How some signs are affected more

THE reason why various signs feel some of the retrogrades more than others is twofold. Firstly, it depends on which sign the planets are in while they retrograde. If a planet is retrograding in your sign or your opposite sign, you’re going to feel it more. The same applies if the planet is in a sign three away from yours in either direction.

It also depends on an astrological system called rulership. This is where a planet ‘rules’ a sign. So, according to the modern version of the system: the Sun rules Leo; the Moon rules Cancer; Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo; Venus rules Taurus and Libra; Mars rules Aries; Jupiter rules Sagittarius; Saturn rules Capricorn; Uranus rules Aquarius; Neptune rules Pisces; and Pluto rules Scorpio.

So if your star sign’s — or rising sign’s — ruling planet is retrograding, you’re also going to feel it more!