Monday, APRIL 1

Shortly into the day, the Moon enters Capricorn, and we seek to be more organized, responsible, and on top of things. However, the Last Quarter Moon occurs tonight when the Capricorn Moon forms a square to the Aries Sun, and our sense of responsibility or the proper/mature path can conflict with our personal plans.

Now and until the New Moon/Solar Eclipse on the 8th, starting a significant project is not ideal. Instead, it’s time to finish details and tie up loose ends. We can channel the quarter Moon’s crisis-oriented energy into productivity or stress ourselves out.

While the Capricorn Moon seeks clarity, cloudy thinking or confusion can figure strongly today with Mercury stationing and turning retrograde. Communication can be tricky, and it can be hard to focus on cold, hard facts.

Mercury will remain retrograde until April 25th and will stay in the sign of Aries for the duration. During this time, our thinking turns inward as we review and re-assess matters. Mercury retrograde periods can be times of heightened inner awareness, when meditation, benefiting from keeping a journal, reworking old plans, and reviewing past work are favored. Minor breaks in the mechanical aspects of communication can reconnect us to other, possibly more meaningful, means of communication. We might look at past decisions and ideas from a new, enlightened perspective.

It can be a time of tension, however, as Mercury in Aries wants immediate answers and retrograde Mercury can point to delays and indecision. We should be especially careful with our choice of topics and wording. The chances of sharp or brusque comments doing some damage run high.

With Mercury in Aries, we prefer to learn from hands-on experience rather than instruction, and not listening during this Mercury retrograde period can be especially costly. Keep in mind that Mercury in Aries’ haste to communicate (or perhaps more accurately, to get communications out of the way) can work against us or can be more consequential during Mercury retrograde. There can be texts or emails sent to the wrong people, for example, or quick commentary that’s considered careless. It’s crucial to be cautious and attentive in our communication during this period.

The Moon is void today only until 12:06 AM EDT, when it enters Capricorn.