The Sun, symbol of the soul and self-expression, is in Bharani, the nakshatra in the zodiacal sign of Aries, from April 27th to May 11th 2025.

Bharani, whose name means ‘She Who Bears’, represents ambition and the original struggle for life and its symbol, a Yoni, is associated with giving birth, both as in bearing children and also making plans and creative ideas. The Sun at its maximum power in zodiacal Aries plays to your strengths through impulse and confidence, though make sure that your ambitions come from a positive place. Even through its fierce and fiery quality, the Sun in this nakshatra possesses a maternal quality, with a gift for homemaking and hospitality, and you may put in extra time as a parent or take a supportive role at your workplace.

Sun also sits between the relationship planets Venus and Mars through this whole transit, which may show a sharp contrast between your ambitions and the interests of people close to you. You have a strong sense of individual identity, though friends and partners make great demands on your energy, and you are influenced by an unexpected attraction. Bharani’s ruling deity, Yama, Lord of Death, shows you creating something (or someone) new, but also leaving old and outworn plans and energy behind.

The Shakti of this asterism, ‘The Power to Carry Things Away’, describes a soul journey, or an important condition of your life being removed or transformed. This change can be unsettling or even painful at first, especially with the Sun being the planet at the heart of your horoscope. Your natural courage rises to all challenges, however, and you front up and do what needs to be done.