Executive Summary: quieter; rest up while you can.
Friday, May 1, 17:23 UTC - Full Moon, 11°21’ Scorpio
Real healing vibes with this one. The more positive we are, the more healing we do. Purge the toxins and let go.
Tuesday, May 5, 19:46 UTC - Disseminating Moon, 0°19’ Capricorn
Saturday, May 9, 21:10 UTC - Last Quarter Moon, 19°15’ Aquarius
Wednesday, May 14, 13:32 UTC - Balsamic Moon, 7°48’ Aries
Saturday, May 16, 20:01 UTC - New Moon, 25°58’ Taurus
Conjunct both Mercury and Ceres, which adds some Virgo vibes to the overall Taurus abundance. We focus on something useful we want to see grow.
Wednesday, May 20, 00:22 UTC - Crescent Moon, 14°02’ Cancer
Saturday, May 23, 11:11 UTC - First Quarter Moon, 2°21’ Virgo
Wednesday, May 27, 07:13 UTC - Gibbous Moon, 21°02’ Libra
Sunday, May 31, 08:45 UTC - Full Moon, 9°56’ Sagittarius
Very ideas-oriented. We’re more into talking about things than in actually doing them, though.
Saturday, May 2, 08:47 UTC (Scorpio) - Sunday, May 3, 06:33 UTC (Sagittarius)
Monday, May 4, 21:33 UTC (Sagittarius) - Tuesday, May 5, 19:06 UTC (Capricorn)
Thursday, May 7, 14:18 UTC (Capricorn) - Friday, May 8, 07:27 UTC (Aquarius)
Sunday, May 10, 05:09 UTC (Aquarius) - 17:39 UTC (Pisces)
Tuesday, May 12, 10:04 UTC (Pisces) - Wednesday, May 13, 00:04 UTC (Aries)
Thursday, May 14, 21:33 UTC (Aries) - Friday, May 15, 02:31 UTC (Taurus)
Sunday, May 17, 01:02 UTC (Taurus) - 02:23 UTC (Gemini)
Sunday, May 17, 19:36 UTC (Gemini) - Tuesday, May 19, 01:46 UTC (Cancer)
Wednesday, May 20, 11:27 UTC (Cancer) - Thursday, May 21, 02:48 UTC (Leo)
Thursday, May 21, 22:05 UTC (Leo) - Saturday, May 23, 06:57 UTC (Virgo)
Monday, May 25, 00:54 UTC (Virgo) - 14:34 UTC (Libra)
Wednesday, May 27, 11:32 UTC (Libra) - Thursday, May 28, 00:53 UTC (Scorpio)
Saturday, May 30, 00:05 UTC (Scorpio) - 12:45 UTC (Sagittarius)
Sunday, May 31, 13:21 UTC (Sagittarius) - Tuesday, June 2, 01:19 UTC (Capricorn)
(There are so many excruciatingly long void Moons, I thought it would be better to list how long they all are. Be prepared!)
Transiting Mercury has its Superior Conjunction with the Sun (marking the halfway point of the Sun-Mercury cycle) on Thursday, May 14.
Transiting Pallas enters her pre-retrograde shadow on Wednesday, May 6, and remains there all month.
Transiting Juno is in her pre-retrograde shadow all month.
Transiting Jupiter is in its post-retrograde shadow all month.
Transiting Saturn is in its pre-retrograde shadow all month.
Transiting Pluto stations retrograde on Wednesday, May 6.
Saturday, May 2 - transiting Mercury enters Taurus
Wednesday, May 13 - transiting Vesta enters Aries
Sunday, May 17 - transiting Mercury enters Gemini
Monday, May 18 - transiting Mars enters Taurus
Tuesday, May 19 - transiting Venus enters Cancer
Wednesday, May 20 - transiting Sun enters Gemini
Thursday, May 28 - transiting Ceres enters Gemini
Friday, May 1, 17:23 UTC - Saturday, May 2, 08:47 UTC. “Solid time during the Full Moon that is good for gaining perspective and making sound decisions.”
Monday, May 4, 07:16 UTC - Tuesday, May 5, 19:06 UTC. “You can apply this exciting energy for creativity, working with groups, romance, etc.”
Saturday, May 16, 19:31 UTC - 20:31 UTC. This is one half hour before and after the Taurus New Moon. “If you have something important to start around now, this is a great time to do it.”
Tuesday, May 19, 21:40 UTC - Thursday, May 21, 02:48 UTC. “Get your innovative projects off the ground. This OP is suitable for anything you want to see grow.”
Sunday, May 24, 10:06 UTC - Monday, May 25, 00:54 UTC. “Short waxing Moon OP great for communication, productivity, and lofty undertakings.”
The Taurus Cross-Quarter Day (when the Sun reaches 15°00’00” of Taurus) falls on Tuesday, May 5, at 11:49 UTC. It happens during a void of course Sagittarius Moon* (Ms M swears in two languages), so I’m a little doubtful about if/how we can use that. Wait a few hours until the Moon enters Capricorn, maybe? That will mean the Moon squares all those Aries placements (Mars, Pallas, Saturn, Chiron, Neptune, Eris) - and the Moon is in its detriment in Capricorn. Celebrate beforehand, while the Moon is in Sagittarius? That’s a bit better. Traditional Beltane/Samhain on May 1? Full Moon in Scorpio, the sign of the Moon’s fall. Arrgh.
[* Of course, the Moon “performeth somewhat” while void of course in Sagittarius. It’s also closing in on a trine with Chiron/Aries - but since Chiron isn’t a “traditional” planet, it doesn’t count toward making the Moon void or not. (I don’t make the rules!) There can be quite a bit of emotional healing provided we’re brave enough to get it out there. And it would be a shame to waste the beautiful Sun/Taurus aspects - it’s conjunct Ceres, and sextile Jupiter/Cancer. How does your garden grow?]