Planetary Transits for April 12 - April 18

April 11, 2007

Planetary Transits for April 12 – April 18

Sun transits out of Pisces and into Aries, April 14, at 00:58:28 CDT. Sun is weak in transit until April 19.

Moon is waning and transits Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces and Aries. The new Moon is in Aries, April 17, at 05:35:54 CDT.

Mercury transits its debilitation sign, Pisces, from 08:04 to 20:17°, outside of the orb of other planets. Mercury is debilitated until April 24. Be careful with your stocks, business and communications.

Mars transits Aquarius, from 10:31 to 15:53°, outside the orb of influence of other planets.

Venus transits its own sign of Taurus, from 06:10 to 14:19°. Venus is in Taurus until May 3, and is under the close aspect of Mars until May 6. Taurus, Virgo, and Scorpio rising signs need to be careful and patient.

Jupiter transits Scorpio, from 25:45 to 25:32°, outside the orb of influence of other planets. Jupiter is retrograde until August 6.

Saturn is retrograde until April 19, and transits Cancer from 24:15 to 24:11°. Saturn is under the aspect of Jupiter until June 5. Taurus, Cancer, and Capricorn rising signs need to be careful and patient.

Rahu and Ketu transit Aquarius and Leo, respectively, from 21:37 to 21:22°, and are no longer stationary in the 22° range. Some relief is now expected for the worldwide tension of the past 12 weeks.

TRANSITS FOR EACH “RISING SIGN” (Not “Sun sign”):

Aries: Focus on income, friendships, older siblings, property and home life. Take care of your children, education and investments. Health and finances are vulnerable through April 24. Relationships improve and support your status and family life. Speak sweetly and creatively.

Taurus: Focus on your own self efforts and the workplace. There may be travel, relocation, or expenses with career and home life through mid-May. Gain through your children, education, investments and creative projects. Be careful to avoid disputes, debts, fire, theft and enemies.

Gemini: Take a little more rest through April 19. Expect income from your own efforts April 19—May 10. Focus on property and your organizing ability. You may spend more time at work. Consider long distant ventures but protect your children, education and investments.

Cancer: Take care of your status and family life. Be patient with your career through early May. There may be income and friendships through parents, property, and the fine, performing and healing arts. Be careful with communications and your own efforts. Avoid accidents or disputes over windfalls.

Leo: Exercise patience through April 18. Focus on your own efforts and creativity in your career. Beautify your office, and buy that new car for business. Be careful before you speak and take care of your status and family life. Invest in property and partners.

Virgo: Focus on marriage and partnerships, but do not put too much strain on yourself. Take care of legal matters. There is good fortune through your status, speech, and family life. Your dharma is connected with the fine, performing or healing arts. Avoid conflict with friends or over income.

Libra: Focus on research and mystical knowledge. You may be feeling vulnerable. Be careful to avoid debts and accidents and conflict over income or with friends. Be patient with setbacks. Invest in your career and partnerships. Watch your health.

Scorpio: Health and finances are fine, but avoid conflict at home or work. Be patient with your career, income and friendships. There may be travel, relocation, or expenses for your partner. Good fortune is seen through your own status and family life.

Sagittarius: Organize for entrepreneurial success. Be bold with planning and executive communications. Work out of your home and be patient with your career through late April. There is good fortune with your children, education, creativity, and investments, after April 18.

Capricorn: Invest in your children, career, education, and luxuries. Your mind is lively and creative. Think fine, performing or healing arts. Consider writing or business for self expression. There may be status connected with property and family life. Keep some attention on your marriage and partnerships.

Aquarius: There may be good fortune with your family life. Beautify your home and property. Think flowers, music, art, design, and romance. Buy that new car or other mode of transportation. Be bold, be courageous. Get organized. Focus on entrepreneurial activities. Be easy with partners through April 18.

Pisces: Some new relationship may surface, but continue to exercise patience with other people. Focus on the fine, performing or healing arts. Your health and finances improve after April 18. Consider long distant travel or ventures, but take care of your status and family life.

These transits are based on your "rising sign", and not on your "Sun sign". If you do not know what your rising sign is, or to to this column by email, contact: david.

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