- The Moon is in Gemini until 2:26 PM, after which the Moon is in Cancer.
- The Moon is void from 10:42 AM to 2:26 PM.
- The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Crescent phase.
- The New Moon occurred on the 28th and the First Quarter Moon will occur tomorrow.
- Mercury is in its pre-retrograde shadow (Mercury will be retrograde from April 9-May 3).
- Venus is retrograde (Venus is retrograde from March 4-April 15).
- Retrograde Venus moves back into the sign of Pisces today (Venus is in Pisces from April 2-28).
Times are EDT.
Horoscopes
Aries
Venus leaves your sign today, dear Aries, but isn’t moving forward. In fact, Venus is moving back into the sign behind yours in retrograde motion. While the retrograde period will only last until the 15th, Venus will continue to transit your privacy sector until the 28th. From now and until then, your affections might be kept especially private as you sort out what and who you truly, deeply want. A focus on the past is likely now. People from your past might re-enter your life, either in the flesh or strongly in your mind. You can experience an increased need or desire to sort things out. You can’t always depend on others for closure, so be careful not to attach yourself too strongly to something that you may not entirely understand. Today is potentially excellent for physical therapy or earthy, grounding activities. You’re also in a fabulous position to hone in on the most worthwhile activities that can boost your income or career satisfaction. A dream can inspire you to reach your goals, particularly related to relationships.
Taurus
You can be particularly attracted to hands-on or involving activities today, dear Taurus. It’s a good time to nurture, develop, or grow a personal plan, but you’re also in good shape for supporting others and for mutually beneficial activities. Today and until April 28th, your ruler, Venus, transits your sector of friends, hopes, and wishes. Because Venus is backing up in this sector until the 15th, there can be renewed attention to past relationships, and a new perspective can emerge about old issues, connections, and friendships. As well, or alternatively, you may be reassessing a project or pursuit in terms of how much satisfaction you’re getting from it. After the 15th, you may be more actively (or outwardly) working toward harmony and balance with friends.
Gemini
You can be finding creative ways to combine your responsibilities with fun or personally rewarding activities today, dear Gemini. It’s a great time to connect with people you care about in key ways. You could find it easier to bring up tricky topics and get something out into the open. Also today, Venus retreats into your career sector, and until the 28th, you can take a stronger interest in harmonizing with bosses, parents, elders, or more experienced people as well as considering ways to improve your reputation or your relationship to your career and responsibilities. You may not feel particularly supported until after the 15th, but you can be gaining valuable insight into your working relationships, reputation, and the satisfaction you’re feeling for your current work projects or long-term goals.
Cancer
Retrograde Venus retreats into your adventure sector today after a relatively lengthy visit to your career sector, dear Cancer. This can point to a review of – or return to – an unfinished matter or previous condition related to travel, education, special interests, or publishing. You may feel a little stuck in the past or in limbo during the retrograde that lasts until the 15th, after which you have two weeks of Venus moving in direct (“normal”) motion in this sector to resolve matters and take affirmative action based on your discoveries. It’s a fine time to connect with people who expand your perspective. Today, bonding moments can happen in friendships or partnerships. You may get the opportunity to work on letting go of resentment, or you might gain an understanding of a situation, with someone’s help.
Leo
You can enjoy a breakthrough in communication or thinking today, dear Leo, and interactions are uniquely creative and fertile. It’s also an excellent time to nurture or grow a business or work project. Your sense of what is worthwhile and what is extraneous is keen right now. Retrograde Venus moves back into your solar eighth house today. While Venus will remain retrograde only until the 15th, Venus will stay in this sector of your chart until the 28th. Until the 15th, you may be reviewing your financial arrangements or obligations. You may be looking at your intimate life or your dependencies from a different angle, and reassessing whether you’re satisfied with how you’ve been approaching these matters. This can give you valuable clues for making changes, which are ideally made after the retrograde period.
Virgo
Today is excellent for harmonizing with a partner or close friend about core values, dear Virgo. Emotional blocks can loosen in close relationships. Also today, retrograde Venus moves back into your relationship sector. While Venus will stay in this sector until the 28th, Venus will be retrograde only until the 15th. Until the 15th, there can be a strong focus on whether or not you’re receiving satisfaction from and harmony with a partner or a close relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of emotional distancing or limbo during this period of review, after which you will start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes.
Libra
Retrograde Venus moves back into your work and health sector today, dear Libra, and for the next couple of weeks, you may be seeing areas of imbalance or dissatisfaction in your job or daily environment more acutely. The review you’re doing now is necessary and is likely to lead to improved conditions in the long run. Venus continues to move in retrograde motion until the 15th but then continues to transit this sector until the 28th, and you’ll have many opportunities to bring harmony to your everyday life. Today, you can be particularly sensitive to others’ plights, and coming to someone’s aid can be rewarding. Your faith in a project or line of work can take you places now. Today is also powerful for family and intimate relationships, particularly as you’re emotionally courageous.
Scorpio
From today until April 28th, you can be focused on harmony in your romantic life or on getting in touch with your creative muse, dear Scorpio. It may not be until May that you feel that things are indeed moving forward, but this is a good time for looking at your creative and romantic life, as well as your hobbies and pleasures, in a different way. Today is excellent for growing a bond, particularly as you share ideas or past experiences. You might find it easier than usual to discuss issues and problems with a focus on improvement and repair.
Sagittarius
Today and until April 28th, you will be focusing on bringing harmony, balance, and peace to your home life and family dynamics, dear Sagittarius, as Venus retrogrades into your home and family sector. This can have its problems, not the least of which involves the resurfacing of old problems. However, you are looking at these matters in new ways and can apply your newfound insight after Venus turns direct on the 15th in rewarding, progressive ways. Today is excellent for bountiful, creative money-making, business, and work ideas. You can have a keen sense for worthwhile pursuits now.
Capricorn
Today and until the 28th, dear Capricorn, you can be quite focused on bringing more harmony to your communications, daily life, and friendships. You can particularly enjoy making others feel appreciated with your special attention, and you might focus on understanding matters from the past until the 15th, mainly related to your relationships. This can also be a time for returning to old conversations and projects or studies. Today can be very fertile for creative ideas and for honing in on projects or even people that truly matter to you. You take pride in your relationships and creations.
Aquarius
With Venus moving back into your resources sector today, dear Aquarius, you’re likely to focus on balancing your checkbook, upkeeping your valuables, beautifying your home (or yourself!), and attending to your personal comfort in the coming weeks (until the 28th). While Venus is retrograde in this sector of your solar chart until the 15th, you may be reviewing these things and looking at them from a different perspective, at times quite critically. This can be a good time for finding lost objects, money, or areas of weakness in a budget, although for some of you, there can be a delayed payment to deal with now. If you’ve been dissatisfied with your income or business matters, you’ll feel this more acutely. Once Venus turns direct, from the 15th forward, you can be motivated to make changes based on the reassessments you’ve made. Today is potentially excellent for breakthroughs related to home or family.
Pisces
Retrograde Venus backs up into your sign today, dear Pisces, and will continue to transit Pisces until April 28th. Until April 15th, Venus remains retrograde, providing you with an opportunity to look at yourself, your personal goals, and your image in a different light. There can be quite a bit of preoccupation with your personal affairs now, and it’s a good time to review what exactly has been working FOR you and what may have been working against you. It’s important to save major changes until after the 15th, but until then, you’ll have opportunities to make these assessments. Today, your two rulers, Jupiter and Neptune, connect via a very creative aspect, inspiring your optimism and temporarily dulling your sensitivity to practical concerns.
*Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign and know your birth time, you can look it up here.
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Astrology of Today – The Details:
If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are some of the factors considered in the forecasts:
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 2:26 pm
Event: Moon enters Cancer
Description: The Moon in Cancer
This is a good time for making or nurturing emotional connections, sharing feelings, and connecting with our imagination, warmth, compassion, and sensitivity. We might concentrate on home, family, and domestic matters now. Nurture others and also the self.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 10:42 am
Event: Moon goes void of course
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 3:59 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Ura
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Uranus
We are open to new ideas. A break in the routine is pleasing now. We could be experimenting with new ideas or feelings.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 7:22 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Chi
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Chiron
We may have some difficulty letting go of hurt feelings or resentments. We can be sensitive to what others think of us, and decisions made now may not reflect our hearts, and can be regrettable later on. We might take things the wrong way due to sensitivity. We may not make efforts to be understood. Hurt feelings are opportunities for healing. Now is the time for building bridges, not burning them.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 10:42 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Sat
Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Saturn
There could be a realization that is disappointing or depressing, a feeling of limitation, or an experience of being blocked or thwarted now. There could be a lack of warmth and sensitivity experienced now, and self-protectiveness.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 2:26 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cnj Can
Description: Transiting Moon Entering Cancer
This is a good time for making or nurturing emotional connections, sharing feelings, and connecting with our imagination, warmth, compassion, and sensitivity. We might concentrate on home, family, and domestic matters now. Nurture others and also the self.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 2:38 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Ven
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Venus
Romantic matters can be unsettled, or we can be a little insecure in our relationships. It can be difficult to show restraint. An indulgent, moody time. Hypersensitivity.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 4:37 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Pal
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Pallas
Our judgment may be temporarily impaired by excessive emotions, or emotional bias. We may be experiencing a conundrum. Someone’s belief or idea can make us feel insecure or out of sorts, or otherwise rub us the wrong way. There can be sensitivity to others’ opinions experienced now.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 5:51 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Mer
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Mercury
Ideas flow freely. We express feelings with clarity and thoughts with sensitivity. An excellent time for cooperative projects. A good time for taking tests, writing, promoting, public speaking, and studying.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 5:55 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Mar
Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Mars
We can overreact and exhibit impatience. However, this can also be a time of self-motivation.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 6:52 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Nod
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting North Node
A good time for dealing with the public, for making connections, and for taking positive steps towards a personal or professional goal. You are able to make changes. This is a feel-good time for embracing new opportunities.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 9:57 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Cer
Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Ceres
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 8:25 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Ven Cnj Pis
Description: Transiting Venus Entering Pisces
It is time to be at-one with the universe. Enjoy sharing inspirational activities with your partner.
Date & Time: 2 Apr 2017 2:29 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Plu Tri Cer
Description: Transiting Pluto Trine Transiting Ceres
There may be a breakthrough in a love relationship or a deeper understanding/connection with someone we care about. Our attachments are pronounced now, and we may seek out deeper, richer contact. There could be a stronger sense that we must let something go in order to move forward.
Strong Signs, Elements, Modes
ARIES STRONG
Initiating, pioneering energy. Independent, bold, courageous, assertive, fiery, inspirational, direct, decisive. Can be egotistical, impulsive, impatient, aggressive, lacking subtlety.
TAURUS STRONG
Stable and enduring, strong values, unyielding, earthy, acquisitive, strong desires. Can be stuck, stubborn, overly possessive, self-indulgent.
GEMINI STRONG
Agile, versatile, inquisitive, flowing, conversational, airy, many ideas. Can be volatile, superficial, changeable, restless and inconsistent.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
FIRE STRONG
Fire is enthusiastic, dynamic, and spontaneous, but lacks reflection. We are more courageous and adventurous now, with a tendency to act before thinking. There is little concern about what happened in the past. We are competitive and possibly impatient or bored easily.
WATER WEAK
There may be some insensitivity or lack of empathy now. We may be out of touch with what we’re feeling or with our emotional needs. We may be tougher than usual now, and more inclined to follow mental or practical considerations than we are to listen to our intuition.
BALANCE OF MODES
The modes are balanced.
LUNAR PHASE: CRESCENT
Moon 45 to 90 degrees ahead of the Sun.
This is an eager, impulsive, and progressive time. We are motivated and ready to take on challenges.
The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EDT) on April 2nd:
Note that when an aspect is applying, it has not yet happened but is within orb – it’s pending. When an aspect is separating, it has already happened/perfected and is moving away from the aspect. Depending on the speed of the planet/body involved, the aspect will have perfected, or will perfect, in a matter of hours (often the case with the Moon), days, months, and possibly years in the case of the very slow-moving outer planets and bodies.
Note that the Moon moves at a rate of approximately one degree every 2 hours, so that if an aspect involving the Moon is applying and has an orb of 5 degrees, the aspect will perfect (be exact) in about 10 hours. If the Moon is separating from an aspect with an orb of 2 degrees, it has already formed said aspect approximately 4 hours ago (since the following are positions at noon today, then it would have occurred at about 8 AM today).
**I suggest paying close attention to applying aspects. The energy of the aspect builds as it gets closer to exact. Once an aspect involving inner planets has happened, it’s over. Separating aspects are good to know for context, but in terms of energy that is with us today, applying aspects are most important. (This is the case for daily astrology influences involving inner planets, which pass quickly, and not natal astrology aspects, which are with us for a lifetime).
THE MOON
THE MOON IN GEMINI
We are attracted to new ideas and are especially curious. We may need to discriminate so that we don’t become too scattered. Communications mean more to us than usual.
29TH DEGREE OF GEMINI
Part of Body: Fourth rib
Sabian Symbol: The first mockingbird of spring sings from the tree top.
ASPECTS OF THE MOON
SEXTILE MERCURY Orb 3°16′ Applying
Ideas flow freely. We express feelings with clarity and thoughts with sensitivity. An excellent time for cooperative projects. A good time for taking tests, writing, promoting, public speaking, and studying, all things equal.
SQUARE VENUS Orb 1°37′ Applying
There could be clashes between the desire for familiarity and the need for pleasure. Overindulgence or overspending possible.
OPPOSITION SATURN Orb 0°45′ Separating
There could be a realization that is disappointing or depressing, a feeling of limitation, or an experience of being blocked or thwarted now. There could be a lack of warmth and sensitivity experienced now, and self-protectiveness.
SQUARE CHIRON Orb 2°44′ Separating
We could be dwelling on hurt feelings or resentments. We can be sensitive to what others think of us, and decisions made now may not reflect our hearts, and can be regrettable later on. We might take things the wrong way due to sensitivity. We may not make efforts to be understood. Hurt feelings are opportunities for healing.
THE SUN
THE SUN IN ARIES
You are an assertive and freedom-loving individual. You have a strong need for independence, and may tend to display self-concern assertively.
14TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Frontal lobes of brain
Sabian Symbol: A serpent coiling near a man and a woman.
ASPECTS OF THE SUN
OPPOSITION JUPITER Orb 5°49′ Applying
You are restless and find it difficult to settle in one place. Your larger-than-life ideals stand in the way of you achieving your goals. Your challenge is to find a balance between stability and adventure. Then you will be able to reach all your goals.
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 6°13′ Applying
We may be tempted to control or manipulate events and people, and can have difficulty reaching a compromise. We might need to reevaluate expectations, face our fears, manage power struggles, and deal with urges to control others and situations.
MERCURY
MERCURY IN TAURUS
You place importance on traditional knowledge. You learn in a slow, methodical and hands-on manner. You stick to old ideas and may fear having to learn anything new.
2ND DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Palate
Sabian Symbol: An electrical storm..
ASPECTS OF MERCURY
TRINE SATURN Orb 4°01′ Separating
We are cautious, careful, tuned in to details, and rely on common sense at this time.
VENUS
VENUS IN ARIES
You will pursue a partner ardently and hastily, and yet strive for freedom and independence, once you are in an intimate relationship. You like to be the initiator in relationships, and can be aggressive. You may be a spendthrift.
1ST DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Cerebrum
Sabian Symbol: A woman has risen out of the ocean, a seal is embracing her.
ASPECTS OF VENUS
SQUARE SATURN Orb 2°23′ Applying
Lack of spontaneity when it comes to expressions of affection and the pursuit of pleasure, likely due to insecurities or fear. We may be reserved, withdrawn, cautious, and tight with money and/or feelings. Feelings of being alone and not getting what we want/need can be experienced now.
CONJUNCTION CHIRON Orb 4°21′ Applying
You have a childlike innocence in your personal relationships, which makes you vulnerable to emotional pain. You fear commitment and rejection. You may experience pain in early relationships, but this pain is usually healed giving you insight and wisdom in later personal relationships. You see the beauty in people who have been cast aside by others, and develop the ability to be a teacher or healer in intimate relationships.
MARS
MARS IN TAURUS
You have strong personal desires, although you will usually follow a reliable course of action in attaining those desires. You are stubborn if opposed.
17TH DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Thyroid gland and tonsils
Sabian Symbol: A symbolical battle between `swords’ and `torches’.
ASPECTS OF MARS
QUINCUNX JUPITER Orb 2°02′ Applying
Your energy may be misdirected and you will need, at times, to adjust the way you approach other people and their problems.
TRINE PLUTO Orb 2°26′ Applying
Ambitions and determination increase to pursue our goals. It’s easier to see what we want and to devise a plan to pursue it. We may be focusing on redoing or reworking something from the ground up.
JUPITER
JUPITER IN LIBRA
You have a strong concern for justice. You are a diplomatic teacher, and express your spiritual values in your relationships.
19TH DEGREE OF LIBRA
Part of Body: Calyx major
Sabian Symbol: A gang of robbers in hiding.
ASPECTS OF JUPITER
OPPOSITION URANUS Orb 4°52′ Separating
You are keen to change things in this world as you see no reason to continue with the old traditions. You speak out against injustice, but may lack the patience and persistence to see through the changes.
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 0°23′ Separating
You will need to learn to have confidence in yourself even when life deals you a few blows. You range from over confident to completely lacking in confidence. The truth lies somewhere in between.
SATURN
SATURN IN SAGITTARIUS
Saturn in Sagittarius asks us to take on the responsibility of living according to our personal truths and principles, and to be loyal to these. This is a time for turning a critical eye to those beliefs and principles that don’t accurately reflect our authentic selves. (December 23, 2014 to June 14, 2015, then September 17, 2015 to December 20, 2017)
28TH DEGREE OF SAGITTARIUS
Part of Body: Right leg muscles
Sabian Symbol: An old bridge over a beautiful stream.
ASPECTS OF SATURN
TRINE URANUS Orb 3°58′ Applying
You have a talent for investigation. You look at new ideas and are able then to put them into action. In business you achieve much in your own independent way.
SQUARE CHIRON Orb 1°58′ Applying
There can be fears now of not being competent or effective enough to meet our responsibilities, or we could find it hard to strike out on a unique path, again due to fears or insecurities. The desire to break from the status quo is strong, but we may not have the necessary confidence to do so. We may have difficulties empathizing with others and understanding ourselves.
URANUS
URANUS IN ARIES
The urge to start fresh, to break free from restrictive attitudes or circumstances, to totally redesign an area of our lives (or even our personalities), and to gain freedom through independence is strong during this cycle. (May 27, 2010 to August 13, 2010, then March 11th, 2011 to May 15, 2018, then November 6, 2018 to March 6, 2019).
24TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Zygomatic muscle
Sabian Symbol: An open window and a net curtain blowing into a cornucopia.
ASPECTS OF URANUS
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 4°28′ Separating
A time for making sweeping changes and for adapting to changes in order to progress. This is a time for revising, altering, overhauling, and purging. We can experience tension, fear, and pressure, but also a sense of liberation from over-attachments and situations that have been holding us back from growth.
NEPTUNE
NEPTUNE IN PISCES
A long-term influence in which fantasy, imagination, compassion, and spirituality are in stronger focus. (April 4, 2011, to August 4, 2011, then February 3, 2012, to March 30, 2025, then October 22, 2025, to January 26, 2026)
13TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Plantar artery of left foot
Sabian Symbol: A sword in a museum.
PLUTO
PLUTO IN CAPRICORN
Tests of our boundaries; breaking down and rebuilding structures and rules. (From January 25, 2008, to June 14, 2008, then November 26, 2008, to March 23, 2023, then June 11, 2023, to January 20, 2024, then September 1, 2024, to November 19, 2024).
20TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Tendons of right knee
Sabian Symbol: A hidden choir singing.
Chiron, Major Asteroids, and Moon’s Nodes: in Sign and in Aspect
CHIRON
CHIRON IN PISCES
Strong awareness of our own vulnerabilities and humanity stimulates compassion for others. (April 20 to July 20, 2010, then February 8, 2011, to April 17, 2018, then September 25, 2018, to February 18, 2019).
26TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Plantar nerves
Sabian Symbol: A new moon that divides its influences.
VESTA
VESTA IN CANCER
You are committed to your family and loved ones, especially when they need you. However, you may withdraw like a crab into your shell if you feel hurt by those closest to you. You enjoy working with those close to you.
23RD DEGREE OF CANCER
Part of Body: Gastric blood vessels
Sabian Symbol: Meeting of a literary society.
PALLAS
PALLAS IN ARIES
You have a keen intellect with the ability to come up with exciting, new ideas. You are also happy to risk putting your new ideas into action.
2ND DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Midbrain
Sabian Symbol: A comedian entertaining the group.
JUNO
JUNO IN CAPRICORN
You want a partner who you can respect, and who respects you. You seek long-term commitment and may marry later in life.
15TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Left knee cartilage
Sabian Symbol: Many toys in the children’s ward of a hospital.
CERES
CERES IN TAURUS
You feel cared for when loved ones give you a sense of stability and security. You like to be touched and stroked and nurtured in practical ways. You also like to show others you care through practical means.
20TH DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Occiput
Sabian Symbol: Wisps of clouds, like wings, are streaming across the sky.
THE NORTH NODE
THE NORTH NODE IN VIRGO
This is a quest to become dedicated to the service of others. You will need to overcome the tendency to daydream and feel overwhelmed and to put your compassion and wisdom to practical use for humanity.
3RD DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Appendix, caecum
Sabian Symbol: Two angels bringing protection.
Sabian Symbol:
THE SOUTH NODE
THE SOUTH NODE IN PISCES
This is a quest to become dedicated to the service of others. You will need to overcome the tendency to daydream and feel overwhelmed and to put your compassion and wisdom to practical use for humanity.
3RD DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Nerves of right foot
Sabian Symbol: A petrified forest.
*** CONJUNCTIONS TO SELECT FIXED STARS ***
Transits 2 Apr 2017 – Event Chart
Aspects to Ven 00°Ar10 +06°38′
Cnj 29°Pi36 SCHEAT To be a thinker or intellect
Aspects to Ves 22°Cn31 +26°00′
Cnj 23°Cn27 POLLUX Pain of creativity, competitive
Aspects to Jun 14°Cp50 -09°13′
Cnj 15°Cp33 VEGA Charismatic, magical, lucky
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