A Potent Full Moon in Libra and Venus Goes Direct

 

The month of April is definitely kicking into high gear after a brief respite last week that featured Saturn and Mars sextiling Uranus in Taurus and Mars in Cancer trining Saturn in Pisces.  And Mercury stationed direct in 26 degrees of Pisces on April 7, which was cause for celebration.  Just be mindful that it might take a little while for us to fully feel like Mercury is direct as it clears its retrograde shadow, which will happen on April 25, 2025 when it hits 9 degrees of Aries.  Mercury will enter Aries on April 16 and Mercury is much more comfortable and direct (pardon the pun) in the sign of Aries.

On April 12, we have a powerful Full Moon in 23 degrees of Libra.  This Full Moon features a T-square involving the Sun in 23 degrees of Aries, the Moon in 23 degrees of Libra and Mars in 27 degrees of Cancer.  T-squares cause tension, friction, and confrontations but they do have a way of motivating us to make changes.  Mars in 27 degrees of Cancer is also widely opposing Pluto in 3 degrees of Aquarius, which raises the ante for potential brute force to emerge.

Healing is a major theme of this Full Moon in Libra due to Chiron's presence.  Chiron is in 23 degrees of Aries exactly conjunct the Sun and opposing the Moon in Libra.  This is bound to bring awareness of old fears, wounds and insecurities.  We are offered the opportunity to step out of our victimhood and move into authority as we heal that wound.  People who were born during 1974-1975 are undergoing their Chiron Return, so they will feel this Full Moon quite acutely.

There is also an extremely karmic note to this Full Moon because it also features a Yod.  A Yod occurs when two planets or points sextile each other while being inconjunct a third planet. Sometimes a Yod is referred to as the Finger of God. So, yes fated events can happen. Venus in 24 degrees of Pisces sextiles Uranus in 25 degrees of Taurus and they are both inconjunct the Moon in 23 degrees of Libra.  We could quite literally experience a spiritual awakening with this Full Moon in Libra.  Venus is also conjunct the North Node in 26 degrees of Pisces, further underscoring the karmic theme.  A Full Moon in Libra is also associated with unconditional love, but we need to be careful not to give too much to others.  Libra does have a tendency to be a people pleaser.  Social justice can also be a major theme of this Full Moon.

Venus sextiling Uranus can see us craving more fun and excitement in our social life, while creating opportunities for new friends and lovers to come into our lives.  It can also spur our creativity because Venus is exalted in Pisces. Venus is also conjunct Saturn in 25 degrees of Pisces and that aspect was exact on April 7, which probably served to provide major reality checks in love and finances.

The most positive feature of this Full Moon in Libra is the fact that Venus is stationing direct in 24 degrees of Pisces at 9:02 p.m.  Venus stationed retrograde on March 1 in 10 degrees of Aries, so it has been a long siege.  Venus also rules Libra (as well as Taurus), so relationships are going to feel the effects of this Full Moon in a big way.  Venus will move back into Aries on April 30 and will officially clear its retrograde shadow on May 15 when it hits 10 degrees of Aries.  So we should start to see some relief in love and finances within the next few weeks.  I am one of the rare 7% of the population born with Venus retrograde, but I am not always that comfortable during a Venus retrograde transit.  Some are easier than others for me, but this one was not so easy.  It was complicated because it occurred in two signs: Aries and Pisces.  Venus is considered to be in detriment in Aries (a fancy way of saying it is not comfortable) while it is exalted in Pisces.  Venus was previously in Pisces in a direct motion from January 2 through February 4, 2025, so I suppose we should be grateful that we will get another shot at experiencing the benefits of Venus direct in Pisces again.  Venus was retrograde in Pisces from March 27 through April 7, 2025.

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