- The Moon is in Virgo until 11:08 PM, from which time the Moon is in Libra.
- A void Moon occurs from 8:19 PM to 11:08 PM today.
- The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Gibbous phase.
- The First Quarter Moon occurred on the 15th.
Retrogrades:
- Mercury is retrograde (Mercury is retrograde from April 1st to 25th).
Ingresses:
- The Sun spends its first full day in Taurus (the Sun is in Taurus from April 19th to May 20th this year).
**Times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Daily Horoscopes/Astro Highlights for each Sign:
Aries
Jupiter and Uranus join forces in your resources sector today, dear Aries, and it’s an electrifying and progressive influence. This transit can bring unexpected financial gains, the discovery of hidden talents, or even a significant gift this week and next. It can be a time of sudden changes in your financial position, new money-making ideas, and deeper insights into your self-worth. You might now view money for its value as a tool used to achieve more freedom in your life. It’s a time to invent, innovate, and make progress, especially with your things and finances. On a psychological level, too, you can feel as if a burden has been lifted from you, and you feel freer to enjoy yourself and more confident of your worth and value. Breakthrough thinking is likely now–you’re no longer limiting yourself to a particular stance on money and comfort. Your ability to heal and understand is high today and tomorrow, and this may be attracting others to you.Taurus
Today’s transits are powerful, dear Taurus. Jupiter and Uranus align in your sign– a rare event–bringing electric, progressive, and exciting energy. A sudden windfall or opportunity is possible, such as an inheritance, debt relief, career advancement, or reputation boost. Jupiter rules your sector of emotional or material support and others’ money, and Uranus rules your career, reputation, and responsibility sector. As these planets meet in your sign, there can be an unexpected turnaround that improves your life and helps you grow. Besides these more overt opportunities, this transit raises your spirits. The need for progressive change becomes glaringly apparent–you feel the need to update, refresh, and renew yourself, projects, circumstances, and connections. It’s a powerful time for freeing yourself from limiting circumstances and burdens, and it’s quite a positive change. Also today, you might arrive at an understanding of what is most valuable to you, benefiting both your relationships and your financial or practical world.Gemini
Jupiter and Uranus align in the sign just behind yours today, dear Gemini, and it’s an exciting time of surprises on an emotional level. It’s a powerful union. There can be sudden benefits or a breaking free from burdens this week and the next. Intuition heightens, particularly regarding matters that have held you back from growing. You’re letting go of outdated behaviors. Secretive elements to a relationship are possible and can be stimulating or motivating. Private or behind-the-scenes studies and topics of interest are appealing, and they can emerge in your life suddenly. Also today, you might thoroughly enjoy helping someone through practical aid or guidance. Emotionally, you are brave and willing. You may get the chance to start fresh in friendship as you reach a new level of understanding or awareness that takes things to a new level.Cancer
Jupiter and Uranus come together in your friendship sector, dear Cancer, bringing exciting surprises to your social life. As such, the second half of April and early May can be a time of sudden benefits, happy improvements, and surprising changes with happiness goals and pursuits, friendships, networking, community involvement, and group associations. A person or group connection that is more creative, visionary, unusual, or unconventional can figure strongly in your life now. This transit can also bring opportunities to advance your work or connect with someone who encourages you to improve your health. The desire for open, equal, and happy associations is strong, and there could be a reshuffling of the groups you align yourself with. You may be transitioning out of a friendship or changing the dynamics of an existing one to accommodate your increased need for personal freedom. Certainly, approaching your social life a little differently can be surprisingly enjoyable.Leo
Jupiter’s alignment with Uranus today is powerful, touching the entire month, dear Leo. This rare combination occurs at the top of your solar chart, boosting your career, performance, ambitions, or reputation in sudden, unexpected, or unusual ways. A surprise promotion, change of direction, or recognition can be in store. Others are especially attracted to your visionary and confident approach. Career matters can take an interesting and stimulating turn–be ready to seize opportunities! It’s an uplifting, empowering time. You are more confident that the path you are taking reflects the changes you’ve been experiencing on the inside. You could feel especially “in sync” as things seem to fall into place. This excitement can also relate to your relationships, as Jupiter is your romance ruler and Uranus is your partnership ruler. A relationship can make a splash at this time.Virgo
Today’s Jupiter-Uranus alignment can point to a wonderful and perhaps surprising boost to your domestic plans, home, education, work, or health, dear Virgo. As this rare combination comes together in your sector of spirit and the higher mind, it can be about exploring new experiences and ideas. This is a period of exciting insights, changing beliefs, and eye-opening adventures or extracurricular activities. The urge for adventure and new experiences that introduce you to new cultures, beliefs, or feelings is particularly strong. Experiences now nudge you out of your routine in pleasant, rewarding ways. You might make important connections. How you view the world and experience the meaning of life is being turned upside down. Doing work or home life a little differently can also be in the cards this week and the next, and it’s rewarding and even invigorating.Libra
Pay special attention to today’s rare and progressive alignment of Jupiter and Uranus in your work and health sector, dear Libra. This unique event presents a golden opportunity for growth and advancement in your professional and personal wellness pursuits. It’s an exciting alignment in your intimacy, attachment, personal psychology, and self-empowerment sector. Developments with the financial or emotional support you receive, whether through loans, resources of a partner, or other types of help, are quick and surprising. You might find yourself sharing or pooling your resources with a partner, for example, and it’s a big change. Alternatively, this can be a time of sudden insights and opportunities for emotional renewal or healing that give you a sense of self-mastery. Sudden, new, and surprising desires can take hold this week and the next. It could also be a vibrant time of new romantic interests or experiencing a rejuvenation of romance in existing relationships. You’re freeing yourself from compulsive behavior that has held you back. You might experience a moment of truth or motivation to kick a bad habit and live a freer, more joyful life as a result.Scorpio
Jupiter meets Uranus in your partnership sector today, dear Scorpio, and others can surprise you! Alternatively, relationship needs come on suddenly, and you connect with desires or cravings you never knew you had. Increased benefits, possibly with money, can come through others this week and the next. A surprising circumstance or sudden change of attitude can occur and jolt you out of your usual patterns of relating to others on a one-to-one level. If you’ve recently felt that changes in relationships have been thrust upon you, as if you had no say in the matter, you might come to an enlightening realization now that the changes were something that you needed in order to grow. A working partnership could be involved, a financial change, or an alliance with an old family friend or co-worker might occur now. You’re open, generous, and radiating healing vibes today. Others may be turning to you for help, support, or advice.Sagittarius
This can be a time of interesting developments in your daily life, dear Sagittarius. Your planetary ruler, Jupiter, aligns with Uranus in your sector of work, health, wellness, habits, and daily routines, and these are areas of life where you can enjoy sudden benefits, happy improvements, and added excitement. This can be about your day job, or a wellness program or method that might be a little outside the box could be appealing and encouraging. It’s also an electrifying influence on your personality–you feel more open about expressing your unique qualities, particularly in the context of your everyday communications and your work or services. The temptation to break out of the lifeless aspects of a job is strong, and you could be inspired to make a radical change. You’re bringing more of the “real you” to your work or chores, and increased independence in this area of your life feels liberating. This powerful transit affects you this week and the next, and it’s about coming into your own.Capricorn
Jupiter and Uranus align in your sector of fun, creativity, joy, recreation, heartfelt pursuits, and romance today, dear Capricorn, and you’ll find excitement, sudden benefits, and happy improvements in these life departments. Another possibility is that a past love or project can re-emerge in your life. Certainly, you are more inclined to take chances on creative or romantic levels. Something might inspire you to try a new creative hobby or adventure altogether. Aim to tune in to the forward-looking positive vibes of this powerful transit. Stunning new insights come to you regarding romance and creativity. You are more spontaneous in your self-expression, and others are attracted to your sometimes wild exuberance–they feel your enthusiasm and tend to follow your lead. A moment of truth in a love relationship, sudden insights into your needs in love, or a changing attitude towards love can emerge. It’s a time of creative inspiration, unusual events that alter your thought patterns, and fruitful, exciting connections.Aquarius
Today’s Jupiter-Uranus alignment encourages long-term vision and planning, dear Aquarius. In fact, this rare combination can boost your optimism. It’s exciting energy, and it occurs in your sector of home, family, and nurture, bringing power for upgrades, improvements, and sudden benefits in these areas. Excitement on the home front is brewing, which leaves you feeling freer, lighter, and happier. It’s easier to make progress as you feel just a little more detached and ready to change. The desire to make improvements – uprooting ones – is powerful, and you have the confidence to do it. This transit is also a strong influence for friendship and possibly a business run from home, and it’s in force this week and the next. Even though there is more sensitivity than usual today, with openness, healing becomes possible and even likely. There can be a new beginning in a relationship, learning program, or personal interest.Pisces
Today’s rare alignment involves Jupiter meeting with Uranus in your communications zone, dear Pisces. It brings sudden opportunities, surprises, and changes to learning, studies, communication, transportation, siblings, your neighborhood, and personal interests. This transit is powerful enough to affect you this week and the next. You could receive good news or read something that inspires you to change your learning focus. Instead, you might write about a topic you hadn’t considered before or through channels you have never tried, for example. With this electric, confident energy, you are more open to communicating about subjects or feelings you have previously kept to yourself. You are bolder, and your vision is more lucid. Inspiration can be found now, and it’s likely to come through your conversations or communications with others. Your career can also get a surprising boost. Aim to pay special attention to ideas that seem to come out of the blue, chance meetings, or unexpected communications, as significant opportunities can arise through these things.* Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign (and you know your birth time), you can look it up here.
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:
Planet Color Key: The longer the bar, the slower the aspecting planet, and the longer the duration of the planet’s transit.
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