April 2025 Astrology Forecast

Welcome to the April Astrology Forecast! 

This month brings a welcome reprieve from eclipse season and the back to back retrogrades we've been experiencing, allowing for the first time in 2025 to have all three personal planets (Mercury, Venus and Mars) moving forward again! Not only that, all three planets move into fire signs, signalling more oomph behind our passions, more forward momentum behind what may have been feeling stagnant lately.

Towards the end of the month we're greeted with some tension points that ask us to use any friction or agitation for change, empowering us in the process. It may feel a tense, charged time, but that's usually when real change happens, am I right? Read on for some of the most noteworthy dates of the month! 

Monday April 7 - Mercury stations direct

And we're through! Mercury finishes his retrograde and while we still move slowly for the next little bit, the welcome forward momentum won't be lost on all. Having drifted back into Pisces' watery realm, we may still be wading through the fog, through the murky waters, everything seeming just a little out of reach. A little hard to articulate. A little, well, confusing. So stay patient, take your time, let yourself drift. Mercury will be re-entering Aries soon and bringing in a whole new energy. 

                           Venus Rx conjunct Saturn 

We've been in Venus retrograde since the beginning of March, and now in her finale retrograde days, she meets up with Saturn allowing us to take stock of all that has transpired over these last weeks. We may get glimmers of what has fundamentally started to shift in our worlds. We may feel a new sense of strength or resolve in an area of our life that has been asking for our attention. We may be aware of what we are still wanting to change, but not entirely sure how. It's a day to commit to yourself, your journey, your amazingness. 

Saturday April 12 - Venus stations direct 

That's a wrap! Venus stations direct and we have all three personal planets moving forward again (cue collective sigh of relief). So... how was it? How'd ya do? Did your Venus retrograde come in loud and clear with messages or themes wanting to be reviewed? Did you meet your shadow in the realms of grief, rage and shame? Did you welcome them in? Did you notice any areas of your life beginning to be transformed? Maybe yes, maybe no! But whether this Venus retrograde came in with a roar or a whisper, you ventured into worlds and territories often feared or dismissed, so well done! You're amazing. And now we begin our upward ascent again! 

                           
 - Libra Full Moon - stay tuned for the moon musing! 

Wed April 16 - Mercury enters Aries

Mercury re-enters Aries after its retrograde and we let the world know how it went! Our thoughts and dreams begin to look ahead again, infused with more energy having slowed down during its retrograde. While in Aries we get our idgaf attitudes out, we don't hold back on what needs to be said. We take aim and action. But with it can come sharp, piercing tongues, so remember that while it might not sting you to say, others might be feeling differently. 

Thursday April 17 - Mercury conjunct Neptune in Aries

Mercury greets Neptune at the 0 point Aries and we mix dreaminess with action. Our inner imaginings with the desire to put them out into the world. It's a day that can feel enlivening as we remember the magic we have to bring our dreams into reality, no matter how "small" (spoiler - no dream is too small!) And - it could feel a little confusing, a little agitating as what we want isn't able to come to fruition as fast as we want it to. So plant the potent seeds and remember right timing is everything.

Friday April 18 - Mars enters Leo

No offense to Mars in Cancer, because there's a lot of gifts and wisdom there, but Imma ready for this shift to Leo! Having been in Cancer for the most part since September 2024, Mars re-enters Leo and a palpable shift occurs. Here our inner warriors realign with leading from the heart. Pointing our arrows towards what lights us up, what makes us feel alive again. If your willpower and momentum hasn't had the same gusto as usual for the last little while, this may be a welcome reprieve! It sure is for me ;) 

Saturday April 19 - Sun enters Taurus

The Sun enters Taurus and while it might not quite feel like it over the next week or so, Taurus reminds us of the subtle beauty and magic when we slow down. With the overactive heat and 'go go go!' that can come with Aries season (although the two retrogrades may have challenged that), Taurus saunters in knowing her place, knowing her connection to the earth and how life-giving it is. Now's the time to commit to putting those Aries plans in action, to stop and smell the roses, to lay in a field just because you want to. 

Sunday April 20 - Sun in Taurus squares Mars in Leo

Maybe you've been feeling it build over the last couple days or so, but today begins the tension points (aspects) that have been brewing. The Sun in Taurus wants us to move slowly, methodically, taking its time to get where it wants to go. Mars in Leo wants it NOW, to only live from the heart, to be heard loud and clear from centre stage. So when these come into a tense aspect, we have one foot on the gas and one foot on the break. It can feel both confining and aggravating. Impulsiveness vs. Practicality. Frustration mounting, impatience building. So remember to pause before lashing out, especially at yourself. These are some potent days, how we navigate them is up to us. 

Wed April 23 - Sun in Taurus squares Pluto in Aquarius 

Continuing on these tense aspects (forming what's called. a T-Square for all the astro geeks out there), our hero/ine takes us down into the parts of ourselves (or others) that are vying for your attention. The hidden parts where our powerlessness thrives, our jealousy rages, our grief depletes us. When the Sun and Pluto meet up like this, we most likely feel it in some way. We may feel powerless to certain situations in our lives. We may feel a deep transformation occurring, growing pains included. We may feel we're being stripped bare, only to be reborn again. These are days to go tenderly, especially with yourself. If the shadow meets the light, let it. Be with your grief, your pain, your sorrow. Be with your unwavering power. And watch it transform you. 

Thursday April 24 - Venus conjunct Saturn in Pisces

For the second time this month, Venus meets up with Saturn but this time she's moving ahead again! What new endeavours are you ready to commit to? Where can you honour your perseverance that has allowed you to come this far? What are you finally ready to shift in a new, real way? While in its final degrees of Pisces, let Venus infuse you with your hopes, dreams and desires - and let Saturn give you the determination and perseverance to reach for them.  

Saturday April 26 - Mars in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius 

This dynamic duo has been building over the last week and finishes this overarching dance we've been in with these two powerhouses since Nov 2024. Both Mars and Pluto crave power, but in very different ways. Mars vyes for action and to be in control - Pluto reminds us just how little control we actually have. How powerless we are to certain circumstances.

When these two come together in a tense aspect, the stage is set for temper tantrums, lashing out, power grabs and agitation. It is also one of the most powerful aspects we have to meet our (or others) demons - and transform them. Have you ever really sat in anger? Agitation? Have you sat with it long enough for it to transmute into something else? I can speak for myself that it is often the times of greatest tension, of supreme powerlessness, that wakes me up and jolts me into standing up for myself and my desires again. As is the theme with these days, go tenderly, do not engage with bullies, and remember just because it feels good to get off your chest, tact is everything. 

Sunday April 27 - Taurus New Moon - stay tuned for the moon musing! 

Wed April 30 - Venus enters Aries 

Venus re-enters Aries, rising again as a morning star - and so do we! Still integrating any shifts or insights from her retrograde, now we want to tell others what it is we really want. No holds bar. We come back to our individuality and what makes us thrive, what makes us tick. We show up in our relationships, in our creative endeavours, as exactly who we are, having traversed the underworld. We cloak ourselves in courage to risk being seen in our entirety. We tend to our vulnerabilities like we would a new seedling beginning to sprout. Here Venus asks us to be bold, be brave, be unabashedly us. And let the world revel in that gift. 

Have a great month!

Xx Faye