Astrology May 2023

Aries
Mind on your money and your money on your mind this month! Most of the focus will be on the ties and/or the obligations you have with others financially. The Full Moon on the 6th (exact time below), may bring a few things to light on this front. As it’s an eclipse, this will hold a lot of energy and you’ll likely feel restless and impatient, wanting to get things clear and sorted immediately. But you’d be advised to go over all the details (again!) and get your mind straight in anticipation of taking action after the 16th, when you’re likely to be far more in tune. Around that time, Planet of expansion, Jupiter, is set to change Signs and help you out with work and money over the next 12 months, really inspiring you to start something new and improved. There’s an extra whoosh of energy with the New Moon on the 20th too, encouraging you to use your creativity, gifts, talents and natural abilities to make more from your work. Take all this seriously now, Aries… thinking cap on! The energy to improve is yours to direct, so what do you want?!

Taurus
The much talked about Full Moon Lunar eclipse of May 6th is shining it’s light on your relationship zone. All relationships are included, personal, business and work are encompassed but your relationship with yourself is key. How do you feel about yourself? What needs to change? What would serve you better now? What should you let go of? What should you bring in to replace with? Your emotional needs and wants are important! Planet of expansion, Jupiter, moves into your Sign for a years stay and you’ll likely be feeling a BIG boost of energy on the 20th, when the New Moon, again in your Sign, occurs to propel you forward. I’d reflect on all this from the start of May so you have a clear idea of where you want to go. You’re building and replacing much of what has been taken away or seemed to just disappear. This is not just a new chapter, Taurus, but a brand new book!

Gemini
As May is the lead up, as always, to your new Solar Year or Birthday, it’s usually a time where slowing things down for a minute is recommended. Perhaps you’ll be feeling less like being out and about, buzzing around. Good! Bring it back to basics, take a look at your habits, your health and your day-to-day routine now, Gemini. You’ve got the opportunity to streamline all this and set up a fresh, new and improved path! Use the energy of the Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th to guide and motivate you, as by New Moon time later in the month on the 20th, the focus shifts from the practical/external to the spiritual and internal Realm. Jupiter, Planet of expansion, will allow you to reassess and shift or change up your belief system and all things esoteric. Your inner Guru gets a revamp over the next year, Gemini! In the latter part of the month you’ll feel the shift. Tune in, it’ll be worth it.

Cancer
As your sign is Ruled by the Moon, the Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th (exact time below) is obviously a highlight for you and this Full Moon in particular, is in harmony with you! Specifically your creativity and expression, your inner child energy and indeed your children take centre stage. Your friends and social circles will prove highly supportive too and perhaps play a key role in how you can go about putting yourself more “out there” with the above subjects. This is not some temporary phase, as with Planet Jupiter changing signs as well in May, it’ll give you a whole 12 months to stretch, grow and blossom. The energy is one of expansion and fortune! Watch for ideas and inspiration around the New Moon on the 20th Cancer, as this is likely to be your “starting gun”, your green light! Your mission is to bring more fun, more joy, more positivity and more optimism into your life. What offers you more of that?? Find out.

Leo
A month of recalibrating the balance between home and family, with work and career, Leo. The Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th (exact time below), should bring a few things to light early in the month and it’s worth reflecting on it all until mid month, when Mercury goes direct, allowing for planning and progress to flow. By New Moon time on the 20th, Planet of expansion and fortune, Jupiter, changes Signs and highlights the above again, but with a positive and optimistic flavour. Your starting point is to come from what makes you feel safe and secure Vs a unique new path or personal mission. You can marry the two over the next 12 months! In the last week or so Mars, Planet of action, moves into your Sign. You’ll be feeling far more energetic, driven and motivated to get started. Reflect until and you’ll be ready to go. Exciting!

Virgo
The first week of the month brings us a Full Moon Lunar eclipse (exact time below), which for you Virgo, will likely highlight your mind, mental energy and thought processes. Not that you need a boost here, as you’re ALWAYS thinking, but you can direct the energy productively by focusing in on how you can up your game via studying, writing, teaching and communicating. Honing your skillset here will offer you great benefit over the next 12 months. At New Moon time on the 20th, your fresh starts and new beginnings are powered by Planet Jupiter changing signs. He expands, stretches and grows whatever he touches in a very positive and beneficial way. You’ll have a whole year of His presence re the above. He can fast track you and get you to where you want to go in no time at all. Great! Take all this seriously Virgo, think about it for the first two weeks and act on improvements after the 16th. Plant some seeds and get set to Bloom. Nice!

Libra
Question surrounding your resources and the things you share with others financially, along with your natural talents, gifts and the abilities you were lucky enough to be born with, all fall under the banner of the Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th of the month. Wow, Libra! That’s quite some list! How can you marry all these elements up and get them pulling together for you? Expect the Full Moon (exact time below), to bring up and clarify any snares and what you really want to change. You’ll have until the 16th to mull it all over and come up with a plan. By New Moon time on the 20th, you’ll be ready to take action and have things move ahead when Planet Jupiter will have changed Signs. He’ll bestow you with expansion and good fortune in the above areas for a whole 12 months! You’ve got some great support career wise mid month too, work will be going well. Meeting someone romantically in your day today is possible as well, as is the possibility of working with a current romantic partner. If that’s what you’d like? Consider it and start a discussion. It’s a busy month and things are changing.

Scorpio
The much talked about Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th in your Sign, Scorpio (exact time below), is obviously what it’s all about this month, so what does it all mean for you? Questions about the self, Your Self! Who am I now? What do I value? What do I believe I’m worth? What do I want? What do I need? You get the idea. All of this will be brought up for inspection, for you to work through, in the first couple of weeks of May. But as the month progresses, energy shifts towards “the other”. Your relationships, both personal and business, become more of a highlight by the time the New Moon on the 20th comes about. Jupiter, Planet of expansion and fortune moves into the area of relating for the next year or so. Fresh starts, a new cycle and a new beginning! Opportunities abound. Revamp an existing partnership or if unattached and feeling like you’ve been stuck in a desert? A string of new people start to appear. Work out what you *genuinely need* from a relationship now and ongoing and… set sail.

Sagittarius
Busy month for you as your Ruling planet,Jupiter, makes a shift to a different Sign and sets up a new energy for the next 12 months or so, Sadge! As it so happens, The Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th (exact time below), casts a spotlight on what you’ll be working on and revamping during that time. Themes include well-being, health and efficiency. Also considerations re how you feel you’re contributing toward the people and groups/networks you hold close to your heart. Your personal projects and missions! Make space for some time alone doing what you love in the first couple of weeks. You really need to ground and get back in touch with your core to genuinely see and connect with who you are and what you want from the above now. By New Moon time on the 20th and with Jupiters shift, you’ll be prepped, clear and ready to go! If you can work out what and who you’re truly passionate about you can set clear goals and begin to enjoy your journey.

Capricorn
It’s a good news month for you and I’ll venture to to say the next year is being defined in May, in areas of your life that are WAY lighter than what you’ve been trudging through, Cap. Hoorah!! The Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th (exact time below), deals with your creativity, romantic side and love (remember that!?). Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to discover and define new modes and pathways for enjoyment and fun! Out with the old and tired, out with lugging stuff around because you’re obligated. Let’s be honest… haven’t you done your time? Consider all this. Take yourself seriously in a freedom-loving way and work out what would make life worth living. By the time the New Moon occurs on the 20th, Planet of expansion and fortune, Jupiter, is primed and ready to go. Use it! Imagine. There’s a time for hard work, but in May? Play. If you get it right, you’ve got a whole 12 months to enjoy.

Aquarius
Prepare for take off re your role and responsibility at work and on your career path this month! The Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th (exact time below) brings things to a point of culmination and change. I’m sure you’ve been feeling the lead up and won’t be taken by surprise, but in May? Things get real. Spend the first couple of weeks thinking everything through. Re-assess your grand plan and get your ducks in a row, because by New Moon time later in the month, Jupiter, Planet of expansion, fortune, lucky breaks and all things abundant, shifts Sign and brings in a new path or pathS for you. You need to be clear and ready to set sail. This can be applied to improvement in health, your home life and your day-to-day routine also. If you focus in, you can change things up and put everything back together in a fresh, new and suitable way. Home business is totally starred. Innovative new products or services we’ll go well, so… just do it.

Pisces
The Full Moon Lunar eclipse on the 6th (exact time below), proves fortunate for you, so I hope you haven’t been buying in to all the negative hype, Pisces! May can be scheduled into three phases: discovery, reflection and action! First there’s clarity and realisation to do with learning projects, communication, writing and teaching. Next, how you can tie these things in with your higher self, spiritual path and real life? What’s your purpose? What gives you meaning? What’s your mission? What do you feel driven to educate and pass on to others? Reflect on this… drill down and get to your core during the middle of May. Quite a list and quite a task! But take yourself seriously because after the 16th your last step, around New Moon time on the 20th, is to act! Planet of expansion, fortune & abundance, Jupiter, will have shifted Signs by then too. This brings you 12 months of supportive energy to form, build on and really make something solid & to your benefit out of the above themes. Worth the time & effort!

For those of you who track the path of the Moon, I’ve included the Date, Time, Degree & Sign of both Full & New Moons:

FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE: Saturday, May 6th, at 03:34 @14 Degrees of Scorpio.

NEW MOON: Saturday, May 20th, at 01:53 @28 Degrees of Taurus.

*Moon info is based on local time (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia).

Typically, we read Astro Information based on our Sun Sign, however you can gain much better insight if you read for both your Sun, Rising (or Ascendant) & Moon Signs. You can ascertain these by going to a free Chart calculator (there are many online now!) & entering your own personal information. Usually, we’re asked for our time of birth & it can prove a sticking point if we don’t know it! If you don’t know your exact time of birth, enter Noon (12:00pm) where asked, & this will serve as a “happy medium”. Take the time to do this (you’ll only have to do it once, not every month) & note the Sign of your 1st House & your Moon Sign. They’re often different from your Sun Sign, but knowing this “trifecta” offers information that’s deeper & more relevant to who you really are. This way, Astrology will start to make a lot more sense to you, personally.

Astrology by Tiana, for Scared Source.