Venus in the 3rd house of the solar return

Venus in the 3rd house of the solar return makes the year good for creative hobbies, correspondence and short trips: one's own efforts more readily turn into something beautiful and pleasant.

The third house of the annual chart governs initiative, the hands, skills, the immediate circle, brothers and sisters, and short-distance travel. Venus softens this active house and channels energy into creativity.

What the year brings

• A wish to learn drawing, music or design, to write or to run a blog.
• Trips for rest and new impressions, pleasant meetings with neighbours and acquaintances.
• Better relations with younger brothers and sisters, or help from them.

The difficulty of this placement is less drive. Where courage and persistence are needed, Venus prefers to negotiate or put things off.

What changes the picture

A strong Venus in the solar return, linked by favourable aspects with the lord of the year, supports income from skills and communication. If it is in Virgo or close to the Sun, hobbies promise more than they deliver. Compare with the natal placement — Venus in the 3rd house — and check which houses it rules in your birth chart.

A birth chart calculation with an analysis of houses and planets will show how Venus works in your own chart.