The Moon is in Scorpio.- The Moon is void from 10:55 PM forward (until tomorrow, May 1st, at 11:19 AM).
- The Moon is waning and in its Full phase.
- The Full Moon occurred yesterday in the sign of Scorpio. The Last Quarter Moon will occur on May 7th.
- Mercury is in its post-retrograde shadow until May 3.
Daily Horoscopes/Astro Highlights for each Sign:
Aries
The Moon forms its monthly alignment to Jupiter today, dear Aries, and this year, this occurs in your intimacy sector. It’s a rich time to tap into your deep desires and feelings about someone or a relationship. You might learn of something helpful that was previously hidden or private. Support may be there when you need it. Juno has recently entered your sign and will continue to transit Aries through to the end of June. This transit encourages taking the lead and proving your independence. Watch that you don’t put a wall around you in the process, but do experiment with ways to get the most from a feeling you’re in charge and control. A desire to reinvent yourself in some way can be strong – and you can be quite successful at it, to boot. Chiron has also recently entered your sign for a far more extended stay, and you can be feeling all sorts of stirrings that encourage getting in touch with your need to stand alone.
Taurus
The Moon aligns with Jupiter today, dear Taurus, and this monthly event occurs in your partnership sector this year. There can be real benefits to teaming up with someone now, or you may more thoroughly enjoy a companion. While relationships can get a boost, and you enjoy others’ company, there is a congregation of asteroids in your privacy sector now, and your inner world is also quite vibrant and active. Juno spends time in this sector of your solar chart until the end of June, making it a generally good period for pulling into yourself to gather strength. This is an excellent time for building your inner resources. You can be especially productive in activities behind the scenes, and you may seek out some extra silence or time to yourself more frequently.
Gemini
Your ruler, Mercury, forms a creative aspect with Jupiter, your partnership sector ruler, dear Gemini, and this can stimulate rewarding conversations and connections. You’re also in a good position to combine socializing and filling your duties today. In fact, the Moon spends the day in your work and health sector and meets with Jupiter there, and this can point to making more fun out of routine. Pouring energy into something that genuinely pleases you can be satisfying. As well, Juno is now transiting your social sector, where it will stay until the end of June. During this cycle, you can be primarily invested in your friendships but also extremely sensitive to any power dynamics that seem to be off in your social circle. This is a time for gathering up more strength through your connections to others, and also through your long-term plans and happiness goals, and attending to imbalances if they’re glaring.
Cancer
Until the end of June, you’re taking special pride in your ability to handle your responsibilities and obligations, dear Cancer. You’ll find that a major key to feeling powerful and in control is through your attention to business, performance, and career. You can be especially sensitive to imbalances of power with a boss, parent, or authority figure. You want to excel in your work, and you’re likely doing more managing or leading, which you take more seriously now. Today, you’re in an unusually good position for harmonizing with others. There is some tendency for indecision, but overall, this is a time for having some fun and getting creative. The Moon aligns with Jupiter, and this transit amps up emotions surrounding the joys of romance, love, entertainment, and creative activities in your life.
Leo
Juno is now transiting your solar ninth house, dear Leo, and in many ways, this can feel empowering and refreshing. This transit lasts until the end of June and encourages you to gain more personal power through learning and developing your skills. Seek out ways to learn and study, not only for personal enjoyment but also to serve practical pursuits. The Scorpio Moon today highlights the sector of home and family in your solar chart and encourages you to enjoy family, home life, or time to rest and relax. Soulful moments or everyday activities are in the spotlight and rejuvenating. You’re in an excellent position to satisfy both your needs for comfort and your desire for adventure, perhaps through stimulating mental experiences. However, there can be a conflict between your personal needs and professional demands or responsibilities to the outside world.
Virgo
The Moon forms its monthly alignment with Jupiter today, dear Virgo, and this year, this happens in your communications sector, expanding your sense of emotional satisfaction from learning, connecting, and communicating. The lines are open for communications, particularly with a child or love interest, and your ideas are brilliant for creative pursuits. You’re in a cycle that is particularly excellent for research, self-understanding, and insight into close relationships or intimate needs. You’ll be primarily focused on bringing more equality to a close relationship as you’re sensitive to power dynamics that are unfair. Today is favorable for engaging mental interests and stimulating news or conversations.
Libra
Until the end of June, Juno transits your opposing sign, dear Libra, and there can be a stronger focus on bringing balance and equality to a partnership or to your life, in general. It’s a strong time to recognize the power of your relationships or to connect with others who gift you with an essential perspective on your life. This is a fabulous period for feeling more empowered through your connections with others. The Moon forms its monthly alignment to Jupiter today, and this can emphasize your need for comfort or security. It makes sense to center yourself for the sake of clarity and calm today, and you can feel pleasantly content with what you have, desiring to enjoy or indulge yourself now.
Scorpio
The Moon forms its monthly alignment to Jupiter today, dear Scorpio, and this year, this happens in your sign, pulling up your feelings of emotional satisfaction for review. The desire to express yourself is strong, and you can find an active and satisfying channel for doing so now. Even so, work and health matters can be in stronger focus today and quite pleasant as well. Juno has recently entered your work and health sector, and you can be particularly focused on bringing equality and fairness to your work environment or daily affairs. A significant key to feeling empowered until the end of June involves getting a handle on your daily routines and improving habits.
Sagittarius
You’re especially sensitive to imbalances of power with others now, dear Sagittarius, and where there are real discrepancies, you’re motivated to make things fair. You can feel particularly powerful as you develop a hobby or creative project now and until June 30th. Today, the Moon aligns with Jupiter as it does every four weeks. This year, this happens in your privacy sector, and you might thoroughly enjoy a breather or healthy escape from the demands of daily life now. Your private life is rich and enjoyable and your imagination especially active. Today is excellent for catching some special moments to yourself or away from the usual routine.
Capricorn
The Moon’s monthly alignment with Jupiter happens today, dear Capricorn, and can point to benefits from – or a stronger desire for – being around people. The need to diversify, experiment, and enjoy new or unusual experiences is real today, and this aspect tends to pull up strong feelings about friends, goals, hopes, and dreams. As well, you’ve entered a cycle that encourages a particular interest in improving your family and home life, particularly the ways that your personal life empowers you. Power dynamics in your family relationships can be in stronger focus, and you are especially sensitive to imbalances in your home environment or in your close relationships. You should undoubtedly watch for a tendency to want to rule the roost. Otherwise, you have plenty of opportunities to set yourself right in areas of comfort and security until the end of June. Today, you can be particularly creative combining your need for familiarity and innovation. News you hear can be overjoying.
Aquarius
The Moon’s monthly alignment with Jupiter happens today, dear Aquarius, and this year, this occurs in your sector of career and reputation. It feels comfortable and right to pursue your goals. You could experience a reputation boost or enjoy appreciation for what you do. With Juno in your communications sector until June 3oth, you can feel a sense of self-mastery through specialized learning and skills development. You’re giving your personal interests or studies more attention and importance. The desire to contribute something of value or to specialize and learn a topic more deeply can be strong now, and a major motivation. Today, it can be a bit of a challenge cooperating with a significant someone, perhaps because you feel torn between wanting time to yourself and sharing your time.
Pisces
Juno has moved out of your sign and into your solar second house, dear Pisces, and until the end of June, you’ll want to take charge of money and business matters that have fallen out of view. Feeling on top of your practical affairs now contributes to a stronger sense of balance and personal power. Today, the Moon forms its monthly alignment to Jupiter, and this year, this conjunction happens in your sector of spirit. It’s a great day to consider the bigger picture. You can be attracted to a pursuit that inspires or expands your worldview. You might have a pleasant conversation, hear news, or read something that makes you feel hopeful or encourages a new interest. While you are seeking out more security now, you’re also interested in venturing out of your comfort zone now and again, and this is a fabulous combination.
* Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign (and you know your birth time), you can look it up here.
If Your Birthday is April 30th, If Today is Your Birthday full horoscope here.
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:
Planet Color Key: The longer the bar, the slower the aspecting planet and the longer the duration of the planet’s transit.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 0:00 am
Event: Moon in Scorpio
Description: The Moon in Scorpio
Contemplate the deeper things in life. Avoid unnecessary conflict, but if it’s going to improve your life, go ahead and make waves. Tune in to your intuition. This is a good time for investigations, looking into a matter further, doing research, connecting to others with a shared passion, solving a mystery, and devising a strategy. When the Moon in Scorpio is strained, we may take our passions too far.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 10:55 pm
Event: Moon goes void of course
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 1:24 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cpl Ura
Description: Transiting Moon ContraParallel Transiting Uranus
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 3:14 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Mer
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Mercury
It can be difficult to be objective at this time. This can be a “foot in mouth” time. We should think before we speak, or there could be hurt feelings.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 8:12 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Chi
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Chiron
Hurt feelings may be opportunities for healing. Now is the time for building bridges, not burning them.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 8:31 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Nep
Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Neptune
This is a feel-good time if we allow ourselves to relax and tune into the subtle aspects of life – art, nature, beauty, dreams, and spiritual realms. We absorb things easily, our senses are in good form, and we more naturally accept things and people as they are. There is no need to look for definite answers right now.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 8:55 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Jun
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Juno
There may be clinging or controlling behavior if we are driven by our fears. Hypersensitivity and moodiness are possible. Tread lightly with tricky emotional issues.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 12:09 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Pal
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Pallas
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 3:11 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cnj Jup
Description: Transiting Moon Conjunction Transiting Jupiter
We want to do good and to honor our inner code. We are generous with our energy, time, and money. Our feelings expand or are magnified, for better or for worse. It’s generally a good time to teach, learn, write, express ourselves, reach out, travel, publish, and promote. We may go over the top.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 3:44 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Ves
Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Vesta
We can be a little stiff with our emotions, and we can be distracted from our work or focus. There can be difficulty expressing tenderness, concern, or care.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 6:43 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Plu
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Pluto
This can be a good time for getting loans, for taking care of business, and for dealing with money matters. It’s also good for getting in touch with feelings and managing them effectively. There can be a boost to our intimate life, creative impulses, and self-understanding. Events occurring now might involve some kind of karmic repayment or benefit. We could discover new information, hidden information, or a lost item. This is a time for recycling – seeing new uses for old items. True feelings come to the surface.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 10:55 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Mar
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Mars
We are more courageous and able to take the lead. We are in tune with our natural desires and instincts. We express our feelings honestly. We are independent, resourceful, and brave.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 11:54 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Sat
Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Saturn
We could feel burdened, restricted, or limited during this brief influence. We could be feeling a little down on ourselves, excluded, or lonely. There can be some awkwardness or stiffness and difficulty showing affection and feelings. 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: Apr 30 2018 2:17 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Sun Sqr Nod
Description: Transiting Sun Square Transiting North Node
Efforts to achieve personal goals may be thwarted right now because we need to cooperate with others. This can sometimes correlate with a need to let go of a project, relationship, attitude, or conditions that have now become troublesome or counterproductive.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 5:26 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Sun Sqr Cer
Description: Transiting Sun Square Transiting Ceres
It can be difficult to find nourishment right now, as we can be at odds with one another in terms of what we need and crave.
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 2:05 am
Event: Tr-Tr Ven Cpl Sat
Description: Transiting Venus ContraParallel Transiting Saturn
Date & Time: Apr 30 2018 9:21 am
Event: Tr-Tr Cer Cnj Nod
Description: Transiting Ceres Conjunction Transiting North Node
Strong Signs, Elements, Modes
Today’s Emphasized Signs of the Zodiac
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.
SCORPIO STRONG
Intense, magnetic, penetrating perception, power to confront. Can be destructive, vengeful, jealous, overly dramatic.
CAPRICORN STRONG
Disciplined, responsible, reliable, industrious, conscientious, practical, achieving. Can be pessimistic, overly conventional, rigid, materialistic, callous.
Today’s Elemental Balance
EARTH STRONG
We are especially in touch with the physical world. We consider what we’ve learned and experienced in the past in order to make the most of the present. We can be cautious, practical, and possibly unimaginative. We are deliberate and can pace ourselves well. We need hands-on experience and are not impressed with theory as much as we are with results. Routines are tolerable and comforting.
AIR WEAK
We may have a difficult time being objective or detached. We may not be especially communicative.
Today’s Modal Balance
The modes are balanced.
Today’s Lunar Phase
LUNAR PHASE: FULL MOON
Moon 180 to 135 degrees behind the Sun.
We are concerned mainly with the nature of relationships and are made aware of recent imbalances. Something can come to fruition. Our concern is not limited to personal relationships, but relationships of all kinds. Our cards are on the table.
The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EDT) on April 30th:
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 SCORPIO
You have an emotional intensity, and a strong need for drama. Under stress you will create drama and intensity in your life. You may have been born at a time when your mother experienced a crisis, or your birth may have been traumatic. Your mother may have been possessive and intense.
18TH DEGREE OF SCORPIO
Part of Body: Vas deferens, hymen
Sabian Symbol: A woods rich in autumn coloring.
ASPECTS OF THE MOON
CONJUNCTION JUPITER Orb 1°42′ Applying
We want to honor our inner code. We are generous with our energy, time, and money. Our feelings expand or are magnified, for better or for worse. It’s generally a good time to teach, learn, write, express ourselves, reach out, travel, publish, and promote. We may go over the top, however.
TRINE NEPTUNE Orb 1°51′ Separating
We are turning into the subtle aspects of life – art, nature, beauty, dreams, and spiritual realms. We more naturally accept situations and people as they are. Sensitivity, compassion.
SEXTILE PLUTO Orb 3°34′ Applying
This is a good time for feeling emotionally certain and motivated. We are more resourceful and insightful. The ability to keep the emotions on the inside today may be a strategy that turns out to be most successful.
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.
11TH DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Cervical and brachial plexi
Sabian Symbol: A woman sprinkling flowers.
ASPECTS OF THE SUN
TRINE SATURN Orb 1°14′ Separating
We are taking pride in our responsibilities or performance. This can be a time of steady progress and increased self-discipline. We are more inclined to humble ourselves to authority or good advice, and tend to employ traditional methods.
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.
14TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Frontal lobes of brain
Sabian Symbol: A serpent coiling near a man and a woman.
ASPECTS OF MERCURY
SQUARE SATURN Orb 4°22′ Separating
Critical thinking that can skew to overly negative, rigid, nit-picky, or narrow. Communications are guarded and unnatural, not flowing. There can be delays or frustrations getting from point A to point B, and getting our message across. A time for editing.
VENUS
VENUS IN GEMINI
You are curious and flirtatious, and enjoy intellectual relationships with exchanges of ideas. Communicating within a relationship is important to you. You can be restless, and sometimes gets bored. You may have many money-making schemes.
8TH DEGREE OF GEMINI
Part of Body: Bronchi
Sabian Symbol: Around a closed-down factory strikers mill defiantly.
ASPECTS OF VENUS
QUINCUNX SATURN Orb 1°46′ Applying
You fear commitment in your personal relationships often resorting to hard work as a way of avoiding intimacy. You need to make adjustments to allow time for your relationships.
MARS
MARS IN CAPRICORN
You will pursue your personal desires in a responsible and methodical manner. You have strong ambitions, and may be domineering if threatened.
24TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Muscle insertions of upper to lower legs
Sabian Symbol: A woman entering a convent.
ASPECTS OF MARS
SQUARE URANUS Orb 5°53′ Applying
The desire to assert independence and to dominate can be strong. Impulsiveness can be a problem. We can be rebellious and willful, ignoring others’ needs in the process.
CONJUNCTION PLUTO Orb 2°00′ Separating
You are resourceful and have a pool of enormous energy available when needed. You also have strong desires and a volcanic temper.
JUPITER
JUPITER IN SCORPIO
You are on an intense search for the truth. You have strong desires for sexual union and joint enterprises. You could be a transformative teacher.
20TH DEGREE OF SCORPIO
Part of Body: Ligaments of penis, Bartholin’s glands
Sabian Symbol: A woman drawing two dark curtains aside.
ASPECTS OF JUPITER
TRINE NEPTUNE Orb 3°33′ Applying
You are artistic and may also be religious. You have a need to help others and may feel you have a calling. You have the ability to inspire other people’s talents as well.
SEXTILE PLUTO Orb 1°51′ Separating
You have a chance to achieve a great deal. Your knowledge is broad as you are interested in so many things. You may make a career in the occult or studying the deepest mysteries of life.
SATURN
SATURN IN CAPRICORN
Conservation, moderation, definition, structure, simplicity, and realism are themes now. We might also be striving for more authority in a particular area of our lives now. This is a time for making clear choices and decisions, for weeding out what isn’t working for us, and for letting go of lost causes, particularly related to our life path choices, careers, and long-term goals. (from December 19, 2017, to March 21, 2020; and then from July 1 to December 17, 2020).
10TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Right cruciate ligaments
Sabian Symbol: An albatross feeding from the hand of a sailor.
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).
30TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Parotid gland
Sabian Symbol: A duck pond and its brood.
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)
16TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Cruciate ligaments of right foot
Sabian Symbol: In a quite moment, the flow of inspiration.
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).
22ND DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Muscle insertions of upper to lower legs
Sabian Symbol: A general accepting defeat gracefully.
Chiron, Major Asteroids, and Moon’s Nodes: in Sign and by Degree
CHIRON
CHIRON IN ARIES
Your sense of being has been violated in some way and you may fear asserting yourself. You may also over-compensate by attempting to be the first at everything. Physically you may suffer head wounds. You may become a pioneer in a way which will be of service to humanity.
1ST DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Cerebrum
Sabian Symbol: A woman has risen out of the ocean, a seal is embracing her.
VESTA IN CAPRICORN
You place importance on structure and order in the workplace. You have great discipline and personal ambition and can succeed in administrative and management positions. Workers will turn to you for a sense of stability and authority.
5TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Cutaneous nerves of knee
Sabian Symbol: People rowing a canoe and dancing a war dance.
PALLAS IN GEMINI
You have a keen mind able to grasp many concepts. Therefore you are adept both in written and spoken language.
18TH DEGREE OF GEMINI
Part of Body: Second rib
Sabian Symbol: Two people talking in a foreign language in a crowd.
JUNO IN ARIES
You need freedom within your relationships and may become impatient if this is denied. If you do not express your own need for independence you may attract a dominant partner.
2ND DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Midbrain
Sabian Symbol: A comedian entertaining the group.
CERES
CERES IN LEO
You feel cared for when other people play with you and praise you. You like to show others you care for them by encouraging their creative talents and sense of fun.
11TH DEGREE OF LEO
Part of Body: Subclavian veins
Sabian Symbol: Children on a swing in a huge oak tree.
THE NORTH NODE
THE NORTH NODE IN LEO
This a quest to develop your inner strength. You may find that you experience times of loneliness. These times are part of your lesson to forge your own creative life in order to give generously to the world.
11TH DEGREE OF LEO
Part of Body: Subclavian veins
Sabian Symbol: Children on a swing in a huge oak tree.
THE SOUTH NODE
THE SOUTH NODE IN AQUARIUS
This a quest to develop your inner strength. You may find that you experience times of loneliness. These times are part of your lesson to forge your own creative life in order to give generously to the world.
11TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS
Part of Body: Right cruciate ligaments
Sabian Symbol: A man tete-a-tete with his inspiration.
**Conjunctions to Select Fixed Stars on April 30, 2018.**
Aspects to Jup 19°Sc24 -16°21′
Cnj 19°Sc37 ZUBEN ELSCHEMALI– Negative social reform
Aspects to Sat 09°Cp01 -22°14′
Cnj 08°Cp33 FACIES — Ruthlessness or the victim.
Aspects to Nep 15°Pi50 -06°26′
Cnj 15°Pi33 ACHERNAR Risk of rapid endings.
Aspects to Pal 17°Ge47 -03°02′
Cnj 17°Ge04 RIGEL ** To bring knowledge to others.
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