While there is no planetary activity on the romantic or relationship fronts as you move into the New Year, so much was packed into the second half of 2023 that you are likely to start the year with a clear sense of what you want from love and your relationships. It was a retrograde turn that saw Venus spend four months in your romantic sector rather than the normal 24 days. This also delayed the planet of love's return to your relationship sector and as she didn't leave until early December, your relationship expectations are still fresh. This and the Moon's monthly visits will keep you going until Venus returns to Aries, when from 5th April to 8th April she will help you set your romantic and relationship desires and expectations for your new solar year.

The most romantically charged months of the year will be spread out over two chapters. The first chapter will run from 3rd July to 9th September and in that time the Sun, Mercury and Venus will all move through your romantic sector. Unlike the four months that Venus, the planet of love spent here last year, her short visit from 12th July to 5th August will be the most romantically charged weeks within that chapter. It is during Venus' last full day here that a New Moon on 4th August will act as a unifying force. It is nearly two months after the last planet leaves that a second chapter will begin, this time with Mars moving through from 4th November 2024 to 6th January 2025.

However, just as Venus did in 2023, Mars' retrograde turn on 7th December will not only see him stay longer than the normal six weeks, but it means that while he will retrograde back out, he will return again for a second visit in early 2025. Meanwhile, apart from a Full Moon in your relationship sector on 25th March, which as a Full Moon could be a significant time for your relationships, the first planetary activity doesn't begin until 10th August, this time running until 3rd November. This will see all planetary activity on the relationship front for the year end just a day before Mars is due to return for his epic visit to your romantic sector. Both the Full Moon in your relationship sector on 25th March and a New Moon on 3rd October will be eclipses, making these pivotal waypoints for your relationships.