New Moon in Aries | 17 April 2026 | 27° 28′ | 7:51 pm AWST

Mars Enters Aries – 10 April

Mars enters his cardinal, masculine, fire domain of Aries on 10 April, only to square Neptune three days later. The God of War returns to the sign of the Warrior. This is the Aries Point—the vernal equinox, the Sun’s crossing into the Northern Hemisphere. Zero degrees Aries is the collective first breath, the inception point: a threshold of heightened visibility, global tremour, and personal awakening played out on a public stage. Mars’s ingress marks the Big Bang of a new two-year cycle. His blade is to cut, to sever—echoing the infant’s first separation from source, from mother, drawn through blood and conflict into the shock of breath. Here, Mars does not think. He acts. He does not ask. He asserts. His cry is not a question but a declaration: I am. No justification. No bargaining. No diplomacy. No concession. Just the naked will, born again.

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Mars Meets Neptune: The Fog and the Sword – 13 April

On the 13th, just three days after his ingress, Mars meets Neptune at two degrees Aries. Neptune is the sea. It is transcendence, mysticism, the dream that asks the ego to dissipate. It brings visions, imagination, the shimmer of inspiration. It is compassion without borders, empathy without armour. But it also brings fog. Illusion. Deception. The slow poison of escapism and the sweet lie of addiction. In the young, impulsive sign of the Warrior, this conjunction breeds ominous things: naval battles and submarines, aircraft carriers cutting through grey water. Neptune rules gases and vapours—chemical warfare, the invisible cloud, the breath that becomes a weapon. False flags. The fog of war. The crusader who believes God marches beside him, turning atrocity into sacrament. Demoralisation. Futility. And yet — because Neptune dissolves the ego — also the one who lays down the sword not from conscience, but from recognition: the call to arms was false, the cause a lie, the noble purpose a mask for something ugly.

That is the question this New Moon places before us, before any sword is drawn, before any breath becomes a casualty: Is your war real, or have you been sold a dream?

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The Moon Enters Aries – 15 April

Mercury imparts a sharp message—a signal, a command, a rumour. Neptune shares a persuasive vision, a compelling dream or illusion. Mars imparts a wound, a rage, a hunger. And Saturn speaks of limits, consequence, and irreversible repercussions. The Moon receives this last—cold, heavy, inevitable. She carries all four into the dark. Then she finally merges with the fiery exalted Sun at 27°28′ of Aries.

New Moon in Aries – The Seeding of Action and Assertion – April 17

She seeds in the darkness, her fertile waters already awash with confusion, misinformation, aggression, and a foreboding awareness of the weight of inception. The Sun is exalted—fiery, powerful, and copresent with Mars, the ruler of this domain. He does not simply pass the seed to the Moon’s fertile medium. He commands the seed with pure will and authority. It is the seed of a warrior. A declaration. And this declaration carries the imprints of Mercury, Neptune, Mars, and Saturn deep into its core. This is not a gentle conception. This is not a hopeful seed waiting for rain. This is a declaration of identity planted in ground that is already burning.

From Aquarius she watched; from Pisces she dreamed; and Jupiter, from her home in Cancer, whispered back to her through the water.

Then the Moon moves. She slips out of Aries and into Taurus — her exaltation, Venus’ arms — to rest, to ground, and to remember what she is fighting for.

Aries Decan III and the 28th Degree

The Aries New Moon falls at the 28th degree, a place of heightened intensity as she prepares to exit Aries, newly seeded. This is the latter part of Aries Decan III. Though Aries is ruled by Mars, this decan, in the Chaldean order, is ruled by Venus. As T. Susan Chang describes it, a small Venusian room in the temple of Mars. Thus, it speaks to stolen moments of heartfelt bond, joy, or triumph in the midst of adversity, hardship, or danger—a group of war-weary soldiers hidden in an abandoned, bombed-out building sharing the light of flickering candles, singing a song or telling intimate stories. A brief respite of brotherhood and joy, borne of shared circumstances, before heading back out into the warzone.

Of note, the Sabian Symbol for the 28th degree of Aries is A large disappointed audience. Perhaps the stage is a metaphor for our actions as seen by others or by the public. Disappointment or disapproval of our ‘performance’ can be difficult to receive, for we are social creatures who find comfort in the acceptance and approval of others. Venus, ruler of this decan and of the opposing sign of Libra, desires harmony and gracious connection. Yet this image is a reminder that, like the expression of the exalted Aries Sun, at times we must walk our own path of authenticity and truth, even if it means walking alone—or stepping onto a stage that has already emptied of applause.

Pluto: Transformation and Systemic Change

And Pluto, the planet of power, intensity, and depth, is aligned to the New Moon and the assembled planets in Aries by sextile. Thus, Pluto’s deep, powerful impulse for systemic and structural evolution now merges with the fiery, proactive action of Aries. This is the elemental power of revolution, collective movements, humanitarianism, and social change given impulse and action. The door is open. 

Mars Conjunct Saturn – The Grinding Tension – 20 April

Three days after the seeding of the New Moon, Mars moves into conjunction with Saturn. This is a moment of greater energetic tension. Mars is confident, impulsive, and powerful in his domicile—he may be reckless and headstrong. Saturn is the Lord of Karma, ruling time, structure, authority, and patient perseverance. He is in fall in Aries, at odds with the sign’s youthful aggression and impulsiveness. Mars pushes the accelerator. Saturn puts on the brakes. Mars says now. Saturn says wait and plan. Mars challenges Saturn’s authority. Saturn tightens the screws.

The merged energies of their meeting will be felt for nine days, from 15 April to 24 April. This may be felt as frustrated energy, challenges to authority, impulsive planning, blocked actions, and sublimated aggression. And from Aquarius, Pluto’s raw elemental power colours their meeting, raising the stakes further. 

On a world level, this may be seen as the moment when a military campaign—launched with fervour and fog—meets the cold wall of reality. The swift victory that was promised (Mars in Aries, Neptune’s dream) does not arrive. Instead, there is a stalemate. There is cost. There is the dawning recognition that the enemy is not who we were told, or the war is not what we believed, or the resources are not infinite. Saturn asks for patience, structure, and long-term strategy. Mars wants to double down, charge again, break through by sheer will.

The Pressure on Jupiter

Not all the pressure is in Aries. Jupiter, exalted in Cancer, receives an overcoming square from the assembled Aries planets. He is asked to bless the warrior’s charge, to expand the declaration, to pour his benefic grace over the fog. But Jupiter in Cancer is the king of home, tribe, and wounded memory. He does not bring gentle abundance. He expands whatever the warrior touches — for better or worse. Here, he may expand the war, drain the home country’s resources, and cloak aggression in the language of protection. Excess is not a risk. It is what the square invites.

April in Context

These are the collective currents — the fog, the sword, the weight, the expansion. They move through nations and headlines, through straits and stockpiles.

As Richard Tarnas demonstrates in Cosmos & Psyche, the slow-moving outer planets — Uranus, Neptune, Pluto — are not mere background noise. Their conjunctions, squares, and oppositions have correlated with the great turning points of Western history: revolutions, world wars, scientific breakthroughs, and spiritual awakenings. And no turning point in history comes without struggle, resistance, and the pain of what must be shed.

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Aries

The Aries New Moon falls in your first house — the helm of your ship. This is the house of body, mind, and character; the place from which you steer the course of your life.

The lead-up to this New Moon is charged with multiple planetary alignments, all highly energised and action-oriented. No wonder: no fewer than six planets grace your fiery, yang, cardinal first house, with the domicile ruler himself, Mars, amongst them. Your planetary guests thus have full access to Mars’s hospitality and resources — high-octane energy, increased courage, and a call to action and assertion. You may feel restless and impulsive, filled with passion and desire, with a personal message from Mars to prioritise your own needs, through competition or assertion if required.

This New Moon represents a significant personal reset in your identity and life direction. The germinating seed of this lunation projects itself outwardly, vigorously, toward a new vision. It does not worry about danger but pushes through the soil boldly, independently, and with emotional intensity.

This New Moon represents a significant personal reset in your identity and life direction. The germinating seed of this lunation projects itself outwardly, vigorously, toward a new vision. It does not worry about danger but pushes through the soil boldly, independently, and with emotional intensity.

This New Moon represents a significant personal reset in your identity and life direction. The germinating seed of this lunation projects itself outwardly, vigorously, toward a new vision. It does not worry about danger but pushes through the soil boldly, independently, and with emotional intensity. This is not a soft emergence.The merging Sun is exalted, powerful, and authoritative in Aries. The winds have shifted, and you feel a strong impulse to rechart your course. This may play out as a bold new plan or project, or an impulse to embrace emerging aspects of your identity.

And endings, too, will necessarily be felt. Something familiar, well-travelled, will be left behind to make space in the fertile soil of the New Moon for something new to germinate.

As the Moon passes through the gauntlet of planets in your first house, each whispers a message to you. Neptune brings an inspirational, pioneering reminder that self-love — the healthy, honest kind — opens the door to spiritual change. Dream it, then build it, Neptune says. Mercury speaks directly and honestly, urging action over contemplation. Mars delivers steely, raw intensity, urgency, and unfiltered conviction. And Saturn offers stern advice: perseverance, survival, caution.

Thus, Aries, there will be much to process at this New Moon. You are being asked to hold assertion and restraint together — to charge forward, but not blindly; to trust your vision, but not the fog.

Resources from Home

The New Moon and planets gathered in your first house look upon exalted Jupiter in Cancer, the Moon’s domain, in your fourth house. This means you have the resources of parents, home, and family to lean on during this time of change. This may manifest as protection, emotional nurturance, sage advice, and even financial support from loved ones. Do not be too proud to receive it.

After the Fire, the Field

A few short hours after seeding in Aries, the Moon dips into the fertile soil of Taurus — her exaltation — on April 18th. Venus welcomes her into her temple with warmth and love. They meet on April 19th before the Moon departs shortly after. This passage through the embodied, Aphroditian terrain of the Bull provides a much-needed period of rejuvenation following the Moon’s tempestuous trek through the Martial procession.

In plain words, Aries: you will charge. You will declare. You will feel the fog and the weight. And then — you will rest. You will ground. You will remember what you are fighting for. The seed has been planted. Now let the earth hold it.

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Taurus

The New Moon in Aries falls in your twelfth house. It marks a new chapter in the hidden, liminal space where memories loosen, karma gestates, and discernment is challenged. This is your spiritual soulscape — the place of self-undoing, where the unreleased and unseen echo.

Selēnē, the Moon, has travelled through rugged, sharp terrain to finally empty herself in the darkness. But it has not been an easy journey; rather, she has been beset by a pantheon of ardent deities, each with their own impassioned agenda.

First, she encounters Poseidon, who asks her not to fear dissolution in his watery depths. She will rise again from the darkness, reborn.

Ares, the God of War, battle, and bloodlust, emboldens her to surrender to deconstruction.

Then Selēnē encounters Kronos, God of Time and Gatekeeper between the known and unknown realms. He sombrely reminds her that to be reborn is to be undone. He asks her to release her illusions, to embrace her limitations, and to prepare for a new cycle.

And Hades watches Selēnē’s rebirth from his subterranean kingdom with solemn satisfaction. All things return to the dark to be made whole again.

Taurus, this New Moon is a profound opportunity for deep inner work — to finally unravel the spiritual and karmic knots that have held you in their sway. Life can sometimes feel like a vinyl record endlessly playing on the turntable, until suddenly it stops. In the disorienting, uncomfortable, or unexpected relief of the silence lies the fertile emptiness for a new song to play. It may be faint at first, but soon you will find yourself humming a tune or tapping your toes.

The New Moon seeds with an exalted, authoritative Sun, and then crosses into the lush fertile lands of Taurus. This is Venus’s home, and the Moon is an honoured guest. Aphrodite greets Selēnē in a warm, welcoming embrace. The Moon exhales with a profound sense of relief, exhaustion, and groundedness, as the soothing balm of self-acceptance envelops her.

And so will you. For the presence of Venus in your first house is warm and benefic. She holds you with reassurance and quiet faith as a new chapter begins.

As Hermes guides you across the threshold, you hear the faint sound of music. Until then, Rest.

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Gemini

The New Moon falls in your eleventh house — the place of friends, groups, and aspirations. With the Moon seeding alongside a strong, exalted Sun, and with Mars himself — the domicile ruler of Aries — moving through this same house, the energy is intensely focused. This speaks to highly charged changes: significant new associations in terms of friends and communities, and strategic new beginnings in long-term goals. With six planets all gathered in the cardinal fire sign of Aries, the emphasis is firmly on your independence and bold sense of self within this context.

The signposts for profound change were already there, with the momentous ingress of both Neptune and Saturn into your eleventh house earlier in the year. Saturn asks for structure, boundaries, responsibility, and patience — but he struggles here in the impulsive, hot-headed terrain of Aries. Neptune, ruling spiritual transcendence and ethereal oneness, dissolves the boundaries that separate. This may bring about the breakdown of existing structures within your current social networks, or the dissolution of a long-standing dream.

At the time of this lunar seeding, Mercury, your ruler, is flanked by both Mars and Neptune. He, too, is infused with the idealism and expansive visions of Neptune, but also with the assertiveness to compete, to cut cords, to communicate directly, to speak one’s mind. You may use this time to strategise, or to discard old ways of thinking in favour of a new, pioneering path. But beware the over-idealism, fog, or illusions of Neptune. Ensure you are acting on reliable information, with grounded spiritual awareness.

Mercury is watched by Pluto in Aquarius, sextile by degree — an aspect of cooperation and easy communication. Pluto reminds you to align your motivations with a larger collective purpose, one of humanitarian or technological impact. He asks you to embrace openness in the power dynamics of social networks, and to excavate deep, hidden truths or secrets that may undermine your position.

You have resources and support at your disposal. The New Moon, in an overcoming square (by whole sign) to exalted Jupiter in your second house, brings new opportunities in income, material resources, or a new business. Although family might initially have doubts about your plans, they are certain to provide advice and emotional support.

And all the while, Venus — in her own domain, your twelfth house of Taurus — brings artistic creativity and emotional healing to your inner world. She welcomes the New Moon as it slips into Taurus after seeding, providing much-needed rejuvenation and fertile, warm ground for the new seeds planted in Aries.

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Cancer

The Aries New Moon seeds in the most public and visible area of your life — your tenth house of career, reputation, and worldly standing. You are a cardinal sign — no stranger to initiatiating, leading, or creating. And your professional sphere hosts no fewer than six planets at this time. This is, without doubt, a call to action.

Aries is the fiery, masculine home of Mars, and this assembly of planets falls under his dominion. Thus, every one of them is permeated with an assertive, competitive, and energetic impulse to act. This gathering echoes the noteworthy entry of Neptune and Saturn into your tenth house earlier in the year, marking the beginning of a long chapter in your career or public life. Neptune is the planet of oceans, spiritual oneness, and the dissolution of boundaries. Saturn is the Taskmaster, demanding discipline, perseverance, and structure. Together, they bring a profound shift to your professional sphere: the disintegration of old structures or authorities, the rise of a new vision or ideal you now work toward, or perhaps confusion — the slow disillusionment with what once guided you. Whatever changes you are experiencing, this concentrated planetary gathering in Aries now brings a powerful impulse for action. A new direction.

With the Moon seeding alongside an exalted and powerful Sun, this lunation speaks of greater visibility, authority, and leadership. Mars, traversing his own domicile, colours all the gathered planets with his ambitions. Mercury, flanked by both Neptune and Mars, finds his words direct and assertive, his thoughts quick and strategic — inspired by a new Neptunian vision and the fiery passion of Mars. The message you carry is urgent. The dream you follow is vivid. The impulse to move is now.

And here is the quiet grace hidden in this fiery sky: the New Moon and the assembled planets in your tenth house look directly upon exalted Jupiter in your first house — your house of self, body, and personal presence. This means that your innate Cancerian nature — your care, your protectiveness, your emotional intelligence — will serve to empower your public role. You stand to have a strong emotional impact on colleagues, audiences, or stakeholders. You carry Jupiterian wisdom, an expansive and compassionate vision, and the quiet authority of someone who leads not for glory, but for the sake of those they protect.

Pluto, Lord of the Underworld, sextiles this New Moon from your eighth house of shared resources, power, and the hidden. He reminds you to use the dynamics of power wisely, to look beneath the surface for hidden agendas, secrets, or buried truths that may undermine your cause. He brings you the consideration of the greater good, the humanitarian cause, and the instrumentation of new technologies. Not every ally is what they seem. Not every victory is clean. But if you walk with integrity, Pluto will clear the ground beneath your feet.

And yet, not all is pressure and shadow. Venus, moving through her fixed, feminine, earth temple in your Taurus eleventh house, brings blessings and harmony to your friendships, your allies, and your deepest aspirations. But as she meets Uranus a week after the New Moon’s seeding, there may be unexpected attractions or sudden developments within your social circles — a friend who becomes something more, a group that shifts direction without warning, or an aspiration that changes colour overnight. Welcome it. Venus-Uranus is the lightning bolt that reminds the heart it is still alive.

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Leo

The New Moon seeds in Aries with an exalted and powerful Sun in your ninth house — the place of truth, divine wisdom, belief structures, and the expansion of mind. This is the house of God, where the Sun rejoices. And here, the Sun’s intent finds fertile ground for embodiment within the darkness of the New Moon.

The Sun’s light — your light — is momentarily obscured from the perspective of Earth. Thus, the bold, new changes augured by this lunation turn inward: a private germination, veiled and nurtured, before being brought forward into the world. And since the Sun is your ruler, Leo, this spiritual shift speaks to your core identity and heart (cor — Latin for heart).

The profundity of this beginning cannot be overstated. Six planets are gathered in Aries, and with Mars, the ruler, amongst them, they are all infused with the host’s energetic zeal for action and independent assertion.

Neptune brings a cosmic longing for a new spiritual vision of oneness. Mercury quickens your thoughts and your words with authority and directness. Mars sparks a powerful restlessness, intent on expansion, exploration, and the pursuit of truth. Meanwhile, Saturn, uncomfortable in this impulsive, fiery atmosphere, wisely reminds you that action and instinct without structure or wisdom cannot hold. He asks for patience, for sound foundations, and for a grounded approach to your new belief systems and explorations.

Pluto watches your ninth house from your Aquarian seventh house of the other and committed partnership. He speaks from the subterranean depths, reminding you that a new philosophical exploration or long-distance ventures cannot be sustained in the context of relationships founded on unbalanced power dynamics. He asks you to examine the psychic, karmic shadows that underlie your commitments — shadows that may constrain your freedom to explore the larger world. Transformation through the mirror of relationship cannot be avoided if your new, expansive ninth-house vision is to truly manifest. Your philosophical and spiritual growth must be supported by deep structural change that encompasses social networks and community.

The New Moon and her powerful assembly look upon this house as a resource of inner strength and stability — a sanctuary that can support the potentially challenging birth of something new. The seedling must push up through hard or unyielding substrate, must survive the winds, the burning sun, and the scavengers. Thus, the sanctity of a home within yourself will steady, protect, and nurture this growth.

The Sun, your ruler, does not fear the dark. He knows that seeds grow where light cannot yet reach. Trust the hidden work, Leo. The wisdom will rise when the timing is right.

And Venus, exalted in Taurus, graces your tenth house — the house of career, reputation, and public standing. She does not demand. She attracts. As you tend to your inner germination, she works quietly in the world on your behalf, softening the ground, opening doors, bringing your vision into the light of recognition when the time is ripe. Trust her timing, too.

And this is not the end of the story. The seed your Moon carries does not stay in Aries. It rests in Venus’s arms, is touched by Uranus’s spark, and then — as Uranus enters Gemini on April 26 — it moves into your eleventh house of friends, networks, and collective dreams. What begins as a private germination will not remain private for long. The warrior’s seed becomes a new idea, a breakthrough, a spark of inspiration that finds its voice through communication and community. You will not walk that path alone.

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Virgo

In the darkness of Aries, Selēnē seeds with new possibilities. These are not planted gently or with hesitation, for Apollo and the assembled gods, in Ares’s temple, are charged with his fiery praxis. For you, Virgo, this bodes profound beginnings in the eighth house — the hidden labyrinth of soul contracts, death and transformation, debts and dependencies, and the grace of benefactors. A mysterious karmic demesne hidden from view, from the helm of your ship.

As Selēnē crosses the threshold of the vernal equinox, her pulse quickens, for she senses the incipient vigour emanating from this terrain. In Ares’s masculine, fiery abode, a company of gods is gathered, and each she must pass in quick succession.

Hermes delivers a warning of intrigue with mischievous cunning.

Poseidon, guardian of liminal spaces, brings a sudden, sharp realisation — an epiphany — through the filter of Selēnē’s darkening waters.

And then she meets Ares himself, resplendent in armour. He says: “I must seize the hour before darkness falls to impose my will upon the world. Take shelter, Selēnē, for tomorrow a new dawn comes.”

Kronos watches in disapproval. “Your fire will burn out, Ares, as surely as I will watch you turn to dust. Action without foundation is ambition already lost.”

And then she meets Apollo. “Do not lose yourself to despair in this darkness, for I am creating a truth of things to come — an order where the light of civilisation shall once again shine.”

Selēnē merges with Apollo. The light of his inception is planted in the fertile waters of her darkness.

The New Moon seeds.

Virgo, this lunation brings a fiery and assertive nature to your emotional self — a strong desire for independence, liberation, and protection. But you may need to traverse psychological underworlds, navigate past false narratives, or come face to face with your deepest fears. Sometimes it is possible to fight and assert. And sometimes the courage to be vulnerable is the martial act itself. You may need to protect your personal boundaries like a sentinel — guarding your esteem, safeguarding your psyche.

For you, Virgo, the intensity of these realms may challenge your need for intellectual order. But whether this is a dark night of the soul or a time of emotional complexity and discomfort, the coming days bring the gifts of emotional liberation, transformation, and empowerment.

Hermes, as psychopomp, reassures you that he will accompany you as you navigate the darkness, and guide you back across the threshold into the light. This is your chance to cleanse and purify the emotional baggage of your eighth house — to break through limitations, an autumnal preparation for a spring rebirth of greater authenticity and self-determination.

Hades watches from the underworld — from your sixth house. He reminds you that darkness and dissolution come before regeneration.

As the initial spark of the New Moon takes hold, Aphrodite waits in her fertile earth temple to embrace Selēnē into the steady, enduring ground of Taurus. Here, your raw impulse finds its rightful form, gaining the physical stamina and grounding needed to sustain your momentum.

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Libra

Venus, your ruler, luxuriates in her feminine earth abode in your Taurus eighth house, bringing inner steadiness as you sift through deep personal processing. This is a blessing, Libra, for you may feel the scales tipped away from you at this lunation.

No fewer than six planets traverse the rugged terrain of Aries — your seventh house of the other, of committed partnership. Mars presides over this assembly, Lord of this fiery masculine domicile. The waning Moon, now a silver sliver, travels down Mars’s gauntlet — past Mercury, Neptune, Mars, and Saturn — to meet the exalted Sun, who blazes with ambition and authority. She seeds in the darkness with him — the promise of a new relational chapter, echoed by the historic shift of Neptune and Saturn into Aries earlier this year.

The New Moon reminds you of something you often forget: though you seek strength, recognition, and beauty in a partner, your soulful Moon has a soft underbelly. She seeks emotional nurturance and protection — within partnership, yes, but also within yourself.

The focus is squarely on your other — your spouse, your partner. Or is it? For one cannot define the other without first understanding oneself. The heavy bent of the seventh house may speak of dynamic forces for your partner — a new beginning that sparks from the tinder, wrapped in individuation, assertion, and a new destination. It may speak of a new partnership that ignites quickly, or an old one whose structures suddenly give way to make room for something new.

Your exaltation ruler, Saturn, travels with Mars in Aries. He is far from Libra, where he rules responsibility, commitment, and the discernment to know which partnerships are worth the work. Here in Aries, he struggles with Mars’s directness, impatience, and self-focused impulses. Of note: Mars is in detriment in Libra. The warrior is uncomfortable in the sign of peace. Confrontation becomes difficult; anger is suppressed for the sake of harmony. This is Libra’s shadow: the fear of breaking the peace even when justice demands it.

And Jupiter, exalted in Cancer, moves through your tenth house — career, reputation, public standing — offering protection, resources, and divine blessing. The New Moon looks upon this house as a resource of strength. Your public life is not separate from your relational journey. It is the ground beneath the scales. Thus, tension may arise between your partnership and your public identity’s expansion.

Pluto overlooks the assembly from Aquarius, in your fifth house — the house of creativity, romance, and self-expression. He reminds you that authentic creation requires authentic power. The love you give, the joy you allow yourself — none of it can flourish while power dynamics remain unspoken. Pluto asks you to excavate what you have hidden from your own heart, so that what you create in the world is true.

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Scorpio

This New Moon seeds in your sixth house of Aries — the place of obligations, work, and daily routines. This is the engine room of your life; what you do here ensures its smooth running. These are the challenges that come from others and the outside world — things you do not control. The sixth house is filled with aspects of life that are often not easy; those that must be met with discipline, perseverance, sacrifice, and service. No wonder ancient astrologers called this house the Place of Bad Fortune. Yet it is a house we all share, whose topics we cannot avoid. Subjectively, who enjoys paying bills, dealing with difficult colleagues, or recovering from ill health?

This New Moon asks you to attend to these matters with greater focus. No fewer than six planets grace your Aries sixth house. But you have an advantage. You are Scorpio — the fixed, feminine water sign, ruled by Mars. You are no stranger to intensity, nor to the endurance required to push through times of adversity. And Mars, too, rules your sixth house in Aries, the masculine, cardinal, fire temple of the Warrior. In fact, this is the house where he rejoices — where he finds a productive outlet for the themes of struggle, work, health, and service. It is a battleground within which he can test his mettle and conquer problems. Your Scorpio ability to navigate intense emotional waters allows you to handle — even thrive in — the most difficult of circumstances. And Mars, host to the assembled planets in Aries, infuses them with willpower and courage — the vigour and decisiveness to meet whatever challenges arise.

In the hours before seeding, the New Moon meets each planet in turn — first Mercury, then Neptune, Mars, and Saturn — before merging with the exalted, powerful Sun. This speaks of a time of great intensity — even turbulence — demanding a new health regime, a new way of meeting your obligations, or a deepened commitment to service. It may be a period of great demands from your work, or a need to deal with colleagues from a fresh perspective. It may speak of a new work environment altogether.

Neptune brings a new vision — or perhaps a fog you must navigate. Mercury brings strategy or a guiding word. Mars demands action with urgency, to face challenges head-on. Saturn, in fall, asks for caution — or is the very structure or authority you wish to challenge. Whatever the circumstances, this New Moon augurs a new chapter.

And Pluto, in your Aquarius fourth house, looks upon the New Moon and assembled planets, reminding you that these sixth-house changes are supported by deeply personal transformations in your private foundations, home, and family. While Jupiter, exalted in your Cancer ninth house, provides a wellspring of belief in a higher purpose to guide you through these transitions.

The sixth house is never glamorous. But you have never needed glamour. You need purpose, power, and the quiet satisfaction of a problem solved, a body strengthened, a duty met with honour. This is your battleground, Scorpio. And you are built for it.

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Sagittarius

This New Moon falls into your Aries fifth house of personal creativity and joy — the house where your authentic self finds expression, the house of romance and children.

The Dark Moon asks you to look within for lost or neglected passions. Sagittarius, your mind searches for meaning beyond the mundane, yet this New Moon asks you to find joy in the creative moment. This lunation is ruled by Mars, bringing urgency and passion to the question: what part of you seeks expression, creativity, and joy? And as the ruler of your twelfth house, he asks: what self-limiting beliefs are holding you back?

And the Moon and Mars are not alone in Aries. The Dark Moon passes an assembly of planets before she seeds — Mercury, Neptune, Mars, Saturn, and the Sun. Mercury speaks of inspiration. Neptune brings vision. Mars infuses passion and action. Saturn asks you to take responsibility for your self-expression. The exalted Sun commands you to burn brightly without apology.

The Dark Moon seeds.

The Moon disappears into darkness, merging with the Sun — seeds planted as a gift for your soul, a bridge between your internal world and external reality. What grows now offers your world many gifts: the opportunity to process and release emotions, to heal, to connect with your authentic self. Whether you plant a garden, write a poem, or simply spend time in nature, this act of creativity is an act of faith — a balm for your soul. It will nourish your spirit and foster a sense of purpose beyond the everyday. It brings connection to self, to others, to something beyond yourself. It requires no perfection or particular talent — only permission to create for the sake of joy itself.

All the while, Pluto travels through your third house of communication, mental constructs, and community, urging you on. He speaks of transformation that must find form in how you think and how you communicate. He asks what childhood conditioning or false narratives must now be released for your truest desires to find voice.

And there is support for the New Moon and gathered planets in your fifth house. Jupiter, your ruler, swims through Cancer, exalted and divine. He gives the New Moon free access to his resources. He encourages you to reclaim your psychological freedom from eighth-house entanglements while enjoying the support of others, both emotionally and materially.

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Capricorn

In the old story, Kronos — lord of time, harvest, and consequence — ruled from his throne atop the mountain. He had overthrown his own father to claim that seat, and he knew the prophecy: one day, his own child would overthrow him. So he swallowed each child at birth, holding the structure of his power intact through fear and control.

But the mother hid the last child. And when that child — Zeus — was grown, he returned not with diplomacy but with fire. He overthrew Kronos — not because he was stronger, but because the time for that old structure had ended. The father had to fall for the son to rise.

This New Moon, Capricorn, you are not Zeus. And you are not Kronos. You are the house itself — the foundation beneath both of them. And something is shifting in the bedrock.

The Moon in Your Fourth House

The darkened Moon travels through your most private realm — the fourth house of parents, home, and family. This is your foundational, subterranean sphere, a place you appreciate for its structure and groundedness. It underpins your stability, the base upon which you stand while working to achieve your long-term visions — ones that will ensure your material security and legacy.

The Moon travels in Aries, through an assembly of gathered planets. Among them is Mars, the ruler of this demesne, infusing all with his fire, urgency, and impulse. Together, these planets are a cosmic testimony to karmic shifts — shifts about to shake the very ground beneath your most private foundations.

As the Moon enters Aries, she passes Mercury, Neptune, Mars, and Saturn in turn. Mercury brings direct and assertive communication. Neptune speaks of sanctuary and a new vision of emotional security. Mars protects, challenges, asserts.

Saturn, Your Ruler

Saturn, your ruler, speaks of boundaries, authority, patience — structures, insecurities, all of it. But within the fiery temple of Mars, he is met with Mars’s challenging impulse, his powerful assertion of will. And with Neptune’s tendency to dissolve, you may be forced to accept deconstruction — or to engage in power struggles you did not choose.

Yet Saturn asks you to take responsibility. To take ownership of your private life. To tear down what does not work and build something new in its stead. By enduring the growing pains and uncertainty, you foster maturity, growth, and deep resilience. And he sagely reminds you of the wisdom of time: to know when to release, and when to pass the baton.

Pluto and Jupiter

Pluto watches from your Saturn-ruled second house in Aquarius. He asks you to relinquish control in order to gain authority. To transform your attachment to traditional structures, and to embrace a new strategy and plan — one that factors in collective networks and fresh ideas.

And you have support and resources through partnership, Capricorn. The New Moon and assembly in your house of home look upon your seventh house, where exalted Jupiter swims in Cancer — the temple of the Moon. Here you will find emotional support and protection. But you must be open and tender, for the gates of blessings to open. Communicate with grounded honesty, and your closest ally will provide the nurturing support you require as you navigate these foundational and personal shifts.

The Seeding

Capricorn, you were never afraid of weight. You were born carrying it. But this New Moon asks you to feel where the weight is yours — and where it was never yours to carry.

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Aquarius

Aquarius, you see the collective, the big picture, the structure of things. You are part of humanity but not easily caught in its chaos. This is your gift. And this New Moon asks you to bring it close to home.

The New Moon seeds in your third house — the house of siblings, neighbours, communication, and the local world. It is the house where the Moon, the Goddess, rejoices. Selēnē, the Moon, had her brother Helios the Sun. While the Sun rules distant journeys and the higher mind, the Moon’s concerns were closer to home: the constant fluctuations, the neighbour’s doorstep, the short excursion. For you, Aquarius, this is where the collective becomes local — a microcosm of humanity in your own neighbourhood.

An assembly of planets gathers here: Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Mars, and the exalted Sun. Mars infuses them all with impulse and assertion. Mercury brings a sharp word or a new strategy. Neptune brings a vision — or perhaps a fog. Saturn, uneasy, reminds you to proceed with caution. And the Sun, exalted and authoritative, waits at the final degrees of Aries to meet the Moon. Together, they signal a potent restructuring in how you communicate, how you connect with your neighbours, how you show up for your siblings — by blood or by bond.

Your mind will be energised by this procession of fiery planets. A new project. An urge to learn. A mercantile venture. Yet Saturn, your ruler, pushes back — reminding you to establish sustainable routines and to draw firm boundaries with relatives or neighbours.

Pluto, at the first leg of his long journey through your first house, pushes you toward more authentic communication. To rebuild your local world. To take control of your mind. This New Moon is a small part of a much larger evolution.

And you have support. Exalted Jupiter swims in Cancer, in your sixth house — bringing blessings, protection, and nurturance to your routines, your health, your daily acts of service. Keep cultivating and watering them.

The third house is the village. The Moon rejoices here. You carry the gift not to humanity at large, but to the person standing on the doorstep.

This New Moon, Aquarius — knock.

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Pisces

There is a deep sympathy between the Moon and you, Pisces. You both travel the mystical realms of dreams, divinely tuned to the liminal messages that rise from the dark. You hold duality within your nature: one part seen, the other unseen. One material, the other spiritual. You bridge the worlds of sleep and waking, the imagined and the real. The Moon controls the tides, their endless ebbs and flows, and your emotional waters move with them. You hold their threads and memory, and the Moon weaves them into the fabric of the soul.

And now, a New Moon rises — not in your sign, but in Aries, in your second house of resources, values, and what you call your own. This is the house of material security, Pisces — the ground beneath the water. A new chapter begins here: in your income, your livelihood, your connection to the material. You may be inspired to chart a new course — to assert what your time and energy are worth, what you deserve. This New Moon asks you to claim it.

And it is no gentle tide. It rises through the Gates of Hades, where Typhon once rose — the monster so terrible that even the gods fled.

They are the bridge between the physical and the spiritual, Pisces — the spirit’s longing for transcendence, tied to the inescapable reality of embodiment. This is your duality: the part of you that longs to rise, and the part that must stay, must earn, must hold, must fight for what is yours. The knot is not a cage. It is a promise.

And you have support. The New Moon in your second house looks upon your fifth house, where Jupiter, exalted in Cancer, offers a sacred release. This is Aphrodite’s joy — creativity, self-expression, play. Here, you process the emotions you absorb. You let them out through art, music, a poem, a dance, a moment of joy shared with a child or a lover. Jupiter says: do not hold the tide. Let it flow out as beautifully as it flowed in. The fifth house is your shore, Pisces. The waves keep coming. But you know how to let them go.

And Hades watches from your twelfth house — the realm of the unseen, the buried, the unconscious. He reminds you that security is internal. Dig deep. Confront what hides in the dark. Release the weights that pull you down. Banish Typhon. Uncover the parts of yourself you have long rejected, and bring them into the light to be healed and transformed. Listen to your dreams. Trust the intuition that swims from the collective unconscious, through the Moon’s dark waters, into your waking mind.

Typhon will come. Chaos will rise. The waters will rage. But you are not alone. You are tied to something — to someone, to a value, to a memory, to a promise. The knot is love. And love, even in the dark, knows where to swim.

This New Moon asks you: what is worth claiming? What is worth fighting for? What are you willing to tie yourself to — in this life, and beyond the Gates?