Friday, APRIL 5

The New Moon occurs in the sign of Aries this morning at 4:51 AM EDT. With this new beginning, we’re in a good position to consider a commitment to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Ram. It’s time to take action – try something new and innovative, and go at it with enthusiasm and confidence, take charge of our lives, and discover our courage. This is a strong cycle under which to re-evaluate our relationship to ourselves.

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, and thus a New Moon in Aries is especially ripe with opportunity for new beginnings. We might consider acting on a constructive impulse and following a hunch or taking a risk. Aries learns through experience and action so that we might treat ourselves to a little adventure now. It’s also a good cycle under which to discover the benefits of expressing ourselves with authenticity – expressing ourselves as we are, without putting on airs. We might find ways to learn how to rely on ourselves and to be happy about doing so – it will go a long way towards finding inner happiness when we know that we can be self-sufficient without blaming others for not helping us out. It’s a time to revitalize ourselves through experiences that break the routine and that involve doing something new and fresh.

The New Moon’s square to Saturn suggests some blocks surrounding our new beginnings. Something may not get off the ground as quickly as we’d like now. Even so, we’re in a rare window when none of the major planets/bodies are retrograde, and things may very well swim along after this check-in with reality.

The Moon is void from 10:15 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Taurus the next day, Saturday, April 6th, at 9:07 AM EDT.