Venus is currently in retrograde, in Aries located at 07 Ari 10' 09"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Venus is currently in Conjunction Mercury

Venus is Sextile Pluto

   Starts on Monday, 17 March, 2025

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
venus2026-10-03 07:16:00 UTC2026-11-14 00:28:00 UTCScorpio

If you ask any person on the street what two things in life come up most frequently- you’re going to get the same answer as if you ask an astrologer what they get asked about the most.

Love and Money

Ruling both Taurus and Libra, Venus is actually given a really over-simplified understanding when it’s only used to look at love and money. What do you do with both love and money? What’s involved in both love and money? Think about it a minute. Pretty things, appealing things, what’s pleasurable, comforting, what makes us happy- those are all things that Venus rules and those are all seriously wonderful, right?

Except, what also causes most problems in life? You know, we talk about Mercury being a trickster planet but...

Yeah, everything’s wonky, when you think about it but, this sort of give and take isn’t exactly exclusive to any sort of esoteric mindset. You pay for the ticket and you take that ride. Another interesting thing we ought to consider about the more “gender” specifics of astrology is that, even though our understandings of these things evolve: refusing to acknowledge our own inherent attributes is never a good thing and yet, people still do this. You know what happens when you try to deny the feminine in you as a man? You’re gonna project. Everywhere. Clean that crap up and stop hanging it on others- nobody wants to step in your lack of self awareness.

Another thing I have always found highly amusing about Venus in astrology is that it’s considered exalted in Pisces- you know, sign of dreamy self delusion and mystic ideals but in its detriment in anal retentive nitpicky Virgo. Do I really have to explain to you what “exalted” and “detriment” mean when I put it to you this way?

The Retrograde

Venus retrograde usually occurs just about every 19 months. Lasting 6 weeks, in spite of other planets really being a huge pain in the butt, guess which one you’ll feel most? Oddly enough, it’s retrograde far less than other planets.

As far as love goes, there are very few times you’re ever going to feel like fate’s messing with your love life. While sure, you may think about an ex or they may pop into your life during Mercury Retrograde- during Venus retrograde: you may have a harder time making that happy reunion happen- which is actually probably a very good thing.

Not really a great time to buy things, though you might be inclined to feel like doing so. Investments are also probably not a great plan. Here’s the rub: now sure, the fluffier crowd likes to crow about how money isn’t everything but the fluffier crowd also thinks if you wish really, really hard, why, a Porsche shows up in your yard. I’ve always considered that a particularly weird dichotomy, personally- you know, the whole manifesting abundance schtick vs. money isn’t everything. Meanwhile, you’re probably dealing with a patchouli wearing dork who has never actually faced a whole lot of actual struggle in life. They also don’t tend to see race, think everyone ought to hold hands and kumbaya the wrongs away- if you get me, here. The Secret, if you want a spoiler, is to vomit a bunch of psychobabble and sell it at $19.99 a pop. I mean, in fairness, that will manifest some abundance, for sure!

Thing is, though, there is some truth to understanding how our external locus of control might have a hand in how our internal one rolls. You know, if you’re terrified of making ends meet, you do tend to make some mistakes- and this is entirely understandable. You might also be more inclined to do things that are a bit leap before you look, and again while understandable: kinda locks you into a gnarly cycle where things keep going sideways.

Same concept holds true in the search for love. While you may well encounter things that seem very promising- even destined or emotionally evocative on deep levels during a Venus retrograde cycle: giving yourself time to go inward and kinda consider what you’re wishing for and why is always the best advice. You’re probably pretty complete all on your own, without all the bells and whistles, without a “soul mate” - but, hey, those things are pretty nice. These cycles tend to be a good time to consider what you value and why, but also, what you do with those things once you’ve got them. If you tend to shoot yourself in the foot- whether you do so with a pricey Rohrbaugh R9 Stealth Elite or a cheap knock off 9mm: you’ve still shot yourself in the foot.

Might be a good idea to figure out why you do that before you do it again.

Planetary Positions

15.03.2025 at 10:34:37 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun25 Pis 05' 27"
The Moon07 Lib 46' 57"
Mercury09 Ari 35' 14" R
Venus07 Ari 10' 09" R
Mars19 Can 07' 54"
Jupiter13 Gem 42' 22"
Saturn22 Pis 28' 02"
Uranus24 Tau 04' 40"
Neptune29 Pis 25' 50"
Pluto03 Aqu 14' 26"

Solar Status

BZ Status:-3
Proton Density:0.11
Proton Speed:528.2 k/sec
KP Status:3.33
TypeMar 15Mar 16Mar 17
Active35%40%40%
Minor25%20%15%
Moderate5%5%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT3.674.003.67
03-06UT3.333.333.00
06-09UT3.332.672.67
09-12UT3.332.332.00
12-15UT3.332.332.00
15-18UT3.332.672.33
18-21UT3.673.002.67
21-00UT3.673.333.00
Solar Activity
Solar activity increased to minor levels (R1-Minor) due to an M1.1 flare observed at 14/2221 UTC from an unnumbered region located near S17E66. Region 4019 (N05W23, Dac/beta-delta) exhibited decay in its trailing spots, but maintained a weak delta in its intermediate region. Region 4022 (N08E05, Dai/beta) underwent evolution as it grew in size, gained additional spots and developed penumbra on both of its poles. Region 4028 (Dao/beta-gamma) gained maturing penumbra in its trailing spots as it continued to rotate into a more favorable viewing position. The remaining numbered regions were stable and relatively quiet. New spots were noted near S12E49 and S17E66, but remain unnumbered at this time as we await corroborating USAF observatory reports.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters remained enhanced under a recurrent, negative polarity CH HSS regime. Total field decreased somewhat from 8 nT to 5-6 nT. The Bz component reached southward deflections of -8 nT. Solar wind speeds ranged ~490 km/s to ~600 km/s. Phi angle was predominantly negative with brief excursions into a positive solar sector.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at high levels with a peak flux of 3,980 pfu at 14/1650 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux remained at background levels.