms far too many aspects to list here, and the dates of the major aspects of Mercury are in bold.
- Mar 3, 2025 12:15 PM Mercury quintile Jupiter
- Mar 5, 2025 8:13 AM Mercury 3 Aries 00 sextile Pluto 3 Aquarius 00
- Mar 11, 2025 6:54 PM Mercury 8 Aries 47 conjunction Venus 8 Aries 47
- Mar 12, 2025 4:25 AM Mercury 8 Aries 58 semi-square Uranus 23 Taurus 58
- Mar 17, 2025 2:28 PM Mercury 9 Aries 10 semi-square Uranus 24 Taurus 10
- Mar 24, 2025 3:48 PM Sun 4 Aries 25 conjunction Mercury 4 Aries 25
- Mar 25, 2025 6:02 PM Mercury 3 Aries 27 sextile Pluto 3 Aquarius 27
- Mar 26, 2025 2:53 AM Mercury quintile Jupiter
- Apr 17, 2025 12:11 AM Mercury 0 Aries 38 conjunction Neptune 0 Aries 38
- April 20, 2025 5:39 PM Mercury 3 Aries 46 sextile Pluto 3 Aquarius 46
- Apr 25, 2025 12:12 AM Mercury quintile Jupiter
- Apr 27, 2025 10:58 AM Mercury 11 Aries 08 semi-square Uranus 26 Taurus 08
- May 1, 2025 1:19 AM Mercury quintile Pluto
- May 5, 2025 1:21 PM Mercury 22 Aries 20 sextile Jupiter 22 Gemini 20
- May 6, 2025 9:48 PM Mercury 24 Aries 25 conjunction Chiron 24 Aries 25
- May 8, 2025 2:54 AM Mercury 26 Aries 20 semi-sextile True Node 26 Pisces 20
- May 8, 2025 8:56 AM Mercury 26 Aries 45 semi-sextile Uranus 26 Taurus 45
- May 9, 2025 1:31 PM Mercury 28 Aries 42 semi-sextile Saturn 28 Pisces 42
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April 16, 2025 2:25 am EDT(GMT-04:00)
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18apr12:21 amMars enters LeoPlanetary Ingress
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Mars enters Leo Mars is in Leo from April 18th to June 17th, 2025. Note that Mars first entered Leo on November 3rd, 2024, but later, while retrograde, it returned to the sign
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Mars enters Leo
Mars is in Leo from April 18th to June 17th, 2025. Note that Mars first entered Leo on November 3rd, 2024, but later, while retrograde, it returned to the sign of Cancer on January 6th, 2025, and has been in Cancer since then. Today, Mars enters Leo once again, and this time, it will transit the sign through to the end.
In Leo, Mars is proud, self-confident, and grand. We are spirited and have lofty goals. We go after what we want in a direct, self-assured manner, desiring dramatic results. We prefer not to worry about details, and we take the least complicated route to our goals. The sex drive is strong, and passion for life is high.
Mars in Leo can awaken a competitive spirit or drive. We’re more willing to take risks to get what we want. We also tend to make a splash, and we want to be in the driver’s seat. This transit is passionate, ardent, and dramatic. We seek to appear strong and prefer to be in the lead or the center of attention. We can be particularly angry if we feel disrespected or are in an undignified position.
Note that Mars typically spends about two months in a sign, but this time around, it transited Leo for longer, although in a divided way. This is due to a recent retrograde Mars cycle that divided its time between Leo and Cancer. Mars was retrograde from December 6th, 2024, to February 23, 2025. and was retrograde specifically in Leo from December 6th, 2024, to January 6th, 2025.
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April 18, 2025 12:21 am EST(GMT-04:00)
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19apr3:56 pmSun enters TaurusPlanetary Ingress
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The Sun enters Taurus Sun is in Taurus from April 19-May 20, 2025. The Sun enters Taurus on April 19, 2025, at 3:56 PM EDT. In Taurus, the Sun is methodical, sensual, and receptive. The
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The Sun enters Taurus
Sun is in Taurus from April 19-May 20, 2025. The Sun enters Taurus on April 19, 2025, at 3:56 PM EDT.
In Taurus, the Sun is methodical, sensual, and receptive. The Sun in Taurus is most active when it is defending or resisting! As the Sun moves through Taurus when plants take root, our determination and security needs are strong.
Taurus is loyal to all that is familiar and values longevity. The shadow side of Taurus is possessiveness and bullheadedness.
The Sun in Taurus is the connoisseur and sensualist. It’s patient, stubborn, earthy, stable, and rooted. The Sun-in-Taurus cycle is a good one for maintaining or building, as well as enjoying and appreciating what’s already in place.
While the Taurus Sun is slow to warm up, it’s stable and persevering once it does. We value what’s long-term, strong, and lasting during this phase.
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Sun in Taurus
Aspects the Sun makes while in the sign of Taurus in 2025
This list excludes the Moon since it forms far too many aspects to list here, and the dates of the major aspects of the Sun are in bold.
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- Apr 20, 2025 10:35 AM Sun 0 Taurus 45 semi-sextile Neptune 0 Aries 45
- Apr 20, 2025 9:34 PM Sun 1 Taurus 13 square Mars 1 Leo 13
- Apr 23, 2025 1:10 PM Sun 3 Taurus 47 square Pluto 3 Aquarius 47
- Apr 25, 2025 12:28 AM Sun 5 Taurus 13 semi-square Jupiter 20 Gemini 13
- May 1, 2025 9:30 AM Sun 11 Taurus 26 semi-square True Node 26 Pisces 26
- May 3, 2025 2:18 AM Sun 13 Taurus 05 semi-square Saturn 28 Pisces 05
- May 6, 2025 9:13 AM Sun 16 Taurus 16 semi-square Neptune 1 Aries 16
- May 14, 2025 3:09 PM Sun 24 Taurus 14 semi-sextile Jupiter 24 Gemini 14
- May 15, 2025 7:15 AM Sun 24 Taurus 53 semi-sextile Chiron 24 Aries 53
- May 15, 2025 7:54 PM Sun 25 Taurus 23 sextile True Node 25 Pisces 23
- May 17, 2025 1:05 PM Sun 27 Taurus 02 semi-square Venus 12 Aries 02
- May 17, 2025 7:32 PM Sun 27 Taurus 18 conjunction Uranus 27 Taurus 18
- May 20, 2025 5:38 AM Sun 29 Taurus 38 sextile Saturn 29 Pisces 38
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April 19, 2025 3:56 pm EDT(GMT-04:00)
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27apr3:31 pmNew Moon on April 27, 2025in Taurus
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The Moon is New in Taurus on April 27, 2025, at 3:31 PM EDT. The following is the chart wheel of the Taurus New Moon in 2025.
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The Moon is New in Taurus on April 27, 2025, at 3:31 PM EDT.
The following is the chart wheel of the Taurus New Moon in 2025.
The New Moon in Taurus marks the beginning of a new cycle. The Aries New Moon cycle ends and the Taurus New Moon cycle begins.
The New Moon in Taurus is a good time to commit to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Bull. It’s time to enjoy life’s simple and physical pleasures–savor good food and enjoy activities that bring us in touch with nature and with our bodies. It’s time to stop and smell the roses and to become more aware of what makes us feel comfortable and secure.
This is a solid cycle for re-evaluating our relationship with money and possessions and discovering what truly makes us happy and fulfilled.
This New Moon forms a square to Mars and another to Pluto, occurring not long after Mars and Pluto exactly opposed one another. The tension or frustration created by this opposition could, at least in part, motivate our new beginnings. There can be some obstacles to clear as we wrestle with our impatience, fears, hidden agendas, and ambitions.
With this potent Taurus energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives. It’s time to make some solid and realistic plans and to set the stage for reaping the rewards from our new beginnings, as little or big as they may be, in approximately two weeks’ time after the Full Moon occurs.
This phase of the Moon occurs at 7 degrees and 47 minutes of Taurus, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 4 to 12 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) the most significantly.
The above chart is good for seeing the most important influences and the chart pattern for this New Moon. The following includes additional points for the nuances:
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April 27, 2025 3:31 pm EDT(GMT-04:00)
30apr1:16 pmVenus enters AriesPlanetary Ingress
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Venus enters Aries Venus is in Aries from February 4 to March 27, 2025, and then April 30 to June 6, 2025. This two-step, drawn-out pattern is unusual for Venus due to the
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Venus enters Aries
Venus is in Aries from February 4 to March 27, 2025, and then April 30 to June 6, 2025. This two-step, drawn-out pattern is unusual for Venus due to the Venus retrograde period from March 1 to April 12, 2025: retrograde Venus divided its time between Aries and Pisces in 2025.
With Venus in Aries, love is spontaneous and direct. The chase is very exciting to us under this fiery influence. We are bold, fresh, and a little impatient when it comes to matters of the heart. We don’t look back with Aries energy. We are not interested in saying sorry or dwelling on the past–it’s a brand new day! It’s time to make things work right now.
Aries is known for a love of the chase and the conquest, but Aries love can be longstanding as long as it remains relatively fresh. Aries is blunt–there’s no sugar-coating with Aries. This can sting, but rarely is Aries energy mean or petty. Saying it like it is is important to the sign. Desires are strong and expressed spontaneously, enthusiastically, and directly. Aries prefers to seduce rather than be seduced, to chase rather than be chased.
While Venus is in Aries, we gravitate to Aries-like activities, pleasures, pastimes, and objects of interest. Our tastes can veer toward action, new enterprise, conquests, courageous or daring acts, and so forth. We can be somewhat impulsive with our money or entertainment choices.
Our interests can be insistent and strong, but possibly short-lived. It’s not the best time for holding onto money. We might pour our resources too quickly into new ventures or projects but tire of these things just as rapidly.
However, when Venus later turned retrograde in the sign of Aries, we experienced different behaviors. See Venus turns retrograde in Aries (2025) for more details.
Dates:
- Venus entered Aries on February 4th
- Venus turned retrograde on March 1st
- Venus, still retrograde, returned to Pisces on March 27th
- Venus turned direct (ended its retrograde) on April 12th
- Venus enters Aries again on April 30th and will continue in Aries until June 6th
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April 30, 2025 1:16 pm EDT(GMT-04:00)
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This page shows the yearly Astrology Calendar, page 4. Included in this calendar are significant transits of the major/outer planets, sign changes (also called ingresses), retrograde and direct stations, and lunar cycles (New and Full Moons–eclipses when occurring).