May 2024: Active, Calm and Curious

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May 2024

Mars channels maximum momentum all month-long in ‘now or never’ Aries, and makes the experience a thrilling one. He makes it easier for you to go after and get what you want. At his best, Mars in Aries exemplifies acting nobly and honourably in service of a just cause, and often on behalf of those who cannot act for themselves.

As Mercury gets back on track after last month’s retrograde spell, your desired aims can be fine-tuned during the first week. But keep moving. Don’t overthink things. There’s plenty to accomplish. Just do it.  

While Mars in Aries urges risk-taking and pushing forward fast, Venus in Taurus invites you to be still and attract good things to you. She reminds you that you’re worth it so what’s the rush? Patience is its own reward.

Mercury aids with heeding Mars and Venus’ contrasting signals by spending the first half of May in Aries and the second half in Taurus. Pluto’s retrograde station at the start of May momentarily intensifies the message of each planet in the classic duo.

Still, this month is essentially a Taurean one with the Sun and Jupiter also in Taurus. The cosmos is reminding us to revel in simple pleasures. Hear the birds. Smell the flowers. Feel the grass. See the trees. Taste the water.

Nature is the ultimate soother and provides some calm after a highly volatile April. The 8 May Taurean new Moon creates space to honour and seed whatever makes you and your senses feel wonderful.

18 May is an especially blessed day as the Sun conjoins Jupiter. 23 May is another fortunate day as Venus meets Jupiter. All three planets aspect Neptune which adds a dreamy (if totally made up) streak.

The air starts to circulate again at the end of the month as Jupiter enters super curious Gemini for a year, following the Sun’s entry into the same sign. It’s a call to ask lots of questions, to embark on a learning adventure.

Jupiter in Gemini encourages not lingering or getting bogged down in any one spot for too long. Staying light, social and mobile is the path to opportunity, prosperity and understanding.  

April’s once-every-14-years liberating Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Taurus remains live throughout May. Like last month’s total solar eclipse, which is also still unfolding, it triggers an overwhelming urgency to seriously and definitively change things up. Ultimately in a good way. Both configurations offer huge healing potential within immense disruption and pain. It’s part of the healing crisis.

Astro Tips

Wednesday 1 May
Insist on pleasure
Venus in Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius 

Thursday 2 May
Pause and reflect on your preoccupations
Pluto stations retrograde in Aquarius 

Friday 3 May
Act with full force
Mars in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius

Tuesday 7 May
Build steadily and gently
Sun in Taurus sextile Saturn in Pisces

Wednesday 8 May
Sow seeds to nurture the good things in life
New Moon in Taurus 

Monday 13 May
Discover new ways to sustain pleasure long term
Sun conjunct Uranus in Taurus
Venus in Taurus sextile Saturn in Pisces

Wednesday 15 May
Pay attention with all your senses
Mercury enters Taurus

Friday 17 May
Hear what is not being said
Mercury in Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius

Saturday 18 May
Welcome good fortune and fresh fun
Venus conjunct Uranus in Taurus
Sun conjunct Jupiter in Taurus

Sunday 19 May
Dream big and imaginatively
Sun in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces

Monday 20 May
Get curious on multiple fronts
Sun enters Gemini 

Wednesday 22 May
Lead with deep conviction
Sun in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius

Thursday 23 May
Enjoy good fortune and good times
Venus conjunct Jupiter in Taurus
Venus in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces
Full Moon in Sagittarius
Venus enters Gemini
Jupiter in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces

Saturday 25 May
Make high impact connections
Venus in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius
Jupiter enters Gemini 

Tuesday 28 May
Be gentle yet firm
Mercury in Taurus sextile Saturn in Pisces

Friday 31 May
Think practically and outside the box
Mercury conjunct Uranus in Taurus 

Astro Request

What seeds can you sow under this month’s new Moon in Taurus on 8 May to invite more serenity into your life?

Your personal experience is shaped by how this general forecast connects to your own birth chart, and how you respond to the planetary influences. For astrological guidance tailored to you, email leena@leenachauhan.com.

April 2024: Wild Times

April 2024

This April is livelier than usual. Starting the month with the Sun in bold, energetic Aries is plenty for starters. As soon as the Sun arrives in the first sign of the zodiac on 20 March until mid-April, the natural world reawakens and our planet is revitalised. It’s the most cosmically blessed time of the year to start over and to get shit done.

This year, there’s a total solar eclipse in Aries (the most full-on kind) on 8 April. It’s like hard reset for the whole world. The eclipse also seeds new directions for individuals whose birth charts are touched by the eclipse. That’s you, Aries and Libra. And anyone else whose life changed under the last solar eclipse in mid-October 2023.  

When Mars meets Saturn in Pisces on 10 April things get tougher and messier. The harder you push, the further away you get from what you want. Accepting and working with the chaos enables you to move ahead. Yield to the flow to make your mark.

As if all that wasn’t enough, there’s also a Jupiter-Uranus union on 21 April, which acts as a bonus throughout 18-26 April although its effect is initially perceptible at the eclipse. This wildcard conjunction will disturb the peace most for the set-in-their-ways fixed signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. Virgo and Capricorn may find it easier to welcome the unexpected new options on offer. Uranus likes to shake things up in completely unanticipated ways so it’s bumpy for everyone, but ultimately (fingers crossed) in a good way.

Venus starts the month in Pisces and ends it in Taurus, two of her happy places. Co-operation, ease and romance fare well at these times. Venus is less thrilled about having to spend the bulk of April in Aries, a Mars sign, Aries. Still, April is a mostly Mars-ruled month so feistiness usually goes down well at this time of the year. Except with Mars in wishy-washy Pisces, assertively taking charge or aiming directly at a target doesn’t work. Move indirectly and with subtlety instead. A sharper approach is fine once Mars returns to his home turf on the last day of the month.

Astro Tips

Monday 1 April
Think before you act
Mercury stations retrograde in Aries

Wednesday 3 April
Seduce with (or be seduced by) mysterious charm
Venus conjunct Neptune in Pisces 

Friday 5 April
Play with passion
Venus enters Aries 

Saturday 6 April
Attract what you want with powerful ideas
Venus in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius 

Monday 8 April
Be still in the pitch darkness
Total solar eclipse in Aries  

Wednesday 10 April
Expect vague blocks to impede progress
Mars conjunct Saturn in Pisces

Thursday 11 April
Seed fresh goals
Sun conjunct Mercury in Aries

Friday 19 April
Revive connections in pleasantly surprising ways
Mercury conjunct Venus in Aries
Sun enters Taurus
Mars in Pisces sextile Jupiter in Taurus

Sunday 21 April
Be open to wildly surprising options with staying power
Mars in Pisces sextile Uranus in Taurus
Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Taurus
Sun in Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius

Wednesday 24 April
Intense finale to an intense eclipse
Full Moon in Scorpio

Thursday 25 April
Speak clearly and concisely to win
Mercury stations direct in Aries 

Friday 29 April
Park what needs to done and indulge your senses
Mars conjunct Neptune in Pisces
Venus enters Taurus

Tuesday 30 April
Charge ahead
Mars enters Aries

Astro Request

Share your Jupiter-Uranus conjunction story with me.

These two planets meet roughly every 14 years or so. At its best, this innovative, expansive combination creates more room to be and do good. In April, Jupiter and Uranus meet in cautious Taurus so the outcome may take a little while to find form.

Your personal experience is shaped by how this general forecast connects to your own birth chart, and how you respond to the planetary influences. For astrological guidance tailored to you, email leena@leenachauhan.com.