This is another special month for you, Cancer, when not everything is as it seems and when reversals of assumptions are as common as seeing them through. Mercury and Venus are simultaneously retrograde as the month begins, and color its outcomes including the tendency to review and reconsider while encountering surprising events and realizations. Your career is also subject to loads of activity and some degree of idealization, illusion, and compassionate spiritual consideration. Perhaps most important, there is also deep progress corresponding to interior layers within you that reflects upon your ongoing developmental evolution. This month equally implies a general a slowing down of forward momentum and a gain in lessons learned. In the timing of the First Quarter Moon in your sign, on the 4th, there is special emphasis on key partnerships in your life; also on the 7th, when Mercury stations direct, and with the powerful Libra Full Moon of the 12th. This Full Moon represents a potent juncture that contrasts public persona with private musings and yearnings. There is the potential also for inner wounding to become more conscious, while unexpected events and surprising realizations continue to accentuate your relationship interactions. An ongoing transformation process affects intimacy and partnership agreements along with your emerging understanding of your internal moral principles. The Moon’s Last Quarter, taking place on April 20th, represents another quite powerful lunation when your deep understanding of ongoing transformation is again very present to you.



The following was written by our guest columnist, Kimberly Peta Dewhirst. You can find her at starsignstyle.com


As you enter April, the effects of the recent Solar Eclipse from the end of the previous month are still reverberating. This New Moon moment signaled a thirty-day cycle that brings awareness to your sector of career and professional life, as well as public image, reputation, and your aspirations. There could be new ideas that stir you as you reach for the future and surprise twists in your social life that present you with unexpected realizations. Developments underway might highlight your path, title, and position in the world with the energy of new beginnings.

Ruled by Mars, currently residing in your sign, there’s a personal edge to this lunation. You might be ready to interrogate your goals and a role of prominence, affirming the ways that these are a true fit for you and seeking out the places where they do not match.

On the 4th, this is followed by the First Quarter Moon in your sign, additionally co-present there with Mars. You might encounter greater emphasis around your identity, vocational purpose, or on your look and physical appearance, the way that you come across to others. It’s possible you’ll feel at ease with your character and authentic self, with your chart ruler in its domicile sign, yet you might also pay attention to the way you tend both to your body and brand (or to your sense of accomplishment and career trajectory). As you’re still hosting the enthusiastic, ambitious influence of Mars in your sign, the way you’re seen or how others perceive you (as successful) could be more important to you or be seen as contrasting with the your professional engagements.

In this First Quarter Moon also, you find Saturn, your relationship sector ruler, in sextile to Uranus in Taurus and your community sector, while Mars falls in line with this pairing also. This could underline a meaningful journey or an educational path you’re on, involving a partner and friends in wider circles. There could be surprises, or intuitive information could prove significant. A quest, or course of personal development could be profoundly important, with a motivation and enthusiasm for seeking out truth in good company.

What’s more, Mercury and Venus (both retrograde) are travelling through this visionary sector of philosophy, learning and broadcasting, bringing more significance to experiences and expertise amassed. Venus finds harmony with Mars and forms a conjunction to Saturn in the water element, and additionally syncs with Uranus, so that there is loads of energy in motion.

On the 7th, Mercury shifts in its retrograde spell, stationing to direct motion. This provides a key moment in the retrograde cycle, while Mercury is standing dead-still in the sky, and as there is also a powerful triple conjunction between Mercury, Saturn, and Venus, marking a powerful follow-up to the recent First Quarter Moon energy of stop and go, and of discovering intuitive information to be helpful in resolving potential conflicts.

Partnerships with those further afield, or with a different cultural perspective could become more prominent. You might find attention revolves around your specialism, peers, key figures, and wisdom shared or published. It’s okay to ask questions and change your mind as you deal with global interests, significant figures, your dreams, and knowledge. Yet important to note that Saturn encourages discipline, commitment, and consistency, too.

The Libra Full Moon arrives on the 12th, in your sector of emotional roots, home life and domestic environments. This illuminates your inner world, property or family, and life under your roof. Within an hour of this moment, Venus stations direct, and as Libra is governed by Venus this is significant. You might consider your inner world and pay attention to household issues that could benefit from growth and discoveries bought about thanks to this retrograde spell. In the Full Moon, the Sun is conjunct Chiron, the wounded healer, together in your zone of public perception and accomplishments, so that you might also be confronting your vocation, leadership role or how you’re seen building or pursuing success. If inner wounding arises the idea there is to pay loving attention to that part of yourself that may be hidden within your psyche and perhaps feeling hurt as a result of past trauma.

On the late evening of the 15th, Mercury re-enters Aries and forms an immediate conjunction to Neptune, while three days later, on the 18th, Mars re-enters Leo. These ingresses affect your career and profession. These fiery transits with the Sun still exalted in Aries may bring rewards and recognition or instill within you a sense of new-found confidence. With everything that is going on, especially the Neptune emphasis, there could also be over-idealization or imagined escape plans that you are holding onto in the wings. Discernment is required to separate the practical from the fantasy or spiritual ideal, although sometimes the latter might be the more accurate.

For a brief window, the Sun and Mars are in mutual reception, which could be positive for your status or professional profile, with momentum in your public role. It’s possible you’ll be open and public about the work you do in private to get ahead, with an announcement or news made public, adding to your authority, credibility and aims. There is a thrust for your work becoming more profitable; and, with the retrograde recovery of Mercury lasting for another two weeks, caution might also need to be recommended.

From the 18th to the 20th, as Taurus Season begins on the 19th, Mars arrives in a trine to Neptune, a signature emphasizing your efforts to perform, earn, spend or act according to your inner goals and spiritual understanding, and imagination, so that this magical amalgam could positively affect your outer life, career or personal aspirations.

On the 20th, the Last Quarter Moon arrives in Aquarius, forming a conjunction to Pluto, opposing Mars, and squaring the Sun in Taurus, which in turn squares Mars. This T-square provides a moment of tension, given Mars and Pluto are in direct opposition, and the Sun additionally answers to Mars in Leo. You will want to be aware of what you’re trying to accomplish solo, versus what other people provide, with Pluto in your commitment sector encouraging you to see intimate collaborations in a new light. If finances are a point of contention or you sense a power struggle, you might like to talk from a place of authority and self-worth. This lunation enhances the overall transformational theme of this April month, especially wherever the early degrees of the Fixed signs happen to land in your particular solar or actual chart and insists on its recognition.

The Taurus New Moon on the 27th signals a fresh start rich in team spirit – here you could be working in community networks, with friends that understand how far you’ve come on your journey.

On the 30th, Venus re-enters Aries or your tenth house of career aspirations and outer prominence. You might finish the month in combining your social life and collective wishes with accolades and achievements you’re working towards. All in all, it has been a pretty wild ride.

This is a month for you, Libra, that is affected again by the retrograde motion of inner planets Mercury and Venus. You also are coming off a recent and exciting Aries New Moon eclipse that highlights important relationships. The ongoing Venus retrogrades – emphasized for Librans because Venus is your chart ruler – shifts as she stations direct on the 12th, when the life factor of your important relationships, which is already near and dear to your heart, becomes far more complicated and nuanced. You might be engaged in second-guessing your relationship dynamic, with research, review, and renewal of the multiplicity of this picture. It helps if you can be honest with yourself and prepared to dig below the surface of your psyche to better understand your true principles and value. You are understanding as well as the way these interact with your more overt behavior. You may be put to the test on the 7th when Mercury stations, as this entire week is quite a powerful timing for steadiness, commitment, plus the cross-over effects of home and family concerns as you continue to review your key partnerships. The 12th brings the Full Moon in your sign which equally empowers and challenges your relationship situation, while also implying further transformational effects regarding your creativity, any children you might have, together with what in general brings you joy. The Last Quarter Moon of the 20th represents another quite powerful lunation, when your innermost values are brought forward as answers to challenging circumstance and to the ongoing evolution of your partnership agreements


The following was written by our guest columnist, Kimberly Peta Dewhirst. You can find her at starsignstyle.com


As the April month begins, you’re under the spell of the recent Aries New Moon and Solar Eclipse from the last days of March. This sets you up for the following thirty days in the corresponding lunation cycle doe your opposite sign, representing new beginnings centered around your existing or future partnerships. The ruler of the Aries sign of this powerful New Moon is Mars, thus your planet of partnering, precisely squaring Chiron in Aries during this lunation. It is possible that inner wounding, the residue of early childhood trauma long-buried away, could affect your relationship dynamic and your progress with partners. You could also be driving ahead this month with your career, professional life, and public image, while continuing to navigate your significant one-on-one interactions. The effects of this eclipse could continue to impact you for the next six months and beyond.

On the 4th, the First Quarter Moon appears in Cancer, or your vocational sector, co-present with Mars there, which can further emphasize your status, leadership qualities or aspirations. There may be influence you have thanks to your position as a parent, professional, or due to your reputation and notoriety. You might find you’ve acceptance in how you’re perceived, and that you’re comfortable initiating, taking charge or heading up projects.

Also in this First Quarter Moon, structured Saturn forms a sextile to Uranus in Taurus, while Mars is tied to both planets, trine to Saturn, sextile Uranus. This could be stabilizing in day-to-day dealings, with radical or unorthodox sources of support apparent. Note formal relationships and where your loyalties unexpectedly lie! Find you can appear on track, moving toward success or gaining praise thanks to the way you operate and live your life, with a changed outlook on your long-term loyalties.

Additionally, Mercury still in retrograde motion and Venus in retrograde are in Pisces with Saturn, encouraging you to embrace routine maintenance, upkeep, or employment issues, in your busy sixth house. You might be on a mission to manage yourself and others, with positive habits, systems, and domestic practices in place. It may be clear adjustments have been made around people you rely on or trust. Your approach to commitment could be altered, thanks to unconventional Uranus in your sector of joint ownership and mutual gains.

From the 5th to the 7th, your ruler Venus enjoys a trine to Mars, a conjunction to Saturn, and finds herself sextile to Uranus in Taurus. Also on the 7th, Mercury stations to direct motion, and is thus far more potent as it makes a triple conjunction with Saturn and Venus. This is quite an intense day, and you might be embracing a serious approach to your health, work, and wellbeing.

On the 12th, the Full Moon peaks in your sign, therefore highlighting your presence, identity and even your body, look, appearance or physicality. Within an hour of this lunation, Venus stations direct, ending its retrograde motion. As Libra is governed by Venus, the timing of this planet’s forward motion stands out. It’s possible you’ll be present and invested in relationships, yet also find you’re standing on your own two feet, capable of taking care of business.

On the late evening of the 15th, Mercury re-enters Aries and forms an immediate conjunction to Neptune, while three days later, on the 18th Mars re-enters Leo, trining Mercury and Neptune. These planetary transitions could positively influence your understanding of a significant other in your life, or you might yourself be introduced to new friends or community circles thanks to a partner. You might be moved to allow key persons to share their inspiration, or to become aware of your extended community or network. The connection between communal friendships and more active one-on-one partnerships could lead you to greater spiritual dimensions in both of these areas.

From the 18th to the 20th, as Taurus Season starts on the 19th, Mars arrives in a trine to Neptune in your relationship sector, deepening your alliances. You could be aware of a romanticized or idealized version of an important partner, or, given that Neptune is the planet of dreams and delusions as well as other-dimensional and spiritual information, there is also the potential for deception.

On the 20th, the Last Quarter Moon lands in in the early degrees of Aquarius, conjuncting Pluto, opposing Mars and squaring the Sun in Taurus, which in turn squares Mars. This fixed T-square makes for another quite powerful juncture exposing contrasting attitudes and enhancing your on-going transformation of your approach to your creativity, or potentially, romance.
Your very sense of your identity may be undergoing deep-seated changes that will carry forward into the next lunation cycle coming up at the end of the month. This also speaks to transformation in the arena of social activity and your partnership agreements, or what you can reasonably expect from others in general.

Also, in this dynamic First Quarter Moon, Mercury in Aries is tied to Pluto in a close sextile, while Venus is sextile Uranus, and conjunct Saturn. You might encounter striking interactions with individuals, and conversations that touch on your passions, and regarding what really matters to you , deep-down, your innermost principles and values.

The Taurus New Moon arrives on the 27th and signals a fresh start for the following May month involving issues of intimacy, partnership agreements, and shared resources. On the last day of April, the 30th, your chart ruler, Venus, moves back into Aries. In the following month as well, relationships will once more be capturing your imagination!

This is a month when much is happening beneath the surface, Capricorn. Inner planet retrogrades that dominated March still plague you, and intuition might be more help to you than overt information in finding your way forward. The recent intense Aries New Moon eclipse that took place in your home and family sector is also to be reckoned with, reflecting changing and challenging family dynamics or developments connected to your psychological roots. Saturn, your ruler, located in your sector of communications, curiosity, and learning, is strongly aspected in this potent New Moon, in connection to Trickster Uranus, providing unexpected revelations. There could also be issues related to your family of origin. In this same significant area of your chart, the featured presence of Chiron, the Wounded Healer, is another strong factor now, implying that you might be more conscious inner wounding deep within you, along with the potential for healing such issues. On April 7th, Mercury stations to direct motion, directly involved with Venus, still in retrograde, and Saturn, your ruler, making for an extremely consequential week. The Libra Full Moon of the 12th in your vocational sector is also a highly significant juncture, elevating public versus private ideas and concerns, This is also a time when the archetype of internal wounding returns, Chiron being in partile or same-degree conjunction with the Sun. On the 20th, the Moon’s Last Quarter, as this powerful cycle winds down, emphasizes the evolution of your values as you seek a closer match between inner principle and overt moral compass.


The following was written by our guest columnist, Kimberly Peta Dewhirst. You can find her at starsignstyle.com


You enter April under the spell of the recent New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aries, which governs the following thirty-day lunation cycle thus covering almost all of April. This lands at the very base of your chart, corresponding to your sector of home and family and your psychological roots, and therefore your private, hidden domain. Your property, dwelling, home life, or family of origin could be in focus, or affected by memories of the past. Nurture and maternal themes might be touched on too, and these background astrological indications could last over the next six months because of this lunation being based on an eclipse. Its ruler is Mars, located in your opposite sign, or your relationship zone, and square to Chiron in Aries. Your curiosity is stimulated, along with your desire to articulate your deepest truth. Key partners may motivate you to discussion and communal matters, or you might be invaded by your emotional roots, requiring you to acknowle painful truths around issues of inner wounding, based on early childhood trauma.

The First Quarter Moon in Cancer on the 4th is co-present with Mars, now together in your partnership sector. With the Moon in its domicile sign, you could be extra sensitive or in tune with the emotional responses of a significant other. Within this First Quarter Moon, your ruler Saturn forms a sextile to Uranus in Taurus, with Mars corroborating with both – in a trine to Saturn, a sextile to Uranus. This could inspire ideas that are innovative, or your personal connections could be liberating! There may be a breakthrough understanding one another.

One relationship or partner in particular might encourage you to tap into your creativity. There’s emphasis on local environments, writing, teaching, language and communications, complimenting an unorthodox approach to passion projects, love, your fertility or children.

Your ruler Saturn, in Pisces, is highlighted, which brings attention to your communicative skills and local environment, also to general interactions and your intellect. Conjunct with Mercury and Venus, as they both are retrograde, Saturn in this water sign speaks to your rapport and interactions with those around you, so that inspiration could be forthcoming. Surprises also, thanks to the involvement of Uranus in your sector of artistic and romantic inclinations.

From the 5th to the 7th, Venus enjoys a trine to Mars, is conjunct to Saturn and sextiles Uranus, while on the 7th also, Mercury stations to direct motion in conjunction to both Venus and Saturn. You might begin to gain clarity, oriented in your surroundings, showing consistency dealing with those in close quarters. Intimate partners may thrive or participate in delivering an important message and having fun. Relationship connection could be filled with twists and turns, and you may be moved to articulate a sense of intellectual pleasure in the romancing.

The Libra Full Moon arrives on the 12th, illuminating your sector of career, professional life, and public image. You have a distinct connection between your written and spoken communications and your vocational situation. Inner security and comfort are important to you now and could balance outer prominence, and you may better acknowledge your unique creativity and also see some twists and surprising revelations come up as you reflect on the way you contribute to society.

On the late evening of the 15th, Mercury re-enters Aries and forms an immediate conjunction to Neptune, while three days later, on the 18th Mars re-enters Leo. You might think more about domestic tendencies, how you care for yourself and others. Life under your roof or your lineage may be significant, with trusted alliances to consider, and intimate partnerships to work on. Your private life, security and commitments may depend upon your family’s input, trust, sacred bonds and contracts might become a talking point.

From the 18th to the 20th, as Taurus Season starts on the 19th, Mars arrives in a trine to Neptune, so that mystical madness overtakes your dreams and your intimate connections. You might sense a keenness or compulsion to deepen loyalties with partners or involve them in household matters.

On the 20th, the Last Quarter Moon lands in Aquarius, conjunct Pluto, and opposed Mars, resulting in a T-square with the Sun in Taurus, all in the early degrees of the Fixed signs. This speaks to your personal values and commitments, what you’re expected to give to society around you and your deep inner principles that stand the test of authenticity when you consider them. Your desires, creative instincts and happiness are also amplified. It’s possible you’re motivated to consider collaborative agreements in a new light, as these are also up for you at this important juncture. You amalgamate inner values successfully, and could also be fancifully involved with what you have to keep inside, and what to offer.

During this Last Quarter phase, Mercury in Aries comes into a sextile with Pluto, and Venus is sextile Uranus, conjunct Saturn. You might be thinking about personal security, working with others to gain firm footing in a role or position. Meanwhile, your sense of amicability dealing with others and indulging in what you want could be important to you.

The New Moon on the 27th in Taurus, in your own earth element and your sector of creative self-expression, is a fertile one for seeding ideas among kindred spirits that are pleasurable. Answering to Venus – now direct in Pisces, your neighborly sector of communication, learning and reporting – you will be encountering a May month that allows you to lean into your imagination and express a deeper point of view as your reflect on your recent April experiences.

This is another thoughtful month for you, Aquarius, a time of looking to the inside for information, identity metamorphosis, and tuning in to your deepest and most sincere values. The changes of April are based upon the recent potent Aries New Moon and Solar Eclipse. Uranus, your chart ruler, is exactly sextile Saturn in the eclipse configuration, located in your sector of resources and values. These are subject to review and rethinking based upon the position of retrograde Mercury. April 7th, when Mercury stations to direct motion, dead still in these springtime skies, makes for another powerful moment, due to an extremely tight triple conjunction of Venus, Saturn, and Mercury in your sector of resources and values. The station of Venus is accompanied by the April 12th Libra Full Moon, also a significant juncture, when intuitional information contributes to developmental change. Chiron, the Wounded Healer, is powerfully configured in this Full Moon, being precisely conjunct the Full Moon Sun, and you might experience greater conscious awareness of your own inner wounding – based on ancient trauma – and the ways that these hidden buried complexes within you could be holding you back. The Last Quarter Moon of April 20th, in your sign, is also quite stunning, emphasizing Pluto in your first solar house, Mars in your opposite sign of key relationships, and your home and family concerns representing another fundamental area of life. You are changing at the core, as only becomes more evident as this climactic month continues to unfold.


The following was written by our guest columnist, Kimberly Peta Dewhirst. You can find her at starsignstyle.com


As you enter April, you’re riding the wave of the recent Aries New Moon and Solar Eclipse from the final days of the previous month, which initiated and important and potent thirty-day lunation cycle that lasts for almost all of April, or perhaps, due to the eclipse, even for the next six-months. This sees you setting up a month pertaining to communications, curiosity, and learning. Your ruler, Uranus, is additionally closely tied to Saturn in the New Moon, located in your sector of values and resources, so that your own individual principles could be a significant part of this month’s developmental phase, along with writing projects, teaching or your interpersonal skills. Through all these nuances, Pluto remains quite active in the early degrees of your sign, so that the metamorphosis of your sense of identity is ongoing.

The ruler of this powerful New Moon is Mars, located in Cancer and making a close square to Chiron, the Wounded Healer, in Aries in this New Moon. It is interesting to note that Chiron comes up again in the Full Moon configuration of the 12th. With featured Chiron, it is possible that your awareness of your own inner wounding, the residue of early child trauma of one kind or another, could arise and serve as an opportunity for healing.

Additionally, as the month gets underway, Mercury and Venus are both retrograde in Pisces, encouraging you to review or rethink budgets, expenses, outgoings and the topic of your salary or input. What you’re prepared to pay for may have been playing on your mind, as well as what’s sound, secure, stable and worth your while.

On the 4th, the First Quarter Moon appears in Cancer co-present with Mars there and emphasizing the theme of daily experiences, habitual behaviors, your wellbeing, and your workplace. You could at this juncture become more aware of ways you’re useful, and in service to others, as you seek a better handle on your true mission statement.

In this First Quarter Moon configuration, Saturn is sextile Uranus, and Mars is tied to both planets – trine Saturn in Pisces, sextile Uranus in Taurus. This could be special for you, with the Aquarian traditional and contemporary ruling planets (Saturn and Uranus) conspiring in your astrology. This could underscore your role, how you make a living, or the assets and attributes you possess, including feelings of your self-worth.

From the 5th to the 7th, Venus enjoys a trine to Mars, a conjunction to Saturn, and finds herself sextile to Uranus. On the 7th, Mercury stations to direct motion. Your own desires and wishes around sources of compensation could become clearer, so you know what you want and what will bring you happiness.

The Libra Full Moon arrives on the 12th, illuminating your sector of higher mind and educational initiatives that are not necessarily academic, as well a long-distance travel destinations, beliefs, and worldview. You could be engaged at this juncture in discovering new ways of seeing the world. Libra is governed by Venus, and within the hour of the Full Moon Venus stations direct, emphasizing a shift in values and your root psychology, as well as issues of higher mind where this Libra Moon resides. With Chiron also dramatically featured in this Full Moon, issues of inner wounding that have been on your mind could reappear in a more settled guise. These concerns could take on extra focus under the concentration of your mental and emotional powers.

On the late evening of the 15th, Mercury re-enters Aries, or your communication sector, and forms an immediate conjunction to Neptune, while three days later, on the 18th, Mars re-enters Leo. These transitions could ramp up your sense of rapport, spurring energy and interest in partnerships or intimate relationships, while exciting your sense of fun, romance, and creativity in local settings. This transit could also connect you to key skills, language, or navigational aids, with the caveat that notions of fantasy or fuzzy thinking could equally prevail, as nebulous Neptune brings an otherworldly viewpoint to offset the logical mental powers normally associated with strong Mercury.

From the 18th to the 20th, as Taurus Season starts on the 19th, Mars in Leo trines Neptune, to calibrate in your sanctuary or approach household issues with certain people, with emphasis on relationships. A partner might feature in familiar spaces, as nurturing or nesting. You might understand someone on a totally new level, with emphasis on communicating in new or idealized ways. You might discover unusual information by relying on instinct.

On the 20th, the Last Quarter Moon arrives in your sign, with a conjunction to transformational Pluto. In this Last Quarter configuration, Mercury enters into a near-perfect sextile with Pluto, perhaps spurring your recognition of the extent of the changes that you are going through. The Moon is also opposing Mars, which in turn squares the Sun, and this suggests challenges and tension within your four walls, also highlighting private versus visible and your innermost values attempting to get into better sync with your more public ones. At this time, it pays to be extra mindful of any reactivity, as Mars-Pluto combined can be a pretty fierce combination!

The Taurus New Moon lands on the 27th at the very base of your chart, setting the stage for the May month as leading you to examine life under your roof, such issues with family dynamics, partners, or your dwelling space itself. As the New Moon is guided by Venus in Pisces, your sector of values, you are still mightily concerned with this important factor of inner moral compass.