May 2025 Astrology
A look at the month ahead.
May is an interesting month. It’s a much lighter energy than we’ve had in the past few months (thank goodness!). It features mostly sextile transits, which is a transit where the energies provide an opportunity or help express each other. Also Mercury (communications with yourself and others, travel, technology) and Pluto (power, transformation, rebirth) show up the most within the transits, so the focus will be on those themes. The important shift for May is that Saturn enters Aries, where it will be until September 1.
On to the month ahead!
May 2: Venus conjunct Neptune // This transit boosts our imagination and makes us more inclined to daydreaming rather than tackling practical tasks and to-do lists.
May 4: Pluto Retrograde begins // The beginning of a six month period of reviewing your relationship to power.
First Quarter Moon in Leo // Today is our First Quarter Moon, exact at 9:52 am, and is the time to take action on whatever intention you set at last week’s New Moon. Since the First Quarter Moon is in Leo, you might find yourself taking action that lines up with Leo themes, such as playfulness, drama, creativity, and standing in the spotlight.
May 5: Mercury sextile Jupiter // The perfect transit for learning as well as planning out your future, as you’re able to see the big picture with ease now.
May 6: Venus sextile Pluto // Venus is our relationships, love, money, and values. Pluto wants to dive deep and get to the underlying drive behind all things. When these two planets are sextile, our most intimate relationships can become intense, where we want to understand the other person on an intrinsic level. Often this transit can help you find a deeper connection in your relationships if you’re in a place where you’re ready for that.
May 10: Mercury enters Taurus // Our thinking becomes more grounded and we tend to shy away from big dream thinking. Instead we want to connect to our five senses and make decisions in our own time.
May 12: Mercury square Pluto // Mercury is our thoughts and communications, and Pluto is all the deep topics our society tends to shy away from, such as death, sex, and power. While these two planets are square, we can dive deep into out thoughts and understand our motivations better, but we also need to watch out for engaging in power struggles and trying to manipulate others to agree to our point of view.
Full Moon in Scorpio // A Scorpio Full Moon wants us to dive deep into our world of feelings and shadow, braving the darkness to see what we uncover.
May 17: Sun conjunct Uranus // Ready to break free from your routine and try something different? This transit can be just what you need to take the first step.
May 18: Mercury square Mars // You’ll want to be mindful of rushing to act or make judgements around this date, as Mars is the planet of action and willpower, and while it is square Mercury (communications, how we think) we can be too swift to judge others or speak before fully thinking things through.
May 20: Sun sextile Saturn // This is a great transit for dealing with things that you've been putting off. And it's usually like things that just have to get done. It's responsibilities, it's tasks that are a little bit more mundane that most people just don't want to do. Sun sextile Saturn is really good for just like finding the resolve to just say, I'm going to do this and get it over with so I can cross it off my list.
Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius // The Last Quarter Moon is a time of releasing and letting go. Because this Last Quarter Moon is in Aquarius, you may find that you are releasing something around Aquarius themes such as the collective and greater good, solving problems through innovation, and not being afraid to be ourselves.
Sun enters Gemini // For Gemini Season (May 20 - June 19) the focus shifts to connection, community, and communication. Gemini is curious and playful, and loves gathering information to share with others.
May 22: Venus trine Mars // This is a wonderful transit for a date night or hanging out with friends.
Sun sextile Neptune // This transit really heightens our sensitivity overall. That can be emotional sensitivity and it can also be intuition. So you can be more aware to the emotions of those around you, and that's when having good emotional boundaries is important, and staying clear on what's yours and what's theirs. This transit can be lovely for creative work as well.
May 24: Sun trine Pluto // A great transit for a deep research dive, Sun trine Pluto can also help you with talk therapy and uncovering some deep seated truths you hold about yourself.
Mercury conjunct Uranus // A day where you may feel more excited but also more activated than usual. Be open to change, but also open to new ideas to help you soothe your nervous system.
Saturn enters Aries // Saturn changes signs every 2.5 to 3 years. In 2025, it will shift signs into Aries before retrograding temporarily back into Pisces, giving us a glimpse of what 2026 - 2028 will have in store for us. While Saturn is in Aries, we learn how to balance our personal needs with our collective responsibility. Aries is the sign of the individual, of fresh starts and new beginnings. Saturn in Aries isn’t afraid to call out what is outdated and no longer serving us. Because Aries is ruled by Mars, this is a time where we are learning responsibility with our anger, willpower, and motivation.
May 25: Mercury enters Gemini // Mercury will be in Gemini until June 8. While Mercury is in Gemini, we’re all more prone to multitasking, but we’re also more easily distracted. Our minds gravitate towards puzzles and things we need to mentally piece together. We can also be more prone to gossip, so you’ll want to make sure you’re verifying any information you want to share before you share it.
Mercury sextile Saturn // A grounding transit to our communications that overlaps with Mercury sextile Venus really well for making heartfelt connections in our relationships to build a better foundation.
May 26: Mercury sextile Neptune // This is really lovely for any kind of creative work, for deep meditation, for even daydreaming and like seeing what comes up for you.
New Moon in Gemini // When the Sun illuminates Mercury this way, we can have insights and moments of clarity into problems we have been mulling over.
May 27: Mercury trine Pluto // You have a little bit more charisma today, so use it wisely!
May 30: Sun conjunct Mercury // When the Sun illuminates Mercury this way, we can have insights and moments of clarity into problems we have been mulling over.