Big Sky Astrology Podcast

This week, the annual Sun-Uranus conjunction offers liberation; the Aquarius Last Quarter Moon helps us complete our Aries New Moon adventures; Venus and Saturn bring emotional commitment, aided by Mercury in Taurus' common-sense mediation; Mercury turns direct (to riotous applause); and April answers a listener question about the Tropical versus Sidereal zodiac systems. Plus: A new you, the wobbl...

This week’s big news is a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio – the last eclipse in this sign until 2031. Pluto stations retrograde, and Venus has her eyes opened by Neptune (and a Jupiter consolation prize) before entering Cancer. And in this week’s listener question segment, April explains how to find your in-laws (and everything else) in your birth chart. Plus: Window shopping, new recipes, and...

Quieter skies prevail this week, so let’s catch our collective breath after last week's big eclipse! The Sun’s aspects to Saturn and the North Node bring opportunities for growth and commitment; Mars sextile Uranus suggests rewriting some rules; the First Quarter Moon in Leeeeooooo says it’s time to double-down on an old promise to yourself; and April answers an appropriate listener question about...

This week, Mercury turns retrograde and revisits a recent aspect to Mars. But the week really belongs to the Sun: A Solar Eclipse in a new sign, and the Sun entering Taurus and making a square to Pluto, all on the same day! April answers a timely Listener Question about the personal impact of this Eclipse. Plus: Revealing the mysteries, a Royal Eclipse, and an 18-minute earthquake! Read a full tra...

This week: That big boom you're hearing is the annual conjunction of the Sun and Jupiter, sending us off on a big adventure! Venus enters Gemini and tangles with Saturn and Pluto. The Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn urges contemplation to prepare us for the upcoming Solar Eclipse. And April chats with astrologer Gaye Nelson to answer a Listener Question about the Almuten: What is it? What does it r...

This week, almost the only planet doing anything is Mercury - and Mercury is doing all the things, including entering Taurus! Venus and Neptune make the heart grow fonder, the Libra Full Moon is pushed out of balance by Jupiter’s thumb on the scale, and April answers a listener question about working with the waxing and waning cycles of the Moon. Plus: A sea captain, a señorita, and an untidy frie...

Thank your lucky stars for quieter skies after last week's epic planetary shifts! Join Mercury and Jupiter on a magic carpet ride of imagination and elevated ideas! Thrill to Venus’ rendezvous with exciting Uranus! Follow your hunches and get stuff done, as Mars makes a productive trine to Saturn! Reach out for new opportunities with help from a Marsy, playful First Quarter Moon in Cancer! And tak...

This week, the Aries Equinox and the first of two Aries New Moons announce the arrival of the astrological new year; Pluto changes signs and picks out a new pot to cook us in; and Mars finally leaves Gemini after nearly seven nerve-frazzling months. And in this week’s mini-lesson, April gives an overview of Pluto transiting through the houses of the birth chart. Plus: Power tools, paparazzi, and…i...

While we catch our breath between Saturn’s ingress into Pisces last week and Pluto entering Aquarius next week, there’s still plenty going on. The Sun, Mercury, and Mars ask Neptune the musical question, “Who am I, and where am I headed?,” but the Sagittarius Last Quarter Moon chooses the direction it deems best. Venus confronts Pluto from the last, fiery degree of Aries and then slips gratefully...

This week: The Sun and Mercury get a wake-up call from Uranus; the Virgo Full Moon erupts on the same day tough-daddy Saturn enters Pisces for a two-and-a-half-year stay; Venus and Mars meet in a sweet aspect of prosperity and happiness. And April's final mini-lesson in the Saturn in Pisces series looks at Saturn in aspect to planets in your birth chart. Plus: A grouchy volcano, a new job, and an...

This week, the First Quarter Moon in Gemini spurs us on to action; Venus and Jupiter meet in a fortunate and energizing (if combustible!) conjunction; Mercury receives Saturn’s commendation for its work in Aquarius, then enters Pisces for a little dreamtime. And the second of April’s three mini-lessons on Saturn in Pisces takes a look at Saturn through the houses of the birth chart. Plus: A podcas...

A Pisces New Moon asks: where have you been hiding out, and how can you find the courage to come out into the open? Mercury’s aspect to Uranus makes waves with innovative and radical ideas, but when Mercury trines Mars the next day, stand by them and make them a reality! And April offers the first of a three-part mini-lesson on the upcoming transit of Saturn in Pisces. Plus: Bearish bodyguards, “a...

This week: Valentine's Day is flavored by Venus' rapturous conjunction to romantic Neptune, by the Sun's conjunction with realistic Saturn, and by the aftermath of an emotionally intense, pattern-breaking Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio. The Sun enters Pisces – what lights us up during this imaginative season? Venus enters fast-moving (impulsive?) Aries. And April answers a listener’s question about...

This week, Mercury teams up with Neptune to get creativity on the schedule and reads tea leaves with probing Pluto, before entering Aquarius for some long-range planning. Venus and Uranus remind us to embrace the flow of our inspiration while also inviting wisdom from those who’ve been around the block a time or two. And April answers a listener’s question about the fascinating technique of Horary...

This Week: The Full Moon in dramatic Leeeeeoooo and the Sun’s square to Uranus urge us to liberate ourselves from stagnant patterns. As Venus squares Mars, it's time to stop asking for approval and start demanding what is ours. And April answers a listener’s question about the difference between the Sun and the Rising Sign in your birth chart. Plus: A hummingbird, an address in L.A., and dealing w...

This week: The Sun makes creative and heart-opening aspects to Mars and Jupiter and reaches the midpoint between its eclipse seasons. Venus enters Pisces – make your world more magical! The Taurus First Quarter Moon demands action related to something we began at last April’s Solar Eclipse. And April answers a listener’s question about what it means to have the Sun (or any planet, really) in the 1...

This week: Mercury and Uranus move forward and invite us to do the same; the Sun’s rendezvous with Pluto issues a challenge to claim our personal power; the Aquarius season offers a chance to break our own rules, and the Aquarius New Moon is a wake-up call to create a lasting legacy; Venus and Saturn celebrate the beauty of doing more with less; and April answers a listener’s question about lookin...

This week: A very busy Venus makes a swooning trine to Mars, squares the Lunar Nodes (and pushes us out of our comfort zone), and squares Uranus, shaking up relationships and finances. Mars finally stations direct, but don't move forward too quickly. And the Libra Last Quarter Moon wraps ups a powerful Lunar Phase Family that began in late 2020. And April answer’s a listener’s question about how t...

Happy 2023 everyone! This week: the Sun makes an energizing trine to Uranus; Venus enters exciting Aquarius and gets an added boost from Jupiter; a snuggly Cancer Full Moon highlights big dreams; and the retrograde Mercury connects with the Sun and Uranus. April answers a listener’s question about how to work with transits for yourself. Plus: Sparkling in public, finding your people, and the tale...

April is under the weather, so there will be no episode for the week of Dec. 26 - see you on Jan. 2 for the first episode of 2023!

Happy Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa! - and a good old Happy Holidays to one and all this joyous season! In the skies this week: Jupiter re-enters Aries and brings an uncharacteristically jovian spirit to the Capricorn Solstice and the Capricorn New Moon. The Capricorn Venus trines Uranus shakes us up and freshens our outlook, and Mercury sextile Neptune melds imagination...

It's a low-energy, take-it-easy week as the Sun fields a questionable offer from Saturn and a wake-up call from Neptune; Mercury connects with Uranus for some outside-the-box thinking; the  Virgo Last Quarter Moon encourages us to clean up some loose ends as we prepare to say farewell to Jupiter in Pisces next week and welcome the Capricorn solstice; and April answers a listener’s question about M...

An energetic Full Moon in Gemini is influenced by scrappy Mars; Mercury and Venus leave “sky is the limit” Sagittarius for “buckle down and focus” Capricorn; and this week’s Void-of-Course Moon periods are short and happy. And April deploys an automotive metaphor to answer a listener question about transits affecting several planets close together in your chart. Plus: Helpful conflict, the pleasur...

This week: The Pisces Quarter Moon is on a fast-moving Sabian symbol, but proceed with some caution. Mars revisits a recent trine to Saturn to a review an ongoing project; Mercury makes a choice; Venus and Mars get an unobstructed view of one another; Venus dons her rose-colored glasses just as Neptune stations direct; and April answers a listener's question about the best location to use in calcu...

There’s a lot to be grateful for this week, starting with the Big Sky Astrology Podcast’s third anniversary! Warm thanks to all of you who’ve been here from the beginning, as well as those who found the show along the way. In other news: the Sun enters Sagittarius, and there's a New Moon in this grateful sign the day before Thanksgiving – count your blessings, if not your calories! Sagittarius' ru...