- The Moon is in Leo.
- The Moon is waxing and in its First Quarter Moon phase.
- The First Quarter Moon occurred on the 3rd and the Full Moon will occur on the 11th.
- Mercury is in its pre-retrograde shadow (Mercury will be retrograde from April 9-May 3).
- Venus is retrograde (Venus is retrograde from March 4-April 15).
Times are EDT.
Horoscopes
Aries
You are particularly confident today, dear Aries, and you find it easier to pick and choose your activities or focus to your benefit. It’s a great time for gaining support from friends, children, family, and lovers. The starring influence of the day, however, connects your money and career sectors in a powerful way. This, of course, can benefit business, advancement, and finances. On another level as well, you have the confidence to go after what you want and the determination to succeed now, which can help you overcome or push through obstacles. Retrograde energy is dominant this week, however, making brand-new endeavors a little tenuous. However, you can use the positive energy of the day to your advantage by focusing on your priorities for work already in progress. It may very well be that you are naturally drawn to those ventures and activities that will serve you best.
Taurus
With Mars in your sign, dear Taurus, you want what you want, and you don’t care to wait for it! Even so, today, Pluto helps you to focus this energy into something worthwhile (ideally). You instinctively gravitate towards situations and people that help you grow, improve, learn, and expand your perspective. Having a plan always makes you feel good, and today, one is likely to form, or a recently-devised plan comes into stronger focus. Projects related to publishing, education, travel, and non-routine activities can benefit now. Putting what you’ve learned to good use can figure strongly, and your powers to lead, influence, and support others are stronger than usual. Activities or studies advance and satisfy you greatly this week.
Gemini
If you need to cut out a bad habit or tie up a loose end, today is an excellent time to do so, dear Gemini. You possess the inner courage and desire to take more control of your life now. The goal should be self-empowerment now. Other especially suitable activities today include efforts to recycle, revise, or renew a project. This week is challenging with retrograde action, making it better not to begin brand-new ventures, but today is powerful for making decisions that involve cutting back or rebuilding those already in place. Obstacles can be overcome more easily now, particularly as you can be determined to move forward. For some, a relationship can reach a new level of intimacy. While a lot can be going on behind the scenes or within yourself today, it’s also a very good time to reach out to others and share ideas.
Cancer
There can be breakthrough improvements in your relationships now, dear Cancer. While generally speaking the first three weeks of April are rather challenging for relationships, you get a nice boost today via a Mars-Pluto influence that can improve a bond or revive intense feelings. Working with a partner towards a common goal may be part of the picture now, or teaming up with a friend can take you somewhere you want to go faster or more successfully. You might decide to take charge of a long-standing problem for once and for all, possessing the determination to put it behind you now. Others can be the source of useful resources or advice now. Networking and teamwork can be particularly beneficial to you now. Look for allies!
Leo
The Moon is in your sign all day, dear Leo, harmonizing with the Sun and enhancing your self-confidence. This is a time for getting noticed, and you’re framed especially well! A Mars-Pluto influence active today reinforces this. You can be noticed for the work you do, particularly things you’ve done in the past. You are expressing your passion for what you do, and this goes over well, even leading to significant opportunities. When it comes to problems with business, work, reputation, and health, you can reduce and resolve issues to your advantage. You have a strong sense of what will work in your favor, and this includes career projects, goals, work, and health programs or regimens. Priorities become clear through this.
Virgo
The Moon in your privacy sector all day points to some level of withdrawal as you regenerate and recoup, dear Virgo. Even so, with a trine between Mars and Pluto in harmony with your sign today, you’re in a great position to get a whole lot done. You may be more courageous to express yourself, share your talents or work, or reach out to a new audience, and you can make serious progress on passion projects or studies. This is a good time for suddenly seeing a resource that can help you work through a problem area or reach your goals. You can move mountains and meet with greater success if you make certain that others see your confidence or recognize your commitment and passion. Romantic relationships can improve with shared activities or adventures of sorts. Doing something different or non-routine with others can be rewarding now.
Libra
When Mars and Pluto form a harmonious aspect as they do today, dear Libra, we can toughen up in certain areas of our lives in order to make improvements and progress. As such, today is powerful for finding resolutions to long-standing problems, particularly as they relate to your family or personal life. Improvements may involve putting something that has run its course behind you, decluttering, reorganizing, or unloading or unburdening a personal problem. There can be the chance to grow and learn in a close relationship, based on the inner courage to address an issue or face the elephant in the room for some of you. With retrograde activity this week, this may not be the best time for brand new projects, but you can nevertheless be quite determined to rebuild or rework something to your benefit, and these kinds of activities are very favored now. You see your priorities now.
Scorpio
With your rulers, Mars and Pluto, in harmony today, dear Scorpio, you can find yourself in a good position to lead others or advance your interests. You may find the courage to move a relationship forward or address a problem area with someone. Shared activities can prosper, and teamwork or partnering up to accomplish a goal or make a decision can be particularly effective. You are determined to get over a hump or resolve a problem, and you’re likely to succeed at this. Others can find you particularly influential or attractive now. You are better able to focus on your studies, projects, or relationships to your advantage now. Retrograde activity this week suggests that you’ll be better off saving brand new beginnings for later, but you can still make a lot of progress today with those things already in place.
Sagittarius
Self-improvement efforts can be magnificent today, dear Sagittarius, with Mars and Pluto helping you out, encouraging you to rebuild or rework something to make your life better. This can be a work project, efforts to manage your personal space or time invested into maintaining a prized possession, or even a project related to improving your health, as Mars and Pluto fall in sectors that rule these things in your solar chart. You’re most productive now when you throw yourself into activities that you truly believe in. For some, becoming angry about a dilemma or a current situation can be the motivator behind improvement efforts. Your priorities become clearer today as you can see which areas of your life are most important. You might discover resources for making improvements as you narrow your focus to key areas. It’s a great time to streamline, reorganize and downsize.
Capricorn
Today is powerful for your personal appeal, dear Capricorn, and excellent for having the courage to express yourself or your talents and passions. Personal changes and improvements may be in focus, but you’re also ready to jump into action when it comes to managing your creative projects, leisure time, hobbies, and romance. You might decide to resolve a conflict in a family or love relationship, as you can be feeling a little fed up of problem areas and you now want to put problems behind you. You are drawn to situations that tend to work best for you, but you’re not afraid to move a little outside of your comfort zone now, which is a major key to success. Your eye may very well be on repackaging yourself in some manner as you want to break through a barrier that has been holding you back from expressing yourself. This week and next involve key planetary direction changes, suggesting that it’s not an ideal climate for brand new beginnings. However, today is excellent for applying yourself to current ventures and areas of your life that need special attention.
Aquarius
This can be a day in which getting ticked off about a long-standing problem can propel you into positive action, dear Aquarius. Sometimes we need an extra push to make improvements, and this can come your way via a Mars-Pluto connection that toughens you up enough to put a tricky problem behind you. It’s an excellent time for rebuilding, reorganizing, or reworking things, and this can relate to your home and family life, or it might work on an emotional plane. You want to feel more in control of your life, and you can take steps to grow, improve, and empower yourself now. You can be particularly resourceful, and your determination and courage can help you to get a whole lot done. Think in terms of renovating rather than beginning something new, as the astrological climate this week and next is tricky for all new ventures. Clutter may need to go, but so might attitudes or connections and attachments that have been holding you back. Help from an unexpected source or from behind the scenes may be part of the picture now.
Pisces
This is a good time for making important allies, dear Pisces. Teamwork, group projects, friendships, and communications are all areas of your chart that are positively influenced by Mars and Pluto today, and you’re bound to find ways to improve these things or empower yourself through activities related to making connections and getting results from groups and networks. Priorities emerge today as you almost instinctively gravitate towards people and projects that help you grow and advance. Rebuilding a project or revisioning a plan or dream may be part of the process now. You ar are making a strong and effective impression on others now. This is not the best week for brand new projects, however. Even so, you are in a great position to augment and develop those projects or endeavors already in place. New ways to connect or get from point A to point B can emerge, and these may very well lead to opportunities and improvements.
*Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign and know your birth time, you can look it up here.
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Astrology of Today – The Details:
If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are some of the factors considered in the forecasts:
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 0:00 am
Event: Moon in Leo
Description: The Moon in Leo
We have a stronger need for appreciation, shows of affection and warmth, and excitement. We are proud and conduct ourselves accordingly. This is a time for having some fun, being creative and childlike, and enjoying life. It’s also a good time for organizing and managing.
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 0:30 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Mer
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Mercury
We may not be communicating with sensitivity. What we communicate could misrepresent what we truly feel. There could be troubles with mechanics, computers, transportation, and miscommunications. We may not be understanding one another. We can be a little fickle and not especially objective. Think before you speak. Otherwise, misunderstandings are likely to occur. Count to ten if you’re feeling annoyed.
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 1:28 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Pll Mer
Description: Transiting Moon Parallel Transiting Mercury
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 1:45 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Chi
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Chiron
Hurt feelings may be opportunities for healing. Now is the time for building bridges, not burning them.
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 4:21 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Pll Cer
Description: Transiting Moon Parallel Transiting Ceres
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 5:00 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Sat
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Saturn
We could feel burdened, restricted, or limited during this brief influence. We could be feeling a little down on ourselves, excluded, or lonely. There can be some awkwardness or stiffness and difficulty showing affection and feelings. Patience is a virtue right now; otherwise we might succumb to feelings of frustration and sadness. All good things come to those who wait.
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 5:19 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Nep
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Neptune
We could be feeling out of sorts. We are especially sensitive to subtle planes, but may not be able to make sense of what we perceive. We could be impractical just for now.
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 6:42 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Ven
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Venus
We can feel a little out of sorts. Our needs for pleasure, love, or entertainment may be at odds with our needs for comfort and familiarity, and we can be on the fence about what to do next. Overspending or overeating is possible.
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 9:44 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Jun
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Juno
There can be some inclination to manipulate others to further our own goals, which should be avoided. There may be indecision regarding feelings about a relationship. Alternatively, there can be a conundrum regarding family and a relationship.
Date & Time: Apr 5 2017 11:45 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Sun
Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Sun
There is a nice feeling of harmony and a cooperative feel to this time. Better decision making. We represent ourselves well now. It’s easier to attract support, favorable responses, and positive experiences. We are less fearful and less defensive. This is a harmonious time.
Strong Signs, Elements, Modes
ARIES STRONG
Initiating, pioneering energy. Independent, bold, courageous, assertive, fiery, inspirational, direct, decisive. Can be egotistical, impulsive, impatient, aggressive, lacking subtlety.
TAURUS STRONG
Stable and enduring, strong values, unyielding, earthy, acquisitive, strong desires. Can be stuck, stubborn, overly possessive, self-indulgent.
LEO STRONG
Self-confident, generous, warm-hearted, powerful leader, dramatic. Can be overly proud, vain, extravagant, arrogant.
PISCES STRONG
Compassionate, sensitive, self-sacrificing, gentle, intuitive. Can be escapist, impractical, hyper- sensitive, gullible.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
FIRE STRONG
Fire is enthusiastic, dynamic, and spontaneous, but lacks reflection. We are more courageous and adventurous now, with a tendency to act before thinking. There is little concern about what happened in the past. We are competitive and possibly impatient or bored easily.
AIR WEAK
We may have a difficult time being objective or detached. We may not be especially communicative.
BALANCE OF MODES
The modes are balanced in this chart.
LUNAR PHASE: FIRST QUARTER
Moon from 90 to 135 degrees ahead of the Sun.
We are motivated to take action, perhaps due to a clash, conflict, or stress, as we are more aware of problems and differences now. Plans are beginning to take off or turn a corner. We should watch for pushing too hard.
The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EDT) on April 5th:
Note that when an aspect is applying, it has not yet happened but is within orb – it’s pending. When an aspect is separating, it has already happened/perfected and is moving away from the aspect. Depending on the speed of the planet/body involved, the aspect will have perfected, or will perfect, in a matter of hours (often the case with the Moon), days, months, and possibly years in the case of the very slow-moving outer planets and bodies.
Note that the Moon moves at a rate of approximately one degree every 2 hours, so that if an aspect involving the Moon is applying and has an orb of 5 degrees, the aspect will perfect (be exact) in about 10 hours. If the Moon is separating from an aspect with an orb of 2 degrees, it has already formed said aspect approximately 4 hours ago (since the following are positions at noon today, then it would have occurred at about 8 AM today).
**I suggest paying close attention to applying aspects. The energy of the aspect builds as it gets closer to exact. Once an aspect involving inner planets has happened, it’s over. Separating aspects are good to know for context, but in terms of energy that is with us today, applying aspects are most important. (This is the case for daily astrology influences involving inner planets, which pass quickly, and not natal astrology aspects, which are with us for a lifetime).
THE MOON
THE MOON IN LEO
You have an emotional need for praise and attention. Under stress you may show off in order to gain attention, or become arrogant. You may be proud of your mother, or she may be very proud of you.
11TH DEGREE OF LEO
Part of Body: Subclavian veins
Sabian Symbol: Children on a swing in a huge oak tree.
ASPECTS OF THE MOON
TRINE THE SUN Orb 6°03′ Applying
We are supportive, cooperative, open, genuine, and more relaxed than usual.
QUINCUNX NEPTUNE Orb 2°57′ Applying
We could be feeling out of sorts. We are especially sensitive to subtle planes, but may not be able to make sense of what we perceive. We could be impractical just for now.
THE SUN
THE SUN IN ARIES
You are an assertive and freedom-loving individual. You have a strong need for independence, and may tend to display self-concern assertively.
17TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Vertebral canal
Sabian Symbol: Two prim spinsters sitting together in silence.
ASPECTS OF THE SUN
OPPOSITION JUPITER Orb 2°29′ Applying
You are restless and find it difficult to settle in one place. Your larger-than-life ideals stand in the way of you achieving your goals. Your challenge is to find a balance between stability and adventure. Then you will be able to reach all your goals.
CONJUNCTION URANUS Orb 7°54′ Applying
You are a rebel but also a leader. You are innovative and original. Others may see you as arrogant, wilful and disruptive at times. Life will be full of surprises. Politics, science or computing appeal to you.
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 3°17′ Applying
We may be tempted to control or manipulate events and people, and can have difficulty reaching a compromise. We might need to reevaluate expectations, face our fears, manage power struggles, and deal with urges to control others and situations.
MERCURY
MERCURY IN TAURUS
You place importance on traditional knowledge. You learn in a slow, methodical and hands-on manner. You stick to old ideas and may fear having to learn anything new.
4TH DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Uvula
Sabian Symbol: The rainbow’s pot of gold.
VENUS
VENUS IN PISCES
You yearn to merge and be at-one with your partner. In fact you want to be at-one with the universe. You also enjoy sharing inspirational activities with your partner, ranging from listening to beautiful music to visiting an art gallery.
29TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Toenails of right foot
Sabian Symbol: A prism.
ASPECTS OF VENUS
SQUARE SATURN Orb 1°02′ Applying
Lack of spontaneity when it comes to expressions of affection and the pursuit of pleasure, likely due to insecurities or fear. We may be reserved, withdrawn, cautious, and tight with money and/or feelings. Feelings of being alone and not getting what we want/need can be experienced now.
CONJUNCTION CHIRON Orb 2°51′ Applying
You have a childlike innocence in your personal relationships, which makes you vulnerable to emotional pain. You fear commitment and rejection. You may experience pain in early relationships, but this pain is usually healed giving you insight and wisdom in later personal relationships. You see the beauty in people who have been cast aside by others, and develop the ability to be a teacher or healer in intimate relationships.
MARS
MARS IN TAURUS
You have strong personal desires, although you will usually follow a reliable course of action in attaining those desires. You are stubborn if opposed.
19TH DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Maxillary artery
Sabian Symbol: A new continent rises out of the ocean.
ASPECTS OF MARS
QUINCUNX JUPITER Orb 0°27′ Separating
Your energy may be misdirected and you will need, at times, to adjust the way you approach other people and their problems.
TRINE PLUTO Orb 0°20′ Applying
Ambitions and determination increase to pursue our goals. It’s easier to see what we want and to devise a plan to pursue it. We may be focusing on redoing or reworking something from the ground up.
JUPITER
JUPITER IN LIBRA
You have a strong concern for justice. You are a diplomatic teacher, and express your spiritual values in your relationships.
19TH DEGREE OF LIBRA
Part of Body: Calyx major
Sabian Symbol: A gang of robbers in hiding.
ASPECTS OF JUPITER
OPPOSITION URANUS Orb 5°25′ Separating
You are keen to change things in this world as you see no reason to continue with the old traditions. You speak out against injustice, but may lack the patience and persistence to see through the changes.
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 0°48′ Separating
You will need to learn to have confidence in yourself even when life deals you a few blows. You range from over confident to completely lacking in confidence. The truth lies somewhere in between.
SATURN
SATURN IN SAGITTARIUS
Saturn in Sagittarius asks us to take on the responsibility of living according to our personal truths and principles, and to be loyal to these. This is a time for turning a critical eye to those beliefs and principles that don’t accurately reflect our authentic selves. (December 23, 2014, to June 14, 2015, then September 17, 2015, to December 20, 2017)
28TH DEGREE OF SAGITTARIUS
Part of Body: Right leg muscles
Sabian Symbol: An old bridge over a beautiful stream.
ASPECTS OF SATURN
TRINE URANUS Orb 3°49′ Applying
You have a talent for investigation. You look at new ideas and are able then to put them into action. In business you achieve much in your own independent way.
SQUARE CHIRON Orb 1°48′ Applying
There can be fears now of not being competent or effective enough to meet our responsibilities, or we could find it hard to strike out on a unique path, again due to fears or insecurities. The desire to break from the status quo is strong, but we may not have the necessary confidence to do so. We may have difficulties empathizing with others and understanding ourselves.
URANUS
URANUS IN ARIES
The urge to start fresh, to break free from restrictive attitudes or circumstances, to totally redesign an area of our lives (or even our personalities), and to gain freedom through independence is strong during this cycle. (May 27, 2010, to August 13, 2010, then March 11th, 2011, to May 15, 2018, then November 6, 2018, to March 6, 2019).
24TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Zygomatic muscle
Sabian Symbol: An open window and a net curtain blowing into a cornucopia.
ASPECTS OF URANUS
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 4°37′ Separating
A time for making sweeping changes and for adapting to changes in order to progress. This is a time for revising, altering, overhauling, and purging. We can experience tension, fear, and pressure, but also a sense of liberation from over-attachments and situations that have been holding us back from growth.
NEPTUNE
NEPTUNE IN PISCES
A long-term influence in which fantasy, imagination, compassion, and spirituality are in stronger focus. (April 4, 2011, to August 4, 2011, then February 3, 2012, to March 30, 2025, then October 22, 2025, to January 26, 2026)
13TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Plantar artery of left foot
Sabian Symbol: A sword in a museum.
PLUTO
PLUTO IN CAPRICORN
Tests of our boundaries; breaking down and rebuilding structures and rules. (From January 25, 2008, to June 14, 2008, then November 26, 2008, to March 23, 2023, then June 11, 2023, to January 20, 2024, then September 1, 2024, to November 19, 2024).
20TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Tendons of right knee
Sabian Symbol: A hidden choir singing.
Chiron, Major Asteroids, and Moon’s Nodes: in Sign and in Aspect
CHIRON
CHIRON IN PISCES
Strong awareness of our own vulnerabilities and humanity stimulates compassion for others. (April 20 to July 20, 2010, then February 8, 2011, to April 17, 2018, then September 25, 2018, to February 18, 2019).
26TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Plantar nerves
Sabian Symbol: A new moon that divides its influences.
VESTA
VESTA IN CANCER
You are committed to your family and loved ones, especially when they need you. However, you may withdraw like a crab into your shell if you feel hurt by those closest to you. You enjoy working with those close to you.
24TH DEGREE OF CANCER
Part of Body: Blood vessels of digestive organs
Sabian Symbol: A woman and two men on a bit of sunlit land facing south.
PALLAS
PALLAS IN ARIES
You have a keen intellect with the ability to come up with exciting, new ideas. You are also happy to risk putting your new ideas into action.
3RD DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Cerebellum
Sabian Symbol: A cameo profile of a man in the outline of his country.
JUNO
JUNO IN CAPRICORN
You want a partner who you can respect, and who respects you. You seek long-term commitment and may marry later in life.
16TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Condyle of right tibia
Sabian Symbol: Boys and girls in gymnasium suits.
CERES
CERES IN TAURUS
You feel cared for when loved ones give you a sense of stability and security. You like to be touched and stroked and nurtured in practical ways. You also like to show others you care through practical means.
21ST DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Arteries of nasal cavities
Sabian Symbol: Moving finger points to significant passages in a book.
THE NORTH NODE
THE NORTH NODE IN VIRGO
This is a quest to become dedicated to the service of others. You will need to overcome the tendency to daydream and feel overwhelmed and to put your compassion and wisdom to practical use for humanity.
3RD DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Appendix, caecum
Sabian Symbol: Two angels bringing protection.
Sabian Symbol:
THE SOUTH NODE
THE SOUTH NODE IN PISCES
This is a quest to become dedicated to the service of others. You will need to overcome the tendency to daydream and feel overwhelmed and to put your compassion and wisdom to practical use for humanity.
3RD DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Nerves of right foot
Sabian Symbol: A petrified forest.
*** CONJUNCTIONS TO SELECT FIXED STARS ***
Transits Apr 5, 2017 – Event Chart
Aspects to Venus 28°Pi50 +05°35′
Cnj 29°Pi36 SCHEAT To be a thinker or intellect
Aspects to Vesta 23°Cn04 +25°55′
Cnj 23°Cn27 POLLUX Pain of creativity, competitive
Aspects to Jun0 15°Cp21 -08°59′
Cnj 15°Cp33 VEGA Charismatic, magical, lucky
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