April 2024: Wild Times
April 2024
This April is livelier than usual. Starting the month with the Sun in bold, energetic Aries is plenty for starters. As soon as the Sun arrives in the first sign of the zodiac on 20 March until mid-April, the natural world reawakens and our planet is revitalised. It’s the most cosmically blessed time of the year to start over and to get shit done.
This year, there’s a total solar eclipse in Aries (the most full-on kind) on 8 April. It’s like hard reset for the whole world. The eclipse also seeds new directions for individuals whose birth charts are touched by the eclipse. That’s you, Aries and Libra. And anyone else whose life changed under the last solar eclipse in mid-October 2023.
When Mars meets Saturn in Pisces on 10 April things get tougher and messier. The harder you push, the further away you get from what you want. Accepting and working with the chaos enables you to move ahead. Yield to the flow to make your mark.
As if all that wasn’t enough, there’s also a Jupiter-Uranus union on 21 April, which acts as a bonus throughout 18-26 April although its effect is initially perceptible at the eclipse. This wildcard conjunction will disturb the peace most for the set-in-their-ways fixed signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. Virgo and Capricorn may find it easier to welcome the unexpected new options on offer. Uranus likes to shake things up in completely unanticipated ways so it’s bumpy for everyone, but ultimately (fingers crossed) in a good way.
Venus starts the month in Pisces and ends it in Taurus, two of her happy places. Co-operation, ease and romance fare well at these times. Venus is less thrilled about having to spend the bulk of April in Aries, a Mars sign, Aries. Still, April is a mostly Mars-ruled month so feistiness usually goes down well at this time of the year. Except with Mars in wishy-washy Pisces, assertively taking charge or aiming directly at a target doesn’t work. Move indirectly and with subtlety instead. A sharper approach is fine once Mars returns to his home turf on the last day of the month.
Astro Tips
Monday 1 April
Think before you act
Mercury stations retrograde in Aries
Wednesday 3 April
Seduce with (or be seduced by) mysterious charm
Venus conjunct Neptune in Pisces
Friday 5 April
Play with passion
Venus enters Aries
Saturday 6 April
Attract what you want with powerful ideas
Venus in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius
Monday 8 April
Be still in the pitch darkness
Total solar eclipse in Aries
Wednesday 10 April
Expect vague blocks to impede progress
Mars conjunct Saturn in Pisces
Thursday 11 April
Seed fresh goals
Sun conjunct Mercury in Aries
Friday 19 April
Revive connections in pleasantly surprising ways
Mercury conjunct Venus in Aries
Sun enters Taurus
Mars in Pisces sextile Jupiter in Taurus
Sunday 21 April
Be open to wildly surprising options with staying power
Mars in Pisces sextile Uranus in Taurus
Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Taurus
Sun in Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius
Wednesday 24 April
Intense finale to an intense eclipse
Full Moon in Scorpio
Thursday 25 April
Speak clearly and concisely to win
Mercury stations direct in Aries
Friday 29 April
Park what needs to done and indulge your senses
Mars conjunct Neptune in Pisces
Venus enters Taurus
Tuesday 30 April
Charge ahead
Mars enters Aries
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Share your Jupiter-Uranus conjunction story with me.
These two planets meet roughly every 14 years or so. At its best, this innovative, expansive combination creates more room to be and do good. In April, Jupiter and Uranus meet in cautious Taurus so the outcome may take a little while to find form.
Your personal experience is shaped by how this general forecast connects to your own birth chart, and how you respond to the planetary influences. For astrological guidance tailored to you, email leena@leenachauhan.com.