Cosmic Energies April-May 2026

Aries New Moon, 17 April 2026

A new moon happens when the sun and the moon come together at the same degree of a sign. Looking up from Earth, they appear in the same spot. This so-called conjunction sets the tone for the entire lunar cycle ahead.

This time, we step into the realm of fire, where courage, action, and initiation set the theme for the month. A seven-planet cluster in Aries forms a stellium of rare intensity. The cosmos is asking us to redefine what true strength looks like, and to heal the warrior archetype from the inside out.

 New Moon – The Starting Point

17 April 2026, 27° Aries, 18:51 ICT Cambodia Time

Aries, the Ram, is the first sign in the zodiac wheel, the cardinal fire. It is all about courage, action, assertiveness, and movement. It is the warrior, the amazon, the hero. It is impulsive, bold, instinctive, and confident. So an Aries New Moon always brings some sort of momentum, forward and outward moving energy and the urge to take action.

Only this time, it is not just the New Moon shifting our energies from the dreamy Pisces to the ambitious Aries. There are a total of seven planets in this fiery sign of initiation. I have never seen such an intense Aries stellium before, nor could I even find if or when this has happened before:

• Neptune: our visions and dreams, spirituality

• Mercury: communication, our mind, transportation

• Mars: the ruler of Aries, the Ram himself

• Saturn: structures, responsibility, authorities

• Chiron: the healer, the medicine of acceptance

• Sun: our consciousness and identity

• Moon: our subconsciousness, intuition, emotions

Fortune favors the bold.

This new Moon is an invitation to redefine what bold means, and all the planets, even our whole galaxy, align to help us.

While the other planets gather at the beginning of Aries, Chiron joins the Moon and Sun at the end. This means deep healing of the warrior archetype is possible when we realize that true strength comes from accepting our vulnerabilities. Where have we been wounded in our assertiveness, our anger, our ability to take up space? Where do we push through pain instead of listening to it?

The healing of the warrior is personal before it is political.

While we watch all the toxic patriarchal structures and destructive aspects of the Aries archetype collapse in real time (the noise is loud because the downfall is real), it is important to rebuild from the inside out. This is the time. The cosmos has never been more aligned for us to redefine, reform, and restructure the divine masculine. Not just in men, but in all of us.

And when I say the cosmos is aligned, I do not only mean the moon or our solar system. This New Moon is in exact, harmonious alignment with the Galactic Center, the core of the Milky Way that our sun evolves around, just like we evolve around the sun. Isn't it magical how we are interwoven in this cosmic orchestra that sends support from the very center of our galaxy?

In addition to all that, every single planet is moving forward at the moment. There are no retrogrades. This amplifies this cosmic tailwind even more.

Practical tips

• Ask yourself: What would bold look like if I did not have to prove anything?

• When you feel the urge to push, pause and breathe. True Aries energy moves from stillness, not from force.

• Move your body. Let anger become sweat. Let fire become life force.

• Speak your truth without apology, but also without aggression. The healed warrior has a sharp sword and a gentle hand.

• Thank your wounds. They are not your enemy. They are your teachers.

Unfolding – Throughout the Month

20 April 2026

Sun enters Taurus 08:39 ICT

The Sun leaves Aries and steps into earthy, steady Taurus. After the intense fire of the New Moon, this shift invites us to slow down and ground the initiations we have just set in motion. Taurus asks: What do you value? What deserves your patience and your presence? The next four weeks are about embodiment, not just action.

Mercury, Mars, Saturn Triple Conjunction 08° Aries

Mars acts. Saturn structures. Mercury communicates. When they come together in Aries, the message is clear: disciplined action, spoken with clarity, moves mountains. There is no room for vague intentions or half-hearted attempts. What you say and what you do must align. Therefore Saturn can slow things down to make sure you don't stumble over your own feet. When your goals are clear and your plan is solid, take one step. Not ten at once, just one well-placed step after another.

24 April 2026

Venus conjunct Uranus 29°53´ Taurus

Venus enters Gemini

Uranus is at the anaretic degree of Taurus, the final degree before it leaves this sign for good after seven years. Right before this departure, Venus, the ruler of Taurus, comes along for a final embrace and check-up to see if we have mastered the Taurus lessons or if things still need integration.

Finances, resources, food security, fossil energies, our connection to our body and Earth itself can all be shaken up one last time to liberate our relationship with value, safety and pleasure. We might break free from old financial patterns (willingly or not), and realize that true wealth is not in our bank account but in our body, our breath, our ability to feel the sun on our skin. Let this conjunction crack you open, not scare you closed.

After the conjunction, Venus enters Gemini. Love and money become lighter, more curious, more conversational. The fixed earth energy of Taurus gives way to the airy play of Gemini. Breathe out. Relax your jaw.

25 April 2026

Sun square Pluto 05° Taurus / Aquarius

The Sun in Taurus squares Pluto in Aquarius. This is a power struggle between what you have and what is being taken from you, or between what you want to hold onto and what the collective is forcing to change. Pluto does not ask permission to transform. The square creates tension, but tension is not your enemy. It is the friction that breaks old chains. Ask yourself: what am I gripping so tightly that my hands are bleeding? Then let go.

26 April 2026

Uranus enters Gemini 07:51 ICT

Uranus leaves Taurus after several years and enters Gemini, where it will stay until May 2032. This is a major collective shift.

Welcome to the Rewiring! As I explored in my Uranus in Gemini article in full detail, the last time Uranus was in Gemini was 1941 to 1949, a period that gave us the digital computer, the atomic age, and a complete rewiring of global communication. Now, with Uranus returning to Gemini for a seven-year stay, we enter a revolution in education, learning, communication, and the human mind itself.

You will find more detailed predictions of what to expect in the next 7 years, the great opportunities and the shadow sides of this Uranus transit in the article.

27 April 2026

Venus sextile Neptune 03° Gemini / Aries

Mercury square Jupiter 18° Aries / Cancer

Sun sextile Moon's Nodes 07° Taurus / Pisces

Three aspects in one day, all pointing in different directions. Venus sextile Neptune brings a soft, dreamy quality to love and art. This is a good day for music, poetry, forgiveness, and seeing the best in someone. Let yourself be idealistic for a moment. Not everything needs a hard edge.

Mercury square Jupiter amplifies words, sometimes too much. You might overdiscuss, overpromise, or believe something that sounds good but is not quite true. Check your facts before you speak. Big ideas are wonderful, but they need a container.

The Sun sextile the Nodes connects your personal path to your collective karma. The North Node is in Pisces, the South Node in Virgo. You are being pulled away from overthinking, overanalyzing, and perfectionism, and toward trust, flow, and surrender. This sextile says yes, you are on the right track. Keep going.

28 April 2026

Mars trine Lilith 14°24´ Aries / Sagittarius

Venus trine Pluto 05°29´ Gemini / Aquarius

Mars trine Lilith is raw, unfiltered, and powerful. Lilith in Sagittarius says I will not be tamed by your beliefs, your morality, or your version of truth. Mars in Aries says I act now. Together, they create a surge of courage to break free from any ideology or authority that has been suppressing your authentic expression.

Venus trine Pluto deepens intimacy. A conversation, a glance, a touch can feel fated. If you have been avoiding a difficult emotional conversation, this aspect gives you the courage and the magnetism to have it. Relationships that are meant to transform will. Relationships that are meant to end will release without drama. Trust the depth.

2 May 2026

Full Moon 11° Scorpio 00:23 ICT

Scorpio is the sign of depth, shadow, death, and rebirth. This Full Moon opposes the Sun in Taurus and the Aries stellium that started the cycle. What was initiated with fire now meets the deep water of emotional truth.

Something you started three weeks ago is now ready to be released. A secret may surface. A power dynamic may become visible. A wound around trust, control, or vulnerability may ask for your attention. Full Moons illuminate what has been hidden. Scorpio Full Moons do not let you look away.

Tip: Do not try to fix what comes up. Just witness it. Let it breathe. Let it be, so it can go by itself.

3 May 2026

Mercury enters Taurus 09:56 ICT

Mercury leaves Aries and enters steady Taurus. Our minds slow down. Our words become more deliberate. This is a good time for practical thinking, budgeting, planning, and conversations that require patience. The speed of the past weeks gives way to the wisdom of the body. Listen to what your senses tell you. They know more than your thoughts.

5 May 2026

Mars square Jupiter 19°Aries / Cancer

Mars in Aries squares Jupiter in Cancer. This is too much of a good thing. Too much enthusiasm, too much risk, too much food, too much spending, too much talking. The square amplifies everything, including mistakes. Before you say yes to anything, pause. Before you expand, check your foundation. Jupiter in Cancer wants to grow emotionally. Mars in Aries wants to grow territorially. Make sure your growth serves your soul, not just your ego.

6 May 2026

Mercury square Pluto 05°Taurus / Aquarius

Pluto retrograde 05°Aquarius

Mercury square Pluto is obsessive thinking. We might get stuck on a topic, a conversation, a suspicion, or a fear. If your mind spirals downward, take a deep breath and step away from the rabbit hole.

On the same day, Pluto stations retrograde at 05°30´ Aquarius. Pluto will remain retrograde until 16 October 2026. During these months, the deep transformation shifts inward. Collective power struggles, political upheavals, and structural collapses are still happening, but the real work is internal. Pluto retrograde in Aquarius asks you to examine where you have given your power away to groups, technologies, ideologies, or leaders. Where have you followed the crowd instead of your own inner authority? Where have you been afraid to stand alone?

11 May 2026

Sun sextile Jupiter 20°Taurus / Cancer

The lunar cycle ends with a warm, generous sextile between the Sun in Taurus and Jupiter in Cancer. This is gratitude. This is abundance that does not need to be chased because it is already here. After the intensity of the Aries cluster, the Scorpio Full Moon, and the Pluto retrograde shift, this aspect is a soft landing. You have done the work. Now receive the blessing. A meal with someone you love. A walk in nature. A moment of simply being fully present. That is enough.

Closing Reflections

This lunar cycle is a rollercoaster that begins on the top, with seven planets in the sign of the warrior, and ends with the Sun sextile Jupiter in earth and water, grounding the fire into fertile soil. The journey guides us through initiation, confrontation, deep emotional truth, and finally into embodied trust.

We are invited to heal our relationship with courage, vulnerability, and action. To move not from force but from presence. To speak our truth without aggression and receive our wounds as teachers. We are invited to embody the new warrior: Grounded, peaceful, conscious, spiritually anchored.

Reflect and journal:

• Where have I been too hard on myself? Where am I pushing through pain instead of resting?

• Who have I condemned as weak instead of celebrating them for respecting their limits?

• What is one area where I have been waiting for permission to act? Can I give myself that permission now?

• As Uranus enters Gemini, how do I want to reshape my relationship with information, learning, and my own mind?

Next New Moon: 17 May 2026, 03:01 Cambodia Time, 26° Taurus

Next Full Moon: 31 May 2026, 15:45 Cambodia Time, 10° Sagittarius

If you want to know more about your personal cosmic blueprint and how to navigate the current energies, book an online astrology reading with me here.

Have a magical lunar cycle, everybody.

Shine your light loud, we are all illuminating the same sky.

Sissi

Cosmic Energies April-May 2026