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Saturday, MAY 1

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Capricorn, encouraging our attention to our practical priorities. The Moon forms trines to Uranus and the Sun–bodies that just met in a conjunction. An innovative spirit follows us, even with the innate conservatism of the Capricorn Moon.

Mercury’s semi-square to Chiron suggests some misunderstandings. This transit challenges us to communicate with more sensitivity. While it can point to a tendency to doubt our perceptions, as the day advances, we head towards a Mercury-Pluto trine, exact tomorrow morning, that helps us discern and focus our minds.

Sunday, MAY 2

Mercury perfects its trine to Pluto this morning, and we’re in good shape for profound insight, psychological understanding, awareness, and focused attention. We seek the hidden message and draw upon our powers of persuasion. The Moon continues its transit of responsible Capricorn until 3:31 PM EDT, after which it transits fair-minded Aquarius.

This evening, Venus forms a sextile to Neptune, encouraging us to find the best in people and our relationships or pleasures. We approach one another more gently and sensitively than usual with this transit. We are inclined to see the spiritual dimensions of our relationships and to treat others with increased compassion. This influence encourages us to open up and embrace loving, non-possessive feelings.

The void Moon occurs from 10:38 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Mercury), until the Moon enters Aquarius at 3:31 PM EDT.

Monday, MAY 3

With Mercury’s square to Jupiter this morning, we can feel rushed to make a decision when it’s better to wait. Our ideas are grand, but we may jump to conclusions or speak on a matter too soon.

A Sun-Saturn square also occurs now, and its energies are restrictive rather than expansive. Our commitment to others can temporarily interfere with personal comfort levels or relationships. We face obstacles, but this puts us in the position to recognize our ability to overcome them. This can be a time to face reality or the practical side of a situation and assume more responsibility. Our efforts to measure up to expectations can ultimately boost our sense of self-reliance. It’s best to consider what’s best for us in the long term, and it may mean forgoing or limiting something in the present for better results in the future.

The Last Quarter Moon occurs this afternoon with the Aquarius Moon’s square to the Sun–another signal to review and sort rather than push something new. Until the New Moon on the 11th, it’s a better time to tie up loose ends, take inventory, and let go if necessary. We’re sorting out what does and doesn’t work for us.

Mercury enters Gemini today, where it will transit for a longer time than usual–until July 11th–due to an upcoming retrograde cycle (from May 29th to June 22nd). Mercury rules Gemini and is exceptionally comfortable in the sign. This transit piques our curiosity. We’re spirited when it comes to reaching out to others, learning, and sharing.

The Moon spends all day in the sign of Aquarius.

Mercury enters Gemini

Mercury is in Gemini from May 3-July 11 2021. When Mercury is in Gemini, we are especially communicative, curious, and sociable. Mercury feels right at home in Gemini, one of the signs that it rules. We tend to take more pleasure in gaining a superficial knowledge of many subjects rather than dig deep into any one topic. We are especially astute when it comes to arguing or making a point. We are attracted to wordplays, puns, and negotiations. We are easily distracted.

Mercury in Gemini

Tuesday, MAY 4

The Moon spends much of the day (until 10:09 PM EDT) in Aquarius, bringing friendly, progressive, and intelligent energy to our lives. The Moon aligns with Jupiter this evening, and we’re embracing our unique side or social life and reaching for our joy, seeking to grow, expand, and improve. Our imagination and idealism are active. The desire to connect and make others happy is strong.

The Moon heads into the sign of Pisces at 10:09 PM, bringing on gentle, creative, and compassionate energy. We’re heading to a Jupiter-Uranus quintile, exact early tomorrow. This is the first of three (the next two will occur in July and December). With this longer-term influence, we notice and appreciate the more unique elements of situations, people, and projects.

The void Moon occurs from 8:05 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a conjunction to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Pisces at 10:09 PM EDT.

Wednesday, MAY 5

Our timing is good with business and personal pursuits as we’re inclined to strategize and prepare well with a Mars-Saturn biquintile this morning. However, with a Venus-Chiron semi-square this afternoon, we tend to focus on differences rather than similarities in our relationships. This approach can work well for us only if we make a concerted effort to learn from the differences.

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Pisces, awakening our need for spiritual refreshment or an escape of sorts. Ideally, this is a time for decompressing, winding down, and tapping into our intuition. We might put our hearts and faith into a cause, loved ones, or a pet project. We are generous with our time and energy.

Thursday, MAY 6

Venus forms a trine to Pluto this morning, and the need to share or enjoy life on more profound levels dominates. This influence helps us get in touch with what we most love and cherish. We might narrow our focus to our advantage under this influence. We seek to grow, improve, or develop our attachments. Recognizing the value of patience, we’re more strategic, and we’re likely to gain new insight into business and personal relationships.

Mercury forms a creative quintile to Neptune this afternoon, and along with the Pisces Moon, we’re especially idealistic, spiritually aware, and sensitive. These influences encourage us to get in touch with our imaginative, compassionate side. Boundaries dissolve, and we are disinclined to make definite or firm plans, conclusions, and decisions, preferring to allow for possibilities. We might avoid confrontations or challenging situations now. It’s a good time to dream, inspire, and seek inspiration.

Friday, MAY 7

The Moon continues its transit of Pisces until 7:53 AM EDT when it enters Aries. The Aries Moon is bold and direct, and it’s particularly impulsive tonight as it approaches a square to Mars. We want to forge new paths with this transit, and we’re quick to let go of the past. If the effect we make is not exciting enough right away, we might quickly drop a project or plan for another. It’s a good time to connect with our initiative. The Aries Moon harmonizes with Mercury this evening, helping us find common ground and opening up the lines of communication.

The void Moon occurs from 3:37 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Venus), until the Moon enters Aries at 7:53 AM EDT.

Saturday, MAY 8

Venus enters Gemini tonight, but before it leaves Taurus, it forms a square to Jupiter this morning. The Venus-Jupiter square can point to much enthusiasm and some extravagance. This transit can have the effect of exaggerating or expanding our affections, and this state of mind can lead to overdoing, overstating our feelings, and overindulging.

However, if we keep this in check, it can be a useful time for entertaining new ideas and approaches related to pleasure, money, and love. This influence generates friendly but not very disciplined energy. Especially as it occurs with both planets in the last degree of a sign, decisions can be too rushed for our own good today.

Venus moves into the sign of Gemini tonight, and it will continue its transit until June 2nd. With Venus in Gemini, curiosity motivates us on romantic and social levels. We seek variety, and we’re particularly sociable, engaged, interested, and communicative. We have a strong sense of fun but may also maintain some distance on an emotional level. Attractions now may begin with words, as we tend to bond more readily on a mental level with Venus in Gemini, but we can also be rather fickle with our affections and pleasures. The Moon spends the day in spontaneous, bold Aries.

Venus enters Gemini

Venus is in Gemini from May 8-June 2, 2021. In Gemini, we have a finger in every pie. Curiosity motivates us on romantic and social levels. “Variety is the spice of life” is the attitude now. We are sociable, communicative, and interested. We can be animated and fun but may also keep our distance on an emotional level. Attractions now may begin with words, as we tend to bond more readily on a mental level with Venus in Gemini. The shadow side of Gemini is fickleness.

Sunday, MAY 9

The Moon continues its transit of Aries until 7:47 PM EDT, encouraging our need for new initiatives, action, directness, and a straightforward approach to the world. With the Aries Moon’s square to Pluto this afternoon, we can feel that our ambitions limit our sense of independence. However, its sextile to Jupiter this evening inspires us to make the most of our circumstances. The Taurus Moon from 7:47 PM forward is content, patient, and persevering, encouraging us to enjoy the moment and settle in.

The void Moon occurs from 6:51 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Taurus at 7:47 PM EDT.

Monday, MAY 10

The Moon spends the day in Taurus, encouraging us to pay more attention to our physical needs or the material world. While we’re inclined to get comfortable, and it’s a great time to take a pause on this day before the New Moon, Mercury’s aspects stimulate our desire to grow and improve mentally. Learning, teaching, and communicating figure strongly. We might make valuable contact with people who share our intellectual interests or introduce us to new ideas that help us grow, improve, and expand. Or, we might connect with information that similarly moves us forward and challenges us to grow.

Mercury’s sextile to Chiron provides an opportunity period for opening up healthy dialogues. We approach problems holistically, and problem-solving skills run high. This transit brings subtle but enhancing energy for communications. However, a couple of influences on the horizon can point to some blocks or insecurities. There can be challenges with motivation levels or resentment brewing. It’s best to wind down today with a New Moon occurring tomorrow, set to steer us a little differently.

Tuesday, MAY 11

The New Moon occurs in the sign of Taurus today at 3:00 PM EDT, making it an excellent time to commit to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Bull. It’s time to enjoy life’s simple and physical pleasures, as well as activities that bring us in touch with nature and with our bodies.

This New Moon encourages us to “stop and smell the roses” and become more aware of what makes us feel comfortable and secure. It’s an excellent cycle in which to re-evaluate our relationship to money and possessions. We’re discovering what truly satisfies and fulfills us. We may be building and developing the initiatives and innovations begun in the Aries cycle. With this potent Taurus energy, we have the chance to make significant changes in our lives.

This New Moon harmonizes with Neptune and Pluto, suggesting that our inspiration and determination support our efforts to begin fresh. While the squares to Saturn and Jupiter are wide, they’re relevant because the New Moon is closely square the Jupiter/Saturn midpoint. We can be dealing with the desire to grow and expand, but also with limits and rules, and these things may take up a lot of energy. We may need to watch for being too lax or controlling, working on getting to a good balance.

Also today, Mars forms a square to Chiron and a sextile to Uranus. We’re motivated to get out of a rut, innovate, or entertain new methods. We gravitate to new and unique ways of approaching the world around us. In the name of progress, we can be determined to let go of grudges or baggage, although it may not be straightforward to do so. Old emotional wounds may feel as if they’re wide open. There can be tension and pressure experienced now, as well as some irritability.

The Moon is New in Taurus on May 11, 2021, at 3:00 PM EDT.

The following is the chart wheel of the Taurus New Moon in 2021.

New Moon in Taurus Chart: May 11, 2021

The New Moon in Taurus marks the beginning of a new cycle. The Aries New Moon cycle ends and the Taurus New Moon cycle begins.

The New Moon in Taurus is a good time to commit to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Bull. It’s time to enjoy life’s simple and physical pleasures–savor good food and enjoy activities that bring us in touch with nature and with our bodies. It’s time to stop and smell the roses and to become more aware of what makes us feel comfortable and secure. This is a good cycle under which to re-evaluate our relationship to money and possessions and to discover what truly makes us happy and fulfilled.

This New Moon harmonizes with Neptune and Pluto, suggesting that our inspiration and determination support our efforts to begin fresh. While the squares to Saturn and Jupiter are wide, they’re relevant because the New Moon is closely square the Jupiter/Saturn midpoint. We can be dealing with the desire to grow and expand, but also with limits and rules, and these things may take up a lot of energy. We may need to watch for being too lax or controlling, working on getting to a good balance.

With this potent Taurus energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives. It’s time to make some solid yet realistic plans and to set the stage for reaping the rewards from our new beginnings, as little or big as they may be, in approximately two weeks’ time after the Full Moon occurs.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 21 degrees and 18 minutes of Taurus, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 17 to 25 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) the most significantly.

The above chart is good for seeing the most important influences and the chart pattern for this New Moon. The following includes additional points for the nuances:

New Moon Chart with Additional Points (click to enlarge): May 11, 2021

Wednesday, MAY 12

Mercury forms a trine to Saturn, helping us to see the practical side of things today. This transit supports work with details, realistic thinking, and step-by-step approaches to learning and communicating. It helps ground and center our thinking. Conversations may be spare but to the point or instructive. This is a good time for assisting others in understanding our perspective and a step-by-step approach to tasks and problems. We are cautious with our expectations, or at least we remind ourselves to be so.

Later today, the Sun and Neptune head toward a sextile, and we’re seeking inspiration. We have better access to our imagination and intuition. What feels like serendipity experienced now may have to do with a good sense of timing and a feeling of being in sync with the universe. We are generous and charitable with our time and energy. We can see people and situations from a perspective that embraces and finds beauty in our differences. Philanthropic acts can be rewarding. This is also a good time for self-improvement programs or efforts. The Moon continues its transit of persevering Taurus until 8:44 AM EDT, after which the Moon is in intelligent, friendly Gemini.

The void Moon occurs from 8:24 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Gemini at 8:44 AM EDT.

Thursday, MAY 13

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Gemini, encouraging our desire to connect and communicate. Its alignment with Mercury and harmony with Saturn helps extend the benefits of practical thinking.

Jupiter enters Pisces this evening. While Jupiter usually spends about a year in a sign, this Jupiter in Pisces transit is divided into three date spans due to retrograde motion–first, because Jupiter returns to Aquarius for several months this year, and in 2022, because it returns to Pisces after spending a little time in Aries. Jupiter will be in Pisces from May 13 to July 28, 2021, from December 28, 2021, to May 10, 2022, and finally, from October 28 to December 20, 2022.

Until July 28, we’re getting a sneak preview of this transit that encourages us to give of ourselves and embrace compassion and imagination. With Jupiter in Pisces, we attract luck and rich life experiences through our intuition, vision, and understanding. We’re charitable, and we look out for the underdog. We are more idealistic and perhaps less ambitious in a worldly sense, more motivated to give than receive. Jupiter in Pisces encourages us to attend to our needs for gentleness, understanding, and compassion. Indeed, we should watch for escapism, bending personal philosophies or morals to suit the situation, deception and self-deception, restlessness and vague discontent, and unwillingness to face problems or negative concerns directly.

Jupiter enters Pisces

Jupiter is in Pisces

• from May 13, 2021, until July 28, 2021,
• and then from December 28, 2021, until May 10, 2022,
• and then from October 28, 2022, until December 20, 2022.

See also Jupiter transits Pisces.

Friday, MAY 14

A Gemini Moon keeps things busy and moving until 9:31 PM EDT. We can be especially curious, spending more time than usual in our minds. The Moon in Gemini brings out the chatty in people, as well as a strong desire to keep things stimulating, even if that means hopping from one project to the next. We’re reasonable, logical, and communicative, and we seek contacts and activities that stimulate us and satisfy our need for diversity, variety, and knowledge.

At 9:31 PM, the Moon heads into soulful, protective Cancer. The Moon’s trine to Jupiter, which is newly in the sign of Pisces, boosts our feelings of joy and comfort with the world of emotions.

The void Moon occurs from 6:52 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Neptune), until the Moon enters Cancer at 9:31 PM EDT.

Mercury doesn’t yet turn retrograde, but it enters its pre-retrograde shadow at 16° Gemini 08′. This means that in the coming two weeks before the retrograde period, Mercury will later return to the same degrees it traverses now. Reconsidering things may be in order.

Mercury will be retrograde from May 29, 2021, at 24° Gemini 43′, until June 22, 2021, at 16° Gemini 08′.

Mercury Retrograde Cycle from May 29 to June 22, 2021:

• May 14, 2021, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone at 16° Gemini 08′
• May 29, 2021, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 24° Gemini 43′
• June 22, 2021, Mercury stations and turns direct at 16° Gemini 08′
• July 7, 2021, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone at 24° Gemini 43′

Saturday, MAY 15

Mars forms a quincunx to Saturn this morning, pointing to some stop-and-go energy. Attempts to force an issue meet resistance. Sometimes the resistance is internal – indecision or fear can hold us back from taking direct action. This transit has a way of stimulating a glass-half-empty perspective. Rules, restrictions, and limits feel heavy and difficult to coordinate or synthesize with our wants and desires. Timing is off as a result, and the need to adjust our plans can become apparent.

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Cancer, and we favor comfort over satisfying our curiosity. We seek familiarity, safety, and quiet. This transit encourages us to center ourselves and let go of overthinking, and it becomes easier as the day advances. Home, family, and familiar settings or situations appeal more than usual.

Sunday, MAY 16

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Cancer, harmonizing with Neptune this evening. We’re seeking stronger emotional connections, although we also tend to play it safe. It can be helpful to find ways to center ourselves. The Cancer Moon is sensitive, cautious, receptive, and protective. Home or family matters are in stronger focus than usual. We might find creative ways to express and satisfy our increased need for safety. Today is good for respecting our intuition and relaxing rather than pushing forward.

As the day advances, we head toward a semi-square to Chiron and a trine to Pluto. While we can wrestle with some self-doubt, we’re exceptionally resourceful and efficient. It’s a strong time to gravitate towards things, people, and situations that help us succeed or advance our goals. We might enjoy an opportunity to draw upon our past and capitalize on our talents and resources. Shared goals and interests connect us with others. The focus now is on eliminating negative or superficial elements in our lives and going forward with more conviction as a result.