May is here, and it’s time to get grounded in the warm, sweet, and satisfying embrace of Taurus season. If the most decadent chocolate ganache were a month, it would be this one. And after the shock and stress of March and April, we’re pretty starved for some well-deserved dessert. Although there are tough astrological indicators coming later this month, the first few weeks of May invite us to take a few slow, intentional bites of bliss and to enjoy the taste and texture of our lives, as complicated as they may be.
Love goddess Venus is in command this month as the ruler of sensual Taurus, and as she conjoins Neptune in fervently feral Aries for the first time in our lives on May 2, it might feel pretty damn magical. But this is the kind of magic that we’ll want to act on; this is not a passive moment for the Aries house of our charts. It’s wildly passionate and enlivening.
Pluto stations retrograde in Aquarius on May 4 and it will remain in reverse motion for about five months, making its powerful transformation into a subtler, unconscious process. Because this happens about a week before the full moon in Scorpio on May 12, the overall energy feels mysterious and shadowy around this time. This lunation explodes the day after Mother’s Day, drawing our attention back to early November 2024, when the new moon was in the same sign. We’re finishing what we started then, or at least releasing any toxic vibes we unintentionally allowed into our lives.
The month feels more volatile leading up to May 17, when a Uranus cazimi (a conjunction between this unstable planet and the sun) arrives to shake things up. This is just a day before Jupiter in Gemini makes a challenging square to the nodes of fate. Things that are supposed to happen will happen, but not exactly in the way that we plan.
The sun enters mutable air sign Gemini on May 20, awakening everyone’s inner genius and rocketing up the astrological vibe instantly. The lazy, lascivious Taurus season vibes are gone and we’re about to get up to speed, even if we’d prefer a few more languid days of eating bonbons by the pool.
When Saturn enters Aries for the first time since 1999 on the night of May 24, it’s momentous AF. Not only is this a brand new, ultra-fiery era for Saturn, but the planet of rules will come so close to Neptune that we’ll begin to see some of the themes that will officially emerge in early 2026. When Saturn and Neptune come together, reality tests abound. The Aries house of your chart is the room where it happens, so note the themes there and pay special attention to your instincts. This is the defining aspect of the rest of the decade.
A frenetic yet brilliant new moon in genius Gemini arrives on Memorial Day, asking us to set intentions for the part of our chart ruled by this information-obsessed sign. After the BBQ, consider a writing ritual: light a candle, pull out your journal, and jot down everything that you want to create between now and next December, then read it aloud.
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May 2025 horoscope for each zodiac sign:
Aries
Pushing forward with your priorities while enjoying the better things in life—that’s who you can be in May. With the sun in your second house of resources and self-esteem, you might feel like your earning power is directly linked to ego, and you’ll need to work through that. When the full moon in Scorpio arrives in your transformation zone on May 12, there’s another kind of push: You’re being moved through a crucible and exiting on the other side after six months of intense change. Who are you now that you’ve emerged, Aries?
After May 20, the sun enters your third house of communication, and suddenly your brain begins to buzz with such speed that you might not even be able to capture your own thoughts. This is the best time of the year for journaling, if only to slow down your synapses a bit. And the most profound moment of the month arrives on May 24, when Saturn, the planet of rules, boundaries, and the most important life lessons moves into your sign for the first time in about 29 years. You’re setting out on a journey you’ll remember for the rest of your life, Aries, so it’s time to get serious about your ambitions. When the new moon is in your talking and thinking zone two days later, set intentions about writing projects you might embark on during the next six months, and get as specific as possible.
Career and Money:
The sun and Uranus come together in a powerful but volatile cazimi on May 17, shaking up your money zone and potentially bringing an unexpected expense—or, in a better outcome, a sudden and unexpected cash infusion. Whatever happens, check your finances in the days leading up to this astrological event.
Love and Relationships:
With Venus and Neptune locked in a hot embrace in your sign on May 2, you’re sizzling with sexual energy, and if you don’t find a way to use it, you might feel like you’re jumping out of your skin. Whether you’re currently single or involved, find a way back to your desires. Another passionate highlight comes on May 22 when Venus trines your ruler Mars in your love zone.
Taurus
Your birthday season is extra this year, Taurus. With your planetary ruler Venus making a monumental conjunction with ultra-glam Neptune in your dream zone for the first time in your life, your fantasy life is fully unconstrained. When the full moon releases into your seventh house of relationships on May 12, you can let go of any toxicity that’s gotten between you and your beloved. This lunation might be challenging, but it’s also deeply cleansing, and whether you’re single or attached, it can help you get very clear about what you want from your partnerships.
On May 17, the sun in your sign meets with wild child Uranus for the final time. You might have a powerful reckoning with everything you’ve learned about your ability to endure change since 2017, when the planet of revolution first entered your stars. This is the end of a charged-up, chaotic era, as Uranus will leave Taurus this July. The sun jumps into Gemini on May 20, setting up camp in your financial zone for the next thirty days. When Saturn leaves your social zone on May 24, entering your twelfth house of secrets and subconscious thoughts, you embark on a healing journey that’ll continue for the next few years. If you’ve stubbornly avoided therapy or other means of healing old trauma, this transit can push you to do the work.
Career and Money:
The new moon in your second house of money and income arrives on Memorial Day, marking the ideal moment to set the agenda for your next six months of financial success. Plan out your budget, figure out how much you want to earn in addition to what you’re making now, and take any initial steps you can toward those goals.
Love and Relationships:
Your lovely planetary ruler finally leaves her post-retrograde shadow phase on May 17, restoring your mojo (and possibly your libido). As Venus comes alive again, your love and sex life can come back in full force—and this is certainly the case on May 22, when she sends a love note to Mars.
Gemini
May starts out a bit subdued, but builds to a crescendo that you’ll adore, Gemini. The sun spends the first three weeks of the month in your twelfth house of dreams and secrets, keeping you focused on your inner world. It’s pretty chill! But when your birthday season bursts onto the scene on May 20, everything seems to go next-level in an instant. Before you get there, the full moon hits your sixth house of work and wellness on May 12, the same day that your ruler Mercury gets into a sharp argument with Pluto. Stress levels could be high, so don’t overload your schedule in the days leading up to this lunation, if possible.
When Mercury collides with electrifying Uranus on May 24, your nervous system could be in a state of overwhelm, so take a major self-care break. Perhaps you want to use your birthday as an excuse for a spa day? Saturn enters your social zone the next day, bringing a sense of seriousness to your friendships and group interactions. This is where you’ll learn your most important lessons over the next few years. The new moon in your sign arrives on Memorial Day, and it’s one of the most important days of 2025 for you. Even if you’re a June-born Gemini, use this opportunity to make as many wishes as you dare, setting unlimited personal and professional intentions for the next six months.
Career and Money:
You were born brilliant, but when the sun and your ruler come together in a cazimi on May 30, you may have an idea that’s so ingenious that you’ll need to find immediate seed money to get it going. This feels like a lightbulb going off over your head, and it’s so bright that your financial backers can see it, too.
Love and Relationships:
When love planet Venus rushes into the arms of mystical Neptune in your social zone on May 2, a friend could quickly become a lover—or, at the least, you might surprise yourself when you find yourself fantasizing about them. But as soon as Saturn enters this part of your chart later in the month, reality could come crashing back in.
Cancer
It’s time to shed that crab shell, Cancer, because your social life is on fire this May. The sun is warming up your eleventh house of friendship and networking, encouraging you to gather with groups instead of hiding out in your sacred sanctuary. This is particularly potent because your career is really having a moment, and mixing and mingling with colleagues can only maximize your success.
The full moon lands in your romance and creativity zone on May 12, closing out the last six months of your love life and giving you the opportunity to release anything toxic or unhealthy. After May 20, the sun shifts into your dream zone, and you may feel like retreating into your shell again to get some beauty sleep before your birthday season in late June. Saturn moves into your professional sector on May 24, where it will spend the next 2.5 years deepening your relationship with the meaning of your work and status on the world stage. Use the new moon on Memorial Day to set intentions for psychological health, creating goals for your next six months of wellness. Your psyche is ripe for training, and resistance to growth should be low.
Career and Money:
On May 2, lucrative Venus joins with nebulous Neptune in your tenth house of professional endeavors, and your career-focused creative output could be fully out of this world. Some of your ideas might be so ahead of their time you’ll have to shelve them for a while—but take notes on the rest, and try to put them to use when Saturn enters this part of your chart at month’s end.
Love and Relationships:
The full moon in your fifth house of love on May 12 isn’t just a typical full moon in this part of your chart. At the same time as this lunation, communication planet Mercury squares powerful Pluto in your sexuality sector. Sudden eruptions of anger at a partner or lover are possible, so avoid prickly topics around this time.
Leo
The stars want to put you on the map this May, Leo. Your ruling luminary spends the first three weeks of the month in your tenth house of career, shining a light on your professional gifts. But the full moon in your home zone presents a challenge on May 12, and you’ll need to find your way out of a bind that tests the way you manage your work/life balance. This is further complicated by a square from Mercury to Pluto in your relationship zone, so try to avoid conflicts with your partner(s), both personal and professional.
After May 20, the sun moves into your social zone, creating a vivacious vibe just in time for rooftop soiree season. Cosmic taskmaster Saturn enters your sister fire sign Aries on May 24, beginning its 2.5 year journey through your ninth house of ideas. Because Neptune is also here, your worldview could simultaneously expand and contract in the years ahead. One thing is certain: you’re going to have some big, bold, and meaningful ideas, so take good notes and consider creating a platform upon which to share them.
Career and Money:
The sun comes together with Uranus in your career zone on May 17, and this cazimi can make space for a revolutionary change in the way you communicate about your work, or in the way you talk to your colleagues. Mercury squares Mars in Leo the same day, so try to avoid arguments in the office during the days leading up to this.
Love and Relationships:
When Pluto stations retrograde in your seventh house of partnership on May 4, the relentless pace of relational analysis you’ve been mired in could slow down a bit. You’re in the midst of slow and grinding change in this part of your chart, and for the next five months or so, it may not feel as intense, letting you focus on other things.
Virgo
You may want to take a different path this month, Virgo. With the sun traveling through your ninth house of new experiences and big ideas, it’s easy to get bored with the same-old, same-old. If getting out of town and refreshing your mind isn’t possible, try to find a way to expose yourself to different cultures and world views through books and conversations with your smartest friends. You’ll crave dynamic one-to-one conversations or in-person lectures, not just podcasts. The full moon in your communication zone on May 12 gives you an opportunity to deepen your conversations with the people around you, from your romantic partner(s) to friends, family, and colleagues. If a conflict began to erupt early last November, this is your chance to release it and finally let it go. Ending hostilities should feel really good.
After May 20, the sun moves into your tenth house of career, encouraging you to step up your professional game. Saturn leaves your relationship zone on May 24, moving into your sexuality sector, where it will bring lessons and new boundaries around emotional intimacy during the next 2.5 years. This takes some of the pressure off of your one-to-one partnerships, bringing the deeper lessons back to your relationship with your own body and your capacity for pleasure and intimacy.
Career and Money:
The new moon lands in your tenth house of professional endeavors on Memorial Day, offering you an exceptional opportunity to set intentions for your career during the next six months. Schedule in some time to sit down and write out everything you want to accomplish on the world stage, and then get out there to start manifesting once the workweek resumes.
Love and Relationships:
Love planet Venus joins with mystical, magical Neptune in your sexuality sector on May 2, making erotic intimacy into something wholly otherworldly. From your dreams to your waking life, it’s time to take action on your desires, and let yourself feel all of them fully and without reservation.
Libra
This month is saturated with what you love, Libra, so dive right into the Venusian pleasures that await you. On May 2, your planetary ruler is conjunct Neptune in your relationship zone for the first time in your life. Enjoy it—but even if it feels like your entire life is a rom-com, know that it’s important to stay grounded, too. The sun spends the first three weeks of May in Taurus, the other sign ruled by Venus, amping up the indulgence factor by a thousand. When it enters your air sign sibling Gemini on May 20, it initiates a thrilling adventure of some sort. Whether you literally explore the world through travel or stick to expanding your mind by taking a course or learning a language, let your curiosities lead the way.
When Saturn arrives in your partnership zone on May 24, it brings a heavy dose of the reality that Neptune was trying to help you avoid. This 2.5 year transit will test your relationships, both personal and professional, but it will also make them more meaningful. Use the new moon on Memorial Day to set intentions for your next six months of travel—you might even want to book your next jaunt within 48 hours of this lunation.
Career and Money:
The full moon in your second house of money lands on May 12, letting you offload any anxiety you’ve carried about your finances over the past six months. If something you began several months ago isn’t working, you can let go of it now, and consider moving on without too much dread.
Love and Relationships:
When the sun joins with anything-goes Uranus in a cazimi on May 17, your sexuality sector is lit up with some unstable electricity. On one hand, it might feel chaotic and out of control—but on the other, a sudden and overwhelming attraction could possess you out of the blue. Make sure to stay grounded if you’re overwhelmed by lust. On May 22, a sweet and sexy trine between your ruler Venus in your relationship zone and its cosmic consort Mars in your social zone feels equally sexy, but far more stable.
Scorpio
Who are you holding onto, Scorpio? That is May’s most poignant question. With the sun in your seventh house of partnership for the first three weeks of the month, you’re exploring the deeper meaning of your one-to-one relationships. One of the most pivotal moments of the month (if not the entire year) arrives on May 12 when the full moon alights in your very own sign. This is intense and emotionally textured, inviting you to purge anything that’s not serving you, especially those things (or people) you’ve clung to during the last six months, since your last birthday.
By May 20, the sun shifts into your eighth house of transformation, pushing you into a crucible of potential change. Saturn leaves your love zone on May 24, moving into your sixth house of work and wellness for the first time in three decades. This brings a sense of seriousness to the way you approach your daily schedule, your relationships with co-workers, and your health needs for the next 2.5 years. Neptune is also here for the long haul, so there’s a push-pull dynamic between fantasy and reality when it comes to your vocation and your self-care regimen. In short: Don’t fall for a get-rich-quick scheme. Use discipline and discretion if you encounter a product or position that seems to offer an instant cure-all and a daily income.
Money and Career:
When love and money magnet Venus conjoins starry-eyed Neptune on May 2, you might have flights of fancy about work, or get a job offer that sounds too good to be true. If it seems like a potential boss or client is offering you the entire world on a silver platter, ask a lot of questions, because the fine print might not be what you think.
Love and Relationships:
Mercury enters your sexuality sector on May 25, and the very next day, the new moon lands in this part of your chart. If you haven’t been getting what you desire, solo or partnered, these few days can help put you in deeper touch with your erotic self and set some intentions about getting what you want during the next six months. The key is communication.
Sagittarius
The stars are popping off in your sixth house of work and wellness this May. The sun warms up this part of your chart through May 20, when you’ll suddenly do a 180 and hyper-focus on your relationships. But before you get to that, the full moon in your dream zone wakes you up on May 12, coaxing some subconscious issues to the top of your mind. Think of this as a clean-up in aisle five of your psyche; it’s time to release any toxic emotions that have held you back.
When Saturn leaves your fourth house of family and enters your love and creativity zone on May 24, you get some relief from serious issues at home, but you may experience more constriction around your relationship to pleasure. The tension between Neptune and Saturn in this part of your cart could bring some frustration, but also some wild creative breakthroughs and innovations during the next few years. A grand opportunity to reset your relationships comes with the new moon in your seventh house on Memorial Day. What are your partnership goals for the next six months? Write them down, Sagittarius, because your intentions will be far more powerful if you can see them and read them aloud.
Career and Money:
When the sun collides with Uranus in a cazimi on May 17, your work zone gets shaken and stirred, but getting shook could be exactly what you need to go next-level with a promotion or a new job. This is the last time that the planet of rebellion will meet up with the sun in this part of your chart for many years ahead, so any instability in your daily life should begin to settle down after this.
Love and Relationships:
This is where it’s at for you during the final ten days of the month. When your planetary ruler Jupiter (currently in your partnership zone) squares off with the nodes of fate on May 25, a karmic relationship could emerge. Whether it’s a reunion between you and a past-life lover or an issue that comes up with a current partner, it’s a big deal.
Capricorn
Stop working for a hot minute, Capricorn, because pleasure is your main calling this month. With the sun in your fifth house of love, romance, and creativity until May 20, you’ve got a lot of reasons to enjoy life instead of putting relentless pressure on yourself to succeed. The full moon lands in your social zone on May 12, bringing some potentially uncomfortable feelings about friends to the surface. If something cropped up in the group chat several months ago and you kept your lips zipped, you might feel like you can’t hold back any longer—but getting it out of your system is healthy right now.
The biggest planetary move of the month arrives when your ruler Saturn leaves your third house of communication on May 24 (where it’s been since 2023), and knocks on the door of your home and family zone, where it will spend approximately the next 2.5 years. This is huge news in your world, as you’ll finally feel less constrained when it comes to saying precisely what’s on your mind. But, some heavier themes may emerge in your domestic life. The new moon arrives in your sixth house on Memorial Day, helping you to set intentions for work, wellness, and your schedule for the next six months. There couldn’t be a better lunation for getting back on the mat and resuming that daily green smoothie regimen you abandoned in the winter.
Career and Money:
When potent Pluto stations retrograde in your second house of income on May 4, it indicates a more psychological approach to your relationship with money. Try to drill down into the ways your self-esteem is hindered or helped by your current income. If the number in your checking account has you feeling down, do some work to separate success from self-love.
Love and Relationships:
A major romantic twist is possible on May 17, when the sun crashes into eccentric Uranus, creating unexpected events for your fifth house of love and pleasure. Rather than holding too tightly to a preferred outcome, try to go with the flow and have fun.
Aquarius
Your home zone gets all the love during the first three weeks of May, Aquarius. And with Venus coming together with Neptune in your third house of communication on May 2, your words are like spells or magic incantations. Expressing your love is easier now, making for sweet and tender moments with your loved ones. The full moon in your career zone on May 12 might sweep you out of a prolonged magical moment and directly into the drama of a professional matter that dates back about six months. Even if it’s stressful, the good news is that you can probably let it go after this eruption.
After May 20, the sun sweeps into your sister air sign Gemini, filling your fifth house of love with beams of powerful energy. By May 24, there is more positive news as your traditional ruler Saturn finally leaves your financial zone (where it’s been since 2023), entering your third house of communication for the next few years. This could bring a more serious tone to your conversations, but it can also help you refine your voice. The new moon lands in your romance zone on Memorial Day, making this an even sweeter holiday weekend than usual. Use it to set intentions for dating, mating, and relating during the next six months, whether you’re currently single or involved.
Career and Money:
On May 12, the same day as the challenging full moon in your professional sector, Mercury squares Pluto in your sign. This can bring some kind of challenge to your ego from a colleague or boss, and your very best bet is to avoid overreacting, because it’s so easy to get triggered at this moment. Take a deep breath, walk away from your desk, and deal with it a few days later, after the energy has dissipated.
Love and Relationships:
During the last ten days of May, one after another, planets are heading into your fifth house of love. When communication planet Mercury joins with the sun in your romance zone on the final day of the month, your flirting skills are outrageously good. Even your awkwardness is alluring.
Pisces
This month brings great conversations and a crowning achievement, Pisces. With the sun warming up your third house of talking, thinking, and texting during the first three weeks of May, you’re better at expressing yourself with directness and clarity, and less interested in people-pleasing. This is an important skill as a powerfully intense full moon lands in your spirituality zone on May 12. You may question belief systems that you’ve held deeply, especially during the last six months. If you’re ready to leave those convictions behind once and for all, it could be pretty emotional, and you’ll need to talk it through with someone who won’t judge you.
The most consequential moment arrives on May 24, when Saturn finally—at long, excruciating last—leaves your own super sensitive stars. The planet of rules has been in your sign since March of 2023, and now that it’s leaving, you should feel immense relief. Sometimes after a crisis, our nervous system can crash because we’ve been holding so much stress for so long. So, treat yourself to extra special self-care for the next few days and weeks! In fact, you can use the new moon in your home zone on Memorial Day to immerse yourself in utter relaxation, and set intentions for all the ways you’ll achieve domestic bliss during the next six months. Fire up the pool float and have someone else tend to the grill as you sip a frozen drink (even better, with a paper umbrella) and fall in love with life’s simple pleasures.
Career and Money:
With both your modern ruler Neptune and serious Saturn in your second house of resources from May 24, financial affairs might seem like they’re full of unlimited potential… until you hit your limits. Be careful of get-rich-quick schemes and take money matters seriously, and remember that your true worth has nothing to do with what you can afford.
Love and Relationships:
Love planet Venus joins with your modern planetary ruler Neptune on May 2, and this could be one of the most blissed out, deeply romantic moments you’ve experienced in a long time. Schedule a date night for this spectacular Friday if you can. It may seem nearly impossible to tell the difference between fantasy and reality, but honestly, you may not care.
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