Planetary Transits for April 9 – April 15

Note: In the *SAMVA chart for USA, transit Jupiter, (ruling the 6th house of debts and disputes, along with health, legal and financial issues) is weak in degrees – and in its debilitation sign, Capricorn, until June 29.

This is not ideal for the above significations — and general significations — of Jupiter.

Additionally, transit Mercury, ruling viruses and the respiratory canal, along with the 3rd house of communications and entrepreneurial ventures, is under the influence of the unfavorable 6th house ruler, Jupiter, until April 15th.

This is about the time when USA may start to see some relief with the COVID-19 situation.

*Systemsʻ Approach to Mundane Astrology (https://groups.io/g/samva).

Where the Vedic Astrology Planets are this Week

  • Sun transits out of Pisces and into its exaltation sign, Aries, on April 13th at 9:53 a.m. CDT.  Sun, however, is weak in degrees until April 18th.  Leaders, presidents, physicians, administrators and governments should get extra rest.
  • Moon is waning and transits Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and into Capricorn. Moon, in Scorpio, is debilitated, April 10 – 12. Watch your emotional state and be careful around volatile persons.
  • Mars transits its exaltation sign, Capricorn, from 12:23 to 17:15°. This should be favorable for the military, police, athletes, executives, engineers and property matters.
  • Mercury transits its debilitation sign, Pisces, from 02:45 to 14:07°. Mercury is under the 3rd aspect of Saturn until April 15th.  Cancer, Virgo, and Pisces rising sign persons, companies and countries (including USA) are likely under stress.
  • Jupiter transits its debilitation sign, Capricorn, (where it remains until June 29th) from 01:11 to 01:51°. This undermines the strength of Jupiter and its significations, such as law, banking, religion, education, husbands, children, teachers, advisors and consultants.
  • Venus transits its own sign, Taurus, from 10:38 to 16:11°.  This should be favorable for women, romance, medicine, finance, entertainment and the fine, healing, and performing arts.
  • Saturn transits Capricorn, from 07:00 to 07:19°. Saturn is in good strength and outside the orb of influence of other planets.  This should be an improvement for the masses, the elderly, the poor and needy, agriculture, and the oil, gas and minerals industries.
  • Rahu and Ketu transit Gemini and Sagittarius, respectively, from 07:44 to 07:28°. This represents stress for persons, companies and countries with planets in “odd” signs (Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius) between 5 and 9 degrees – or for anyone — whenever Rahu or Ketu are within 5 degrees of his or her rising sign degree (in any house), or any planet (by aspect or conjunction).

The Impact of the Transit Planets for each “Rising Sign” (not “Sun Sign”)

  • Aries: Focus on your career; teach, publish and advise. Expect income and friendships at work. Make decisions and consider work-related property. Be patient for a few more days with expenses and separations associated with your children and investments. Be careful to manage debts, disputes, health and legal issues through April 24th.  Relationships should do well during April.
  • Taurus:  Expect improvement in the workplace. Gain from writing, business, computers, technology and communications. Income and friendships are associated with your children, education and investments. On the other hand, money may go out the door with property, vehicles and home life, mid-April to mid-May. Take care to manage debts, disputes, health and legal issues from time to time through July.
  • Gemini: Be patient with father/authority figures and entrepreneurial ventures through April 18th. Connect your career with writing, business, computers, technology, communications and intellectual property. Income and friendships remain subject to setbacks through May 4th. Take care of your pets, children, education and investments; these are vulnerable to expenses and separations through July.
  • Cancer: Focus on independent projects and entrepreneurial ventures. Connect your career with marriage, partnerships, joint ventures and foreign lands. Be patient with work-related stress or setbacks. Expect gains associated with property, vehicles, home life, women, entertainment and the fine, healing or performing arts through July.
  • Leo: Be patient for a few more days and then expect a lift. Connect your career with women and entrepreneurial ventures. Redecorate your workspace and consider a new company car. Work on the fine, healing or performing arts, along with research and ancient knowledge. Take care of your pets, children, education and investments through June; these may be vulnerable to debts, disputes and health or legal issues.
  • Virgo:  Shift your focus to marriage, partnerships, joint and long-distance ventures. Be patient for a few more days with expenses and separations in relationships. Take care of your children, education and investments; these are vulnerable to delays, disputes, setbacks, accidents or health or legal issues. Invest in research and knowledge. Seek spiritual advice from the women in your life; good fortune is on your side through July.
  • Libra: Be patient for a few more days with income and friendships; and then expect a lift mid-April to mid-May. Consider property partnerships through May 4th.  Work out of your home on entrepreneurial ventures through June. Focus on research, language, mystical sciences and ancient knowledge through July. There also may be a marriage, windfall, settlement or inheritance.
  • Scorpio: Spend a few more days connecting your career with children, education, investments and spiritual pursuits. Study writing, business, computers, technology, communications and intellectual property. Be vigilant with entrepreneurial ventures to manage debts, disputes or legal issues. Work out of your home on independent projects associated with teaching, publishing and advisory roles.
  • Sagittarius: Work out of your home on writing, language, business, brokering, computers, technology, communications and intellectual property. Expect a lift with your children, education and investments through April. Speak up as a teacher, publisher and advisor. Go all out on entrepreneurial ventures. Be patient with income and friendships through July; these are vulnerable to debts, disputes, health or legal issues.
  • Capricorn: Focus on property, vehicles, and home life; these are forefront through May 3rd. Be patient with expenses and separations through June. Expect good fortune with independent projects associated with writing, technology, communications and intellectual property. Connect your career with pets, children, education, investments and spiritual pursuits through July.
  • Aquarius: Connect independent projects with ashrams, retreats or international ventures through May 3rd. There may be status with writing, language, computers, technology, and communications, but be patient with delays and setbacks. Money and friendships are vulnerable to expenses and separations through June. Redecorate your living quarters, consider a new automobile and expect good fortune with property, vehicles and home life through July.
  • Pisces:  Relationships are forefront through April 24th. Focus on writing, language, computers, technology, communications and intellectual property. Recent stress begins to dissipate. Expect gains with property, family money, sports and your organizing skills. Earn by teaching, publishing and consulting. Connect research, knowledge, women and the fine, healing or performing arts with entrepreneurial ventures.

About the Author: David Hawthorne