April begins with one of the most feared planetary transits: Mercury retrograde. The planet closest to the Sun will begin its apparent retrograde on April 1 at 7:15 p.m.

Astrologer Álvaro Norambuena Donoso explains what this planetary movement is about and what its effects are in the next 24 days. This is the first complete retrograde that Mercury will make in 2024, previously it spent two days (January 1 and 2) in this phase while the Sun transited Capricorn.