Astrology of April 2025: Three Planetary Ingresses and a Destiny-Driven Venus Node Conjunction

Mars Leaves Cancer, Mercury Speeds Up, and the Sun Grounds Down

There’s something undeniably liminal about this week. 3 planets ingress into new signs. We’re standing at the threshold of new chapters, with the cosmos handing us the keys, a map, and a vaguely encouraging nod. No pressure. Just a total energetic refresh.

An ingress? What’s that?

When a planet changes signs, it's called an ingress. Each planet behaves a little differently when they transit each sign. It marks a shift in the vibe- both for us as individuals, and collectively. It’s like the planet walking into a new room wearing a totally different outfit.  When a planet moves through each sign, the way it expresses itself transforms. Each zodiac sign offers a unique lens.

Having three planetary ingresses in a single week? That’s not subtle. It’s a full-on energy recalibration—a cosmic scene change where the lighting, soundtrack, and script all get updated at once.

Mercury in Aries communicates with urgency and fire.

Mars in Leo centers action based on heart-led passion.

The Sun in Taurus wants to slow everything down and root in the present.

Let’s break it down:

April 16 – Mercury enters Aries (aka: brain go vroom)

Mercury has been swimming in the fishbowl of Pisces, where thoughts are more like watercolor dreams than actual words. This week our mental space gets a hard reboot as  Mercury shifts into Aries. Aries is Cardinal Fire and thus is fast, fiery, and decidedly done with overthinking. Suddenly, you might feel the urge to say exactly what’s on your mind… immediately…and probably pretty loudly. (lol )

You may be asking yourself: is this courage or just caffeine?

It’s giving "clarity with a side of impulse."

If you are showered with any inspiring ideas try to write them down before they disappear in a puff of Aries smoke.

April 17 – Mercury conjunct Neptune (a moment of mystic nonsense)

Just as Mercury charges into Aries, it immediately collides with Neptune, who’s been floating there since March 30th. They meet at 00°38' Aries, right on the edge of new beginnings. Mercury is all about speed and clarity. But Neptune, well, Neptune is more like running in a dream. Ya know, where your legs won’t quite move, and you can’t reach the thing you're desperately trying to grab.

It’s a cosmic collision of momentum and mystery. This moment can stir up flashes of inspiration, but you might also feel like you’re making zero progress.

This conjunction is like channeling a divine message… but also forgetting what it was the moment you sit down to write it.

Think: inspired ideas, confusing conversations, and messages from your guides that feel more like interpretive dance than direct instruction. If you’re journaling, dream-mapping, or communing with your higher self, this is lovely energy. But maybe hold off on signing contracts or sending bold texts.

Trust the process.

Let the ideas settle, even if it feels like you're chasing something just out of reach.

April 18 – Mars enters Leo (finally!)

Okay, this one deserves a moment. Mars has finally left Cancer!!!! And honestly? Bless! I am literally hooting and hollering over here.

Mars has been in Cancer for an unusually long time. Since the beginning of September 2024 due to its retrograde cycle and it’s finally moving on.

Mars in Cancer is like trying to fight a battle underwater—slow, heavy, emotionally tangled. As we know Cancer’s mascot is the crab...and idk if you’ve ever seen how a crab moves but it scuttles sideways. I find Cancer has a harder time being direct in general and tends to dance around the point. Mars in Cancer often slows our momentum, steering us in circles instead of forward. It can stir up defensiveness, resentment, and the kind of fatigue that makes you cry over a dropped spoon.

But now Mars emerges from the moody depths and enters Leo. Yay Leo full of glitter and glory! This is a fiery homecoming.  The vibe is: take up space, unapologetically. Leo is bold, expressive, and driven by the heart. Mars here wants to move from a place of personal passion. Mars wants to act because it feels right, not because it’s expected, or because we’re emotionally cornered.

Expect your energy to come back online. Expect things to finally start moving forward again. Especially if you have a chart with multiple cardinal placements. This retrograde may have left you feeling like you were trying to move through quicksand. And expect creative fires to spark in places that have felt stagnant for months.

April 19 – Sun enters Taurus (slow it way down, nap in a meadow)

The Sun moving into Taurus is the cosmic version of pouring a warm cup of tea and curling up in a sunlit window. After the chaos of Aries season, we get an invitation to reconnect with the body, the earth, and our senses.  Taurus is ruled by Venus and centers values, love, beauty and the senses. Taurus doesn’t want you to rush living. It wants you to press your bare feet into the soil, to breathe in the scent of lilacs and slow mornings.

Taurus wants you to taste the sweetness of things, and remember that rest is also progress.

Also, let’s not forget: Taurus season is peak gardening energy—internally and externally.

What are you planting? What are you tending to with patience and love?

April 20 – Venus conjunct the North Node (a love letter to the future)

Venus conjuncts the North Node at 25°41’ Pisces. This is a quietly profound moment. Venus, our planet of beauty, pleasure, and values, meets the North Node, the cosmic compass pointing us toward soul growth. There may be subtle (or not-so-subtle) nudges around relationships, desires, and your evolving sense of worth. It’s not about who you’ve been. It’s about who you’re becoming.

Meetings may feel fated. You might remember a dream you forgot you had. Pay attention to what feels magnetic.  Follow those quiet urges.  These are breadcrumbs from your future self.

What do I do with all of this?

So what do you do with this kind of energy? You plant seeds. Quiet ones. Intentions you might not even have words for yet. Let the ideas come as shapes, feelings, colors. You don’t have to write it down. You can move with it. Cook with it. Light a candle and just sit with it. Speak it out loud to the sky or let it hum in your body while you walk.

Enjoy the changing of the seasons.

Pack a picnic. Go touch some grass. Eat cheese under a tree.

Smile at the flowers pushing their way up through the thawing earth.

Remember, Neptune doesn’t give answers, it gives atmosphere. Mercury sparks thought and inspires motion. The North Node shows us where to go. Mars gives us the energy to put thought into action.

Even if the motion is small. You don’t need a full plan. Just the beginning.

Don’t forget to find beauty around you in nature and all the small, everyday things.

The journey isn’t about knowing the whole path—it's about walking it, one moment at a time.

xo,

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