In April 2019, the most active areas of life for you, Gemini, will center around career, status, friends, groups, goals, shared resources, and other people’s money, such as taxes, debt, investments, etc. On April 2nd, Mercury will conjunct Neptune at 17 degrees Pisces for the third time this year. Because of March’s Mercury retrograde, you would have likely seen the beginning of this transit around February 19th, when Mercury conjoined Neptune for the first time. Then Mercury backtracked during its retrograde and had its second conjunction with Neptune on March 24th. April 2nd is the third pass of this Mercury/Neptune conjunction, so hopefully you’re wrapping up whatever this transit was about for you.
Mercury/Neptune contacts can involve lying, deception, as well as miscommunication or being misinformed. Here are some examples of how this could manifest in your 10th house specifically:
- You may be dealing with gossip or rumors at work, particularly involving supervisors or administration.
- You may vocalize a dream of yours in regards to career, whether it’s to your boss (who might be able to do something about it) or your friends (who can help you figure out your next step).
- You could interview for a dream job.
- You might undergo a change in reputation due to the words and impressions of others.
- You may learn that you were misinformed, or that someone else gave you the wrong information because they were misinformed.
- You may express yourself in a poetic or emotional fashion publicly.
These factors will be further peaked due to the Moon briefly conjoining with Mercury and Neptune on the same day. Benefic Venus in the same sign may help navigate any challenging Neptune stuff, and Jupiter is in a good position to do the same.
On April 5th, there’s a New Moon at 15 degrees Aries, and this most likely has to do with friends, organizations, alliances, and goals. A New Moon typically means that seeds are being sowed for something that will come to fruition at the Full Moon in Aries six months later. That may be the first time the topic becomes clear; you may not notice much at the New Moon unless you actively choose to initiate it yourself.
April 10th is one of the most important days of the month, with more transits than any other. First, Venus conjuncts Neptune at 17 degrees Pisces in your 10th house, the one associated with career, success, and reputation. You may experience intuition or a gut feeling at work that turns out to be beneficial.
Meanwhile, Saturn in Capricorn squares the Sun in Aries at 20 degrees on the same day. This is a challenging aspect; Saturn has the upper hand in this configuration, and it’s spending the better part of three years in your house of shared financial resources. Here are some ways the Sun-Saturn square could manifest:
- An investment may mature but without as much growth as you’d hoped.
- You may struggle to maintain prosperity due to debt.
- Elders or leaders may help you plan your financial aims.
- The person who is correct may not be the same as the person who is seen or turned to in a difficult situation.
- A friend could be combating a serious illness or coping with mortality.
- A group or organization may block or delay your route to financial freedom.
- You may reap the consequences of your actions in regards to your friend group or how you’ve been pursuing a dream of yours. It could be experienced as negative or positive, but even if it’s positive, it won’t come without some sort of sacrifice.
Saturn is also within three degrees of Pluto here, so it could be more intense than usual, and both Saturn and the Sun are in very strong positions.
But April 10th isn’t over yet. Jupiter stations retrograde at 24 degrees Sagittarius on the same day. Outer planet retrogrades don’t typically signify any great changes; the main time they’re important is when the planet is stationing retrograde or stationing direct. For you, Gemini, Jupiter is visiting your 7th house of relationships and committed partnerships. With Jupiter in his home sign, you may see an improvement in your relationships by reevaluating them and having faith that you’re investing in a worthy goal.
Mercury in Pisces also sextiles Pluto in Capricorn at 23 degrees on April 10th, which is a nice aspect for investigative research in general. You may be researching retirement or insurance provided by your job.
It’s important to remember that not all of these transits will manifest if the planets are not activated as Time Lords right now. Using the annual or monthly profections technique, you can determine which planets are currently turned on in your personal chart, and pay the most attention to them and the houses and signs they rule. Also, you may experience the symbolism of an aspect within a few days to a week before or after the aspect itself, as it’s building up or waning during those times. The third thing to keep in mind is that all of the aspects in the sky interact with your personal birth chart, so there’s an unknown factor that a general horoscope can’t comment on. For that, you’d need an individual consultation to see which transits connect to your birth chart and which will probably pass you by. You’ll likely notice a decent amount of your horoscope occurring, but not everything will happen to you specifically for that reason.
On April 11th or April 12th, depending on your time zone, Jupiter in Sagittarius squares Mercury in Pisces at 24 degrees. The other benefic, Venus, is still co-present with Mercury in Pisces, so on the whole, this should generate an upbeat feeling, even if whatever you’re taking on is a new challenge. This is also the third in a series of Mercury-Jupiter squares: look back to what you were doing around February 22nd, 2019, as well as March 15th. It should be wrapping up, culminating, or presenting an outcome around this time.
Potential manifestations for this transit include:
- Learning a great deal in both your career and your relationship at the same time, to the point that it feels like you’re burning your candle out at both ends and can’t keep up with competing areas of life.
- Spending more money on your relationship or partnership than you’ve actually made at your job, but having a good time doing it.
- One partner expressing how certain they feel about the relationship, while the other is enjoying it but still feels confused or uncertain about where it should go.
- Engaging in bantering or flirtatious interactions with someone at your job.
- Pouring yourself into spiritual or philosophical pursuits, as well as your career, to distract from the fact that you don’t have a partner.
On April 13th, Pluto in Capricorn squares the Sun in Aries at 23 degrees. Some lingering feelings from the Sun-Saturn square on the 10th may arise again. You may struggle with lack of control or feeling another’s power being exerted over you. The Pluto-Sun square is only likely to be an issue if the Sun, Mars, or Saturn is turned on as a Time Lord.
On April 14th, Jupiter in Sagittarius trines the Sun in Aries at 24 degrees. This is one of my two favorite aspects of the month. The Sun is exalted in Aries; it feels very provided for. Meanwhile, Jupiter is in one of its home signs, Sagittarius, so it has access to all the resources it needs to lend support to friends, allies, and dreams. This would be a good week for you and your partner to go out with a group of friends, or conversely, if you don’t have a partner, to go out with a group and see who you meet. It’s also a good time to work together on goals within your relationship.
My other favorite aspect of the month occurs a day later, on April 15th, when Jupiter in Sagittarius squares Venus in Pisces at 24 degrees. If Venus or Jupiter is a Time Lord for you this year, you’re in luck. This highlights the same areas of life as the Jupiter-Mercury square, and a connection between the two benefic planets can bring positive things in. In your chart, you may experience uplifting feelings around the areas of career and relationships. Maybe one of you is helping the other with their career.
On April 17th, Mercury ingresses into Aries, your 11th house of groups, organizations, hopes, and wishes. Mercury is a speedy planet to begin with, and in Aries, the pace ramps up even more. You may see a lot of activity in your friendships or social sphere, but be careful to think before you speak, as Mercury in Aries can potentially come off as brash at times. Doing something mobile with friends would be a good way of working out excess energy.
The Full Moon in Libra at 29 degrees takes place on April 19th in your 5th house, which deals with children, creativity, hobbies, pleasures, sex, and dating. You may experience a culmination in a 5th house area of life that began about six months earlier, during a New Moon in Libra around October of 2018.
On April 20th, the Sun ingresses into Taurus and Venus ingresses into Aries. Benefic Venus indicates the chance to smooth over any lingering issues with groups or goals, which has been a huge focus for Geminis this month. If you were born at night, the effect will likely be stronger. Meanwhile, the Sun takes on a slower attitude in the sign of Taurus, which has a very different feel from the go-getter pace of Aries. The Sun is no longer in a sign-based square with bad news bears Saturn and Pluto, though it’s now highlighting your 12th house of misfortune, mental health, enemies, and isolation. The best way to handle this time of year for you is to slow down a bit and take some time for reflection and relaxation, particularly in nature.
On April 22nd, the Sun conjuncts Uranus at 2 degrees Taurus. Remember that Uranus will be in Taurus for seven years, and this is one of the first conjunctions it experiences since ingressing into Taurus, so whatever happens when the Sun conjoins it may indicate the bigger picture and what you’re headed towards in the next seven years or so. For Geminis, this transit means that something new, unusual, exciting, radical, chaotic, disruptive, or unexpected may occur in regards to difficult areas of life. If you don’t want this to be an unwelcome surprise, it might be good to cultivate some novelty before the universe does it for you. Here are some suggestions:
- Take a vacation by yourself in order to recharge. Don’t go to many places where you’ll have to navigate, as you’re likely to undergo more stress. Instead, pick one place where you can stay put in comfort.
- Not everyone feels called to volunteer, but if you do, that’s a good way to counter Uranus transiting your 12th house long-term. Whether that’s assisting a prison or hospital, or helping someone going through unfortunate circumstances, turning the 12th house focus towards rehabilitating others makes it less likely for the spotlight to fall on you. And in the case of misfortune, that’s a good thing.
- The 12th house is a place for hidden or secret things, so tapping into sensuality or new sexual practices could be one way of ushering in Uranus that would only cause consensual pain and suffering!
On April 24th, Pluto stations retrograde at 23 Capricorn, within three degrees of Saturn. This transit will only affect you if Pluto’s activating something in your birth chart, or if Saturn, which rules Capricorn, is a Time Lord for you. It’s more common to see Pluto stations play out in larger society than on an individual level, but if nothing else, it could affect your mood. You may feel jealous of people who don’t have debt or aren’t dealing with financial problems.
We close out the month with a nasty little aspect, Neptune in Pisces squaring Mars in Gemini on April 27th. With Pisces known for not always being clear, and Gemini potentially having a touch of duplicitousness, especially with a malefic present, it only emphasizes Mars and Neptune’s natural significations. Hard aspects between Mars and Neptune have not been pleasant in my experience; they can indicate things like deception, lying, disillusionment, etc. It can also feel like you’re trying to run a mile underwater and getting nowhere.
Neptune is visiting your 10th house of career and success (and has been for years), while Mars is visiting your 1st house of self, body, personality, and character. This transit is likely to be rougher on those of you who were born during the day.
- You may experience a miscommunication at work, especially with a boss or supervisor, that leads to anger on someone’s part.
- Someone may be behaving deceptively or manipulatively at work, often a higher-up.
- This is not a great time to lie to your boss because you may get caught.
- Your supervisor may be uncomfortable with some aspect of your identity but doesn’t want to openly express it.
- The goals and visions of the company may not match your own personal goals and visions for your life.
- In rarer cases, anger could lead to being fired, or being let go from a job could lead to anger. Separation and dissolution in regards to career seems prevalent here. Your supervisor may have not told staff if the company is going through hard times.
Jupiter is in a superior position to both Neptune and Mars, so hopefully that’s enough of a mitigating factor to smooth things over. With Jupiter overcoming, you may get off with a warning at work, rather than the finality of being terminated.
Finally, on April 29th, Saturn stations retrograde at 21 degrees Capricorn, within three degrees of Pluto. Around the week of the station, you may experience the same types of emotions that were brought up around April 24th, when Pluto stationed retrograde. Tighten up finances at this time to the best of your ability.
Final words of advice: Don’t give into gossip, and take rumors with a grain of salt. Choose your words wisely. Do find comfort in your relationships, even if other areas of your life are challenging. Do take some R & R.