Starting March 1, you’ll need to get real about your love goals and your overall relationship patterns. Venus flips into a six-week retrograde, which could create a temporary power outage for all things romantic. Here’s your horoscope for Venus retrograde, plus the 2025 luckiest days for love and weddings.
A Venus retrograde cycle occurs every 18 months as the planet of amour shifts from being an evening star (visible in the sky at dusk) to a morning star (rising just before dawn). In astrology, Venus sets the love language of the moment, determining the right romantic moves for pleasure and passion. A Venus retrograde can complicate those matters. Instead of forcing things to happen, it’s a chance to put old love stories to bed and write fresh chapters.
Venus, the planet of love, beauty and luxury, lends its decadent energy to all the zodiac signs for three to five weeks at a time. Venus starts its trek through Aries beginning February 4. Then, on March 1, it shifts into reverse in the fire sign, officially beginning Venus retrograde 2025. (The last Venus retrograde was in Leo, from July 22 to September 3, 2023.)
When a planet passes the Earth in its orbit around the Sun, it’s said to be going retrograde. From our vantage point on Earth, the planet appears to be on a reverse commute, backing up through the zodiac instead of advancing ahead degree by degree. While these aren’t optimal times to start anything new, they can be powerful periods to review our progress and enjoy nostalgia.
During the expectedly tense period of Venus retrograde 2025, compassion and compromise may go AWOL. To layer the subplots, this Venus retrograde in self-centered Aries (March 1 to 27) and then gullible Pisces (March 27 to April 12) could mean that your prince or princess may revert into a wretched frog right before your eyes. Don’t slip into denial! This is a time to take an unblinking look at reality while also reviewing your past patterns.
Venus Retrograde 2025 Themes
Although the word retrograde may strike fear into your heart, it can be a productive time. Think of Venus retrograde 2025 as your personal love “reset” period.
The Venus retrograde 2025 is split into two zodiac signs:
• Aries (March 1-27; 10°50’–00°00’)
• Pisces (March 27 to April 12; 29°59’–24°37)
The main areas that will affect you during the retrograde are: all relationships (not just romantic), personal values, self-worth, finances and spending habits, and your aesthetic and style choices.
Venus Retrograde 2025 in ARIES (March 1-27)
Arguments can flare between lovers and friends while Venus backs up through combative Aries. As the gloves come off, do your best to not burn an important bridge to the ground. Thankfully, Venus only turns retrograde every 18 months, but this one may be especially feisty. Nostalgia is the magic elixir. Do things that revive a bygone era, like revisit a place you haven’t been to since the honeymoon phase. In autonomous Aries first (and then in solitary Pisces), taking time for independent activities that fuel self-love can also restore equilibrium in relationships.
Venus Retrograde 2025 in PISCES (March 27-April 12)
What are your relationship do’s and don’ts? As retrograde Venus slides back from assertive Aries into boundary-challenged Pisces, you might need to tape them to your mirror for a firm, daily reminder. Old, counterproductive habits could creep back in between now and April 12, such as making sacrifices to “earn” love or ignoring a date’s glaring red flags.
Even in healthy relationships, it’s important to know where your limits lie so you can avoid poisoning the vibe with resentment. If the walls around your heart resemble the gates of King’s Landing, this retrograde could be your cue to soften a little. At the very least, begin to process unresolved emotions so you can find closure.
Now for the good news
While Venus slogs through an unhappy detriment (weakened position) in Aries, the love planet absolutely thrives in Pisces, which is its exalted place in the zodiac. Even while retrograde, a Venus-in-Pisces cycle elicits empathy among partners and rekindles soul connections. With the right person, you may practically read each other’s minds.
Later in this article you’ll find your zodiac sign’s horoscope for Venus retrograde 2025!
Oh no! I’m getting married during Venus Retrograde 2025!
It’s not astrologically ideal to plan a wedding or get married during Venus retrograde, but let’s get real! Life doesn’t always happen according to the stars.
If you’re planning a wedding between March 1 and April 12, 2025, we recommend doing a City Hall ceremony beforehand or waiting to sign the marriage license until after April 12 when the Venus retrograde ends and the planet is in direct motion.
Another option? Renew your vows on your one-year wedding anniversary. Since Venus only turns retrograde every 18 months, you can be assured that you’re in the clear.
Best month to get married in 2025, according to astrology?
If you’re wondering what the best dates to get married in 2025 are (according to astrology) they aren’t during Venus retrograde 2025, if you’re in planning-mode.
Here are the 2025 Lucky Days for love that are universal
These could be the best wedding dates in 2025 astrology!
February 1: Venus conjunct Neptune in Pisces
May 22: Venus in Aries trine Mars in Leo
August 12: Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer
August 26: Venus in Leo trine Neptune in Aries
October 21: New Moon in Libra
Planning a wedding is more than choosing a date, though! Using astrology is just one way to pick a wedding date. Consult our free astrology wedding guide: Wedding Planning by Zodiac Sign for cosmic guidance about all the details that go into your big day.
Other Do’s and Don’ts of Venus Retrograde 2025
The basic rule of Venus retrograde: avoid any changes to your look that are hard to undo. Everyone loves a fringe of bangs—until it’s time to grow them out! Try a temporary tattoo before you commit to the needle. Reschedule cosmetic surgeries, if you can. And that text you send to an ex could undo years of hard work in therapy, so just, don’t!
What to watch for during Venus retrograde 2025:
• Competition can get fierce
• Things you thought were “put to bed” can rise again (exes, problems you believed were solved, etc.)
• Obsessing over a romantic interest
• Trying to make plans but getting stuck (wait till Venus moves direct on April 12)
Venus retrograde 2025 is a welcome opportunity to:
• Reawaken slumbering desires
• Get crystal clear about what you really want and need in love
• Say any necessary goodbyes
• Clear the decks for a brand new, 584-day cycle in your love life!
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Your Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Below are horoscopes for every zodiac sign for the Venus retrograde 2025 in Aries and Pisces. You may read for your Sun sign or your rising sign (ascendant). Visit our Cosmic Calculator section if you want to calculate your Rising sign or discover more about your personal astrology.
Your Venus retrograde 2025 horoscope is partially excerpted from The AstroTwins’ 2025 Horoscope book, which goes deeply into this transit and all the major astrology of the year.
ARIES Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
While other parts of your life heat up this spring, romance may simmer down temporarily. In fact, you may be more in the mood for an extended hibernation than an early romantic awakening. From March 1 to April 12, amorous, glamorous Venus slips into a six-week retrograde.
There’s no avoiding this cycle which happens every 18 months. Venus retrogrades can bring traffic jams on the romantic superhighway, which is never fun. But this year, you could find yourself proactively pulling over at a rest stop. The reason? Venus will spend part of the retrograde in YOUR sign (from March 1 to 27), which hasn’t happened since March 2017.
Don’t hit the panic button, Aries. This doesn’t mean your love life is about to go to hell in a handbasket. But you may have some reckoning to do. Are you getting your needs met—and have you spelled them out clearly to dates or your mate? We teach people how to treat us and the Venus retrograde 2025 could require some orientation sessions with the one(s) you adore. As it turns out, training season is never really over.
Venus retrograde can help you plunge into more intimate places with people—and you’ll have more patience than usual for these emotional investigations. But if you see red flags, don’t ignore them. This Venus backspin can draw you towards dangerous liaisons and people with pasts so shadowy you couldn’t locate their true souls with a stadium light! That’s an especially loud warning between March 27 to April 12, when Venus paddles back through Pisces and your murky twelfth house.
Hold off on any cosmetic updates like radically changing your hair or getting sleeve tats with Venus retrograde in your sign from March 1 to 27—and all the way through to April 12, for good measure. Radical changes now could lead to regrets with style queen Venus in reverse. If you see styles that you like, put them on a mood board and try them on in an AI app before you even remotely consider an impulse salon moment.
Aries horoscopes, read more!
TAURUS Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
The line between fantasy and “WTH is going on here?” could become extremely blurry from March 1 to April 12, when your ruler, love-goddess Venus, slips into a six-week retrograde. The planet of amour goes on these retreats every 18 months, but in 2025, she begins her backspin in Aries and your twelfth house of illusions, then slips into Pisces and your eleventh house of community from March 27 to April 12.
Venus retrograde can be a powerful opportunity for heart healing. You may realize that it’s time to bid a final farewell to someone who just won’t commit to the level of relationship you want—or a friend who has stopped making efforts the way you both used to. Swaddle yourself in support for this process, but get ready for a deluge of feelings. Your heart may take a little longer than your head to resolve this, so when it comes to your emotions, don’t push yourself to “get over it” faster than is humanly possible.
Retrogrades can act as do-overs, too. If you ended a connection prematurely, you may get a second chance to reignite that flame, especially once Venus slips back into Pisces and your idealistic eleventh house from March 27 to April 12. Check in with yourself first: Is this “Let’s make it work” urge coming from a true desire or a fear that you may never find anyone else? Some Bulls might be better off taking a little time out from dating until mid-April so you can get centered in your own power again.
In the meanwhile, fill yourself up with art, music and great friends. You could reconnect to an empowering community in April, which could cause your emotional cup to overflow with good vibes. That’s the best antidote to being “thirsty,” Taurus, which is never a good look in love. Should you find yourself feeling pangs of desperation during Venus retrograde 2025, it may be a sign that you’ve neglected (or even abandoned) one of your own creative interests. Life’s too short to let other people’s actions control your happiness.
Taurus horoscopes, read more!
GEMINI Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Scroll through your contact lists and scan old timeline posts. Charming, vivacious Venus turns retrograde for six weeks this spring, backing up through Aries and your eleventh house of community from March 1 to 27, then slipping back into Pisces and your tenth house career zone until April 12. Maybe it’s time to reconnect to a beloved friend group from which you drifted—or get the band back together for a reunion tour.
Since Venus is the pleasure planet, the universe could send you a strong signal to level up your spring break plans. Think about doing something decadent in March, like reuniting in Paris for a long weekend of clubbing, exhibitions and boulangeries. Even a staycation to a dear friend’s home could bring enough warm-fuzzy vibes (and fun!) to speed you through the final weeks of winter.
When Venus backs into Pisces and your professional sector from March 27 to April 12, get ready to put more effort into generating leads and opportunities. In love, Venus retrograde 2025 cautions against putting the cart before the horse. If you’ve only gone on a handful of dates, for example, stop tormenting yourself with questions like, “Is this person The One?”
Until April 12, Venus will be tightening those reins, insisting that you follow due process. Slow down and, if you’re still single, temper that urge to rush headlong into serial monogamy before you’ve sampled a few possibilities. Coupled Twins may have some real negotiating to do about your shared future. The retrograde creates a peaceful window to discuss “what’s next” for each of you.
Gemini horoscopes, read more!
CANCER Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Amorous plans could hit a speed bump this March 1, as romance junkie Venus spins into a six-week retrograde. Like it or not, this cosmic event happens every 18 months. The Venus retrograde takes place in two signs: Aries and Pisces. Starting March 1, Venus reverse commutes through the Ram’s realm and your mission-driven tenth house. On March 27, the love planet backs into Pisces and your ninth house, making truth slippery (at best) until April 12.
Once the retrograde begins, it’s like Cupid is slamming on the brakes, forcing you to slow your roll. As frustrating as this may initially feel, try to see it as a blessing in disguise. You have six weeks to make sure your relationship goals are truly aligned with one another’s souls. While you believe in being unwaveringly supportive, you and your other half may define “support” in very different ways. It’s time to get real about what you’re willing to offer and what is a no-fly-zone.
Setting up systems to stay on the same page as your sweetie would be smart. Create a shared calendar that syncs with your smartphones, and pick one or two nights a week that are sacred “just the two of us” time. You may also discover that certain larger life objectives don’t exactly mesh with your mate’s. Before you bail, TRY to work out compromises. Consider a few couple’s therapy sessions to help you hash out a better plan. Remember: You don’t have to be attached at the hip to have a successful union.
Venus retrograde 2025 could leave you ruminating, obsessing about the one that got away. It’s easy to glorify the past, but don’t delude yourself about the reason you broke things off. If it was merely bad timing that messed things up, Venus’ backspin could provide a do-over. Take things slowly because you won’t get a clear read until after April 12. If an ex keeps interfering with your dating goals, you may need to put any friendship-building efforts on hold for a while so you can actually heal and move on with your life.
Cancer horoscopes, read more!
LEO Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
You’re in love with love, Leo, but starting March 1, flip your love light inwards. Amorous Venus embarks on a six-week retrograde, backing up through your philosophical ninth house (Aries) and your eighth house of eroticism and unbreakable bonds (Pisces). Your psyche is a beautifully complex place, Leo. When Venus shifts into reverse every 18 months, you have a golden opportunity to excavate all the buried emotions, beliefs and patterns that are informing your love life.
While this can churn up a whole host of feelings, this won’t be as intense as the last time Venus was retrograde, which took place in Leo from July 22 to September 3, 2023. Thankfully, you’re in the clear this go ‘round. From March 1 to 27, Venus slips back through Aries and your ninth house of truth, travel and optimism. Then, the planet of love sinks into Pisces and your mysterious, seductive eighth house from March 27 to April 12, which is sure to bring you anything but a clear answer about your romantic life.
Check in with yourself: Have you been using positive thinking to try to sidestep a conflict in a relationship? You can’t pep-talk yourself out of your honest feelings or put off speaking up because you don’t want to rock the boat! While Venus backs up through forthright fire sign Aries, stop painting sunshine over a legit issue. Diplomatic Venus can help you start addressing problem areas directly without wounding anyone’s pride. The gift of Venus retrograde 2025 is that it brings a golden opportunity to revisit the past and see where you can make things better. While broaching certain topics will be uncomfortable, once you open the floodgates, you’ll feel so relieved!
Leo horoscopes, read more!
VIRGO Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Spring arrives with a complex and spicy flavor this year. On March 1, amorous Venus turns retrograde, backing up through Aries and your erotic eighth house, then paddling back through Pisces and your relationship/seventh house from March 27 to April 12. Brace yourself: This six-week pivot might scramble signals in your love life or cause some friction in other types of partnerships.
When Venus flips in reverse every 18 months, we learn why people say that relationships take work. There could be bumps in the road, yes, even with people with whom you’ve had the smoothest of connections. You’re a savvy judge of character, Virgo, but between March 1 and April 12, you won’t be able to rely on your intuitive senses to get a clear read of people. What they’re signaling—with body language, unspoken cues or distance—may have nothing to do with your suspicions. You may worry that perhaps you’ve pushed them away or fear they are taking you for granted.
Make no assumptions, Virgo, yet don’t ignore the changing dynamics. If something has shifted, you don’t want to spend your waking hours ruminating about what might be. Instead, lean into your journalistic curiosity and ask open-ended questions. That’s certain to go down smoother than any subtle hinting or attempts at mind-reading. Once Venus backs into compassionate Pisces (March 27 to April 12), pile on some extra empathy and do your very best to get into other people’s worlds. The good thing about Venus retrograde 2025 is that it can help you deepen intimacy.
Virgo horoscopes, read more!
LIBRA Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Everyone has baggage, Libra, some of it buried in storage and some that you trot out like an enviable Louis Vuitton luggage set. But there comes a time when you can’t move another inch forward without unpacking what is cluttering up your life. You may hit that very wall this March 1, as your ruling planet Venus pivots into retrograde mode until April 12. The demand is clear: take an unflinching look at how you’re handling romance and finance, the areas of life that Venus governs.
This U-turn happens every 18 months, but in 2025, Venus splits the reverse-commute between two signs, complexifying the cycle. From March 1 to 27, the planet of love and beauty backs up through Aries and your seventh house relationship zone, putting key partnerships in her crosshairs. Then, from March 27 to April 12, your galactic guardian drifts back into Pisces and your sixth house of work and wellness, sending up an S.O.S. for self-care and a healthy work-life balance.
Does that sound like an overwhelming way to “ease into” spring, Libra? Take a breath and break it into phases. While Venus retreats through Aries from March 1 to 27, focus on restoring equilibrium to your relationships. There’s nothing wrong with forming dependencies, but have you become so reliant on another person that you’d spiral without their input? Challenge yourself to reclaim some self-sufficiency. You’re an excellent problem solver when you take a breath and think things through, Libra. Learn some calming techniques (breathwork, yoga, meditation) that can help you access your prefrontal cortex when the fight-flight-freeze part of your brain is activated.
Libra horoscopes, read more!
SCORPIO Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Beginning March 1, you could find yourself in a reflective mood about all things “love and romance.” That’s not altogether unusual for you, Scorpio. As a deep feeling water sign, you’re happy to paddle past the shallow plunge pool when it comes to your emotions.
Nevertheless, you may find yourself in unfamiliar seas once Venus slips into a six-week retrograde this spring. There’s no avoiding a Venus retrograde, which happens every 18 months. This year, the planet of amour spirals back through two signs. From March 1 to 27, she beats a retreat through Aries and your logical, systematic sixth house. Then, on March 27, Venus slips back into Pisces and your passionate, creative fifth house for the remainder of the retrograde, until April 12. With two very different energies to navigate, you’ll need to work hard to keep your bearings.
While Venus drifts through Aries and your sixth house, she encourages you to slow down and take a more measured approach to your feelings. Rule of thumb: More self-care, less caretaking. Dressing up and enjoying more time OUT will be a must. Make sure you have enough space cleared on your calendar for a weekly date night, or a weekly hang with your wingpeople who can help you search for love while refining your romantic criteria. No settling please.
Scorpio horoscopes, read more!
SAGITTARIUS Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Retro romance is on the agenda this March 1, as Venus spins into a nostalgic six-week retrograde. If you suddenly can’t stop obsessing about “the one that got away” or wish you could access that old, familiar tug on your heartstrings with your live-in partner, get ready. Cupid’s arrows could lead you back through a time warp while this cycle wages on until April 12.
While Venus turns retrograde every 18 months, this year’s backspin could deepen your longings in ways you haven’t felt for quite a while. The retrograde begins in Aries and your passionate fifth house from March 1 to 27, which is sure to set off some dormant fireworks or give you the urge to go ignite them your damn self. Then, on March 27, Venus dips back into Pisces and your sensitive, domestic fourth house, which brings the focus closer to home. Is it time to cohabitate, exchange keys or move somewhere that you’ll have better luck in love? Questions like these could consume you while Venus retreats through this zone until April 12.
While Venus is reversing through Aries, dabble with dressing in sexier ways, which you probably have the wardrobe for already. Splurge a little on pampering: that weekly blowout and massage, the monthly facial; when you treat yourself like a million bucks, your confidence soars. When it comes to more dramatic style shifts, like a new hair color or tattoo, it’s honestly best to hold off until beauty queen Venus is back to her senses on April 12.
Sagittarius horoscopes, read more!
CAPRICORN Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Spring break reunion, anyone? Starting this March 1, you may feel the urge to reconnect with your innermost circle. The reason for this? Convivial Venus slips into her biennial retrograde, backing up through Aries and your family-oriented fourth house until March 27, then rounding out the retreat in Pisces and your social third house until April 12.
Relatives that you haven’t talked to in ages could start pinging you on WhatsApp. And while you’re scrolling through Insta between appointments, you could go down a rabbit hole of posts that inspire you to reach out to your college besties. Follow those urges, Capricorn, because these reconnections can be extra sweet during Venus retrograde.
If you want to bury the hatchet with a frenemy or difficult relative, skip the trip and take the process in much smaller bites. With peacekeeping Venus off her game, you might rush to “make nice” only to find the unresolved issue rearing up ten times stronger. Start with a phone call and maybe a lunch date on neutral territory after that.
Venus is the planet of love and romance, and this retrograde reminds you that like attracts like. To draw in an emotionally aware partner, you have to be tuned in to your own inner workings. Take time to honor your sentient self, even if that means more alone time or a few extra therapy sessions. You’ll find that, as you do, your existing relationships will also improve. Bottom line: It’s not frivolous to feel!
Capricorn horoscopes, read more!
AQUARIUS Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
Stop! Don’t send that audio note! Loose lips might sink ships, but this spring, they could create a Titanic-sized wreck on the Sea of Love. For this you can blame normally diplomatic Venus. From March 1 to April 12, the planet of beauty and harmony slips into a six-week retrograde, an event that happens every 18 months. This time around the U-turn takes place in two signs, first in Aries and your third house of communication (March 1 to 27), then in Pisces and your sensual second house (March 27 to April 12).
For most of March, you’ll be tasked with improving your communication style, particularly with the people closest to you. Are you saying what you REALLY mean, Aquarius? Or are you using jokes and sarcasm to get your point across? From March 1 to 27, it’s all but assured that you’ll need to strengthen your sensitivity filters. While you’re at it, send your raw humor on a sabbatical. During this sensitive cycle, what’s “just a joke” to you could be a grievous offense to someone you love, potentially jeopardizing your whole relationship.
On the flip side, some Water Bearers could be a little TOO democratic in moments when you need to take charge. We’re not advocating for a tyrannical tear, Aquarius, just a tweak. Venus retrograde 2025 can help you finesse your requests so no one has to read your mind or dance around being polite when it’s time to get down to business.
The third house (Aries, in your chart) also governs platonic love. If you’re feeling nonplussed about your current romantic situation, try not to panic. The spring fever vibes will return after March 27, once Venus retreats back into Pisces and your second house of TLC. Before then, focus on strengthening the camaraderie in your connection. As a sapiosexual Aquarius, you need to connect intellectually, but you also need someone who can be your BFF.
Aquarius horoscopes, read more!
PISCES Venus Retrograde 2025 Horoscope
You’re ever the hopeful romantic, Pisces, but from March 1 to April 12, raise your discernment filters to their strongest settings. Amorous Venus pivots into a six-week retrograde, an event that happens every 18 months. From March 1 to 27, the reverse commute begins in Aries and your second house of sensuality, quiet luxury, money and values. Then, from March 27 to April 12, Venus slips back through Pisces, churning up the still waters of your first house of identity and basically making you question everything (and everyone) that you claim “completes” you.
Because part of the retrograde takes place in your sign, the effects could hit you harder. This is the first time since 2017 that the planet of love and beauty has reversed through your sign for part of her backspin. Between March 27 and April 12, while the harmonizing planet is in Pisces, you could get an extra serving of Venus retrograde’s “Don’t put the cart before the horse” lessons. Consider yourself fairly warned.
Your trademark compassion might go on hiatus during the final two weeks of this cycle, when Venus backs into Pisces and your first house of self-sovereignty. In some ways, this could be a positive, especially if you’ve been beating around the bush instead of saying what you feel. You don’t have to back down from a fight if it’s one that you know is worth having. People-pleasing Pisces, turn your fish scales into a spine and use this retrograde to practice diplomatically pushing back against any “strong personalities.” Above all, remember this: While you can’t control what other people say and do, you CAN take command of your own life!
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