Mars departure from your work sector on 23rd April has seen the urgency drop back but gone for just a week you are unlikely to notice a drop in momentum. This was Mars' first visit in two years and he has created enough momentum and motivation to keep the wheels turning for months. However, you no longer constantly need to have your foot on the gas, as things move to a different pace this month. Mercury's return to your work sector on 4th May comes just 11 days after Mars left, with the warrior planet's hot headed enthusiasm replaced by Mercury's more strategic approach. Mercury will normally spend just 14 to 15 days in your work sector each year. This is usually just long enough to draw on his intellectually savvy and articulate edge to work smarter, get your head in the game, ideas on the table and the communication lines open. Mercury should be gone by the time the Sun returns on 21st May, turning the solar spotlight on to your work situation and job matters as he does at this time every year. Instead, a retrograde turn on 30th May will not only keep Mercury here for the rest of the month but until July, giving you months to extract and exploit the benefits from Mars' time here. {ads_delimiter}Venus will return on 9th May to fuel your job confidence, attract opportunities and steer things in a lucrative direction and like the Sun and Mercury, will then spend the rest of the month here. The Moon will make its monthly visit to your work sector from 13th May to 15th May, while Venus and Mercury are helping to put heart and mind in the game and on the same page but before the Sun returns. As always, this will give you an intuitive read on work and job matters and as the first visit since Mars left, could act as a trigger for his untapped potential. Meanwhile, the Moon's visit to your career sector from 22nd May to 24th May will ensure your professional instincts and imagination are fuelled during the Sun's early days in your work sector. The Moon is also here as Saturn turns retrograde in your income sector on 23rd May, creating some significant days across the income, work and career fronts.