A one-two punch of power struggles as Mars squares, and the Sun trines, Pluto. A prickly aspect between Venus and Saturn can bring up feelings of loneliness or abandonment, and some measure of financial frustration. But the Sagittarius Full Moon brings a mixture of big picture thinking and emotional stability that ends the week and the month on a positive note.
Author: April
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 346 | Sagittarius Full Moon + A One-Two Pluto Punch!
Astrology Highlights for May 18-24, 2026: Keep Your Promise
At this First Quarter Moon, it’s time to take a minute, take stock, and take practical action toward the Sep. 2025 Virgo New Moon’s insights and plans. Try to remember what you might have whispered to yourself then, at some critical moment. It was a little promise you made to yourself, and now’s the time to do something – anything – to keep that promise.
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 345 | The Sun enters Gemini: The Season of the Butterfly!
Episode 345 | The Sun enters Gemini: The Season of the Butterfly!
Mars leaves fast-moving Aries for the more leisurely pastures of Taurus. Venus enters nurturing Cancer and makes a romantic sextile to Mars. The Sun enters the curious sign of Gemini and is awakened by a conjunction with Uranus, and creativity are highlighted as the Sun sextiles Neptune. We are encouraged to loosen our grip on perfectionism at the Virgo First Quarter Moon.
Astrology Highlights for May 11-17, 2026: Joys of the Physical World
Episode 344 | Taurus New Moon: Embracing the Physical World!
As Mercury in Taurus sextiles Jupiter, maybe we don’t have to take every opportunity that comes our way. The latest Sun-Mercury cazimi prompts a look at a Sabian symbol technique. The Taurus New Moon is a time to enjoy being in our bodies. Communication and travel get a bit of a jangled boost as Mercury enters its home sign of Gemini and almost immediately merges with Uranus.

Moon in Taurus tells us, above all, to be in our bodies and enjoy life’s simple pleasures. Embrace being in the world, in a body. I’ve always imagined that we incarnated to learn things we couldn’t learn any other way, the things of the physical world.
TRANSCRIPT Ep 343 | The Sun and Mars Meet Jupiter: Have It Your Way! (05.04.26) « Listen and read show notes Hello Invisible Friend, April here and the date today is May 4th, 2026. Welcome to Episode 343 of the Big Sky Astrology Podcast. This week, Mars in Aries squares …