Astro Iris After a full of event March month , both personal and collective, with retrogrades, tense aspects and various challenges, we are already entering the fourth month of 2025.
Main transits of April:
- The Sun arrives in Taurus on the evening of April 19th;
- Full Moon in Libra on April 13 / New Moon in Taurus on April 27th;
- Mercury continues its retrograde through Pisces and on April 9th it returns to direct retrograde and returns to Aries on April 16th;
- Venus, also retrograde in Pisces, returns to direct on April 18th and remains here until the end of the month and enters Aries on April 30th;
- Mars in Cancer finally leaves Cancer and boisterous, full of himself, fiery (as we will tend to be) enters Leo on April 18th.
Pisces and Aries signs zodiac continue to be much occupied of planets this month too. So, April month is a continuation of the events begun and unfolding in March.
Is there a connection of the main transits date’s of April with the date of 2025’s Easter (20th of April)? Yes it is! No coincidental here, even if it seems so (blink-blink)😉😉.
The month also brings challenging aspects, like Sun conjunct Chiron in the first part of the month and in the second part, square Mars and square Pluto on two days apart plus opposition to Lilith. The recommendation is to overcome (move on!) any situation that might inflame egos. It is (more or less) the only way to mitigate and/or avoid possible conflicts.
Mercury sextile Pluto on April 21th. Around this date (before & after) we get a super inspiration and intelligence that tends towards brilliance. Especially you Aries, Gemini, Scorpio and Aquarius, use this aspect in your projects, in its deepest form and also those with ascendant in these signs. The other natives, depending on their natal chart, will be able to feel the impact in the areas of life marked by the mentioned zodiac signs.
Mercury conjunct Neptune on April 17th (this time in Aries). Finally, we no longer feel so dizzy and confused. Instead it supports us in having civilized dialogues and discussions. At least, that would be ideal, especially for Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn but also Gemini and Pisces. You out there, be wise, use diplomacy in your discussions and relationships. Impulsivity and aggressiveness will not help us at all if we choose to use them now.
Venus marks double conjunct aspects to the North Node and Saturn, sextiles Uranus, on the retrograde “route” then the direct movement („back-going”), plus aspecting Mars positively. In the last hour, we may (or should, actually) learn to use our talents, the way we use money, to dose pleasures according to priorities, to love others and love ourselves without petty conditioning, to use femininity in & for its authentic purpose. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Libra and Taurus are favored by these aspects. They might fall in love, they flirt, they use their charm, they are charming, tolerant and humorous, they are inspiring. Moreover, they even might have good luck in winning money or anything with financial value. On top of all this, they are required to be more careful in the responsibilities they take on (let’s not stretch ourselves more than we can). The vice-versa holds true if we use the shadow characteristics of Venus.
Mars is very active this month. While still in Cancer, it relates beneficially with Uranus, Saturn, Venus, the North Node and Neptune. Once in Leo, it begins to release the “preserved” energy that was unable to use in Cancer as it would have liked. „Tensioned” Mars also aspects with Sun, Lilith and Pluto. I would draw attention to an attitude that is as focused on collaboration as possible and not personal (individual/egocentric). Any action now can be explosive if it is dosed towards exaggeration and if it stems from showing others our power. This is neither the case nor the time. The most impacted zodiacal signs in the second part of the month are Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius. The impact on the other zodiac signs is slightly cushioned.
Saturn is empowering us at the beginning of the month through its relation with Mars and Uranus. This is why I hope that the tensions that may arise towards the end of the month will be nullified by this absolutely wise teacher, from whom we integrate our knowledge of how to use all the resources we each have at our disposal in a beneficial way, without minimizing others.
Pluto, in addition, to the opposition aspect to Mars, also has a counter with Lilith, both in direct connection with Scorpio and in this aspect, their power is super amplified. Any tendency/temptation to do, act, manipulate in our own favor but against others will be harshly sanctioned and will happen quickly. Pluto, as a trans-generational planet, impacts the collective. At an individual level, the focus is on Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. As we all have these signs in our natal chart, the impact on the other signs will be on the areas of life marked by them.
As a conlusion, it is preferable that all of our challenging energy this month be directed constructively, towards activities that give us pleasure but also take us out of our comfort zone at the same time. Those moments when you want to do something but the couch though is warm. It’s not such a long way to get started, so I encourage you to choose an activity over a warm couch.
This article is partly dedicated to a Taurus who has inspired me today.
