Event Type : Daily Overview

Sunday, MAY 1

A Venus-Pluto sextile this morning gently breaks down barriers, helping us with new insight into our needs for love, comfort, or pleasure and our money situation. Or, we take a comfortably strategic approach to these affairs. Our feelings are more focused and intensified in a generally pleasant and positive way. In fact, we seek depth of emotion and authenticity in our dealings.

The Moon spends the day in Taurus, and we’re slowing down and taking stock or focusing on building instead of initiating.

Later today, we can find ourselves following whims or restless until we recognize the need to freshen up our relationships or pastimes. Rumblings of the need to change unhealthy patterns with relating and spending can occur.

Monday, MAY 2

The Moon continues its transit of Taurus until it moves into Gemini at 6:47 AM EDT. The Gemini Moon is curious, and its alignment with Mercury further draws out the chatty side of our personalities.

Venus enters Aries today, where it will transit until May 28th. With Venus in Aries, we are bold, fresh, and a little impatient when it comes to matters of the heart. We don’t look back–we’re not interested in saying sorry or dwelling on the past. Our desires are strong, and we express them spontaneously, enthusiastically, and directly. Our tastes are simple, but we can feel the need to fulfill them urgently in the weeks ahead.

There can be tensions if we feel powerless or overshadowed as Mars and Pluto form a semi-square aspect today. We could find it challenging to express ourselves in healthy, direct ways. Our desires can be both intense and difficult to satisfy. Efforts to make changes could be thwarted, or power struggles emerge. This is not an ideal time for straightforward interactions.

The void Moon occurs from 6:13 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Venus), until the Moon enters Gemini at 6:47 AM EDT.

Tuesday, MAY 3

A longer-term influence is exact today: Jupiter forms a sextile to Pluto. With this transit, we’re discovering our ambitions and motivations, and it’s an enjoyable, productive experience. It’s a time when we want to improve, grow, and bring something to the next level. We might enjoy increased influence, faith, and insight. The desire for more personal significance can lead us to give of ourselves or motivate us to more ambitiously pursue personal or professional goals. This transit generally favors business, the law, and commerce.

A Jupiter-Pluto sextile enhances our ability to sway or persuade. One of the most positive uses of this transit is taking steps to better ourselves or the world around us. We might solve a long-standing problem or capitalize upon a resource that we didn’t recognize in the past. We seek more meaning in our lives, and as we strive for a sense of purpose, we’re likely to take steps that help us improve our lives, lifestyles, or an important project. A bit of competition, even if it’s only with ourselves and our previous performance, can help us grow. We can be opportunistic–it’s easier than usual to recognize opportunities because we’re looking to advance. As we connect with our hidden talents or desires, we begin to embrace new directions or pursuits.

The Sun’s semi-square to Jupiter tonight can suggest some over-estimation of our energy or motivation levels. We want to grow, improve, and expand, and it may be necessary to push some boundaries now, but it’s best to do so gently. The Moon spends the day in curious, interesting Gemini.

Wednesday, MAY 4

Mars forms a sextile to Uranus this morning, and the Sun and Uranus are approaching alignment, exact early tomorrow. It’s a time when we want to experiment and make things happen, and we can be very creative about it! Certainly, we’re more willing to experiment or try new things. We are naturally bold and assertive, ready to take a chance, and conscious of a need to act independently or spontaneously, answering to our instincts. It’s easy and natural to break through obstacles, try alternative methods, and take progressive action or take the lead. More courage, confidence, and energy are available to us. It’s also a time when we more readily support or defend others.

There can be some disruption or a need for a new modus operandi, as well as a strong desire to feel free. We seek new ways to enjoy and express ourselves, handle money and possessions, and get comfortable. We can be progressive and pioneering, but possibly also defiant or rebellious. With Uranus, some level of detachment or decrease in sentimentality seems necessary to break free from limiting situations. We gravitate to what’s unusual or avant-garde.

With Uranus in Taurus, we’re changing how we view and use money and personal possessions. Our values are evolving, and today’s energies tend to spotlight this theme. We’re also inclined to break the rules or go against tradition and expectations.

The Moon continues its transit of Gemini until 7:06 PM EDT, when it enters Cancer.

The void Moon occurs from 4:37 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Cancer at 7:06 PM EDT.

Thursday, MAY 5

Early today, the Sun aligns with Uranus in Taurus, stirring change, disruptions, interruptions, new directions, and freedom of movement. Our egos awaken, and we seek new ways to express ourselves. There can be sudden changes in store.

The day advances more smoothly. The Moon is in Cancer, drawing our strong attention to our personal lives, attachments, home, family, and familiar places and faces. Mercury and Venus are heading toward a harmonious sextile, and we communicate with warmth and style. We more readily compromise, negotiate, please, and clarify things. We tend to verbalize or analyze our feelings and relationships with this influence.

Friday, MAY 6

The Moon spends the day in 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. Home, family, and familiar settings or situations appeal more than usual.

Still, as the day advances, a Sun-Mars sextile comes into play, boosting our desire for action to pursue our passions. It’s an energizing influence, particularly with ambitious or exciting new projects.

Saturday, MAY 7

With today’s Sun-Mars sextile, we want to take the initiative, and we feel we can accomplish a lot. Our sense of rhythm and timing is good. Stress eases as we feel confident about our abilities and our judgment. We are more able to assert ourselves without rubbing people the wrong way. We’re also ready to take on a challenge, and we’re competitive in a natural, unforced way. We can feel energized, particularly about tying up loose ends or dealing with financial matters. It can be a time of resourcefulness when we respond to problems or challenges with spirited and enthusiastic confidence.

The Moon continues its transit of Cancer until 7:50 AM EDT, when it moves into Leo. We seek comfortable, safe, and familiar faces and places until the Moon changes sign, after which we open up to more feedback, attention, and interaction.

The void Moon occurs from 6:26 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Leo at 7:50 AM EDT.

Sunday, MAY 8

Today’s Leo Moon wants us to move out of our comfort zones to share ourselves and our creations with others.
This transit is outgoing, competitive, and loving.

This evening, the First Quarter Moon occurs when the Sun in Taurus forms a square with the Moon in Leo. There is a crisis theme surrounding any quarter Moon phase, as we feel compelled to take action. Shortly after, we become aware of how our actions affect those close to us, perhaps through trial and error.

Monday, MAY 9

The Moon continues its transit of Leo until 6:54 PM EDT, and with its opposition to Saturn today, differences in style or opinion can elevate our frustrations and may feel more problematic than usual, blocking progress or leading to delays.

The Virgo Moon from 6:54 PM forward is practical and intelligent. We seek to tie up loose ends and deal with routine matters. This Moon transit draws out our desire to heal, help, and fix. Mercury is heading toward a retrograde station, suggesting some possible misunderstandings or information limbo.

The void Moon occurs from 8:39 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (an opposition to Saturn), until the Moon enters Virgo at 6:54 PM EDT.

Tuesday, MAY 10

The Moon spends the day in intelligent, particular Virgo, and we want to fix problems and manage details.

Mercury stations as it turns retrograde today, however, and this shift can confuse matters temporarily. Mercury’s retrograde lasts until June 3rd, beginning in the sign of Gemini and ending in Taurus. During this cycle, our thinking turns inward as we review and reassess matters.

Mercury retrograde periods can be times of heightened inner awareness–when meditation, journaling, reworking old plans, and reviewing past work are favored more than usual. Minor breaks in the mechanical aspects of communication and transportation can reconnect us to other, possibly more meaningful, means of connecting. The more difficult times are the periods of the shifts themselves (the days surrounding the stations — today and June 3rd), after which we grow more and more accustomed to the motion.

With Mercury retrograde in Gemini until the 22nd, we might look at past decisions and ideas from a new, possibly enlightened perspective. From May 22nd-June 3rd, Mercury is retrograde in Taurus, and we’re getting in touch with our security and comfort needs or reviewing business and financial matters. We look at projects and items in new ways–in terms of value and worth–and may revive a past project. While the shift of direction occurs today, it can be challenging to see matters clearly.

Also today, Jupiter heads into the sign of Aries and will transit the sign in two parts: from May 10th to October 28th, 2022, and then from December 20th, 2022, to May 16th, 2023. This transit encourages us to embrace our enterprising spirit and independence. With Jupiter in Aries, we make our own opportunities, and we thrive when we take the lead, initiate, inspire others, and demonstrate enthusiasm and courage.

Prosperous areas are ones that allow us to head, lead, and innovate. Confidence in ourselves can bring about favorable circumstances or good luck. Faith is strong in our ability to reinvent our lives and confidently move forward. We believe that “life is what you make it,” and we enjoy competition as it pushes us to do better. Our belief in ourselves brings a spirit of the pioneer. We live in the “now” and quickly seize opportunities.

However, we should watch for taking any of these things too far, a me-first attitude that can be insensitive, failing to consider others’ viewpoints and leaving opportunities behind as a result, over-confidence, not learning from past mistakes, and a lack of objectivity.

Wednesday, MAY 11

With Jupiter forming a semi-square to Uranus today, we can feel a little restless, wanting to grow, improve, and innovate, but we’re not necessarily focused. We could find it difficult to agree with others, or it’s hard to find common ground. We need to be willing to make changes in our lives now, or change will come in perhaps unwanted forms.

This is a rebellious, restless influence, and we should avoid random moves. It’s best to tap into areas that may need some attention and improvement. We might open ourselves up to new ways of thinking, but we could also too easily avoid taking responsibility for things that truly matter. While watching for impractical ventures and unusual tangents with weak staying power, we should connect with our desire to innovate.

This transit is a minor but longer-term aspect, and it’s the first of three. Jupiter and Uranus will form a semi-square again on September 28th and December 23rd. As such, we can consider it to be in influence for most of the remainder of the year.

The Moon spends the day in Virgo, and the need to get organized can come on strongly. This energy can feel at odds with Mars and Neptune in dreamy Pisces, and we might struggle with it. The Moon in Virgo is adaptable, helpful, and intelligent.

The void Moon occurs from 11:59 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Pluto), until the Moon enters Libra the next day, Thursday, May 12th, at 2:35 AM EDT.

Thursday, MAY 12

The Moon continues its transit of Virgo only until 2:35 AM EDT when it enters Libra. With the Moon in Libra, we do what we can to harmonize, although we’re more sensitive to imbalances. We’re more likely to seek feedback or someone with whom to share ideas and feelings. We’re idealistic and considerate. It’s a time of the lunar month when we more readily see different sides to a story, which can lead to more indecision than usual.

The Sun is heading into alignment with the True North Node of the Moon, exact early tomorrow, encouraging and perhaps challenging us to grow, improve, and aspire to our goals. The desire for more security and stability can be a strong motivator now.

The Moon is void today until it enters Libra at 2:35 AM EDT.

Friday, MAY 13

The Moon spends the day in Libra, and we’re more concerned than usual with being fair, balanced, and polite. Our relationships can be in high focus. We weigh all perspectives and consider many different possibilities while the Moon is in Libra. For the most part, we’re cooperative and gracious today. Harmonizing is important to us. We aim to be reasonable and rational, and we have more self-control. Counseling and advising can figure strongly.

With the Moon’s trine to Saturn tonight, we appreciate people we know and can count on, and we’re far more patient with others than usual. Family or home improvements might also figure strongly. It’s a supportive, steadying, and clear-headed influence. We can visualize what we want to do, and our sense of form and design is strong.

Saturday, MAY 14

This morning’s Mercury-Mars quintile is especially clever energy for figuring things out and solving problems. Today’s Mars-North Node sextile supports moving forward or taking on a challenge. We can enjoy making connections, or we seek satisfying activities in which to participate. There is a sense that we’re heading in the right direction or that we want to take steps to grow and improve. New opportunities are there if we look for them to help us achieve our desires.

The Moon continues its transit of Libra until 6:35 AM EDT, when it enters Scorpio. We can be particularly concerned with finding a balance or reaching a compromise while the Moon is in Libra, while the Scorpio Moon is wise, observant, and passionate.

The void Moon occurs from 4:08 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Pluto), until the Moon enters Scorpio at 6:35 AM EDT.

Sunday, MAY 15

Venus aligns with Chiron this morning, and it’s a time to express compassion or forgiveness. We may feel drawn to problem areas so that we can repair them. We more readily see the beauty in human weaknesses and the pain of growing, healing, and restoring. It’s a solid time to build trust in relationships and see each other’s potential, although the process might feel challenging in spots.

This afternoon, the Sun forms a square to Saturn and a sextile to Neptune. With this combination, it can be challenging to know where to put our time and energy. It can be all too easy to avoid or deny and accumulate guilt in the process. We should watch for taking on responsibilities that we then regret. 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. Ideally, we face reality or the practical side of a situation and assume more responsibility while also attending to our need for imagination. A Lunar Eclipse will occur shortly into the day tomorrow, amping up emotions.

Monday, MAY 16

The Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse occurs today at 12:14 AM EDT in the sign of Scorpio. It’s the third eclipse in an eclipse set occurring along the Taurus-Scorpio sign axis (the first appeared in November 2021, and the last will happen in October 2023).

We can experience symbolic illumination–something that’s been building inside of us releases now. Our emotions heighten, and we’re likely to awaken to our material and emotional needs and our attachments. We should take some time to process our discoveries since this eclipse tends to magnify our issues.

It’s best to watch what we say or put out into the world today since it’s all too easy for things to become exaggerated under this influence.

The Moon moves into optimistic Sagittarius at 7:52 AM EDT, and we seek non-routine, spontaneous experiences.

The void Moon occurs from 5:29 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Pluto), until the Moon enters Sagittarius at 7:52 AM EDT.