The first of the biannual 'Navratra' periods takes place in April. This is a highly auspicious time of the year and lasts for nine days. It is believed that this is a period when the 'Divine' and positive influences are at their most prevalent in our lives.
April is the beginning of the financial year in many countries and is also 'Global Astronomy Month'.
Other noteworthy, although not entirely astrologically relevant dates this month include:
April Fool's Day, April 1.
International Day of Conscience, April 5.
'Chaitra Navratras' begin, April 09.
'Chaitra Navratras' end, April 17.
International Mother Earth Day, April 22.
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News Updates for April 2024
A round-up of breaking news and the most interesting stories from the world of astrology and esotericism.
In this feature on Billboard, Jennifer Lopez had a lot to say about her own astrological sign, Leo and its compatibility with Ben Affleck's, also a Leo. "Let me tell you it's fiery! It's great", she says of a two-Leo marriage. "And it's challenging. We are both very willful. If you know what Leos are like, you know we're passionate. Oh my God, so passionate, the both of us. One of us gets on a tangent about something, it's like, 'Just sit down and let him have his moment.' Or he needs to sit down and let me have my moment. We know each other in that way and we're getting to know each other again, which is really beautiful too."
The article features in relation to Lopez's recently launched, musical experience film, 'This Is Me... Now: A Love Story', directed by Dave Meyers. In the movie, the 54 year old Lopez, follows an astrologically charged journey to find love.
Journalist Betsy Vereckey is an amateur astrologer who used her basic knowledge as a guide, during an IVF procedure. The procedure itself turned out to be successful. Vereckey who contrubutes to the Huffpost, found that her belief in astrology was strengthened by the experience.
Astrologer Britten LaRue has published a book titled, 'Living Astrology*'. The focus of the book is how to use astrology for greater self discovery as the author revealed in an interview on the US tv channel, NBC Dallas Fort Worth. The book's catch phrase being, "Weave the wisdom of every one of the 12 zodiac signs into your everyday life with supportive practices like creativity prompts, tarot card pulls, and seasonal rituals".
Anonymous Twitter user known as ZodiacGM has over 13,000 followers, by using astrology to analyze NBA teams. He thinks it wouldn't be crazy for the actual general managers to do the same. In an interview to GQ magazine he said, "This could be very useful for NBA teams!" Over the course of seven years, he has built a database of the zodiac signs details of NBA players, which he uses to assess how different players will interact as teammates.
This is an astrologers assessment of the astrological compatibility of the contestants of season 6 of the Netflix reality show, 'Love Is Blind'. Based on a comparison of their sun signs, the following were declared as possible successful matches:
The tarot card reader, Angela was asked to predict if NFL team, the Buffalo Bills were going to win a Super Bowl title in the next five years. In a video that was posted to Twitter, Angela drew the 'Two of Swords' for the question and said that this means that it might not happen for a long while. She gave the team a "20%" chance of winning and also cautioned that a "Black haired woman" could be interfering in team affairs.
We asked Angela, the tarot card reader, if the Buffalo Bills are going to win the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/QZplzE0FQV
Astrologer Lisa Stardust has provided her predictions for the luckiest dates for holding a wedding, in 2024. These are:
April 1-23.
April 25-31.
May 1- 23.
May 25-June 23.
June 21, the summer solstice.
Stardust has also identified the 4th, 14th and 24th of those months, to avoid holding such events as 4 is a number "associated with death" in the Lunar Calendar. The following dates are also unfavourable:
Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves and SZA all have something in common, they've written songs that make astrological references to the planet Saturn.
SZA's "Saturn", released in late February, has lyrics about dreaming of the cosmic entity breaking her for the better. In the first verse of her lead single "Deeper Well", a song about letting bad people and bad habits go, Musgraves refers to the planet, singing, "My Saturn has returned". Grande has a track off her recenlty released album, titled "Saturn Returns Interlude" featuring a voiceover about waking up and changing your life. According to Vox, "They're singing about the astrological phenomenon known as a Saturn return."
Dovetailing nicely into the previous story about 'Stars singing about the planets' is this piece by Elle Hunt, writer for the UK's Guardian newspaper. Hunt cites her own astrological experience back in 2017, while examining why many singer song writers use astrological references in their songs.
The writer suggests that their could be a connection between a 'Saturn Return' and pop stars in their 30s.
Bryanna Collier, a writer for Canada's national public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada, weighs in with her love predictions for 2024. She covers some of the major astrological events for the year and a summary of the love related predictions for each of the twelve zodiac signs.
Famous Birthdays this Month
Some famous personalities with birthdays in April are:
Eddie Murphy, April 3, 1961
Cobie Smulders, April 3, 1982
Robert Downey Jr., April 4, 1965
Lily James, April 5, 1989
Russell Crowe, April 7, 1964
Kristen Stewart, April 9, 1990
Saoirse Ronan, April 12, 1994
Leonardo da Vinci, April 15, 1452
Emma Watson, April 15, 1990
Conan O'Brien, April 18, 1963
Maria Sharapova, April 19, 1987
Adolf Hitler, April 20, 1889
Queen Elizabeth II, April 21, 1926
J. Robert Oppenheimer, April 22, 1904
Jack Nicholson, April 22, 1937
Gigi Hadid, April 23, 1995
William Shakespeare, April 26, 1564
Anya Taylor-Joy, April 26, 1996
Penelope Cruz, April 28, 1974
Michelle Pfeiffer, April 29, 1958
Ana de Armas, April 30, 1988
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Important Dates
These are the most favourable and unfavourable dates this month, according to the prevailing celestial alignments. The good dates are the best of those mentioned for our 'Monthly Lucky Dates' section. This selection is suitable for commencing or undertaking any type of important task, be this of a personal or professional nature. Doing so will multiply your returns and increases the chances of success. The opposite is true of the inauspicious dates.
The Most Auspicious Dates in April
April 15:
Indian Standard Time (IST) From: April 15, 01:35 to 06:00 (15) IST.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) From: April 14, 16:05 to 20:30 (14) EDT*.
A 'Tripushkar Yog' will start on the 14th in N. America (15th in India), at the time mentioned and end on the 14th and 15th for the respective areas.
This is a 'Tripushkar Yog' that occurs on the 7th day of the waxing moon, during the 'Nakshatra' of 'Punarvasu'. Additionally, this occurs during the 'Chaitra Navratra' period.
The 'Punarvasu Nakshatra', or constellation is considered to be auspicious.
April 20:
Indian Standard Time (IST) From: April 20, 14:04 to 22:42 (20) IST.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) From: April 20, 04:34 to 13:12 (20) EDT*.
A 'Tripushkar Yog' will start on the 20th, at the time mentioned and end on the same day.
This occurs on the 12th day of the waxing moon, during the 'Nakshatra' of 'Purva Phalguni'.
The 'Purva Phalguni Nakshatra', or constellation is considered to be auspicious.
The Most Inauspicious Dates in April
April 06 to 08:
Indian Standard Time (IST) From: April 06, 22:19 to 11:50 (08) IST.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) From: April 6, 12:49 to 02:20 (8) EDT*.
Two unfavourable periods, 'Gand Mool' and 'Panchak' coincide on the 13th to the 15th days of the waning moon.
April 19:
Indian Standard Time (IST) From: April 19, 06:46 to 20:04 (19) IST.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) From: April 18, 21:16 to 10:34 (19) EDT*.
Two unfavourable periods, 'Gand Mool' and 'Bhadra' coincide on the 11th day of the waxing moon.
* The times shown are in IST (Indian Standard Time). You may use an online time converter to get your local time.
Lunar Phases for April
The moon will follow the following alignments this month:
At the beginning of the month, the moon will be at day '7' of its waning phase, in Sagittarius.☽ ♐
The new moon will be on, Tuesday, April 8 and the moon will occupy the sign of Pisces. This will be a 'Super New Moon'.☽ ♓
The full moon will be on, Tuesday, April 23. The April is referred to as a, 'Pink Moon' and the moon will be in the sign of Libra.☽ ♎
Planetary Trends for April
The horoscope charts will progress as follows during the course of the month. For an explanation of some of the terminology used, see our 'Astrology Glossary'.
At the beginning of April, Mercury will rule the ascendant.
A weak and debilitated Moon will be the ascendant's lord by the end of the month.
At the beginning of April, the Sun will be favourably placed in the sign of Pisces, at 17° where it is conjunct with Venus and in conflict with Rahu. ⊙ ♓
By around mid-April, the Sun will be weak at about 1°, but exalted in the friendly sign of Aries. ⊙ ♈
By the end of the month, the Sun will be at about 16° conjunct with Jupiter and Venus, in Aries. ⊙ ♈
A combusted Saturn will occupy its own zodiac sign of Aquarius, at 19°. ♄ ♒
By mid-April, it will be stronger, at about 20° in Aquarius. ♄ ♒
By the end of April, Saturn will be at around 22° and favourably placed in its own zodiac sign of Aquarius. ♄ ♒
Stars Watch
The main celestial events for April are:
April 3, a Venus-Neptune conjunction in Pisces.
April 6, a Moon-Mars conjunction in Aries.
April 8, a total solar eclipse will be observable across Mexico, the United States and Canada. This takes place between 11:37 PM (PST) and ends at 02:22 AM (PST) on April 9. That is,
02:37 (EDT) April 9 and 05:22 (EDT) April 9.
12:07 April 9 and 14:52 (IST) April 9.
April 10, a Saturn-Moon conjunction in Aquarius.
April 21, a Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Taurus.
April 20 to 21, Lyrid Meteor Shower.
April 29, a Mars-Neptune conjunction in Pisces.
The horoscope charts for Navratra First Day and Navratra Last Day are shown below:
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