may 2026

may Calendar

1 Full Moon @ 11°21’ Scorpio

2 Mercury into Taurus

5 Mercury @ 5° Taurus square Pluto @ 5° Aquarius

6 Pluto stations Rx @ 5° Aquarius

14 Mercury Cazimi @ 23° Taurus

16 New Moon @ 25°57’ Taurus

17 Mercury into Gemini // Mercury conjunct Uranus @ 1° Gemini

18 Venus into Cancer // Mars into Taurus

20 Sun into Gemini

22 Sun conjunct Uranus @ 1° Gemini // Venus @ 3° Cancer square Neptune @ 3° Aries

26 Mars @ 5° Taurus square Pluto @ 5° Aquarius

27 Mercury becomes visible

28 Venus @ 11° Cancer square Saturn @ 11° Aries

31 Full Moon @ 9°55’ Sagittarius

The Big Events

FULL MOON IN scorpio // may 1, 2026

The first full moon of the month takes place in Scorpio. This is a time of excavating the unseen parts of ourselves that we may have been neglecting or pretending don’t exist. This moon highlights the parts of us that are competitive, strategic, and controlling. It could be a time of heightened jealousy, scheming, or emotionally deep processing. Scorpio is ruled by Mars, a planet that wants what it wants and does what it can to get it. As a water sign, Scorpio is emotional, but as a fixed sign, it’s not as fluid as we might expect. The moon in scorpio foregoes comfort for depth and realness. Don’t be afraid to cry, scream, or punch a pillow. Turn your angst into poetry or make a dark painting.

This moon is almost entirely free of aspects, with only the opposition to the sun and an upcoming trine to Jupiter in Cancer. Whatever this moon brings up for you is likely to expand you. Dig out the gunk so you can feel clean and nourished. Mars, the moon’s ruler, is in the 6th place in Aries. There’s a fiery undertone here. You may feel restless in your daily routines, your work, or your health. The imagery that comes to mind is a pimple forming on the skin. Try not to pick at it, but do feel your feelings. It’ll pass and your skin will be glowing once more.

New Moon in taurus // may 16, 2026

The new moon this month is in Taurus, the place of the moon’s exaltation. Taurus, the sign of comfort, nature, and beauty, is a beautiful place for the moon who wants to be nourished, held, and cared for. This is a time to plant seeds for things that make you feel cozy, comforted, and connected to what you love. The new moon in Taurus asks us to begin a journey toward the pleasures of life: the yummy food, the pretty flowers, the swimming holes, the cuddles with friends, loved ones, and pets.

This new moon is coming off of a sextile with Jupiter in Cancer, indicating perhaps an expansive experience or particularly cozy moment that gives us insight into what we want to create more of. The moon then conjoins the sun and then heads toward mercury. When we know what we want, we may want to speak it out loud, write it out, and share it. While new moons are the very beginnings of things, the seed in that dark, rich soil before it ever sees the sun, we may be tempted to burst out and share. However, it may be wise to keep these precious seedlings to close friends or even journals, as they could be fragile and vulnerable to nay-sayers.

Venus, the ruler of this Taurus New Moon, is in Gemini, the second place of assets, finances, making and spending money. Venus in Gemini enhances our desire to share. Follow your inspiration with who you want to tell about your new insights. Or maybe you need to gather more information. Pay attention to how you’re spending money, or even making money. Notice what kinds of material possessions matter to you. What kind of information matters to you? A social media cleanse might be what’s needed. This new moon is a great time to reassess all that you value.

mars square pluto // may 26, 2026

On May 26, Mars in Taurus Squares Pluto in Aquarius at 5°. This is an extremely intense aspect, when the planet of war, aggression, passion, and competition faces off with the planet of power, big money, and transformation. Wherever we have felt confined, kept small, or held under someone’s thumb, we are likely to become a ticking time bomb here, unwilling to put up with it much longer. Empowerment requires self-autonomy, both in our physical circumstances but also in our minds, the way we relate to ourselves and the way we relate to others. So in what ways are you keeping yourself small? Giving others power over you that they don’t deserve? What work do you have to do inside yourself to learn your worth? And then what moves do you have to make in the world to solidify that?

full moon in sagittarius // may 31, 2026

This month is uniquely home to two full moons! On May 31, the moon will be full in Sagittarius, highlighting a vibe of adventure-seeking, meaning-making, and wisdom-sharing. The moon in Sagittarius can’t sit still for long. This moon wants experiences and to grow, expand, and find truth along the way. This is a great time for learning something new, traveling somewhere new, and sharing what you’ve learned. If you’ve been on an adventure of some kind over the last 6 months, this may be the culmination.

The ruler of this Full moon is Jupiter exalted in Cancer. Jupiter in Cancer is held up high. Growth is acknowledge. Wisdom is appreciated. Jupiter is conjunct Venus, bringing in themes of pleasure, connection, balance, and beauty. With Jupiter in the 8th place from the moon, there could also be themes of death, grief, or finances, especially shared resources. Perhaps we are metabolizing our grief in a way that makes it accessible and nourishing.

The moon is applying to a trine with Saturn, the planet associated with boundaries, maturity, responsibility, and structure. This full moon to me feels productive, like we’re able to gather and conceptualize our own wisdom and wealth of experience. With the moon opposing Mercury, perhaps we will even be able to share it with others.

outer planet watch

Uranus:

0° Gemini - 2° Gemini

Neptune:

3° Aries - 4° Aries

Pluto (Retrograde May 7):

5° Aquarius

Horoscopes

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Aries

The first lunations of the month highlight your money axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to shared resources, taxes, and debts, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for your own finances, the way you make, spend, and relate to money. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about education, religion, or travel that you’ve been engaged with for the last 6 months. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 2nd house of finances and your 11th house of friends and groups.

Taurus

The first lunations of the month highlight your self-other axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to your partnerships and relationships, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for yourself—your character, identity, body, and health. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about death, grief, or shared resources including partner’s money, inheritance, debts, and taxes. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 1st house of the self and the 10th house of career, life direction, and reputation. How’s your work-life balance? If your career is making you feel undervalued or confined, it may be time for a change.

Gemini

The first lunations of the month highlight your health/illness axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to acute health matters, illness, injury, work, and pets while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for your alone time, places to retreat, and tending to your mental health. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about partnerships and one-on-one relationships. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 12th house of isolation and retreat and your 9th house of foreign travel, higher education, religion, and belief systems. If you’ve been stuck wallowing in your own muck for some time, this may be a good opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and expand your horizons.

Cancer

The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to children, creativity, and pleasure, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for friendships, groups, and alliances. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something in your 6th house related to illness, injury, work, or pets. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 11th house of friends, groups, and alliances and your 8th house of grief, death, and shared resources.

Leo

The first lunations of the month highlight your public life/private life axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to home, family, parents, and private life, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for your career, purpose, life direction, and reputation. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about children, pleasure, sex, or creativity that you’ve been engaged with for the last 6 months. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 10th house of career, reputation, and life direction and your 7th house of partnership and one-on-one relationships.

Virgo

The first lunations of the month highlight your education and travel axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to neighbors, siblings, short-distance travel, and communication, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for long distance travel, higher education, religion, or expansion in your belief system. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about your home, family, or parents that you’ve been engaged with for the last 6 months. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 9th house of foreign travel, higher education, and religion and your 6th house of illness, injury, work, and pets.

Libra

The first lunations of the month highlight your money axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to your finances, assets, and belongings, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for matters of death, grief, and shared resources including partner’s money, taxes, debts, and inheritance. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about your siblings, neighbors or neighborhood, or communication that you’ve been engaged with for the last 6 months. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 8th house of death, grief, and shared resources and your 5th house of children, creativity, and pleasure.

Scorpio

The first lunations of the month highlight your self-other axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to yourself, your body, identity, character, and health, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds in the area of partnership, marriage, and one-on-one relationships. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about finances, resources, belongings, and the way you make and spend money that you’ve been engaged with for the last 6 months. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 7th house of partnership and marriage and your 4th house of home, family, and parents.

Sagittarius

The first lunations of the month highlight your health axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to your mental wellbeing as well as places of retreat and time spent alone, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for things related to illness or injury, work, or pets. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about you—your body, identity, character, and health. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 6th house of illness, injury, work, and pets, and your 3rd house of siblings, neighbors, short-distance travel, and communication.

Capricorn

The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to friends, groups, and community while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for children, pleasure, sex, and creativity. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about your mental health, places of retreat, isolation, or alone time that you’ve been engaged with for the last 6 months. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 5th house of children, creativity, sex, and pleasure and your 2nd house of finances, assets, and belongings.

Aquarius

The first lunations of the month highlight your public-private axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to career, life direction, and reputation while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for your home, family, and parents. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about your friendships, community, and alliances that you’ve been engaged with for the last 6 months. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 4th house of home, family, and parents and your 1st house of self, identity, body, and health.

Pisces

The first lunations of the month highlight your education axis. The Full Moon in Scorpio draws attention to foreign travel, higher education, religion, and expansion, while the New Moon in Taurus asks you to plant seeds for your local community, neighbors, siblings, and communication. The Sagittarius Full Moon at the end of the month culminates something about career, life direction, and reputation that you’ve been engaged with for the last 6 months. The Mars-Pluto square tightens a tension between your 3rd house of siblings, neighbors, and communication and your 12th house of isolation, retreat, and mental health.