Planetary Transits for April 2008

Planetary Transits for April 2008

(All times are GMT, London, and U.K.)
All month: Jupiter in Sagitarius (Dhanus), Saturn (Retrograde) in Leo (Simha), Krittika is the monthly celebrations for Kartikeyan.
April 2008 Panchanga


3rd 12:09 Pradosh***
5th 07:51 Amavasya Tithi begins**.
6th 09:37 New Moon in 22º 46', in Pisces, Revati nakshatra.
13th 14:15 Sun enters Aries and is exalted. Next month is the special akshaya tritiya on 7th May when Sun and Moon is exalted
15th 02:14 Mercury enters Aries.
17th 12:09 Pradosh***
18th 08:09 Poornima Tithi begins 19th 09:38 Full Moon in 23º 41' Virgo, Chitra nakshatra
25th 17:16 Venus enters Aries.
28th 11:00 Mars enters Cancer and will be debilitated for the two months. watch for the Mars Ketu conjunction. More on it in the next Gochara.
30th 04:15 Rahu enters Capricorn. Ketu enters Cancer

Jupiter is Vargottam and Pushkara

Throughout April. Jupiter is Vargottamma from 26°40 to 30° Sagittarius and this is also its pushkara navamsha. Jupiter comes to this position once in every 12 years.This year it is more special as Jupiter retrogrades over this point, therefore prolonging this positive aspect. Venus is also supporting this postive energy by being exalted in Jupiter's other sign Pisces. This makes it positive for many people - Taurus, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces benefit the most.


Complicated Mars with Ketu
Mars has been in Gemini for the last few months and now it ends its journey and moves into its debilitated sign of Cancer on 28 April. Aries and Scorpio will feel this most. What makes this more complicated is that Rahu ketu also change signs on 30th April to Capricorn Cancer Axis. Ketu after being for so long with Saturn now joins and complicates Mars. Mars will also loose the benefic influence of Jupiter so it will feel bereft. From 28 April to 21 June 2008- Mars remains debiltated and weak and this indicates lack of action, general health issues and wasteful use of energy from Aries and Scorpio- they may use this time fruitfully by focussing on their personal well being and not expecting too much from themselves. Being careful about any decisions they make- this is not the right time for them to take decisions. I will be writing more about this in the next months newsletter as well as in June about the Mars Ketu conjunction.



Ketu in Cancer and Rahu in Capricorn
Leo will feel the easing with one of the malefic influence, Ketu is moving away from their ascendants. Cancer will need to handle this energy of Mars Ketu for the coming months. But Mars is the best planet for Cancer and Ketu has the co-rulership of Scorpio- their 5th house ruler- so this may be better than it appears.
Ketu crosses the Gandanta point on 30th April as it moves into Cancer and this could lead to some changes in the world situation. If you have planets placed at the end of Cancer then you are going to experience Ketu. This can be an intense time.
As the eclipses now reach the Cancer Capricorn axis, these lagna or Moons can find themselves making changes in the next 18 months. Capricorn will find the greatest transformations as Saturn is in their 8th house of change and the elcipse now are forcing them to take action.