In April 2019, the most active areas of life for you, Pisces, will center around friends and groups, goals, finances, and self – be that body, personality, or identity. 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.
Here are some examples of how this could manifest in your 1st house specifically:
- You could be lying to yourself about something.
- You may be feeling disillusioned or confused.
- You might be experiencing a time of visionary ideas, without being able to clearly put them into action yet.
- Your intuition may be particularly strong around this time – something Pisces already have a leg up on.
- You may express yourself more emotionally or poetically.
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, which means you’ll likely be starting a new cycle around money. A New Moon typically means that seeds are being sown 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 might not notice much at the New Moon unless you actively choose to initiate it yourself. If you do want to start something new involving finances, now is a good time.
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 1st house. Continue to go with your gut. You may also be working on your physical appearance, whether that’s through exercise, eating well, getting your hair done, or choosing some new clothes.
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 friends, groups, and alliances. Here are some ways the Sun-Saturn square could manifest:
- Money and friends are not mixing around this time, whether you loaned a friend money or they loaned it to you.
- Possibly you and your friends are approaching finances differently and this leads to disagreements, even small ones like how to split the bill, or whether your friend group should attend more expensive events or not. Perhaps some friends can go on a trip and some can’t due to money.
- An organization of some kind may be causing you obstacles or delays in terms of finances, such as waiting to be approved for a loan, or a credit check when trying to rent or purchase property.
- One friend may be far more generous with the other, while the second friend is stingier, more cautious, or more reluctant, and it creates an imbalance in the relationship.
- You may be lacking the money it takes to go for your goals, or you went for a dream of yours but are still struggling to make money.
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, Pisces, your ruling planet Jupiter is visiting your 10th house of career and reputation. With Jupiter in his home sign, you may see an improvement in your career and social status. Reflect on what you want to accomplish this year while Jupiter stations retrograde.
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 places to go with friends, or possibly looking for new groups to join.
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:
- Your career may present you with a new challenge, but you’re feeling up to the task.
- Your reputation may precede you, and you could get asked to do something because of it, such as speak in front of a group, enter a piece of writing in a contest, or educate people on a particular topic. This will likely go well even if you’ve felt trepidation about it.
- You may be in the process of learning more in your career field, or in a new career field, whether formally through school and hands-on practice, or informally. You could also be exploring different areas without having decided what you’ll focus on yet.
- You may be trying to balance the journey towards your career with your need for self-care.
- Your career may provide you with a sense of identity that you’ve internalized and hope you can live up to. As a Pisces, you’re not immediately drawn to leadership unless other things in your chart suggest it, but you have the potential to be quite capable of it, at least in a particular area, especially if you’re passionate about it.
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. 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 your monetary realm. If you’re one of those people who has the Sun-Saturn and Sun-Pluto square activated in your chart right now, this transit may provide you with a new solution or way out… or at least more energy and drive to work on it, since both Jupiter and the Sun are in Fire signs.
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, status, and self.
On April 17th, Mercury ingresses into Aries, your 2nd house of money and income. 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 terms of opportunities to make money, perhaps in a quicker period of time. Mercury in Aries is energetic, but has some potential for recklessness, so just make sure that you’ve got all your ducks in a row when you take advantage of this.
The Full Moon in Libra at 29 degrees takes place on April 19th in your 8th house, which deals with shared resources or other people’s money. This could mean resources you share with a partner or housemate, or financial topics like debt, inheritance, taxes, insurance, investments, loans, mortgages, etc. You may experience a culmination in an 8th 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 finances, which has been a big focus for Pisceans this month. If you were born at night, the effect will likely be stronger. However, Venus can feel both passionate and reckless in Aries, so don’t overestimate your ability to get back on track financially. Let your desire to be financially stable drive you, as this gives Venus in Aries the best shot at working constructively.
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; instead it’s highlighting your 3rd house of communication, siblings, close friends, relatives, learning, your neighborhood, and short stints of travel.
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 Pisces, this transit means that something new, unusual, exciting, radical, chaotic, disruptive, or unexpected may occur in regards to the above 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:
- Check out a neighborhood in your area that you haven’t spent much time in before. Try restaurants, shops, and parks in that part of town.
- Is there someone you’ve been thinking about forging a closer bond with but haven’t gotten around to it yet? Now is a good time to cultivate new intimate friendships. Whether that’s a person you’ve never met before, or a friend or someone in your family you could know better, this might shape your next seven years.
- Exercising your mind in unusual ways is another fantastic approach to these significations. Learn something new, and if there’s a project that involves communication in any fashion, go for it. Whether it’s writing, speaking, producing podcasts or videos, or starting a discussion group, anything that focuses on expressing yourself to other people will shake up your life in a fresh and invigorating manner.
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 be dealing with power, control, or jealousy issues within a group.
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, cheating, disillusionment, etc. It can also feel like you’re trying to run a mile underwater and getting nowhere.
Neptune is visiting your 1st house of self, body, personality, and character, while Mars is visiting your 4th house of home, parents, foundations, and whomever you might live with. This transit is likely to be rougher on those of you who were born during the day.
- You may not be completely honest or forthcoming with someone you live with, or vice versa.
- Someone who works in your home, like hired help, or owns your home, like a landlord, might have a miscommunication with you at best, or deceive you about a particular aspect at worst.
- You may feel manipulated by your parents, which could stir up feelings of anger.
- Someone who lives with you may be too greedy about eating the food in the kitchen, hogging the television, or something along those lines, creating feelings of passive-aggressiveness.
- Watery accidents in the home are possible.
- Your parents could mistrust or disagree with a goal of yours, or an aspect of your identity.
- You may feel disillusionment about a parent if you unexpectedly learn something new about them.
Jupiter is in a superior position to both Neptune and Mars, so hopefully that’s enough of a mitigating factor to smooth things over.
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. You might tighten up or reassert your boundaries within a group.
Final words of advice: Don’t intermingle friends and money, at least not right now. Do trust yourself and embrace opportunities with confidence.