April 2026
Dearest Friends
Kindly note that the days and times given below are in Pacific Time. For Rocky Mountain Time (including AZ) add 1 hr. For Central Time, add 2 hours. For Eastern Standard Time, add 3 hours. For Alaskan Time, subtract 1 hour. For Hawaii-Aleutian Time, subtract 2 hours. For Greenwich, add 8 hours. For Central European time (CET) add 9 hours, for Eastern European Time (EET), add 10 hours.
APRIL 2026
ORACLE CARD OF THE MONTH: “Strong desires” (Mars in Water). A month to fight uncompromisingly for what we believe in. Passion and thoroughness are the building blocks of our success. Our relentless courage and resourcefulness bring us to great heights of achievement. However periods of calm and solitude may be necessary for us to regain our energy after some intense forward movement towards our goals. Our sex drive is powerful, and our emotions, strong.
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Mars enters Aries on Thursday April 9 till May 18. During the next 5 weeks, our fighting spirit, our leadership abilities, and our capacity to reduce complex problems to a few simple components are intensified. Drawn to direct, immediate results, we go after what we want without too much forethought, are adventurous, could be combative, and even domineering. A certain restlessness, love of independence, and impulsiveness mark this transit. In our haste, we could be prone to cuts and accidents. We need to be cautious to not be too pushy or overzealous.
Mercury enters Aries on Tuesday April 14 till May 17. During the next 4 weeks, our mind is active, positive, impulsive, and optimistic. We jump on ideas with enthusiasm, are outspoken, inventive, go straight to the point, and grasp situations and opportunities quickly. While our first idea might be the right one, we tend to be impatient and annoyed with delays, and don’t suffer fools very easily. Details are boring. A big panoramic view of a situation is all we feel we need to make snap judgements and leap into action. If challenged, we are likely to be quick tempered, even ironic, sarcastic, and downright quarrelsome. Complete honesty is required of us. It is an amazing time for initiating new projects, moving actively towards our goals, and asserting our special talents.
Sun enters Taurus on Sunday April 19 till May 20. During this month, our purpose, will-power, determination, and endurance are strong. We are likely to be more practical, grounded, and persistent. Reliable, we may err on a more conservative side. We demonstrate a better than usual business sense, striving to create the physical security we need. Our focus is on material acquisitions. We are likely to be defined by our love for beauty, and a deep appreciation for what brings us comfort. A wonderful time to take care of our garden, grow flowers, and take long walks in the countryside.
Venus enters Gemini on Thursday April 23 till May 18. During the next 3 weeks, our social life is likely to become more fun and varied albeit a little superficial. More charming, friendly, witty, and curious than usual, our popularity is likely to increase. We seek lighter connections with others, may be a little changeable or inconsistent in our affections, and somewhat disinclined to settle down. This cycle is great for developing different sources of income from hobbies or small activities that bring us pleasure.
Uranus enters Gemini for good on Saturday April 25 till August 2032. We had a first taste of this important new cycle between July 7th and November 9th of last year. During the coming 7 years, we should expect much restlessness, volatile energies, sudden changes of alliances, trading disruptions, and massive emigration. Brilliant ideas, genius intuitions, new inventions, advanced technologies, flying driverless vehicles are likely to emerge. The way we read, learn, study, and communicate could change drastically, creating a revolution in education. Social structures are likely to become quite chaotic. In the face of a deep need for freedom, established systems are unlikely to survive. Progressive groups will come together to form new coalitions and organizations based on futuristic ideals. Life is likely to become both surprising and unpredictable. Everything on both a personal and collective level will be dramatically shaken up, forcing us to embrace our truth, express what is unique about ourselves, and pursue our own genuine desires. Deciding from one day to the next to drop everything, changing our lives radically, and stepping into the complete unknown can be both exhilarating and cause wild disturbances but is the price required to reinvent out lives based on our authentic self.
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The Moon will be Void of Course (V/O –forming no major aspect with any planet before entering the following sign-):
From Thursday 4/2 at 1:55 AM till Friday 4/3 at 5:11 AM: when the Moon enters Scorpio.
On Sunday 4/5 between 2:29 PM and 4:32 PM: when the Moon enters Sagittarius.
On Wednesday 4/8 between 2:52 AM and 5:04 AM: when the Moon enters Capricorn.
On Friday 4/10 between 3:24 PM and 4:55 PM: when the Moon enters Aquarius.
On Monday 4/13 between 12:42 AM and 1:55 AM: when the Moon enters Pisces.
On Wednesday 4/15 between 6:07 AM and 7:04 AM: when the Moon enters Aries.
On Friday 4/17 between 4:52 AM and 4:52 AM (30 seconds!): when the Moon enters Taurus.
On Sunday 4/19 between 8:46 AM and 9:18 AM: when the Moon enters Gemini.
From Sunday 4/19 between 10:17 PM and Tuesday 4/21 at 10:00 AM (36 hours!): when the Moon enters Cancer.
On Thursday 4/23 between 12:28 PM and 12:41 PM (13 minutes!): when the Moon enters Leo.
From Friday 4/24 at 3:21 PM till Saturday 4/25 at 6:04 PM: when the Moon enters Virgo.
From Monday 4/27 at 4:12 AM till Tuesday 4/28 at 2:03 AM: when the Moon enters Libra.
On Thursday 4/30 between 1:52 AM and 12:02 PM: when the Moon enters Scorpio.
Mark these periods in red in your calendar and avoid scheduling anything of importance during these times as they would amount to… NO thing!
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Scheduling our activities using the zodiacal position of the Moon
Moon in Libra till Friday 4/3 at 5:10 AM + between Tuesday 4/28 at 2:03 AM and Thursday 4/30 at 12:01 PM: Great for relationships, associations, diplomatic exchanges with others, anything related to beauty (a haircut, buying new clothes, a make-over…), art (especially painting and decorating…), a pleasant social event (concert, art exhibition…).
Moon in Scorpio between Friday 4/3 at 5:11 AM and Sunday 4/5 at 4:31 PM + between Thursday 4/30 at 12:02 PM and Saturday 5/2 at 11:32 PM: Perfect for scientific research, esoteric studies, self-transformation, shamanism, dealing with the mysteries of life, death, and sexuality, as well as insurances and issues involving personal power.
Moon in Sagittarius between Sunday 4/5 at 4:32 PM and Wednesday 4/8 at 5:03 AM: Perfect for traveling, religious and/or philosophical activities or matters related to higher education and the law. Excellent for lecturing, learning, perfecting a foreign language, exploring other cultures… Perfect also for athletic training and tending to large animals (horses….).
Moon in Capricorn between Wednesday 4/8 at 5:04 AM and Friday 4/10 at 4:54 PM: Good for furthering our ambitions, asking for a promotion, enlisting the support of people in positions of authority, making a good impression, re-structuring our business, and redefining our long-term goals…
Moon in Aquarius between Friday 4/10 at 4:55 PM and Monday 4/13 at 1:54 AM: Perfect for philanthropic activities, charitable organizations, meeting with friends, making new acquaintances. Good also for inventions, far out, progressive ideas, inter-dimensional and time travel, anything related to UFOs, computers, and technology in general….
Moon in Pisces between Monday 4/13 at 1:55 AM and Wednesday 1/15 at 7:03 AM: Great for meditating, sitting by the ocean, anything related to the sacred, dancing, painting, swimming, dreaming, music, photography, film, sleeping, channeling, connecting with the mystical, the magic and the oneness of all that is…
Moon in Aries between Wednesday 1/15 at 7:04 AM and Friday 4/17 at 8:57 AM: Perfect for intense physical activities, anything requiring forceful, direct action and self-assertion. Good also for leadership, spontaneity, good will, being a way shower, initiating new projects or bringing our car to the mechanic….
Moon in Taurus between Friday 4/17 at 8:58 AM and Sunday 4/19 at 9:17 AM: Perfect for any financial matter: paying our bills/debts, asking for the money that is owed to us, opening a bank account, investing in real estate, buying, and selling. Perfect also for a stroll in the park, going to the countryside, connecting with our Mother the Earth… Good also for gardening, pottery, sculpting, as well as bodywork…
Moon in Gemini between Sunday 4/19 at 9:18 AM and Tuesday 4/21 at 9:59 AM: Excellent for multi-tasking, curiosity, any form of communication, exchanging information, sending e-mails, calling friends and acquaintances. Great also for social activities, attending conferences, reading a book, watching a documentary, gathering data on various topics, connecting with new people….
Moon in Cancer between Tuesday 4/21 at 10:00 AM and Thursday 4/23 at 12:40 PM: Perfect for family activities, especially those involving children. Good for spending more time at home, cooking, nurturing ourselves and those we love, inviting the people we cherish over for dinner. Excellent also for drawing, creative writing, humor, and anything requiring imagination and a touch of craziness….
Moon in Leo between Thursday 4/23 at 12:41 PM and Saturday 4/25 at 6:03 PM: Excellent for anything glamorous, dramatic performances, being in the public’s eye, throwing or attending an elegant party, playing with children, romance, and creativity in general…
Moon in Virgo between Saturday 4/25 at 6:04 PM and Tuesday 4:28 at 2:02 AM: Excellent for starting a new fitness program, learning, healthy nutrition, fasting, clearing our closets, cleaning our home, reorganizing our drawers…. Perfect also for detailed work, the focused use of our intelligence, and taking care of small pets….
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This month’s intentional meditation starts on Wednesday 4/1. Take out as many blank sheets of paper as you have intentions and place them near a window, on a balcony or in a garden so that they bask in the light of the Full Moon in Libra at exactly 7:12 PM. Once that moment has passed, gather your Full Moon charged blank sheets and place them in a folder until the next New Moon.
On Friday 4/17, take out your blank full moon charged papers and write on each a concise, positive intention. Place them on a balcony, in a garden or near a window so that they are out by exactly 4:52 AM for the New Moon in Aries. Once that moment has passed, staple them together and put them away in a folder expecting the manifestation of all your dreams….
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Friday 4/3: Mercury Trine Jupiter (4:28 AM), Venus Square Pluto (3:38 PM)
An ideal day for studying philosophy, the law, religion, or a foreign language. Intellectual progress is favored, as are teaching, advertising, and any form of publication. Our enthusiastic, open-minded, generous outlook attracts the help of people who are happy to help us move towards our positive goals. A great day to ask for a raise, receive a bonus, or get a job opportunity that rewards past efforts. We just need to remain disciplined and organized and should avoid taking the easy way out. Our relationships however, could be fraught with difficulties. Lust, manipulations, compulsive-obsessive tendencies could surface. Emotions tend to be stirred up by a crisis. Tensions, resentments, jealousies, possessiveness that had been brewing under the surface, emerge, needing to be faced, resolved, and released. For the sake of peace, we may be required to bend over backwards without however compromising our integrity. Can we change what is no longer working? And if we cannot, can we live with it? Shady, financial involvements should be avoided at all costs.
Sunday 4/5: Sun Square Jupiter (3:23 PM)
In our restlessness with our existing circumstances, we could be prone to exaggeration: fall prey to over-confidence, be over dressed, go over budget, eat or drink too much… We need to avoid biting more than we can chew or promising more than we can deliver. If buying, selling, investing, gambling, or engaging in a legal procedure is required, it is best to wait for a more auspicious transit. Reevaluating our moral values, and expressing ourselves with restraint, humility, and gratitude is advised.
Wednesday 4/8: Mars Sextile Uranus (9:11 AM)
An exciting, eventful day. We are likely to feel hyper-active, positive, and assertive. We know exactly what we want and go after it with extraordinary willpower, courage, and energy. The pace of life becomes frenetic. Our curiosity seems endless. Sure of ourselves, we are not afraid to venture into the unknown. Inventive, quick, and brave, our actions are decisive. Daring, fearless, adventurous, highly individualistic, and motivated by the desire to win, we work hard, accomplish our tasks with an originality that pays off. A great day to change our routine, do something different, go to new, unusual places, explore, and experiment. Any activity related to electronics, science, or aviation is favored.
Thursday 4/9: Mars enters Aries (12:36 PM)
Kindly refer to the opening paragraph.
Sunday 4/12: Mars Conjunct Neptune (10:30 PM)
On one hand psychic magnetism, healing abilities, and mystical tendencies are enhanced. But on the other, we could experience self-delusion, lethargy, restlessness, a vague dissatisfaction, and a strange anxiety. Our goals could be impractical and unrealistic, and our aims, confused by complex, intrusive forces. There is a danger of treason, deceit, frauds, secret enemies, or activities shrouded in mystery. It is essential that we stay completely honest with ourselves and others, exert discipline, and accept full responsibility for our actions. If we stop looking outside for what can only be found by going within, a dream we had could come true.
Monday 4/13: Venus Sextile Jupiter (1:21 AM)
A pleasant, warmhearted, expansive day. Social activities and positive partnerships are favored. Our optimism, serenity, and happy disposition attract others. An excellent transit for social engagements, businesses dealing with luxury items, cultural endeavors, artistic activities, as well as legal and foreign affairs. Financial matters are also beneficial, particularly foreign investments and planning for our future. Good fortune is ours if we remain careful to not fall prey to extravagance or excesses. A very good day for a long-distance trip that enriches our consciousness.
Tuesday 4/14: Mercury Sextile Uranus (10:10 AM), Mercury enters Aries (8:21 PM)
An electric, stimulating, invigorating day. Our mind is quick and inventive. Our tolerance and open-mindedness to unexpected views make it a day of innovative ideas, unexpected discoveries, dynamic insights, and intellectual brilliance. Flashes of intuition, a high degree of self-reliance, independent, original thinking, and an expanded vision, help us transcend the limits of normal reason. Unusual experiences, foreign travel, esoteric phenomena…. anything that takes us out of our normal routine is attractive. Re-Mercury in Aries, kindly refer to the opening paragraph.
Thursday 4/16: Mars Sextile Pluto (11:56 AM), Mercury Conjunct Neptune (7:01 PM)
Feeling bolder, more energetic, fearless, and powerful, we are willing to work harder to reach our goals. Our efforts, persistence, self-confidence, courage, enthusiasm, and unflinching ability to face danger enable us to exert a tremendous influence on others in ways that inspire them. Changes implemented today result in long-term effects. But getting what we want at other people’s expenses or using force to intimidate others is ill-advised. With some level of restraint and control, our ambitions, strong energy, and initiatives bring out more of our potential and help us accomplish things going beyond our normal scope of activity. Our intuition, mental sensitivity, psychic and healing abilities are particularly developed. We could have prophetic nocturnal dreams. As long as we discern reality from fantasy, at the highest level, this day can bring a powerful regeneration that leads to spiritual enlightenment.
Saturday 4/18: Mercury Sextile Pluto (1:34 PM)
A day of profound insights. What we learn today has the potential to change our lives for the better. Our awareness and mental telepathy are increased. Mysteries are attractive. Some previously hidden information may come to light. Improved communications help us accomplish our goals. Swaying others with the power of our mind, we speak in compelling ways. Arbitrating differences, looking for solutions that benefit all parties, and making enlightening decisions, is much more efficient than compulsive demands or forceful ultimatums. Some solitude may be necessary to find better ways of using our time effectively, improving our diet, dealing with contracts, taxes, or insurance papers, and planning solidly for the future.
Sunday 4/19: Mars Conjunct Saturn (3:44 PM), the Sun enters Taurus (6:39 PM)
A rather serious day that is excellent for disciplined, organized, deliberate work. Not afraid of heavy responsibilities, we demonstrate concentration, determination, resourcefulness, and efficiency. However, we could experience some delays, our efforts could be frustrated, circumstances could prove irritating, and people may be difficult, cold, bitter, depressed, hostile, critical, or competitive. Probably feeling best when we are in command, we look for objective, practical solutions, seek concrete results, and aim at real accomplishments. Re-the Sun in Taurus, kindly refer to the opening paragraph.
Monday 4/20: Mercury Conjunct Saturn (4:22 AM), Mercury Conjunct Mars (2:45 PM)
The perfect day to catch up on bills, return e-mails, file administrative papers, put our affairs in order, and clear our desk of backlogged work. Efficiency, focus, endurance, accuracy, attention to details, and organizational skills are enhanced. On the down side, some delays and frustrations may slow us down, and we may feel somewhat lonely and prone to worry. Despite being super realistic, grounded, and practical, this is not the best day for signing important documents, nor entering into a legally binding agreement, but we are interested in improving our health and work conditions. Not exactly fluffy in the way we express ourselves, we go straight to the point, are potentially tactless and abrupt, and do not shy away from defending our position. We should be careful when driving. Haste, impulsivity, and impatience make us accident-prone. Vigorous physical exercise can help us blow some steam off.
Thursday 4/23: Venus Conjunct Uranus (6:58 PM), Venus enters Gemini (9:03 PM)
Our social life is likely to become dynamic and exciting. New, eccentric friendships and business associations are favored. An unusual romance might come our way. We could meet this person through friends, a group activity, or in unexpected circumstances. That relationship may or may not last, depending on how much freedom we are ready to grant each other. Yet, we should be aware that our stronger than usual need for independence and change could cause us to recklessly break an existing relationship. Re-Venus in Gemini, kindly refer to the opening paragraph.
Saturday 4/25: Sun Square Pluto (9:33 AM), Uranus in Gemini (5:50 PM)
A great day for letting go of patterns that no longer serves us, purging ourselves of handicaps, making radical changes in any area that wasn’t working well, and adopting a new perspective. It is however important that we refrain from being too forceful, domineering, or abusing our power. Ultimatums will not work in our favor and the end does not justify the means if they are not to everyone’s benefit. The more we cooperate with each other for the highest good of all, the faster we can resolve past situations in need of restructuring. Re-Uranus in Gemini, kindly refer to the opening paragraph.
Sunday 4/26: Venus Sextile Neptune (10:43 AM), Mercury Square Jupiter (11:33 AM)
Sympathy, kindness, and compassion abound. Daydreaming leads to inspiring visions. Our creative talents are enhanced but require a discipline and work that we may not be too excited to engage in today. Romance is in the air, yet blind trust is unwise. Our judgement in legal and financial affairs may be excessive. Today, if an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is. If we need to make a big purchase, we should seek a second opinion to make sure we are not overpaying. Business transactions are favored only if we remain flexible and moderate, plan things carefully, and do not overlook details.
Tuesday 4/28: Venus Trine Pluto (9:40 AM)
Intense feelings mark this day. Our magnetic appeal is intensified. Buried emotions may come to the surface to be re-examined, purged, and released. An existing relationship becomes deeper. A new romantic attachment could feel karmic. In both case, love is a catalyst of great transformation, bound to bring profound changes in our life. Our partnerships could go through some great upheavals leading to clearer, new beginnings. Art tends to be a vehicle for a deeper social commentary.
Wishing you an exciting month of April!
In Loving Light.
Michelle Karén, M.A., D.F.Astrol.S.
Astrologer, Shaman, International Conference Speaker
Author of Astrology for Enlightenment (Atria Books, Simon & Schuster)
Founder of the Online Llankay, Munay, Yachay School of Shamanic Studies
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