April 2026
Aries
With the Sun always spending the first three weeks of April in Aries, this is always a special time of year for you, with a chance for new beginnings and a reset. Whether you are a late March and an April born Aries, this is your birthday month and the start of a new solar year and this year, it was not only clear from the start that this would be no ordinary year, but there is still more to unfold. As was the case when Venus, who moved through last month returned, when the Sun returned on the March equinox, it was to find Neptune, the planet of hopes and dreams and Saturn, the planet with the resolve to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes in Aries. With Neptune here for the next 13 years and Saturn until April 2028, this isn't just the start of a new solar year, but of a major new life chapter. At the same time, while the Sun will leave and bring your birthday month to a close on 20th April, not before Mars returns on 10th April to begin a new two year Mars cycle. From the start, it is clear that this is a year for major new beginnings. Meanwhile, as you move into the new month Venus, the planet of hopes and dreams is settling into her first full day in your income sector and into what she will always be working to make some of the most lucrative days of any year. However, with after seven years, Uranus leaving on 26th April, but the Sun returning on 20th April and Mercury and Mars next month, this is just the start of what will be the most lucrative months of 2026. Venus herself will leave on 24th April, but not before setting things in motion. It is then that Venus will become the first planet to return to your communication sector this year, returning to begin her annual mission to give your heart and your relationships a voice two days before Uranus will return to spend he next seven years here.Taurus
For you, April is always going to be a month of two halves, along with an overlapping of the past, present and future. The Sun will always spend the first three weeks of April in a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart, with the month long wind down of your old solar year always starting on the March equinox. However, you haven't just had Uranus in Taurus since 2019, but while the Sun's return on 20th April is the point each year when your birthday month and new solar year always begins, it is often that Venus and/or Mercury can return before then. While travelling with the Sun, Venus and Mercury don't follow the same strict timetable. This year, while held back by a retrograde phase, Mercury won't return to Taurus until next month, spending the second half of the month in a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart, Venus left and returned to Taurus on 31st March. With after seven years Uranus leaving on 26th April, there are planets in Taurus looking to the future and others in a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart all month. While this will blur the lines between the past, present and future, with a chance to open new doors while keeping those to the past open. Meanwhile, by the end of the month Venus and Uranus will have broken free from that, with exciting implications financially. It begins on 24th April with Venus, the planet of money, desire and attraction's return to your income sector to begin what she will always work to make the most lucrative months of any year, only to be joined by Uranus two days later. While Venus will only be here for 24 days and will be focused on what she can attract now, Uranus will be here for the next seven years. With the Sun returning next month and Mercury, Mars and Ceres over the following months, this is the start of the most lucrative months of 2026, with support from the planets in your career sector from the start.Gemini
For the Sun, this is always going to be a month of two halves. Spending the first three weeks of April in your friendship sector, the solar spotlight is always on your social life, friendships, teamwork and networking at this time of year. The Sun is not on his own, with four other planets here at the start of the month, along with Mars' return on 10th April and Mercury, the planet of communication's return on 15th April. Even when the Sun leaves and returns to a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart to begin the month long wind down of your old solar year on 20th April, the sheer number of planets still there is going to keep the social side of life's fence alive. This year, as well as the Sun spending the first three weeks in a socially focused part of your chart before shifting his focus onto the past and onto bringing this current solar year home, you have another element and that is the opening of new doors. The Sun doesn't return to Gemini to begin your birthday month and new solar year until three weeks into May each year. However, long before then, Venus' return to Gemini on 24th April will not only start to open new doors, but two days later Uranus will return to spend the next seven years here. While Venus is only here for 24 days, with Uranus not leaving until 2033, this is the start of a major new chapter. This is something that will put Venus and Uranus at a friendly aspect to and in harmony with the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment and Pluto, the planet of change and transformation in your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery. With Juno there until August and Pluto until 2044, this is the start of a powerful new partnership. This also represents a chance in the dynamics of the year, with Juno's return late last month ushering in the resolve to embrace a sense of adventure, just as the push to get this professional year up to speed is drawing to a close.Cancer
Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of April in your career sector, the solar spotlight is always on your career and professional situation, matters and options at this time of year. However, with a lot more in play this year and even more resources and influences on the way. By the time you move into the new month, Venus has already moved through, but having just left on 31st March, with a chance to start the month with your heart engaged. When the Sun and Venus returned last month, it was to find Neptune, the planet of hopes and dreams and Saturn, the planet with the resolve to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes in your career sector. With Neptune having returned in January to spend the next 13 years in your career sector and Saturn here until April 2028, the spotlight that will always fall on your career matters at this time of year comes just as you have moved into a major new chapter. This is something that Mars, the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos will add to when he returns on 10th April, while Mercury's return on 15th April will bring his smart and practical influence into the mix. However, until then, Mercury and Mars will be working to make the most out of their final weeks in your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery. Adding to the urgency is that after Neptune and Saturn left earlier in the year, there are no major outer planets that can stay on to keep the spirit of adventure alive. When Mercury leaves on 15th April, this will end all planetary activity here for the rest of the year, something that hasn't happened in decades. This makes the Full Moon on 2nd April and its annual work/life balance reminder all the more important. Meanwhile, by the time the Sun returns to your friendship sector on 20th April, Venus and Uranus will be getting ready to leave. This has put the focus on your social life, friendships, teamwork and networking from the start.Leo
Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of April in your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery before returning to spend the rest of the month in your career sector, this will always be a month of two halves and at some point, an overlapping of the two. Complicating things is that there has been continuous planetary activity in your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery for decades and near continuous planetary activity on the career front for the last seven years. It is not just this month that both sides of life's fence are vying for your attention. However, until now these are planets that are playing a long game and are happy to wait for their turn, as long as they aren't neglected completely. That won't be the case this month, with both sides a lot more active and urgent from the start. With Neptune, the planet of hopes and dreams still in the early months of 13 year transit through your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery, Saturn the early months of two year visit that is giving you the resolve to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes, it is not just the Sun putting the focus on the adventurous side of life's fence. With Mars returning on 10th April and Mercury on 15th April, even after the Sun leaves on 20th April, this will continue to power up. Meanwhile, the month not only begins with Venus in her first full day in your career sector, but after seven years, Uranus is getting ready to leave. Neither is going to wait for the Sun, for by the time he returns they will be getting ready to leave, Venus on 24th April and Uranus on 26th April. With the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment having just left your work sector on 27th March, you are ready from the start to hit the ground professionally.Virgo
Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of April in your financial sector, the solar spotlight will always be on your financial situation and money matters at this time of year. Because Venus, the planet of money left in the closing hours of March, you will begin the month with a sense of what you want, while with Neptune and Saturn still in their early months here, with the power to move mountains if you have to. The Sun will leave on 20th April, but not before Mars returns on 10th April with a chance to fire up your financial passions and fighting spirit and Mercury on 15th April, with a chance to use his smart head for money to get your head in the game and think on your feet. This will keep the financial momentum going when on 20th April, the Sun leaves and returns to your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery. This is the point in each year when the solar spotlight will always shift onto the adventurous side of life's fence, but this has been heating up here since the start of the month. With Uranus here since 2019, this has kept a sense of wanderlust, curiosity and adventure alive but on a slow boil. That changed when last month the dwarf planet Ceres returned to begin her first deep dive into your needs and priorities over and above simply going through the motions in four years. This wasn't just compounded by Venus' return on 31st March, but by the fact that after seven years, Uranus is getting ready to leave on 26th April. With Uranus not back for another eight decades and both he and Venus ending the month in your career sector, the push is on to make these final weeks count. Yet with the Sun returning to your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery on 20th April and Mercury and Mars next month, this isn't in danger of going off the boil anytime soon. However, with Uranus returning to spend the next seven years in your career sector and all planetary activity on the adventurous front ended on 30th June, that day will come.Libra
Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of April in your relationship sector, the solar spotlight is always in your relationship sector at this time of year. However, with Neptune, the planet of hopes and dreams having returned in January to spend the next 13 years here and Saturn, the planet with the resolve to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes having returned a few weeks later to spend the next two years here, with a lot more focus this year. There will be even more when Mars, the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos returns on 10th April and Mercury, the planet of communication, on 15th April. The one planet not here this month is Venus, who racing ahead of the Sun has already been and gone. However, as the planet of love only left on 31st March, with her influence still felt. This includes when the Moon not only moves through Libra from 1st April to 3rd April, but as a Full Moon that at some point during the Sun's month long visit will always put a balance between your own and your relationship needs to the test. By then, Venus will not only be in your financial sector, but in time to both support Uranus, who after seven years is leaving on 26th April and exploit any financial potential. By the time the Sun returns on 20th April, the point in each year when the solar spotlight will always shift onto your financial situation and money matters, Venus and Uranus will be getting ready to leave. With the Sun staying on and Mercury and Mars returning next month, money matters will remain in safe hands. This frees Venus to return to your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery on 24th April to spend the next 24 days fuelling a desire for adventure and a chance to turn desires into reality. It is two days later that on 26th April, Uranus will return to spend the next seven years here.Scorpio
For you, April is always going to be a busy month, but it is about to get a lot busier and that is going to make the Full Moon on 2nd April all the more important. Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of April in your work sector, the solar spotlight will always be on your work situation, job matters and options at this time of year. Even more so this year with Neptune, the planet of hopes and dreams still in the early months of what will be a 13 year transit through your work sector and Saturn having returned in February to spend the next two years giving you the resolve to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes. This makes the Moon's return to a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart from 1st April to 3rd April all the more important, this when a clash with the Sun will create the Full Moon that at some point during his month long visit, will put how well you know when to keep your work hat on and when to take it off to the test. While you have already reached the busiest point in the year so far, things are set to become a lot busier when on 10th April, Mars returns for his first chance in two years to fire up your professional passions, fighting and competitive spirit. While Mercury's return on 15th April will allow you to work smarter, there is still a need to pace yourself. Leading up to this, knowing that when they leave a playful and creative part of your chart, this will end all planetary activity here for the year, Mercury and Mars will be spending the first part of the month fighting to ensure life doesn't become all work and no play. Helping to continue to guard against this is having Jupiter back in direct motion in your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery and getting back to his best form. Meanwhile, before the Sun can return to your relationship sector on 20th April, Venus and Uranus are already here but will leave just a few days after the solar spotlight shifts onto your relationships, Venus on 24th April and after seven years, Uranus on 26th April.Sagittarius
With the Sun always spending the first three weeks of April in a fun, playful, romantic and creatively charged part of your chart before returning to your busy work sector, for you this is always going to be a month of two halves and as is often the case, an overlapping of the two. Partly because while the Sun follows the same timetable year after year, Venus and Mercury, who travel with him don't either Venus and/or Mercury can return before him, kicking off the busiest months of the year while the Sun is still in a playful and creative part of your chart or staying on after he leaves. At the same time, as there has been continuous planetary activity in a playful and creative part of your chart for decades and in your work sector for the last seven years, there has been an agreement that each will have their team. That is not only out the window this year, but the overlapping has already begun. The Sun won't leave a playful and creative part of your chart until 20th April, but already Venus is in your work sector and with Uranus leaving your work sector on 26th April, they aren't waiting. At the same time, even when the Sun leave a playful and creative part of your chart, there are not only more planets on the way, but planets that are going to lock this into place. This makes it important to make a balance between work and play a priority from the start. Meanwhile, while the Sun's return to your work sector on 20th April will keep the momentum going, four days later Venus will leave and on 24th April return to your relationship sector, with Uranus returning two days later to spend the next seven years here. When they return, it won't just be to find there is support from Juno, the queen of commitment and Pluto, the planet of change and transformation in your communication sector from the start.Capricorn
While the Sun's return to a fun, playful, romantic and creatively charged part of your chart on 20th April is something that always comes with a sense of anticipation, this year this is something that you won't have to wait for while until then, having the Sun in your home and family sector has brought you to a point in the year when the solar spotlight is always on home, family and/or property matters, the month begins with Venus in her first full day in a playful and creative part of your chart and after seven years, Uranus getting ready to leave. Fortunately, not before the Sun can return in order to take over from where they leave off. Venus is here until 24th April and Uranus until 26th April and while the Sun will be here by then and Mercury and Mars will return next month, this marks the beginning of the end of the near continuous planetary activity since Uranus first returned in 2019. With Venus and Uranus ending the month in your work sector, where Uranus will remain for the next seven years, this is the start of a shift. While it is not until Mars leaves on 30th June that this will end all planetary activity on the playful and creative side of life's fence for the year, with Uranus gone, that day becomes inevitable. At the same time, knowing that over the coming months more and more planets will join Uranus in your work sector, makes the fight for a balance between work and play all the more important. This is something that Mars, the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos will put his all into when he returns to your home and family sector on 10th April. Mars will return after a Full Moon on 2nd April will put your work/life balance to the test, but in time to benefit from the reminder this will bring. Meanwhile, also benefiting from the right work/life balance will be your relationships, where a corner has been turned.Aquarius
There is a lot of change in the air this month, but helping you navigate it all is not only having Pluto, the planet of change and transformation in Aquarius since November 2024, but the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment's return late last month. It has been four years since Juno was last here and not leaving until August, this is giving you a new sense of resolve and especially when it comes to taking your personal power back and sticking to your resolutions. Meanwhile, with the Sun always spending the first three weeks of April in your communication sector, with the focus always on your communications at this time of year. This year, you not only have Neptune, the planet of hopes and dreams in the early months of a 13 year transit through your communication sector, but Saturn has returned in February to spend the next two years giving you the resolve to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes. While the Sun will leave on 20th April, not before Mars returns on 10th April to spend the next six weeks declaring war on communication roadblocks and barriers, whether real or imagined, while Mercury will return on 15th April to spend the next 18 days doing what, as the planet of communication he does best. Mercury and Mars and the rest of the planets in your communication sector will stay on for the rest of the month while on 20th April, the Sun will leave. This is the point in each year when, returning to your home and family sector, the Sun will always shift the solar spotlight onto home, family and/or property matters. This time, to find Venus has not only been here all month and home is already where your heart is, but after seven years, Uranus is getting ready to leave. Venus will leave on 24th April and Uranus on 26th April, returning in time to spend the rest of the month in a fun, playful, romantic and creatively charged part of your chart and Uranus to spend the next seven years here.Pisces
There is a lot of movement in the heavens this month with the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars all on the move while together putting the focus on multiple aspects of your life, but mainly on the personal, income, communication and home fronts. Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of April in your income sector, the solar spotlight is always on your income situation, matters and options at this time of year. With Venus, the planet of money having moved through but as she only left on 31st April, with a lucrative sense of direction and things energised from the start. With the Sun not leaving until 20th April, Mars' return on 10th April and Mercury's return on 15th April will keep the momentum going. This will see Mars return to begin his first war on income roadblocks and barriers, whether real or imagined in two years, while Mercury will return with the smart head for money that will make it easier to know when, where and how to channel this. Until then, Mercury and Mars are not only in Pisces, where after the Sun left last month they are continuing to explore your options, but when they leave this will end all planetary activity here for the year. Meanwhile, before the Sun can return to your communication sector on 20th April and Mercury and Mars next month, Venus not only begins the month here, but 1st April is the first full day of her annual mission to give your heart and your relationships a voice. With Mercury and Mars' final days in Pisces potentially putting a balance between your own and your relationship needs under pressure, this couldn't be more timely. Venus has already returned to get the most out of Uranus' final weeks in your communication sector and of a growing focus on not just the words, but on understanding your communication needs and priorities. It is on 24th April that Venus will leave and return to your home and family sector. By the time Uranus returns on 26th April to spend the next seven years here, Venus will already be making home where your heart is.
