Astrology Forecast: April 2021 Horoscope

April is lining up to be an exciting and dynamic month with an abundance of opportunities! March started off as a month of surrendering and healing, but switched gears as soon as we hit Aries season, which we will continue to be in throughout most of April. Mercury moves out of the dreamy Pisces into the direct Aries on Monday the 3rd, changing our focus and communications quite a bit. Mercury will only be in Aries for a short time before it enters Taurus on the 19th. April is an overall great month to take action and make your dreams into a reality, although it might be hard to focus our energy with Mars in Gemini. Venus transiting through Aries can add some spiciness to our love lives and finances, and ages like fine wine when it enters its native sign Taurus on April 15th. While there are certainly financial boons in store for many, we should not forget that Venus in Taurus will conjunct Uranus on the 22nd and form a square against Saturn in Aquarius on the 25th—all of this energy might shake up our comfort zone. Yet new ways of thinking about money, security, and sensuality can open the doors for major blessings.

April does have a bit of an attitude to it and tensions which may have been festering beneath the surface could erupt in sudden and dramatic ways. April 9th stands out as a day that could feel particularly scalding. Mars in Gemini is squaring off with the Neptune in Pisces, and Mercury conjuncts Chiron in Aries. Very deep wounds could have salt thrown in them, or issues with self worth and esteem may become undeniable. Whatever it is you have been trying to keep suppressed or under control will likely blow up in your face anyways. That does not justify dishing it back to others, but instead, be proactive and try and try to air things out before they become bigger problems later. I think there is a lot of benefit to speaking with a neutral party with the abundance of the air element (not just this month but this entire year) or dropping into observer awareness. Identify the stories you tell about yourself and others. Instead of focusing on whether they are true or false, discern how these narratives affect the way you approach your life and relationships, and whether a different approach could help foster greater ease. There is quite a bit of karma and major life lessons associated with the wounding that comes up this month, as Saturn in Aquarius forms a trine with the North Node in Gemini. A healing crisis will be triggered with any wound that is preventing you from living out your destiny, and while this may feel back-handed, can actually be a huge blessing in disguise if you approach yourself and others with humility—which will likely feel uncomfortable in the moment. The New Moon in Aries is definitely a good time to commit to yourself and the things most important to you—it is almost akin to an astrological New Years resolution.

Mars in Gemini and Mercury in Aries will be in mutual reception for about half of the month. Mutual reception occurs when two planets are currently in each other’s opposite sign. Mercury, the planetary ruler of Gemini, is in Aries, while Mars, the planetary ruler of Aries, is in Gemini. We may feel this exchanging of energies most powerfully on April 17th, when Mars and Mercury form a sextile. This mutual reception really brings the most out of the opportunities that the sextile brings, and provides a time to sharpen our minds and wills towards our goals. It is true that Mars in Gemini can feel a bit all over the place, but Mercury in Aries can help us develop laser focus. There is quite a bit of potential for abundance this month, but it might require taking an innovative approach with Venus, Mercury, and the Sun all taking their turns forming conjuncts with Uranus in Taurus in the first part of Taurus season.

Pluto will be the first outer planet to go retrograde this year on April 27th. Pluto is often considered less influential on our lives, because it is so slow-moving. Yet Pluto actually has a profound influence over the collective—it just takes its sweet time. Pluto retrograde is often a time of shedding and releasing. The Full Moon in Scorpio falls on the same day, and will be yet another day of revelation this month. What is your relationship with power? The end of the month will beg the question and leave you with the important task of figuring out how you stand in your own way.

Happy Aries season! Taurus season commences on April 19th.

- Sun in Aries sextile North Node in Gemini on April 1st.

- Mercury in Pisces sextile Pluto in Capricorn on April 2nd.

- Mercury enters Aries on April 3rd.

- Venus in Aries sextile Mars in Gemini on April 6th.

- Mars in Gemini square Neptune in Pisces on April 9th.

- Mercury conjunct Chiron in Aries on April 9th.

- Saturn in Aquarius trine North Node in Gemini on April 9th.

- Mercury in Aries sextile North Node in Gemini on April 10th.

- Mercury in Aries sextile Saturn in Aquarius on April 10th.

- Venus in Aries sextile Jupiter in Aquarius on April 10th.

- Venus in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn on April 11th.

- New Moon in Aries on April 12th.

- Sun in Aries sextile Mars in Gemini on April 13th.

- Sun in Aries sextile Jupiter in Aquarius on April 15th.

- Venus enters Taurus on April 15th.

- Sun in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn on April 16th.

- Mars in Gemini trine Jupiter in Aquarius on April 17th.

- Mercury in Aries sextile Jupiter in Aquarius on April 17th.

- Mercury in Aries sextile Mars in Gemini on April 17th. Mars and Mercury are in mutual reception!

- Mercury in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn on April 17th.

- Sun and Mercury conjunct in Aries on April 18th.

- Mercury enter Taurus on April 19th.

- Sun enters Taurus on April 19th.

- Venus and Uranus conjunct in Taurus on April 22nd.

- Mars enters Cancer on April 23rd.

- Mercury and Uranus conjunct in Taurus on April 24th.

- Venus in Taurus square Saturn in Aquarius on April 25th.

- Mercury in Taurus square Saturn in Aquarius on April 25th.

- Mercury conjunct Venus in Taurus on April 25th.

- Full Moon in Scorpio in Capricorn on April 27th.

- Pluto stations retrograde in Capricorn on April 27th.

- Mercury in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces on April 29th.

- Sun and Uranus conjunct in Taurus on April 30th.