Venus Retrograde through the Signs
We’re finishing up one major retrograde cycle with Mars, only to be greeted by another (and another) for this Spring. Venus stations retrograde on March 1st, 2025 and her backtracking through Aries will bring a continuation of the Mars retrograde in Cancer. On March 27th, 2025 she will continue to retrograde back into Pisces, ushering in another Fire/Water retrograde theme we’ve been playing with since December.
Venus retrogrades in the same sign every eight years, so to more deeply understand this transit for yourself, you may like to reflect on March - April 2017. Similar themes will be brought up, but also new ones. Venus in astrology rules over what we desire, love, and wish to attract in our lives. Sometimes it’s relationships or finances, but ultimately it’s more unique to yourself and what you often desire to create more ease and abundance within. Considered to be a difficult sign for this planet, Venus is more likely to find something to fight for, to push up against, or to create a challenge to bring forth what she envisions the most desirable.
When she moves to Pisces, she will be close to Saturn and Neptune, reviewing the dynamics between love and boundaries, desire and elimination, ease and restriction. Saturn will be moving into Aries this year, so it may bring a wrap up of important themes when it comes to managing your emotions and feelings, and what you feel responsible for in relation to others and their needs.
Venus will also be retrograde with Mercury nearly around the same time. Mercury won’t be retrograde for as long as Venus, but they will also move between Aries and Pisces, delivering extra important messages and stories to the forefront of your Venus review. Sharing information can become increasingly mixed or confusing during this period of time, so it’s important to allow a lot of room for errors and correction. You don’t have to get everything right at once. You can experiment, try again, and give yourself a second chance.
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Read your Venus retrograde horoscopes below. Remember these are written for your Rising Sign, but feel free to read your Sun sign if you desire. Here’s how to pull up your chart and find your Rising Sign.
ARIES & ARIES RISING
Venus will station retrograde in your sign, the first house of self, identity, and body. You may find yourself experiencing a review of who you are, perhaps an existential crisis on one end of the spectrum to just desiring a full makeover on the other. Mars’ retrograde has brought up a lot of themes of understanding what security, stability, and home truly means to you – Venus will then build on that theme by reviewing your sense of home within yourself and how you want to be perceived by others. You can expect this change to greatly challenge your relationships and your money as well, as Venus wants you to create more power and flow through your creations. Give yourself opportunities to approach your life as a first-time science experiment and make mistakes in the process, nothing has to be solidified now.
On March 27th, Venus will retrograde back into Pisces. Here you’ll be reviewing your experience of being alone and dealing with the darker aspects of your mind, spirituality, and ways you practice self-undoing or working through your own inner challenges. What you learn about yourself during the Aries period will help prepare you for this last transit. With Saturn here, it may be helpful to think of ways you can make a commitment to yourself first, instead of looking to others for approval or recognition of your strength.
TAURUS & TAURUS RISING
Venus stationing retrograde in Aries pulls you deep into the hidden corners and crevices of your mind, asking you to step away from demanding external experiences and take a deeper look at your inner world and spirituality. What does it mean for you to enjoy having time alone and being with yourself? Mars’ recent retrograde review in Cancer was all about your siblings, interactions with your local community, and the general busyness of your days. As you’re taking more action out in the world, or dealing with conflict locally, it’s important you also have time alone to process, heal, and retreat. That’s Venus’ ultimate goal with this review - how can you find pleasure and ease with yourself to balance against burnout and being visible to others?
Venus will then retrograde back into Pisces on March 27th, shifting her review more to the external world of your friendships, community, bigger aspirations and goals. With a more established inner world, you may be desiring or open to new connections and interactions, encouraging friendships and more fun into your life. With Saturn’s recent long-term transit through this sign, that area may’ve felt more barren or limited. Venus will help open the water flow, and Saturn can help those relationships have a more longstanding commitment. You just need to clarify what exactly you want from this space.
GEMINI & GEMINI RISING
Your community, friend groups, and higher aspirations are under review and revisitation with this Venus retrograde in Aries. The people you surround yourself with, and the communities that fuel your passions, are ready for thorough reflection. You may seek to reconnect with old relationships that have been put on the back burner, or least intentionally seek out a deeper sense of belonging. Venus here may also review your aspirations and future goals, assessing whether the dream you have is the dream you still desire. Mars has recently wrapped up a retrograde around your money and income, and a different perspective on finances may start to shift your long-term planning and goals as well. The important piece with this retrograde will be working those the lingering stressors so you can still have fun, feel supported, and be a part of your friend groups and communities.
On March 27th, Venus will retrograde back into Pisces, shifting the review to your career and public roles. You may start to assess your relationship with work and if that public identity is still one you enjoy. Saturn has been in this sign for the last two years, increasing its limitation and restriction on career growth. Venus’ return to this sign may show what it’s all been for, and what new working commitments will start to arise next. You can expect more flow and ease in this area of your life.
CANCER & CANCER RISING
Venus stations retrograde in Aries, pushing a significant reflection to your career, public reputation, and the work you’re known for out in the world. You may be reviewing certain public and important relationships at your work, and how they bring you closer to what you desire career-wise, or not. It’s a good time to assess whether you still enjoy what you do, or if there’s a change needed, this can be the time to playfully explore other routes. Mars’ recent retrograde in Cancer was a review of yourself, who you are, and how you’re perceived by others. You may have been shedding old identities and beliefs of yourself, perhaps dealing with conflicting viewpoints and how they can merge together. To work with this Venus transit, allow yourself the opportunity to explore other public and work identities as well.
Venus will continue her retrograde back into Pisces on March 27th, and her review will shift to your long-term plans, future goals, and overarching beliefs or philosophies you hold about life. With Saturn moving through this sign in the past two years, it may’ve felt like your opportunities or ability to shift perspectives has been limited, but perhaps Saturn was just showing you the directions not to go down. Venus returning here will offer some ease and flow with your decisions and trust in the world. A long term commitment to your beliefs is available after this review.
LEO & LEO RISING
Venus’ retrograde station in Aries will bring a thorough review of your long-term plans, educational goals, philosophies, beliefs, and any teaching roles you may hold. You may revisit old spiritual practices or return to learnings that you’ve left behind over the passage of time. Anything that lights up your mind will be a point of revisitation with this Venus retrograde. Mars has recently wrapped up a retrograde in Cancer, challenging your inner world, mental health, and the ways you deal with loneliness and loss. You may be cutting back bad habits and seeking to fill your time and mind with other practices, sparked by this new Venus retrograde. You’ve gone through an important perspective shift, and it’s time to see proof of your change through your publications, travels, or learnings externally in the world.
Venus will then shift back into Pisces on March 27th, changing her review onto your shared finances, collaborations, debts, loans, and other hidden matters that often stay out of your mind. This may be a time to get clear on certain contracts, as Venus can help string together important connections to bring ease to those arrangements. Saturn has been in this sign for the past two years, perhaps limiting your cash flow and resources from others, but Venus will come back to increase the energy and flow of this space, bringing you gifts and long-term commitments to help you feel more secure.
VIRGO & VIRGO RISING
Venus will station retrograde in Aries, creating a review of the more hidden aspects of yourself - the ways you’re supported through collaborations, how other folks provide resources for your endeavors, and the work you co-create. This may be a good time to review your finances, especially loans, debt, investments, and any other money that involves another person. Venus also rules your beliefs and philosophies about life, so ensuring you’re practicing what you believe in when it comes to monetary matters is necessary. Mars’ recent retrograde in Cancer brought a revisitation of your more external relationships with friends and out in your community, as well as your bigger aspirations and goals for life. With clarity around what doesn’t work there, you may have a deeper understanding of what commitments you wish to keep and those you wish to release with this Aries retrograde.
On March 27th, Venus will return back to Pisces, lighting up all your one-on-one relationships and closer partnerships in your life. All deep connections will receive a thorough review, whether it be your relationship within these shared dynamics, or they themselves may be experiencing a change and shift of direction. It’s important to you that your long-term visions and overarching beliefs align in these interpersonal dynamics, and that may be an important discussion to get clear on this April.
LIBRA & LIBRA RISING
Venus, the ruler of your chart, will station retrograde in the sign opposite yours, Aries. This brings a literal review of your relationships and one-on-one connections of all kinds. This is a personal review, a reflection deeply of yourself and the role you play within your partnerships, and how you feel they are desirable and/or supporting you. The recent Mars retrograde gave a thorough review of your career and public roles, picking apart the battles you don’t like, and further showing you what actions you’d rather be taking instead. Now that your work has been assessed, it’s time to apply the same revisitation to your close partnerships. There needs to be alignment, or at least understanding, for you to feel more growth and satisfaction in all areas of your life.
On March 27th, Venus will retrograde back into Pisces, shifting her review to your work routines, daily work responsibilities, and understanding your body health more clearly. You’ll be asked to create more ease in this space, allowing for more time at home and resting versus running within a stressful work environment. Saturn has been in this sign for two years, reflecting on what work boundaries you need between yourself and others so that you can take care of yourself first. Venus will help strengthen those commitments to further create ease for your body and mind.
SCORPIO & SCORPIO RISING
Your daily work routines, work relationships, and your overall body wellness and health will be under an important review with this Venus retrograde in Aries. It may be time to look closely at your current work schedule and decide if the projects and way you spend your time for others is what you truly enjoy or desire. Venus wants to create more ease here, softness with your body and your work load, and it may be time to creatively make that happen. Mars’ recent retrograde in Cancer was reviewing your overall belief systems and long-term direction. The first way to implement what you learned with Mars is to make sure your daily structures and work routines are supporting the direction and vision you see for yourself. As Venus also rules your mental health and relationships, this review may be encouraging a reprioritization of your values and what’s actually important for you to spend time on.
On March 27th, Venus will retrograde into Pisces, shifting her review to enjoyable matters such as children, creative projects, hobbies, and all the ways you seek more pleasure and joy in life. With the recent space you may have in your daily work routines, you can now fill with a review of your creative endeavors. What does it mean for you to find self-expression in play and art?
SAGITTARIUS & SAGITTARIUS RISING
Venus will station retrograde in Aries, initiating an important review of your creative life, inspiring projects, hobbies, and children if applicable. How you have fun, and how you find self-expression through artistic endeavors will all be pulled out and examined with Venus’ backtrack through this sign. This is a good time to dust off old hobbies and see if your passion still reigns, or start to explore more avenues of fun and enjoyment. Mars recently wrapped up a retrograde pulling apart your collaborations and resources, evaluating your role in working with other people. This retrograde may now ask you to shift focus back onto yourself, your solo-creative ideas, and honor what you wish to express without the contributions of another. This is all about finding your flow again, with your daily life, and within your community through your creative projects.
Venus will then retrograde back into Pisces on March 27th, and this review will go more internal, deeper into your home life, living environment, and relationship with your family. You may be assessing what you like or don’t like about your home life, and what changes you can create to have more ease and fun within that space. With Saturn’s recent two-year transit through this sign, you may be looking to make a solid commitment or promise within your family or with your home life as well.
CAPRICORN & CAPRICORN RISING
Home and family life is the area of major review and reflection with this Venus retrograde in Aries. You’re being asked to pull out of the public eye and focus more on the internal workings of your private life, relationship with your family, and your living environment. Mars has recently wrapped up a retrograde in Cancer, reviewing your one-on-one relationships and partnerships, as well as cutting away from unnecessary commitments or connections that are a drain. This Venus retrograde will build upon those themes, either connecting your home life with a recent relationship that just strengthened, or ensuring more peace and boundaries are established if there are differences. Taking this time to work on your foundation will help you find more ease and success in your external world as well.
Venus will then move backwards to Pisces on March 27th, shifting the review work to your local community, neighborhood, siblings, and extended family. You may also be closely examining your day-to-day routines and the ways you organize errands or interact locally. This is a good time to talk with neighbors and get to know the connections that also support your home life. You may also be seeking more freedom in your daily routines and relationships here. With Saturn in this sign, it may be a sign to make a commitment and put down the necessary roots or connections.
AQUARIUS & AQUARIUS RISING
Venus will station retrograde in Aries, bringing a review of your daily life, routines, neighborhood, and relationship with your siblings if applicable. All the small, minute details of how you spend your day may be up for reflection, assessing if those practices truly bring you joy, or are a meaningless time-waster. It’s important during this retrograde to create more fire and passion in your life, and it starts with your everyday rituals and close relationships. Mars recently wrapped up a retrograde in Cancer, reviewing your daily work routines and work roles, and how you structure your tasks. Now it’s time to take that same review and make cuts with your everyday to-do lists, down to when you schedule your grocery shopping.
On March 27th, Venus will then retrograde back into Pisces, shifting the review onto your money, finances, and all the ways you feel resourced or well-equipped to pursue your goals. You may evaluate your income flows, not just how you make money but also the ways you spend it. Saturn has been transitioning through this sign for the last two years, and there may’ve been some limitation or restriction to your income or how you bring in resources to yourself. Venus may help increase the flow and movement in this area, provided you maintain the necessary boundaries you’ve discovered throughout Saturn’s journey in this sign.
PISCES & PISCES RISING
Venus’ retrograde station in Aries will bring forth a review of your finances, income, and other resources that support your life and direction. You may be reviewing certain jobs you take on or perhaps reflecting more on your spending and the outflow of money and income. This is also a time to review the resources that aren’t strictly financial – such as your relationships, connections, or creativity and other skills you have to offer the world. Mars’ recent review of your creative projects, hobbies, and personal relationships with children is fueling this revisitation of your support system. Venus’ ultimate goal is to create more ease in this space, to give you an opportunity to feel provided for, so listen to those intuitive hints when it comes to engaging with work or unique relationships that could be supportive.
Venus will then retrograde back into your sign, Pisces, on March 27th. This review will shift directly onto yourself, who you are, and how you wish to be seen or known by others. What you learned about the ways you support yourself may bring a direct review of how you truly wish to grow. With Saturn transiting through this sign, you may’ve been making a deeper commitment or change within yourself, and it’s time to fully embrace or honor that growth. Play with different outfits, hairstyles, or shifting how you wish to be perceived out in the world.
