Planetary Transits March 18 – March 24

Notes:  Mars is closely conjunct Rahu until April 2nd. Sun and Venus are conjunct until April 12th. Saturn is within 3 degrees of the ninth aspect of Rahu, March 23rd to Sept. 19th. Saturn represents the masses, immigrants, working-class persons, the elderly, and the poor and needy. Rahu represents viruses, poisons and pandemics.  (Wear a mask, stay socially-distanced and consider getting a vaccine as soon as possible.)

Where the Vedic Astrology Planets are this Week

Sun transits Pisces, from 03:40 to 10:37°. Sun is closely conjunct Venus until April 12th. Taurus, Scorpio, and Pisces rising sign person should be careful and patient, as Venus rules their 6th, 12th, and 8th (inauspicious) houses, respectively.

Moon is waxing and transits Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer.  Moon, in Taurus, is exalted, March 18 – 20. This should be good for relationships and emotional well-being.

Mars transits Taurus, from 14:05 to 18:14°.  Mars is closely conjunct Rahu until April 2nd. This may cause sudden issues for the military, police, athletes, surgeons, engineers, executives, national security, and property matters.

Mercury transits Aquarius, from 08:56 to 19:15°.  This connects stocks, finances, business, thinking, technology and communications with unconventional, imaginative, and humanitarian efforts.

Jupiter transits its debilitation sign, Capricorn from 26:15 to 27:43°.  Jupiter remains in its debilitation sign until April 5th. Be patient with law, judges, jurors, religion, morality, education, husbands, children, publishing and advisory roles. (Difficulty Selecting Jurors in the Derek Chauvin Trial.)

Venus transits Pisces, from 01:38 to 10:20°. Venus is closely conjunct Sun until April 12th. Virgo, Capricorn and Pisces rising sign person should be careful and patient, as Sun rules their 12th, 8th, and 6th (inauspicious) houses, respectively.

Saturn transits its own sign, Capricorn, from 16:02 to 16:40°.

*From 14th March, 2021 to 22nd October, 2021, Saturn will remain under the five-degree aspect of Rahu from Taurus. During the following two spells planet Saturn would be under the close affliction of Rahu within two degrees: 1. Around 30th March, 2021 to 28th April 2021; 2. Around 23rd June, 2021 to 24th August, 2021. The abovementioned time spells would be unfavorable for the general and particular significations of Saturn. Difficulties will be more for those born in the ascending signs of Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius.

*For the source and entirety of this information, please use this link:  http://yournetastrologer.com/Rahu_in_Taurus.htm

Rahu and Ketu transit Taurus and Scorpio, respectively and stationary, from 19:32 to 19:18°.   Persons, companies and countries with a rising sign between 20 and 18 degrees — or with any planets in even signs (Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces) in these same degrees, should be careful and patient.

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

Aries: Mars, ruling your chart, is closely conjunct Rahu until April 2nd. This may make you ambitious and charismatic, but do not take risks or chances, and exercise moderation with food, drink and what you have to say. Pets, children, investments and relationships are vulnerable to losses, expenses and separations through April 14th. Gain from writing, business, technology and communications. Be patient to manage disputes over income or with friendships. Expect good results in the workplace.

Taurus: You may have some desire for a retreat, ashram or foreign land, but be patient with expenses, separations, intimacy or insomnia through April 2nd. You are likely to feel athletic and competitive and have good organizing skills, but be vigilant to manage your emotional state. Expect gains from large organizations, authority figures — but avoid debts and disputes with same. Connect children, education and investments with your career. Focus on writing, busines, technology and communications.

Gemini: Be vigilant with income and friendships through April 2nd. These are connected to losses, expenses, separations, institutions or foreign lands. Focus on your career through mid-April. Take a leadership position at work and ask for a raise or promotion.  You may get an award or some recognition. Work with women, luxuries, entertainment or the fine, healing or performing arts. Be patient with relationships through April 5th.

Cancer:  Be vigilant in the workplace; you may be feeling ambitious and charismatic, but do not take risks or chances through April 2nd.  Focus on research and ancient knowledge connected with writing, language, technology and communications. Expect good fortune with your status and family life – along with property, vehicles and home life through April 12th. Continue to be patient with relationships to manage setbacks and to avoid debts and disputes.

Leo: Take a leadership position in the workplace, but be vigilant to manage sudden issues through April 2nd.  Focus on research, ancient knowledge and the mystical sciences – connected with entrepreneurial projects, but be patient with setbacks and to avoid accidents through April 12th. There may be status with partnerships and joint ventures associated with writing, business, technology and communications, however, debts and disputes may also be involved.

Virgo: Continue to focus on law, medicine, finance, social work, sports, or psychology. Take care of your health and be vigilant to avoid debts and disputes. There may be good fortune with property or windfalls, but these are also vulnerable to sudden issues through April 2nd.  Connect your status, family life, retreats, institutions and international ventures with partnerships and joint ventures through April 12th. Be patient with expenses and separations with same.

Libra: Be patient with children, education and investments. These are associated with expenses, separations or foreign lands. Be vigilant with relationships through April 2nd. These are vulnerable to stress, setbacks, or accidents. Manage debts, disputes, health or legal issues for yourself and with income and friendships through April 12th. Your best bet is with property, vehicles and home life. Work with things in the earth, like gardening and sustainable living.

Scorpio:  Work out of your home on writing, business, technology, communications, intellectual property and entrepreneurial ventures. Be vigilant with debts, disputes, health and legal issues, which are subject to sudden issues through April 2nd. Connect your work situation with children, education and investments, but be patient to manage losses, expenses or separations through April 12th.

Sagittarius: Focus on writing, busines, technology, communications and entrepreneurial ventures. Expect gains and good fortune with property, vehicles and home life. Redecorate your living quarters and consider a new car. Turn your house into a palace. Be vigilant to protect your mind, children and investments. These are vulnerable to debts, disputes, health or legal issues through April 2nd.

Capricorn: Focus on writing, business, technology and communications. Be vigilant with property, vehicles and home life to safeguard against sudden issues through April 2nd. Connect your career with independent projects, but be patient with setbacks and to avoid accidents in the workplace through April 12th. Be of service to others; many people trust and rely on you and will seek your advice.

Aquarius: Focus on writing, business, technology and communications. Be patient with setbacks and to avoid accidents. Work out of your home on entrepreneurial ventures, but be vigilant to manage sudden issues with property, vehicles and home life through April 2nd. Expect good fortune with partnerships and joint ventures and a lift with your wealth, status and family life through April 12th.

Pisces: Continue to exercise patience with writing, business, technology, and communications. These, along with relationships remain vulnerable to expenses or separations. There may be income and friendships connected with your career, and gains from teaching, publishing and advisory roles. Be vigilant with your speech, family life, and property matters. These are vulnerable through April 2nd.  Take a leadership position and focus on fashion, design, luxuries and the fine, healing or performing arts – but take care of your health and finances and to avoid accidents through April 12th.

About the Author: David Hawthorne