Summary
Venus Transits Pisces March 1 – 25
Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo March 3
Jupiter Direct in Gemini March 10
Sun Transits Pisces March 14 – April 14
New Moon in Pisces/Uttarabhadra March 18
Mercury Direct in Aquarius March 20
Venus Transits Aries March 25 – April 19
April 2026 Headlines

Summary

For an in-depth analysis of specific planetary placements, please continue with the full planetary forecast.

Venus Transits Pisces March 1 – 25

The first planet to shift in March will be Venus, sailing out of the choppy waters of Aquarius, and into Pisces on March 1st. Venus leaves behind the lively group of planets including retrograde Mercury, Sun, Rahu, and Mars, perhaps indicating at least a small chance at creating some peace and coherence. Venus enjoys exalted status in Pisces, meaning her role of connector, beautifier, and relationship fosterer can more readily be played.

Venus will meet Saturn in the vast expanse of universal Pisces, reminding us that while we can create peace and celebrate beauty, there is always the challenge of accounting for past actions that flow forward whether we want them to, or not. This is also compassionate energy that can be dispersed to ease the suffering caused by navigating consequences. We can hold space for both sadness and hope, with empathy.

This transit of Venus moves rather quickly, seeing Venus enter Pisces March 1st, pass by Saturn on March 8th, and then move out of Pisces and into Aries on March 25th. By the time the Venus exits Pisces at this time, we may feel as if a page has been turned, as many other shifts will have informed our next moves. The eclipse energy will have passed, both Jupiter and Mercury will have resumed direct motion, and the friction between the annual meeting of Sun and Saturn, this time in Pisces, will culminate.

While Venus moves through Pisces for the better part of March, during which time these other aforementioned things are occurring, our opportunity to gracefully let go of that which is no longer relevant will emerge. Saturn demands detachment when Venus tends to cling, even to that which is no longer providing nourishment or inspiration.

Allow yourself to say goodbye all the way to the depths. Relish the memories, dance with nostalgia, but then put on those big kid pants and look forward to next chapters. There are gardens pending, and grasses sprouting. Bring your watering can forward, but let those pruned limbs move to the compost pile.

Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo March 3

The Moon lines up for the monthly opposition with the Sun on March 3rd at 20 degrees Leo, close enough to the south node of the Moon, Ketu, to cause a total lunar eclipse, closing out the first eclipse pairing of 2026.

The annular solar eclipse of February 17th caused a big energy of eruption, bringing light to hidden corners and pushing awareness to the surface, whether we liked it or not. The time between the eclipses has been laced with the continued turbulence coming from retrograde Jupiter aspecting eclipse-generating Rahu and sprinkled with the jittery energy of retrograde Mercury, causing a few steps backward combined with uncertainty and anxious reckoning, as powerful Mars looked on with a lack of confidence about where to apply force.

As the waxing Moon moves toward Ketu, the south node of the Moon, we will likely see even more dramatic events bubble toward the surface. On March 3rd, the Moon reaches 19 degrees Leo, opposite the Sun at 19 degrees Aquarius for the moment of the full Moon, which puts the Sun and Moon only four degrees apart from the nodal axis.

The Moon and Ketu sit in Leo for this moment, within the nakshatra Purvaphalguni, holding the energy of luxury, creativity, self-expression, and enjoyment. The promise of this energy brought by the full Moon could seem inaccessible due to the eclipse energy of Ketu, which tends to block and obstruct. Immediately we feel the sense of these positive things being desired but suddenly out of reach; remember that eclipses are a temporary shadow that brings contrast to what seemed all bright a moment ago. The advice here is to turn inward to connect with the fortune promised by Purvaphalguni, rather than to strive for an outer fulfillment of the desire for comfort and creative connection.

This idea of reorganizing the approach to creative self-expression is further inspired by the four planets in Aquarius, who have a direct aspect on the Moon and Ketu in Leo. The Sun and Mars in Aquarius are forcing us to look at ourselves as responsible for current situations. Retrograde Mercury amplified by Rahu suggests stepping back and finding multiple angles to analyze details from a higher perspective.

The first week of March could see some dramatic situations emerge that destabilize our efforts to find a firm foundation. See this as necessary but temporary obstruction that brings truths to the surface such that we can reprogram and adjust the details of our trajectory.

Jupiter Direct in Gemini March 10

On March 10th, after a four month retrograde cycle, the great Jupiter stands still at 21 degrees Gemini, pivoting into forward motion once again. This retrograde cycle began at 1 degree Cancer on November 11, 2025, just after Jupiter had emerged into his exaltation on October 18th, giving us a preview of what is to come later in 2026.

Jupiter brings us the energy of graceful, expansive growth, through fostering new life, upholding the strength of lineage, and connecting our earthbound actions with a golden thread to the truth of divinity. We look to Jupiter for guidance, growth, and a positive perspective. During the four months per year that Jupiter appears to travel retrograde through a small slice of the zodiac, we may experience an interruption in this regularly scheduled glide toward positive growth. This certainly seems to be the case if we look back to mid-November 2025 through now.

Especially with the mutual aspect of rugged Rahu clicking into this retrograde roustabout since the first week of December, when Jupiter slid back into Gemini, the world events seem to have begun turning in a more than turbulent way. The play between hidden truths and exposure has become rapid, jagged, and head-turning, as heads of states, big finance, big tech, entertainment moguls, and a wide array of power players face consequences of actions buried for decades.

With Jupiter returning to direct motion on March 10, we could see some notable developments that lean more toward cleaning up, revelations of truth, and alignment with justice. While Jupiter transits the final third of Gemini for the third time since August 2025, when he passed 21 degrees Gemini for the first time during this current transit, we may find ourselves harkening back to the events that transpired between mid-August and mid-October of 2025. If there were incidents or situations that arose at that time, we may find an opportunity to repair or reclaim them from now through May 2026.

When Jupiter moves forward into Cancer starting June 1, 2026, we see an extremely rapid Jupiter transit through the Moon’s watery sign that exalts Jupiter. From June through October of 2026, we see a very positive window opening, which creates an immense opportunity for rapid growth.

Save for the brief time when Jupiter barely entered Cancer and then assumed retrograde motion, between October 18 – December 5, 2025, this will be the first real shift in the Saturn and Jupiter dynamic since December 2020, when they conjoined in Capricorn. Since then, due to placement and aspect, Saturn has held the winning hand, which feels overall like a contractive period of time riddled with one form of limitation or reckoning after another as we were forced into our foundations.

Jupiter’s entire retrograde phase and this upcoming move through the latter part of Gemini once again, has occurred in the nakshatra of Punarvasu, which is a crucible for growth and an environment where we celebrate a return of light. Times have been tough. Find a way to restore, nurture, and connect with optimism once again.

Sun Transits Pisces March 14 – April 14

Each year, the Sun spends two consecutive months in Saturn’s adjacent signs, Capricorn and Aquarius. Due to the natural enmity between the Sun, champion of individual sovereignty, and Saturn, who represents collective welfare and social responsibility, the Sun can struggle during these two months, a period which stretches from mid-January to mid-March each year, when in the northern hemisphere, the Sun’s warmth is scarce due to the winter season.

Because of Saturn’s recent past transits and also Rahu’s current position in Aquarius, similar to Jupiter, the Sun has suffered even more during the past five years during this period. Before we get too ahead of ourselves with relief, the Sun’s transit into Pisces could feel like a slight improvement, but remember that Pisces is occupied by Saturn, further stretching the sense of limitation that we have felt through the winter months.

The Sun enters Pisces on March 14th and passes by Saturn at 11 degrees on March 25th. We may begin to feel a sense of positive forward movement after March 25th, when the Sun clears the Saturn zone, Venus moves to Aries, and supportive Jupiter has taken up direct motion. March 25th should stay on the radar as the annual conjunction of Saturn and Sun, which can bring themes of friction between enemies who argue over the role of which should prevail: individual rights or collective claims.

Under Saturn’s shadow, after the eclipse cycle, and with the cohort still stirring things up in Aquarius, we may still be navigating turbulence as the Sun completes his Pisces transit, the final and universal sign of the zodiac, an environment that demands dissolution and finalizations.

The Sun’s final weeks in Pisces could also be a vibe change as he puts Saturn in the rear-view mirror, only to have Mars enter Pisces on April 2nd. This grouping of Saturn, Mars and Sun in Pisces during the first couple weeks of April could signal an aggressive ramping up of energy, marked with friction and frustrated negotiation.

New Moon in Pisces/Uttarabhadra March 18

Just after the Sun gets settled into the choppy waters of Pisces, the Moon slides in to join, bringing the luminaries together for the monthly reset of the new Moon on March 18th at 5 degrees Pisces, in the nakshatra Uttarabhadra, which is also occupied by Saturn.

This will be the first new Moon after the eclipse cycle, in the final sign of the zodiac, decorated by the warm light of the equinox Sun and the cool shadow of Saturn’s practical reality. Uttarabhadra is the penultimate nakshatra, weaving together finality, spiritual inclination, and the challenge of pursuing goals.

The depths of the ocean are implied here, indicating the reality of hidden truths and deep secrets. While this could be a reflection of what is going on in the world, it also draws us in personally, challenging us to uproot what could be anchoring us to outdated patterns or beliefs about ourselves, our purpose, and our direction.

Carve out some time alone around this new Moon to dig into personal belief systems, habits that are holding you back, and secrets that you keep even from yourself. The tides are turning. Decide whether you keep that anchor embedded or hoist it up for near future travels that cause you to tack in a different direction.

The adjacent signs of Aries and Aquarius may not be easy, but you could mine some bravery, inspiration, reorganization, and innovation that helps you to gather your energy into a potent well that you tap into when the time is right. Creative Venus in Aries could lead the charge with looking ahead to what’s next, while Mercury and Rahu in Aquarius manage a bit of stabilization despite the constantly changing background.

Mercury Direct in Aquarius March 20

March 20th is the day of the vernal equinox in 2026, with the Sun at 6 degrees of Pisces, confirming via the sidereal, observable zodiac that we are still indeed moving through the age of Pisces for another 500 years or so!

Later in the day on March 20th, Mercury stops and stands at 15 degrees Aquarius, in the orb of Rahu’s shadow, resuming direct motion. Reminder that Mercury’s retrograde instability could extend for a few days, especially conjoined with the very potent and wild energy of Rahu, still in extreme strength within his own sign of Aquarius, and in addition both planets occupy Rahu’s even more shocking zone of Shatabishak.

This day certainly seems like a pivot point in the month. Mercury and Rahu in Shatabishak, with the newly forward motion of Mercury and the added supportive gaze of direct Jupiter from Mercury’s own Gemini indicate the possibility for bringing healing and making some order of what has seemed like earth-shattering chaotic forces that initiated when Rahu entered this very strong realm during the first week of December 2025. Rahu continues through Shatabishak until the first week of July 2026.

With the planets moving out of the Aquarius zone, and Mercury the last one to leave by April 10th, we may see ourselves working with the fallout of extreme change during the spring season of 2026. Let’s focus here on Mars’ position in March and what we can expect from our planet of power, drive, and strategy. Mars entered Aquarius, joining a very loud press of planets, on February 22nd, bringing him into an already chaotic scene, with the added volume of retrograde Jupiter attempting to make sense of it all, but struggling to keep anyone honest.

By March 10th, Jupiter resumes some semblance of order with direct motion. Jupiter direct could help with guiding the power of Mars in a beneficial way, in contrast to Mars undirected and poorly channeled, which can lead to aggressive actions that leave broken structures.

Mars finishes out March in the final degrees of Aquarius, moving through Jupiter’s exact aspect, and hopefully recalibrating marching orders toward protecting and serving the collective under Saturn and Rahu’s direction, who are the lords of Aquarius. Mars moves to Pisces on April 1st, entering into the meeting of Saturn and Sun, where the voices of the people, led by Saturn’s presence there, could make April a battleground month where power shifts like the tides.

Mercury’s intimate time with Rahu during late March also brings our attention to latent Ketu, sitting quietly in the middle of Leo, within the vivacious nakshatra of Purvaphalguni, reminding us all that vitality is lost when conflict reigns and separation from life-giving resources is a theme.

Ketu sits, Ketu waits, Ketu shows how we act when we are obstructed, either by forces beyond our control or by our own belief systems. Rahu stays powerful in Shatabishak through June. Ketu moves into Magha nakshatra by mid-April, putting both nodes into nakshatra dignity from mid-April through June. Expect some movement on the obstruction front in both directions during that time, meaning we could see gates close in some cases and walls break in others during the second half of Spring 2026.

In the meantime, during March, Ketu remains our anchor. When the brain becomes consumed by news of the world, when overwhelm creeps in, find your Ketu tools in the form of quiet contemplation, body-supporting practices, and in mindful meditation that keeps you in your body, aware of what is yours and what is not.

Venus Transits Aries March 25 – April 19

On the day we are marking as the Saturn and Sun conjunction in Pisces, beautiful Venus moves out of Pisces, her sign of exaltation, on March 25th, as well, after reaching a zenith of shine, inspiring us to pick up what is good, true, and beautiful as we move forward out of troubled waters.

Venus moves into Aries, Mars’ fire sign, on March 25th, moving quickly through and exiting to her own earth sign of Taurus on April 19th. More focus on Venus in Aries as we explore the April forecast to come.

After a dramatic beginning of March with a lunar eclipse, and inflection points coming with Jupiter and Mercury resuming direct motion through the month, Venus’ exit from Pisces could signal a resolution toward moving forward, because we must, even though there may remain business unfinished. Begin to journal and sketch your way forward toward the end of March. The Sun always rises, time marches on, and we cast our eyes about, looking for inspiration and guidance from all corners of nature.

April 2026 Headlines

Full Moon 19 deg Virgo/Hasta April 1
Mars Transits Pisces April 1 – May 10
Mercury Transits Pisces April 10 - 29
Kala Amrita Yoga April 10 – August 1
Sun Transits Aries April 14 – May 14
New Moon 4 deg Aries/Ashwini April 17
Venus Transits Taurus April 19 – May 14
Mars + Saturn Conjunction April 19
Mercury Transits Aries April 29 – May 14