Venus Retrograde 2025 and New Venus Cycle in Aries 2025/26
Venus will be retrograde in Aries and Pisces for around 40 days in March and April 2025 and will begin a new 19-month Venus cycle in Aries on March 23.
What is the significance of Venus' retrograde, and what are the different phases of the Venus cycle? Read my article to learn more about...
Planet Venus – Basic Knowledge
Venus Retrograde – Meaning and Themes
Venus Cycle – Duration, Phases, and Venus Gates
Venus Retrograde 2025 and Venus Cycle in Aries – Themes
Planet Venus – Basic Knowledge
Venus is an "inner planet". Her orbit lies between Earth and the Sun. She is the second closest planet to the Sun after Mercury and the closest planet to Earth.
Venus takes about 224 days to travel through all zodiac signs.
Her color is green, and her plant is the rose. Venus’ day is Friday.
Planet Venus was named after the Roman goddess of beauty, "Venus." In Greek mythology, she is known as Aphrodite. Her roots trace back to the ancient goddess cults of Ishtar, Inanna, Hathor, and Lakshmi.
In astrology, Venus rules Taurus and Libra.
In the Yin sign Taurus, we learn with Venus to nurture our relationship with ourselves.
In the Yang sign Libra, we engage in relationships with others and the world.
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Venus Retrograde – Meaning and Themes
Venus goes retrograde every 1.5 years for about 40 days. However, retrograde motion is just one phase of the 18-19 month Venus cycle (see the next section).
Venus retrograde is an energetic reset phase: the old Venus cycle ends, and the new cycle begins.
Astronomically, Venus is closest to Earth during her retrograde motion – she is positioned between the Sun and Earth.
The retrograde motion of Venus reflects the importance of turning inward, listening to your heart, tuning into your body, and strengthening your relationship with yourself.
What are your needs – independent of a partner or external validation? Be honest with yourself and discover your (new) needs.
Venus retrograde is also a great time to reflect on relationship patterns and gain healthy distance. In the first half of the retrograde, you may experience release processes, while in the second half, once the new cycle starts, you are invited to set new intentions and lay the foundation for the next 18-19 months.
Extra (juicy) question: Do ex-relationships resurface during Venus retrograde?
Possibly, but not necessarily. It might be the case that people from your past reappear during Venus retrograde – usually because something needs to be resolved, learned, or concluded.
It can now be important to stay with yourself and in touch with your heart and body wisdom despite possible emotional chaos.
Venus Cycle – Duration, Phases, and Venus Gates
A Venus cycle lasts 18-19 months and consists of four main phases:
Retrograde Phase
Morning Star Phase
Underworld Phase
Evening Star Phase
The new Venus cycle begins at the midpoint of the retrograde phase when Venus is closest to Earth and forms her interior conjunction (Cazimi) with the Sun. The zodiac sign in which this conjunction occurs sets the energetic tone and mode for the entire Venus cycle.
In the years 2023/2024, we experienced a Venus cycle in Leo, and from March 2025 to October 2026, we will be in a Venus cycle in Aries.
After the retrograde, Venus enters her Morning Star phase, which lasts about 8-9 months. Venus moves away from Earth and approaches the Sun. When Venus disappears behind the Sun and is no longer visible from Earth, she enters her Underworld phase, lasting 60 to 90 days.
At the midpoint of the Underworld phase, Venus forms her exterior conjunction (Cazimi) with the Sun – the midpoint and peak of the Venus cycle. Venus then moves back out from behind the Sun and towards Earth. Once she becomes visible again from Earth, she enters the Evening Star phase. After about 8-9 months as an Evening Star, Venus turns retrograde, and a new Venus cycle begins.
During the Morning Star and Evening Star phases, Venus also forms Venus Gates, which are conjunctions with the Moon. These are beautiful (cosmic) invitations to deepen your connection with Venus energy.
Did you know that the Venus cycle is also connected to the heroine’s myth of the ancient Venus, Inanna? Would you like to learn more about the themes of the different cycle phases? Do you want to use the monthly “Venus Gates” for yourself and for your circles, ceremonies, and yoga classes?
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Venus Retrograde 2025 and Venus Cycle in Aries – Themes
Note: All dates are in CET! You might have slightly different dates depending on your time zone!
Venus will turn retrograde on March 2, 2025, at 10° Aries 50' and will begin her new Venus cycle on March 23 at 2° Aries 39' . Venus will complete her retrograde phase on April 13, 2025, at 24° Pisces 37' . The entire Venus cycle in Aries will last until October 24, 2026.
During this time, we will explore (Aries-Venus) themes such as finding a new balance between our feminine and masculine energies, developing heart-centered (self-)leadership, and strengthening self-confidence and self-sovereignty.
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