- The Moon is in Cancer.
- The Moon is void from 4:22 PM forward (until tomorrow at 12:11 AM).
- The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Crescent phase.
- The New Moon occurred on the 26th in the sign of Taurus, and the First Quarter Moon will occur tomorrow.
- Mercury is retrograde (Mercury is retrograde from April 9-May 3).
- Venus is in its post-retrograde shadow until May 18th.
Horoscopes
Aries
The Moon’s transit of your solar fourth house again today continues to emphasize the need for familiarity and comfort, dear Aries. You’re in the mood to settle in, relax, and put your feet up – more than usual. You tend to stick to what you know at the moment as you clear your head and take a break from the action. Nevertheless, there is creative energy with you now for work and reputation matters. You have added personal and professional appeal. You are able to pour more of your personality into your job or whatever you’re doing now. You might attract or connect with someone who helps further your long-term or career goals.
Taurus
Keeping busy and mentally stimulated tends to lead to the most emotional satisfaction today, dear Taurus. You don’t care to feel cooped up and have less patience than usual with routine matters. Variety, small changes, and movement seem to be most appealing as the Moon moves through your communications sector. However, with the Moon’s tense connections to other planets, watch for taking on too much or for information overload, which can frazzle your nerves and lead to poor decisions. You’re also in a good position for personal appeal and creative cooperation today – agreements may be reached with a significant other or good friend, and fabulous ideas can result from your conversations.
Gemini
Again today, you have an emotional desire or need to settle in and get comfortable, dear Gemini, with the Moon spending the day in your resources sector. You’re paying more attention to the practical details or viability of recent ideas and plans. Preparation or development activities are satisfying and comfortable for you right now. While the practical world holds particular interest for you today, there is good spiritual energy for making connections with others, more through positive actions and body language than verbal expressions. Relationships benefit from just the right balance of intensity and freedom or emotional space.
Cancer
The Moon spends another full day in your sign, dear Cancer, and this brings your emotions into the light. There is some tendency for you to worry too much about what others expect of you today. While you feel a slightly more emotionally vulnerable than usual, you’re also resilient, and good energy is with you for a feeling of connectedness with the world around you, a project, or a person. Your long-term goals and ambitions tend to mesh well with those of a good friend or significant other, and you feel very much on the same page. Travel or educational goals can be inspiring and help center you.
Leo
You can combine your needs for freedom and routine beautifully today, dear Leo. Work thrives as you’re bringing special style and creativity to what you’re doing. You’re not content with the routine. The Moon spends another day in your privacy sector, and while it can be difficult to get the repose you need, it’s something you need on this day before the Moon enters your sign. Tuning out distractions may be challenging but worth the effort. When you emerge from your quiet interlude, you’ll be in a better position to understand your needs. Stay connected with others today, but do it on your own terms, if possible, as you need a break from demands.
Virgo
This can be an active day for creative work, dear Virgo. You are able to pour just enough energy into a project that it thrives without getting lost in it or becoming consumed by it. There is good energy for the same kind of balance in relationships right now. Moderation is the key now. The Moon is in your social sector all day, and you have a stronger need to feel connected to your friends, a dream or a sense of purpose, or a cause. You may have some difficulty getting your head and heart to agree today with the Moon in a challenging aspect with retrograde Mercury, but you can do some deep thinking now.
Libra
You can feel particularly on the same page or in agreement with a significant other about long-term goals, dear Libra. It’s a good time for drawing up plans or brainstorming for ideas about your next step, career, or status. Connections feel stronger or more meaningful today. With the Moon at the top of your solar chart today, you are emotionally invested in your reputation or career, and this can help or hinder you, depending on your emotional state! Do this in moderation, and you’re in great shape for making adjustments and refinements that improve your life. You can be sensitive to feedback or appreciation from others now, and your creativity can be well-received.
Scorpio
Today brings intense energy for making work or health-related changes, dear Scorpio. You may be combining personal interests and chores creatively now, and this can be satisfying. Joint endeavors can be productive, and cooperation comes quickly. Work can be absorbing, and you can feel pleasantly committed to a pursuit. The Moon spends another full day in your adventure sector, and you continue to need some form of healthy escape from ordinary, dull, or routine elements of your life. You’re thinking in big terms and inclined to want to see the bigger picture rather than the details of plans.
Sagittarius
The Moon spends another day in your sharing sector, dear Sagittarius, and you seek out a special connection with a person or project. This is a good day for making a connection or feeling a sense of purpose or meaning through your contacts. Introspection serves you well now. You can come to a new understanding of your needs, fears, and feelings. Conversations about money or ownership can be tense or loaded, however. Your tendency today is to live inside yourself but you’re friendly, and your interactions are beneficial. Your observation skills are above par, although there is a slight tendency to read too much into situations in which you are personally involved.
Capricorn
The Moon opposes your sign again today, dear Capricorn, and this suggests that others’ feedback can benefit you, whether you agree with it or not! Or, this can be a time for looking at your life through someone else’s eyes or from a different perspective. You seek more balance and harmony now, but it’s best not to do so indiscriminately. Sometimes, a bit of conflict is necessary before you get to a state of peace, and this may be the case today. However, there is excellent energy for you to exercise your independence while still bonding with others with just a bit of creativity. Family and loved ones can be supportive now.
Aquarius
The practical details and routines in your life are in high focus again today, dear Aquarius. You’re unlikely to feel at emotional peace if you don’t accomplish something worthwhile and constructive. Even though you are focusing on the small things that need fixing, these improvements can lead to significant changes and developments. While this can be a rather solitary pursuit, you are in a good position to cooperate or collaborate with others today, so be sure to reach out. There is good, creative energy with you related to using experience and wisdom and applying it in meaningful ways to current projects. Conversations can be meaningful or inspiring now.
Pisces
Again today, the Moon harmonizes with your sign, dear Pisces, offering up rather smooth and natural energy for expressing yourself. This can be a good time to understand others and to appreciate the subtle details and camaraderie of a friendship. You’re courageously facing problems with a positive attitude today instead of letting them unravel or eat at you. There is a sense that making small changes can lead to big improvements now, mainly related to money matters and friendships. Connections might be made to people who accept and reassure or comfort you, or you could be enhancing and building existing connections with improved understanding.
*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: 1 May 2017 0:00 am
Event: Moon in Cancer
Description: The Moon in Cancer
This is a good time for making or nurturing emotional connections, sharing feelings, and connecting with our imagination, warmth, compassion, and sensitivity. We might concentrate on home, family, and domestic matters now. Nurture others and also the self.
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 4:22 pm
Event: Moon goes void of course
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 3:54 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Jun
Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Juno
Something can be revealed or learned about our relationships. There can be hypersensitivity and moodiness. Temptations to manipulate or control others if we are driven by fear.
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 5:59 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Plu
Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Pluto
A buried or frustrating issue can now come to a head. Something from the past or that was previously hidden can surface. There can be intensity in our relationships or emotional turbulence within. Complex feelings and entanglements can be issues. The need to let go of something could emerge. Wait for the tension to subside before taking action.
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 9:13 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Pll Cer
Description: Transiting Moon Parallel Transiting Ceres
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 10:28 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Mar
Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Mars
We can overreact and exhibit impatience. However, this can also be a time of self-motivation.
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 2:34 pm
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: 1 May 2017 4:22 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Ura
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Uranus
There may be sudden, minor changes to plans, schedules. There can be rebelliousness and tension. Aim to be open to possibilities, and avoid making permanent decisions.
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 7:28 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Sat
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Saturn
This is a brief period of uncertainty, guilt, fear of not performing well, fear of rejection, a feeling that others will not support or fulfill our needs/desires, or a sense that something can’t be achieved. 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: 1 May 2017 7:38 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Chi
Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Chiron
There can be new or easy understanding of our feelings and impressions now. We have a greater understanding of, or compassion for, others’ plights. We are more emotionally present and involved. Synchronicity is a feature of our daily life right now. Tune in and enjoy the spiritual signposts.
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 9:58 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Nep
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Neptune
If we are not in touch with our need for inspiration, beauty, compassion, connection to something otherworldly, or our spirituality, we could feel out of sorts right now. Relaxing, listening to music, getting close to nature, or taking a break may resolve this.
Date & Time: 1 May 2017 11:45 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cnj Ves
Description: Transiting Moon Conjunction Transiting Vesta
We are a little serious or stiff in self-expression at this time. We are more able to make sacrifices or put our emotions aside in order to get something important done. This can be a good time to commit fully to something – especially health and healing matters.
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.
CANCER STRONG
Nurturing, protective, tenacious, emotional sensitive, watery, strong roots. Can be overly protective, unwilling to let go, timid, reclusive.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
The elements are balanced.
BALANCE OF MODES
CARDINAL STRONG
We are ready to take action and to take on challenges, and can become frustrated with stagnant conditions.
LUNAR PHASE: CRESCENT
Moon 45 to 90 degrees ahead of the Sun.
This is an eager, impulsive, and progressive time. We are motivated and ready to take on challenges.
The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EDT) on May 1st:
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 CANCER
You need nurturing. Under stress you may want to retire to the comfort of your home. You will form a strong bond with your mother. You may have difficulty in breaking away from home later in life.
23RD DEGREE OF CANCER
Part of Body: Gastric blood vessels
Sabian Symbol: Meeting of a literary society.
ASPECTS OF THE MOON
SQUARE MERCURY Orb 1°31′ Applying
It’s difficult to make decisions now as emotional needs and wants tend to conflict with what we feel are the most logical choices. Judgment may be skewed by emotions or personal bias.
SQUARE URANUS Orb 2°32′ Applying
There may be sudden, minor changes to plans, schedules. There can be rebelliousness and tension. Aim to be open to possibilities, and avoid making permanent decisions.
OPPOSITION PLUTO Orb 3°31′ Separating
A buried or frustrating issue can now come to a head. Something from the past or something that was previously hidden can surface. There can be intensity in our relationships or emotional turbulence within. Complex feelings and entanglements can be issues. The need to let go of something could emerge. Wait for the tension to subside before taking action.
TRINE CHIRON Orb 4°26′ Applying
There can be new or easy understanding of our feelings and impressions now. We have a greater understanding of, or compassion for, others’ problems. We are more emotionally present and involved.
THE SUN
THE SUN IN TAURUS
You are a reliable and solid individual. You have a strong need for stable routine and security. You can be stubborn. Others can rely on your down-to-earth nature.
12TH DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Cervical and brachial plexi
Sabian Symbol: A young couple walk down main-street, window-shopping.
ASPECTS OF THE SUN
SEXTILE NEPTUNE Orb 2°14′ Applying
Opportunities will arise for you to express your intuitive and artistic nature.
TRINE PLUTO Orb 7°54′ Applying
You are a powerful person with strong leadership abilities. You know when to be assertive and when to compromise. You are able to apply yourself to the job at hand.
MERCURY
MERCURY IN ARIES
You are an independent thinker. You talk quickly, and like to think up new ideas. You may experience flashes of intuition.
25TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Sabian Symbol: A double promise reveals its inner and outer meanings.
ASPECTS OF MERCURY
TRINE SATURN Orb 2°51′ Separating
We are cautious, careful, tuned in to details, and rely on common sense at this time.
CONJUNCTION URANUS Orb 1°01′ Separating
You have an incisive and ingenious mind. Your thoughts and speech are erratic and inventive. You enjoy progressive topics. Your opinions may be ahead of your time.
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 5°03′ Applying
We can be worried or troubled, a little paranoid, and possibly suspicious with this combination. We are defensive about our ideas, intelligence, or perceptions, and might take it personally if others are not agreeing with or adopting our opinions.
VENUS
VENUS IN ARIES
You will pursue a partner ardently and hastily, and yet strive for freedom and independence, once you are in an intimate relationship. You like to be the initiator in relationships, and can be aggressive. You may be a spendthrift.
2ND DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Midbrain
Sabian Symbol: A comedian entertaining the group.
ASPECTS OF VENUS
SQUARE SATURN Orb 4°13′ Separating
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 4°09′ Separating
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 GEMINI
You like to initiate ideas and spread information. You are assertive, although you can resort to evasive behaviour.
8TH DEGREE OF GEMINI
Part of Body: Bronchi
Sabian Symbol: Around a closed-down factory strikers mill defiantly.
JUPITER
JUPITER IN LIBRA
You have a strong concern for justice. You are a diplomatic teacher, and express your spiritual values in your relationships.
16TH DEGREE OF LIBRA
Part of Body: Renal arteries
Sabian Symbol: A boat landing washed away.
ASPECTS OF JUPITER
QUINCUNX NEPTUNE Orb 1°40′ Applying
You feel a call to serve others perhaps through a profession or through religion. You will need to learn what is reasonable to do for others, and what is over stepping the boundary of your responsibility.
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 3°58′ 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 1°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 0°04′ Separating
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).
26TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Skull
Sabian Symbol: A man possessed of more gifts than he can hold.
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)
NEPTUNE IN THE 8TH HOUSE
You feel at one with others and have the ability to transcend daily life through metaphysical pursuits. You may easily sense emotional undercurrents.
14TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Right cutaneous veins
Sabian Symbol: A lady in fox fur.
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).
28TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Phalanges of left foot
Sabian Symbol: A fertile garden under the full moon.
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.
30TH DEGREE OF CANCER
Part of Body: Twelfth thoracic vertebra
Sabian Symbol: A daughter of the american revolution.
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.
12TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Tongue
Sabian Symbol: A flock of wild geese.
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.
19TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Ligaments of left knee
Sabian Symbol: A child of about five with a huge shopping bag.
CERES
CERES IN GEMINI
You like those close to you to share their feelings and thoughts and to listen to you. You share information with your loved ones to show them you care. You will suffer when others refuse to talk.
1ST DEGREE OF GEMINI
Part of Body: Trachea
Sabian Symbol: A glass-bottomed boat drifts over undersea wonders.
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.
1ST DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Duodenum
Sabian Symbol: In a portrait the best of a man’s traits are idealized.
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.
1ST DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Right calcaneum
Sabian Symbol: A public market.
*** CONJUNCTIONS TO SELECT FIXED STARS ***
Transits 1 May 2017 – Event Chart
Aspects to Ceres 00°Ge49 +18°36′
Cnj 00°Ge13 ALCYONE Mystical but judgmental.
Aspects to Node 00°Vi31 +11°17′
Cnj 00°Vi04 REGULUS*** Majestic, success, (revenge)
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