Up today, we'll have a look at the two dominant energies for June. First, the fiery conjunction of Mars and Ketu in Leo combined with Kaal Sarpa Yoga, what this means in the wider world and how you can use spiritual strategies to avoid being drawn into mindless conflicts or aggression. 

Then we'll have a look at the beneficial alignment of Jupiter Sun and Mercury in Gemini and how you can enhance your intelligence and creativity with this cosmic support.

April 2025 brings a powerfully complex alignment of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Rahu. It’s pretty extreme to have this many planets in one sign—especially riding on the heels of the March 29 eclipse that saw 6 planets in Pisces. Plus we’ll see a conjunction of Saturn with Pisces that hasn’t happened since 1968.

Many peope are puzzled by the difference between Western Tropical Astrology and Vedic Sidereal Astrology. Although both systems use the same 12 signs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, etc.) modern calculations show a difference in the date ranges of the signs. For example, by the Tropical Zodiac, the month of Aries is approximately March 21 - April 20. The sidereal dates for Aries month are approximately April 14 - May 14.

This difference arises from a phenomenon called Precession of the Equinox.