Venus Conjunction Uranus April 24, 2026: Sudden Attractions and Unconventional Love at the Last Degree of Taurus
On April 24, 2026, Venus catches Uranus at 29 degrees Taurus — the very last sliver of the sign — for an electric, one-day window of unexpected attractions, financial plot twists, and the kind of values shake-up you only get at the end of a chapter.
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By Sera Vane·April 17, 2026·Updated May 21, 2026AI-assisted, editor-reviewed
Two days before Uranus leaves Taurus for good, Venus catches up to him at the very last possible degree of the sign. April 24, 2026 isn't a transit you sit through politely. It's a one-day window where the body of Taurus — money, beauty, attraction, the things you actually want — gets jolted by the planet of breakthroughs, breakups, and the better idea you didn't know you had until 2 a.m. Anything that's been quietly wrong about your love life, your wardrobe, your bank account, or your sense of what's valuable has been waiting for this exact spark to reveal itself.
April 24, 2026 at 02:00 UTC (April 23, 10 p.m. EDT)
Position
Both planets at Taurus 29°53′ (anaretic degree)
Orb at peak
0.00° — a true bullseye
Active window
April 22 – 25, 2026 (within 1° orb)
Sun position
Taurus 3°55′ — Taurus season, week one
Moon position
Leo 3° at the peak — fixed-sign T-square energy
Notable supporting aspects
Venus sextile Neptune; Venus trine Pluto
Background pressure
Sun applying square to Pluto in Aquarius
What happens next
Uranus enters Gemini on April 26, 2026 — leaving Taurus until 2032
The Transit: A Final-Degree Conjunction at a Sign Change
Venus and Uranus meet — a conjunction, the closest possible angle, where two planets share the same degree and act like one combined energy — at Taurus 29°53′. That last number matters. The 29th degree of any sign is what astrologers call the anaretic degree: the final, urgent, slightly feverish degree before a planet crosses into the next sign. It's the part of a story where the protagonist suddenly knows what they should have done the whole time.
Uranus has been touring Taurus since 2018. Seven years of slowly destabilizing what we thought was solid — money systems, food systems, the housing market, the body itself. This conjunction is the final flare of that whole arc. Forty-eight hours after Venus kisses him goodbye, Uranus crosses into Gemini and doesn't come back to Taurus until 2032. So this isn't just a Venus-Uranus transit. It's the closing scene of an entire chapter, lit up by the planet of love and money so you can actually see what changed.
Venus, meanwhile, is doing her own quick costume change. She enters Gemini just hours after the exact conjunction — meaning she essentially escorts Uranus across the sign boundary. If you've felt a strange itch since Venus came home to Taurus on March 30, this is the moment that itch turns into a decision. The slow, embodied, what-do-I-actually-want energy of Venus in Taurus gets one last electric upgrade before she switches into Gemini's lighter, more curious mode.
Who's Affected: Fixed Signs Front and Center
Everyone feels a Venus-Uranus conjunction. It tends to land as a small detonation in the area of life ruled by Taurus in your chart — the second house if you're working with whole-sign houses, the place where you store value, sensuality, and self-worth. But four signs feel it in the bones: Taurus, Scorpio, Leo, and Aquarius. The fixed signs are the ones being asked to move on something they've been holding still for years.
Taurus suns and risings get this conjunction directly across their first house — the body, the face, the way you walk into a room. Don't be surprised by a sudden urge to cut your hair, change your name on something, or end a slow relationship that's been technically fine for too long. The 29th degree never asks if you're ready. It just asks if you're done.
Scorpio suns and risings get the conjunction in their seventh house — partnership, the visible 'other.' This is the classic Venus-Uranus signature for a sudden attraction to someone outside your usual type, or a sudden clarity that a current partnership has been quietly costing you more than it gives. Leo gets it through career and public reputation; Aquarius gets it through home, family, and the foundations you build everything else on. None of these placements are subtle. None of them respect a five-year plan.
Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) are watching this transit from the wings, but they get a preview of what's coming. Once Venus and then Uranus complete their move into Gemini, the same flavor of disruption-meets-desire moves into a more communicative, more restless, more 'I just need to talk about it' register. If you're a Gemini reading this, you're about to spend the next seven years on the receiving end of what Taurus has been processing since 2018.
The Supporting Aspects: Why This Hits Harder Than Usual
A bare Venus-Uranus conjunction is already chemistry. This one has accomplices. Venus is also forming a sextile to Neptune in Aries (a 60-degree angle — the easy, helpful one that lets two planets quietly trade gifts) and a wide trine to Pluto in Aquarius (the 120-degree flow that lets deep things move without resistance). Translation: the surprise won't feel arbitrary. It'll feel romantic, almost cinematic, and weirdly fated — even when it's the most disruptive thing you've done in months.
Underneath that pretty surface, the Sun is in a tight applying square to Pluto in Aquarius — about a degree and a half from exact, getting closer. A square is the 90-degree friction angle, the one that forces a decision. So while Venus is offering you the shiny new thing, Pluto is testing whether you actually have the spine to choose it over the comfortable old thing. This is the same Pluto that's been doing slow architectural work in the background for two years; paired with Saturn's recent sextile, it's been quietly redesigning whatever foundation you're standing on.
And don't ignore the Mars-Saturn conjunction still close in Aries. Action and discipline locked in the warrior sign means the impulses you act on this week tend to stick. A spontaneous text sent on April 24 isn't deletable by April 25. Build accordingly.
Historical Parallels: What Past Venus-Uranus Kisses in Taurus Felt Like
Venus catches Uranus roughly once a year, but only during Uranus's seven-year tour through a sign do those conjunctions land in the same flavor. The previous Venus-Uranus conjunctions in Taurus across the 2018-2026 cycle each tracked a specific shift in collective values — the rise of crypto into mainstream conversation, a global pause that rewrote what people considered necessary, and the year stablecoin and AI infrastructure quietly became part of regular financial language.
You don't need to remember the dates to feel the pattern. Venus-Uranus in Taurus has been the heartbeat behind every conversation about what money is, what beauty is, and who gets to set the standard. This final conjunction at the anaretic degree is the one that closes the loop. After this, the same energy goes to work on language, media, technology, and how we talk to each other — Uranus in Gemini territory.
The last time Uranus changed signs through a Venus assist like this was 2010-2011, when Uranus moved out of Pisces into Aries. That ingress reshaped how a generation related to selfhood, identity, and the right to want things loudly. This one will reshape how we relate to the body, value, and what 'enough' actually means. The conjunction on April 24 is the bookmark.
What to Watch For: A Practical Guide to a 48-Hour Window
In love. Sudden attractions to people who don't fit your usual pattern. Old crushes resurfacing with new clarity. The relationship that's been technically fine but quietly off becoming impossible to ignore. Venus-Uranus is the chemistry of the unexpected match — sometimes thrilling, sometimes a wake-up call. If you've been studying your Venus-Mars chemistry with someone, this is the week the chart speaks louder than the spreadsheet.
In money. Surprise income. Surprise expenses. A sudden urge to move money out of an account, into an account, into a project, out of a project. Don't make a permanent financial decision in the heat of the conjunction — but do pay close attention to the impulse. Venus-Uranus shows you where your money story is ready for an upgrade. Whether you act on day one or week six, that information is real.
In the body. Restless energy, sleep disruption, a craving for something specific you haven't wanted in months. New tattoos, new haircuts, new wardrobe instincts. The 29th degree of Taurus is the body saying I need a slightly different version of this life now. Listen first, decide second.
In creative work. A breakthrough on a project that's been stuck. A sudden sense of what to cut. Artists, designers, and anyone whose work depends on aesthetic instinct will feel this conjunction as a small lightning strike to the right hemisphere. Keep a notes app open. The good ideas don't wait for office hours.
What to be careful with. Anything you sign, send, or commit to in pure euphoria. Venus-Uranus loves the hit; it's less interested in the integration. The Sun-Pluto square in the same chart is your built-in pressure test. If a decision feels equally true a week later — when the conjunction has cooled and Uranus has settled into Gemini — it was real. If it doesn't, you got information, not a mandate.
After April 24: The Door Closes on a Seven-Year Story
By April 26, Uranus is in Gemini. The slow Taurus-flavored disruption — the one we've all been negotiating since 2018 — is functionally over. What happened to your relationship with money, your body, your wardrobe, your living situation, your sense of enough over those seven years is what happened. The April 24 conjunction is the receipt.
From there, the same disruptive intelligence moves into language, learning, siblings, short-distance travel, the news cycle, and the way information itself behaves. Some of this is already obvious — AI is the most legible early signal of Uranus in Gemini. But the cultural texture only fully arrives once Uranus settles in. April 24 is the last clean day to take stock of the Taurus chapter before Gemini takes over the conversation.
If you do one thing on April 24, do this: write down the one thing you've quietly wanted to change about your relationship to money, body, or love that you've been telling yourself you'll handle later. Don't act on it yet. Just name it. Venus and Uranus, parked at the final possible degree of Taurus, are giving you a free read of where the next chapter actually starts.
What time is the exact Venus-Uranus conjunction on April 24, 2026?
The exact peak is April 24 at 02:00 UTC, which is April 23 at 10 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Pacific, and April 24 at 3 a.m. London time. Both planets sit at 29°53′ of Taurus. The active window runs roughly April 22 through April 25 inside a one-degree orb, but the strongest pulse is the 24-hour stretch around the exact peak.
Why is the anaretic degree of Taurus a big deal here?
The 29th degree is the final degree of any sign — astrologers call it anaretic. It carries an urgent, almost impatient quality, like the last page of a long chapter. With Venus and Uranus both parked there, and Uranus crossing into Gemini just two days later, this conjunction marks the closing scene of a seven-year story Uranus has been writing across Taurus.
Which signs feel the Venus-Uranus conjunction the most?
The fixed signs feel it directly: Taurus through identity and body, Scorpio through partnership, Leo through career and visibility, Aquarius through home and foundation. Earth signs Virgo and Capricorn get a softer trine version. Mutable signs get a preview of what Uranus will do once it crosses into Gemini on April 26 and stays there until 2032.
Is Venus-Uranus a good time to start a new relationship?
It's a powerful time to recognize chemistry, but a tricky time to make permanent commitments. Venus-Uranus is famous for sudden attractions and the 'wait, where did this come from' romantic encounter. The Sun-Pluto square running underneath the same chart adds pressure-testing. Notice everything, sign nothing irreversible until the dust settles around April 27.
How does this conjunction connect to Uranus moving into Gemini?
Two days after the exact Venus-Uranus conjunction, on April 26, 2026, Uranus crosses from Taurus into Gemini, where it stays until 2032. So Venus is essentially escorting Uranus across the sign boundary. This conjunction is the final, concentrated dose of Uranus-in-Taurus energy — money, body, value disruption — before the Gemini chapter begins.
What other transits are active around April 24, 2026?
The Sun is forming an applying square to Pluto in Aquarius, adding power-dynamic pressure to any decision made now. Mars is closely conjunct Saturn in Aries, meaning impulsive actions tend to stick rather than evaporate. Venus also forms a supportive sextile to Neptune in Aries, lending the whole conjunction a romantic, almost cinematic emotional texture.
Now that the Venus-Uranus conjunction has passed, what should I watch for?
The aftershock window runs through May 1, 2026. Anything that broke open around April 22-25 — a sudden attraction, an impulse purchase, a values reckoning — gets stress-tested by the Sun-Pluto square that lingers into early May. Don't lock in irreversible decisions made under the spike. Watch what stays once the adrenaline drains. The new Uranus-in-Gemini cycle, which began April 26, will quietly reroute money and communication patterns over the coming seven years.
