NEPTUNE IN ARIES 2025-2039 On 30 March Neptune will make its first timid entrance into the sign of Aries after being in Pisces since 2011. Neptune will begin its annual 5-month retrograde period on 4 July at 02°10’ Aries (antiscion 27°50’ Virgo) and will remain in Aries until 22 October when it re-enters Pisces once more and lingers at 29° Pisces from late October to late January 2026! Giving the best and the worst of its characteristics in this sign. Certainly, after all those years in the Watery sign the planet rules, having to step forward into Aries fiery realm can’t be a [...]
PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN ARIES 29 MARCH 2025 There will be New Moon and partial Solar Eclipse at 09°09’ Aries (antiscion 20°51’ Virgo) on 29 March. New Moons are great times to set your intentions about new projects to undertake in the month to come so try to take some quiet time to think about what you would like or need to change in the matters of the house where the New Moon takes place in your chart. The New Moon falls on the 1-7th axis (Aries-Libra): the I vs us, me vs you, assertion vs compromise, independence vs relationship etc. Also affected by this New Moon are those [...]
MERCURY STATIONS RETROGRADE IN ARIES Mercury stops in his tracks at 09°35’ Aries (antiscion 20°25’ Virgo) before turning retrograde on the 14-15 March. On the same degree as and thus activating the upcoming Solar Eclipse at 09°35’ Aries on the 29th of this month. Aries gives us a rather noisy, quick-thinking, discussion-loving version of Mercury, here intuition must be accounted for as we re-think, re-organise, re-work and re-live those ideas and plans. We might also hear about war plans or tactics being suspended or modified by the powers that be. Gemini and Virgo, both [...]
FULL MOON AND LUNAR ECLIPSE IN VIRGO “We often confuse what we wish for with what is.” Neil Gaiman There will be a total Lunar Eclipse at 23°57’ Virgo (antiscion 06°03’ Aries) on the 13-14 March (depending in which part of the world you live in). A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called “Blood Moons” [...]
MERCURY ENTERS ARIES From Water to Fire = steam, right? After dreaming his way through Pisces it’s now time to get all heated-up and argumentative. Forget those sweet words and dreamy thoughts now it’s time to defend our views and follow through with our plans in a “no holds barred” manner. Mercury in Aries just loves to talk and discuss, usually being over-concerned with himself and his views and easily getting combative and argumentative so don’t let temper and sarcasm interfere with common sense and politeness! However, Mercury will not remain in Aries, due to its [...]
VENUS RETROGRADE IN ARIES/PISCES Venus, the planet of values (what WE value and desire), love and finances, entered the sign of Aries on the 4 February this year. Venus usually spends approximately 37 days in each sign but due to its 42-day retrograde period it will actually remain in Aries only until the 27 March (retrograding from 10°50’ Aries – antiscion 19°10’ Virgo) before re-entering the sign of Pisces and stationing direct on the 12-13 of April at 24°37’ Pisces (antiscion 05°23’ Libra). The last time Venus was retrograde in the signs of Aries-Pisces was in [...]
NEW MOON IN PISCES How can we see clearly? There will be a New Moon at 09°41’ Pisces (antiscion 20°19’ Libra), a Mutable, Water sign ruled by Neptune (modern) and Jupiter (traditional). This is the fourth of five New Moons on the same degree of the relative signs. New Moons are notoriously the best moment to set fresh intentions for the month ahead. This one falls on the 12th-6th house axis (Pisces-Virgo) so themes such as chaos vs order, compassion vs criticism and wholeness vs perfection come to mind. The New Moon is part of five-planet (Sun, Moon, Saturn, Mercury, [...]
OOB MARS STATIONS DIRECT IN CANCER 23/24 FEBRUARY 2025 In retrograde motion Mars returned to the sign of Cancer on the 6th of January 2025 and will only leave the sign between the 17-18 April 2025! During this time Mars will be OOB from 30-31st December until 7th April 2025 remaining at the highest declination of 26°14’N between 9-15th February. On the 23/24 February Mars stations to turn direct at 17°01’ Cancer (antiscion 12°59’ Gemini). The last time the planet was retrograde in Cancer (for a short time) was from mid-November to end December 2007. What was happening in [...]
MERCURY GLIDES INTO DREAMY PISCES Fantasy becomes reality and authenticity waivers….. It’s Valentine’s day too! Mercury isn’t at his best in Pisces, he’s actually in his detriment and fall which obviously doesn’t help him feel good, or on the ball either for that matter. Also, the planet will return to Pisces in late March due to the retrograde period which begins on the 14-15 March at 09°35’ Aries. Mercury in Pisces tunes in his antenna, he’s the receiver of the word and thought but he has some difficulty in articulating his actual speech, and sentences often [...]
FULL MOON IN LEO ...a little drama or a lot of excitement? Occurring at 24°06’ Leo (antiscion 05°54’ Taurus), this Full Moon affects the Aquarius-Leo axis or the 11th-5th houses in traditional astrology. Leo wants recognition as an individual…”look at me, watch me” whilst Aquarius wants teamwork…”let’s do this together”. We need to tune our individuality to the mood of the group in order to work compatibly together whilst not overlooking our own unique talents. Moon’s dispositor is Sun and Sun’s dispositors are Saturn (traditional) and Uranus (given [...]