AstrologyNow - Vedic Astrology Guide

In today's segment, we explore the month of April and the major astrological events.
This month is interesting due to having a YAMA YOGA, which don't occur very often. Our last Yama Yoga was in 2024 and our last Yama Yoga in Pisces was 1996! We explore how this combination is formed and what kind of events it can manifest.
We also discuss Hanuman Jayanti, which will be marked by the full moon in Virgo coming up on April 1st. If you are unsure how to honor Lord Hanuman but would like to participate, you can find the Hanuman Chalisa here.
We also dive into the unique Mercury in Pisces and Jupiter in Gemini parivartana, exploring how this exchange brings direct communication between Jupiter, the Guru, and Mercury, the student/messenger. This is profound time for learning and keeping an open mind. To ease Mercury, find an easy pranayama practice here.
Additionally, we unpack Mars in Pisces, a softer and more compassionate expression of drive and motivation. This transit encourages intuitive action, creativity, emotional courage, and spiritual growth — while also asking us to be clear and direct with frustration and anger, instead of becoming passive aggressive or complacent.
We explore:
April 1st: Full Moon in Virgo 18 degrees Hasta 
April 2nd - May 11th: Mars in Pisces with Neptune and Saturn (Yama Yoga) 
April 10th - April 29th : Mercury debilitated in Pisces with Neptune, Mars, and Saturn 
April 12th: Mars and Neptune conjunction 8 degrees 
April 16/17: Mercury and Neptune conjunction at 8 degrees Pisces 
April 17th: New Moon in Aries 3 degrees of Ashwini 
April 19th Akshaya Tritya (confirm)
April 19th Venus in Taurus 
April 23rd Venus conjunct Uranus 5 degrees Taurus
For a lot of April, debilitated Mercury, Mars, Saturn in Pisces 
YOUTUBE:
D9 exploration:
https://youtu.be/HTgYcjltyas
Characteristics of Your Spouse:
https://youtu.be/i_cOvdSbjy0
Soulmate Astrology
https://youtu.be/ExnDysvjzUw
Christine:
website: innerknowing.yoga
instagram: astrologynow_podcast
patreon: patreon.com/astrologynowpodcast 
keywords: astrology, jyotish, Vedic astrology, sidereal astrology, nakshatras,  spirituality, Christine Rodriguez, aries, libra, scorpio, libra, capricorn, Nakshatra, new moon, taurus, Venus, Jupiter, Pisces, Spirituality, horoscope, retrograde, eclipse, solar eclipse, new moon, lunar eclipse

Hi everyone! We spend some time catching up, new content begins around minute 5.
In this segment, we start with Mercury direct, bringing a sense of relief after weeks of reflection since late February. What has resurfaced for you? What conversations, realizations, or patterns have come back around asking to be understood? As Mercury moves forward, clarity returns... and with it, the ability to integrate what we’ve learned.
Venus moves through Gandanta degrees. This is an intense window where emotional cycles in love and relationships begin to unravel. Pisces represents completion, surrender, and forgiveness, while Aries initiates a new chapter of desire and direction. This transition can feel confusing or overwhelming, as illusions dissolve and truths come into focus—but it also opens the door to powerful rebirth.
We also discuss Sun and Neptune conjunction in Pisces. This transit has the ability to dissolve the ego and soften the identities we’ve been clinging to... especially those shaped by external expectations. It can feel dreamy, psychic, and deeply spiritual… or confusing, foggy, and disorienting. This is a time to ask: Who am I beneath my roles, my thoughts, or my conditioning?
We also cover Saturn and Sun conjunction and other astrological ongoings.

YOUTUBE:
D9 exploration:
https://youtu.be/HTgYcjltyas
Characteristics of Your Spouse:
https://youtu.be/i_cOvdSbjy0
Soulmate Astrology
https://youtu.be/ExnDysvjzUw
Christine:
website: innerknowing.yoga
instagram: astrologynow_podcast
patreon: patreon.com/astrologynowpodcast 
keywords: astrology, jyotish, Vedic astrology, sidereal astrology, nakshatras,  spirituality, Christine Rodriguez, aries, libra, scorpio, libra, capricorn, Nakshatra, new moon, taurus, Venus, Jupiter, Pisces, Spirituality, horoscope, retrograde, eclipse, solar eclipse, new moon, lunar eclipse

In this gem of an episode, Dr. Nibodhi explores how Ayurveda and Vedic astrology function as sister sciences within the Vedic tradition. Together, these powerful systems offer insight into the timing of our health—periods of vitality, disease, and imbalance—and provide guidance on how to approach remedies, healing, and greater consciousness.
Dr. Nibodhi is truly a master of his craft.
He is a lifelong student and practitioner of Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedic Astrology and Indigenous Wisdom traditions. He is certified in Vedic psychology/ counselling, clinical nutrition, & yoga teacher/ yoga therapy as well as numerous certifications and trainings in other fields of Health and Consciousness. While he has formally studied at numerous schools his most profound studies came from one on one training with numerous Vaidyas, Yoga masters, Shamans and Elders and Healers from the Vedic traditions as well as various indigenous traditions. He has more than 3 decades of studies and experience in mindfulness and tantric meditation practice and offers guidance in personal and private practice. 
He is the author of six books on health and consciousness.
He offers Vedic/Ayurveda Consultations in person and online. Sessions with Nibodhi give clients a deeper understanding of their total state of health and provide tools for creating greater well-being in their lives. Ayurvedic consultations with Nibodhi are a physical, emotional, and spiritual journey towards optimum, radiant health and consciousness. Nibodhi listens with deep awareness to your health and life concerns. He determines and explains your unique constitution, and offers you a completely individualised approach and protocol that supports your health and life goals.
Sessions with Nibodhi may include, but are not limited to, individualised nutrition, dietary, and herbal protocols, yoga and/or other exercise, meditation, breathing exercises, and lifestyle practices which are personalised to bring you into optimum balance.
Since 2003 he has been living half of each year in Kerala, India serving in a 100% Non-profit/Charitable, Ayurveda and Naturopathy Wellness Center where he also has taught week long Ayurveda-Yoga intensives twice a year since 2013.
https://www.instagram.com/dr.nibodhi/
To find out more or sign up for a consultation, email:
[email protected] 
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YOUTUBE:
D9 exploration:
https://youtu.be/HTgYcjltyas
Characteristics of Your Spouse:
https://youtu.be/i_cOvdSbjy0
Soulmate Astrology
https://youtu.be/ExnDysvjzUw
Christine:
website: innerknowing.yoga
instagram: astrologynow_podcast
patreon: patreon.com/astrologynowpodcast 
keywords: astrology, jyotish, Vedic astrology, sidereal astrology, nakshatras,  spirituality, Christine Rodriguez, aries, libra, scorpio, libra, capricorn, Nakshatra, new moon, taurus, Venus, Jupiter, Pisces, Spirituality, horoscope, retrograde, eclipse, solar eclipse, new moon, lunar eclipse

Hi everyone, today we discuss the major upcoming transits for the month of March.
We continue our previous conversations with a recap of Rahu/Mars volatility, the dreaminess of an exalted Venus, and how the planets of Intellect AND Knowledge are both retrograde. With Jupiter's direct motion on March 10th, we will begin gaining some clarity and direction while a few of us will receive a unique and welcome gift from the Universe. We will experience even more relief come the end of March when Mercury also goes direct...
Our Roster:
March 1st: Venus in Pisces
March 3rd: Lunar Eclipse in Leo Purva Phalguni 
March 7th Venus and Neptune at 7 degrees
March 10th: Jupiter Direct at 20 degrees Gemini Punarvasu
March 13/14th: Rahu and Mars conjunct at 14 degrees of Aquarius / Shatabhisha (continue to watch for health related news)
Kala Sarpa through July 31, 2026
March 14th: Sun in Pisces - April 13th/14th
March 17th - March 24 Rahu/Mercury at 14 degrees of Aquarius 
March 18th: New Moon in Pisces 4 degrees Uttara Bhadrapada  (Vedic New Year)
March 20th: Mercury direct at 14 degrees of Aquarius , same degree as rahu
March 25th: Venus in Aries 
YOUTUBE:
D9 exploration:
https://youtu.be/HTgYcjltyas
Characteristics of Your Spouse:
https://youtu.be/i_cOvdSbjy0
Soulmate Astrology
https://youtu.be/ExnDysvjzUw
Christine:
website: innerknowing.yoga
instagram: astrologynow_podcast
patreon: patreon.com/astrologynowpodcast 
keywords: astrology, jyotish, Vedic astrology, sidereal astrology, nakshatras,  spirituality, Christine Rodriguez, aries, libra, scorpio, libra, capricorn, Nakshatra, new moon, taurus, Venus, Jupiter, Pisces, Spirituality, horoscope, retrograde, eclipse, solar eclipse, new moon, lunar eclipse

Hi everyone!
In this segment, we explore the upcoming Lunar Eclipse in Leo in Pūrva Phalgunī — an asterism associated with love, romance, creativity, pleasure, and the sacred creative force that flows through us when we are still, present, and at rest.
We discuss practical strategies to consciously connect with and utilize this energy:
Prioritizing rest as a creative act
Softening into receptivity rather than control
Healing wounds or authority, visibility, and recognition
Reclaiming sensuality as ours to experience 
Meanwhile, Venus shifts into its sign of exaltation in Pisces, heightening emotion and awakening a longing for “higher love.” Romance may feel fated, spiritual, transcendent. But with heightened sensitivity comes potential illusion.
There may be:
Idealization in love
Rose-colored glasses
Confusion or mixed signals
Karmic themes surfacing in intimacy and partnership
With both Saturn and Neptune influencing the field, we explore the tension between devotion and delusion, fantasy and maturity. The invitation is not to reject romance — but to balance it. To enjoy beauty and mysticism while remaining grounded and discerning.
With the Leo–Aquarius axis activated, this eclipse also speaks to:
Inner authority vs. collective influence
Ancestral patterns around visibility and leadership
Investing in causes we genuinely care about
Impact doesn’t have to be grandiose. It can look like:
Small acts of generosity
Showing up authentically
Choosing integrity over applause
Tune in to explore how this eclipse may manifest — and how to consciously work with its creative, romantic, and transformative potential.

YOUTUBE:
D9 exploration:
https://youtu.be/HTgYcjltyas

Characteristics of Your Spouse:
https://youtu.be/i_cOvdSbjy0

Soulmate Astrology
https://youtu.be/ExnDysvjzUw

Christine:
website: innerknowing.yoga
instagram: astrologynow_podcast
patreon: patreon.com/astrologynowpodcast 

keywords: astrology, jyotish, Vedic astrology, sidereal astrology, nakshatras,  spirituality, Christine Rodriguez, aries, libra, scorpio, libra, capricorn, Nakshatra, new moon, taurus, Venus, Jupiter, Pisces, Spirituality, horoscope, retrograde, eclipse, solar eclipse, new moon, lunar eclipse