Venus Retrograde 2025: What It Means For Each Zodiac Sign

Venus retrograde is an astrological event that happens when the planet Venus appears to move backward in the sky and is moving at a different speed from the rest of the planets. Venus goes into retrograde every 18 months. This optical illusion is caused by the Earth's rotation and movement around the sun. 

Venus, also known as shukr, is the planet of expenditure, love, beauty, travel, luxury, work (especially the fields of PR, entertainment, media, fashion, and interiors), and anything to do with the materialistic aspects of life. Venus retrograde has a huge effect on relationships. It can promote rethinking of relationships, be it romantic or platonic, and it can also trigger a former relationship back into your life. (Who's ready for a few season 1 cameos in their season 25?)

When Venus is in retrograde, make sure to prioritise yourself, especially where relationships are concerned. Let your emotional self take a back seat and let your practical self drive you. Practice honesty with your loved ones. Work-wise, if you are a part of any of the mentioned fields, practice care, as the retrograde can bring you both gains and losses.

Try to restructure and revisit all the relationships of your life, both personally and professionally, and DO NOT get into old patterns as Venus can influence you to move backward, but don't open closed doors. 

Lucky day for all zodiacs: The day of Venus is Friday. You should try to enhance your shukr. You can put a little bit of perfume or essential oil on the palm of your hand and rub them together, as your palms are the shukr mount. 

Lucky colours for all zodiacs: White, blue, pink

Affected zodiacs: The Venus retrograde affects Aries and Pisces the most. 

Themes: Self-reflection. 

Prediction: This Venus retrograde will force you to consider your closest relationships and your self-image. Skip your "me and who" longings and focus on #selflove moments this retrograde. Focus on your priorities and make sure you voice them out in all your relationships.  

Pro Tip: Reflect better with a gift. 

Themes: Stability

Prediction: Venus is your ruling planet, which means when it goes tummy side up, it will directly influence your stability and sense of security. Use this as a period of reflection on emotional and personal relationships. Put your hoofs down to introspect and analyse and strive to maintain stability, amidst all the chaos. Difficult but understated and important, Taureans!  

Pro Tip: Treat yourself to some stable gifts! 

Themes: Socialising

Prediction: The retrograde will lead you to do a lot of socialising, but when you are in your "you and 69 others" mood, remember that the retrograde will also feed your ambitious nature (cc: spending big bucks on things you don't need or taking a leap without knowing how to). It is important for you to review the rooms you enter, analyse the presence you are in the midst of, and trust your intuition. Heads up, you will also find a lot of #ThrowbackThursday moments with former friends and relationships making a cameo. 

Pro Tip: Socialise better after gifting yourself. 

Themes: Self-contentment. 

Prediction: Questioning your life choices after you did not pay attention to them? Understandable, but this Venus retrograde will change that. It will draw your attention to your public image (+/- 100 aura points?) and your career progressions (cc: appraisal season). You may start doubting a few people in your life, and overthinking may be the key theme to your current vibe. But as long as you are content with your current standing, both work-wise and in your personal life, you should power through the retrograde. 

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Themes: Rethink Ideas

Prediction: This retrograde will ask you to question everything, rethink your ideas, and widen the perspectives you hold. If you have made a vision board and already got it laminated, too bad, because the retrograde is going to make you rethink the goals you have set for yourself this year. Comfort zone? Who that? Because it will also push you out of everything comfortable. 

Pro Tip: You will not question these amazing gifts!

Themes: New beginnings

Prediction: This retrograde is the perfect time for you to whip out a few love letters and say those three magic words. Because this retrograde is all about romance for you guys, but having said that, you will also do a bit of financial introspection (cha-ching! with caution). New beginnings? Go for it! And, if you didn't already know how deeply you are connected with a few people in your life, this retrograde will remedy that. Cue the happy tears. 

Pro Tip: Begin something new, but start with a gift for yourself! 

Themes: Stability 

Prediction: Venus is in your ruling planet, so this retrograde is very important to you. Partnerships, both romantic and business, will build up, but here's the plot twist: you will find yourself wondering about stability in your present relationships. And, if that's not enough tea, you will also find opportunities to reconnect with your former partners, so you better be hitting up your friends' group chats for advice before things go down. 

Pro Tip: Find some respite with these gifts. 

Themes: Self-examination. 

Prediction: The Venus retrograde, you will go the two-truths-and-a-lie way, and examine yourself daily: be it your lifestyle, health, or the people around you, there will be questions, questions, and, yes you guessed it right, more questions. This retrograde is an invitation for you to consider how you should treat yourself both emotionally and physically.  

Pro Tip: Take it easy with these gifts. 

Themes: Creativity

Prediction: This Venus retrograde, creativity, romance, and self-expression should be your priority. Take out your pens, paper, mandala art books, colours, or maybe, take a walk, mute your notifications, or throw your phone away, as this is a time for you to reflect and repair. Self-care, self-introspection, and some soul-searching via journaling and meditation will really help you. 

Pro Tip: And, if it doesn't help, try again with these gifts. 

Themes: Calmness

Prediction: Home, familial relationships, and a sense of emotional volatility will come into play for you this retrograde. Curtail your YOLO side of things as you should try to do things in your comfort zone. Let this retrograde pass by, before you try any new things. And, hey, if you need any help in staying calm, you can always eat, repeat, binge, and chill. 

Pro Tip: How about some self-love with these gifts? 

Themes: Caution

Prediction: With friction in the predictable future, unless you want to run away from your problems and people, it is better to practice caution during the Venus retrograde, especially in your relationships. There's tension in the air and heated friction with siblings or close friends is predicted. Communication gaps could happen so you better be writing down your thoughts before voicing them out. 

Pro Tip: Fret not, get yourself a gift! 

Themes: Rebuilding 

Prediction: You are the mysterious sign so you will be less than delighted to know, you will bump into people from your past, who know you well, especially those who share a deep karmic connection with you. You are the MVPs this time as the retrograde is extremely important to you as it is in your sign. Take time to consider everything around you. Maybe, take a pen and paper and jot down everything in your life, from your private relationships to your professional relationships and your self-worth. The memo is to declutter and rebuild yourself. 

Pro Tip: Want a cookie? Or maybe, a gift to ease things. 

This ultimate 2025 zodiac horoscope will give you a heads-up for the rest of the year: don't say we didn't warn you!