Mercury turns direct

7 April 1979 Saturday · 25°43′ Pisces

The retrograde began on 15 March 1979.

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When a retrograde ends and the planet turns direct, the matters you have been reviewing start moving forward again. In the first days the planet moves very slowly, so the pace picks up over a few days. It is time to put into practice the decisions that became clear during the retrograde.

Mercury rules communication, correspondence, travel, contracts and the way we think. During Mercury retrograde misunderstandings, delays and technical glitches are common; read things twice before signing, back up your files and leave extra time for journeys.

What Mercury turning direct means for each sign

The effect of each event on your sign is read from the house the event's sign falls in, counted from your own sign. A full moon in Gemini, for example, is in the 3rd house for Aries and brings 3rd house matters such as communication and your close circle to the fore. Read your Sun sign first; if you know your rising sign, its reading will tell you a lot too.

Aries 12th house

Turning direct in your house of the inner world: the inward-looking period is closing. A good time to bring what you realised during the retrograde into your life and lighten your load.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Aries daily horoscope

Taurus 11th house

Turning direct in your house of friendships: group plans and matters with friends ease, and your goals for the future start moving again.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Taurus daily horoscope

Gemini 10th house

Turning direct in your house of career: projects that slowed down at work pick up speed again. You can move forward with the goals you reviewed during the retrograde.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Gemini daily horoscope

Cancer 9th house

Turning direct in your house of horizons: travel, education and legal matters start moving again. A good time to put the plans you postponed into action.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Cancer daily horoscope

Leo 8th house

Turning direct in your house of shared resources: matters such as joint money, debts and loans move forward again, and emotional bonds enter a clearer phase too.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Leo daily horoscope

Virgo 7th house

Turning direct in your house of relationships: pending decisions in a relationship or partnership become clear; a safer time for agreements begins.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Virgo daily horoscope

Libra 6th house

Turning direct in your house of daily routines and health: work flows more easily and glitches ease off. The new routines you set up during the retrograde become easier to keep.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Libra daily horoscope

Scorpio 5th house

Turning direct in your house of love and creativity: you can step forward again in your love life and creative work. Time to express the feelings that became clear during the retrograde.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Scorpio daily horoscope

Sagittarius 4th house

Turning direct in your house of home and family: delayed jobs at home move forward again and family matters settle. You can put plans to move or rearrange into action.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Sagittarius daily horoscope

Capricorn 3rd house

Turning direct in your house of communication: stalled messages, documents and conversations start to flow. A good time to send the messages you held back and to plan short trips.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Capricorn daily horoscope

Aquarius 2nd house

Turning direct in your house of money and resources: pending payments and financial plans start moving again. You can now put into practice the budget you reviewed during the retrograde.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Aquarius daily horoscope

Pisces 1st house

The planet turns direct in your own sign: you can put into practice the decisions about yourself that you have been postponing. Your energy and confidence flow forward again.

In focus: communication, correspondence and plans.

Pisces daily horoscope

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