Starcodes April 25, 2025
The new Moon in earthy Taurus on Sunday begins a wonderful time to plant anything we want to grow, a time to garden our lives. Plant the future over this next fertile and fiery week under the loam of the waxing Moon and Taurus Sun.
It won’t be a time for rapid growth but for planting seeds that grow deep roots. On Sunday and Monday plant earthy things, plant trees, tend the garden, plant new habits under the Taurus New Moon. Plant ideas and proposals Tuesday and Wednesday under the cerebral airy Gemini Moon. Brainstorm, start that new novel, meet a stranger, start a new life chapter, and strike up a conversation.
On Thursday, plant seeds of emotional depth, a safe home, more nurtured relationships under the nurturing, protective Moon in Cancer. Instigate healthy growth and political change.
But also watch what bad decisions or political moves take root this week. The seeds we plant this week will grow. Be ready to weed to support healthy new growth, in all the metaphors.
First this weekend, let’s prepare the soil. Some people burn weeds to clear the land, but we don’t need to burn the house down. This can be a flammable time, both literally and figuratively, sparks of new life and rebellion as the Moon conjuncts Neptune and Mercury in fiery Aries. The mood is spontaneous, enthusiastic, abrupt, direct, passionate, and stubborn; energy that needs productive places to go. It can feel good to throw ourselves into short-term efforts, turn the soil, stack rocks, or write a senator.
It’s not just the Aries Moon that brings fire to this table. Mars, now in expansive, sometimes grandiose fire-sign Leo, opposes Pluto this week, both in stubborn fixed signs. This is a slow speed collision of wills, or a collision with reality, tectonic plate collision versus car accidents (though we may see a few of those), which underlines our present constitutional crisis. Problems began around Election Day in early November 2024 as Mars first opposed Pluto from Cancer to Capricorn, then reengaged late early January when Mars turned retrograde in Leo and opposed Pluto in Aquarius and now engage for the third time over the next few weeks. We may see some resolution or movement in the ongoing debates. Mars then works its way around the zodiac while Pluto progresses and retrogrades; they will oppose at exactly the same degree in October of 2026- a month before the mid-term elections.
It’s easy to see this pattern in national politics though it’s hard to tell which way it’s going to go but look for more subtle versions of this pattern in our own life. This powerful aspect can add steady momentum where the goal is clear and agreed upon but heightens confrontation where we argue over who’s in control, who has power, or where we have to confront some tough, unmoving reality.
Both planets which deal with our love life and other interpersonal relationships are now dancing with major planets. Mars opposes Pluto and Venus conjuncts Saturn this week, a pattern which asks us to not take our relationships for granted. The Venus -Saturn conjunction supports old relationships and ongoing friendships as long as we take care of them but can bring dysfunctional relationships to a crisis point. Practice good relationship skills.
As Venus conjuncts Saturn our hearts can feel the weight of the world, our creative whimsy or our love life cramped by restrictions, regulations, and responsibilities. We can add discipline to our art forms. We can have special appreciation for old friends, familiar places, and for work we love. When we’re anxious, it can help to read old books or watch favorite movies, let the psyche relax into something known so it can continue to deal with the unknown future. This Venus- Saturn conjunction can support the rule of law, Saturn’s favorite thing.
Friday, April 25: Willpower infuses us as the Moon in Aries conjuncts Neptune, trines Mars, and conjuncts Mercury, so let’s give it a productive place to go. The mood calls for spontaneity, it energizes short-term projects and feeds our resistance to dysfunction. We can initiate action, but we’ll get resistance if we try to give orders. Healthy challenges work better than instructions. If we feel an urgent need to speak up near dinner time as the Moon conjuncts Mercury in Aries, let’s make sure it will actually further. Tonight, celebrate being alive as the Aries Moon echoes Mars in Leo.
Moon enters Aries at 1:23 AM, Moon conjuncts Neptune 2:53 AM, Moon trines Mars 6:28 AM, Moon sextiles Pluto 7:33 AM, Moon conjuncts Mercury 4:04 PM.
Saturday, April 26: Let’s spend the day running around doing the things that we want to do. This heat can bring passionate encounters of the best and worst kind or help us follow through on a closely held heart project. It’s certainly not a day to do what we’re told to do. Just watch to avoid accidents or explosive situations; an ongoing conflict or struggle could hit its peak as Mars perfects its opposition to Pluto. Speak up but play it safe; people can react like a cornered rat where their worldview is challenged. Any public personality that breaks with the public trust will face consequences. If a conflict starts at home — go take a walk, let everybody go do what they need to do on their own time for a while, then come back when the energy washes through.
Moon sextile Jupiter 10:17 AM, Mars opposed Pluto 7:05 PM.
Sunday, April 27: The Moon enters sensuous, earthy, fecund, tenacious Taurus this morning and, after a somewhat contentious morning as the Moon squares Pluto and Mars, when we just want what we want and won’t be pushed any faster, a new cycle begins. Deal with any difficult work this morning, then take a deep breath as the Moon conjuncts the Sun at 1:30 PM MDT. Focus on what ideas, plants, relationships, or embodiment- we want more of in the year ahead. Plant pansies and garden life.
Moon enters Taurus 1:16 AM, Moon square Pluto 7:15 AM, Moon square Mars 7:37 AM, Moon conjunct the Sun 1:30 PM.
Monday, April 28: That earthy new Moon gains traction as the week begins; have the patience to plant seeds, plant ideas, plant proposals, plant habits and nurture relationships. Till the garden of community. Dig heels in deeply if feeling pushed down the wrong road. Be both dependable and self-starting in a gentle and mature way. Plant a tree or idea. Tonight, as the Moon trines Venus, plant affection, love, delicious food, or creative seeds.
Moon conjunct Uranus 6:32 PM, Moon sextile Saturn 8:50 PM, Moon sextile Venus 11:17 PM.
Tuesday April 29: Thoughts wander, minds grow restless this morning. Check the news and listen to incoming information as a communications logjam lifts while the Gemini Moon trines Pluto and sextiles Mercury. Start that conversation, follow up on calls, and find out what’s going on. Converse in sound bites or text messages, our attention span is fierce but short. Tonight, look up to watch the Moon approach expansive, mood-lifting Jupiter. exact tomorrow morning.
Moon enters Gemini 12:34 AM, Moon sextile Neptune 2:13 AM, Moon trine Pluto 6:38 AM, Moon sextile Mars 8:28 AM, Moon sextile Mercury 11:49 PM.
Wednesday, April 30: Look for an opening this morning under the Moon-Jupiter conjunction in communicative Gemini. It offers a chance to hear “yes,” say yes, or just say too much. Don’t spill entrusted secrets but do work with fresh information. Venus enters Aries, enlivening our inner adolescence in the weeks to come. It imparts bravery, more guts to step forward and claim life, but can spike our temper quickly. Tonight, if concerns weigh heavily, let’s ask our back brain to work on it overnight as the Moon square Saturn.
Moon conjunct Jupiter 10:57 AM, Venus enters Aries 11:15 AM, Moon square Saturn 9:48 PM.
Thursday, May 1: Leave flowers on a doorstep on the first of May, nurture new life and old friendships as the Moon enters nourishing, sensitive Cancer and squares Venus and Neptune this morning. We need a magical moment, and to feel safe, as that Moon squares Venus and Neptune. This is another fertile day to plant seeds or start a project, nurture a friendship. But be extra kind and don’t test people. Because of this sensitivity some of us could feel cranky, but if we express that crankiness injudiciously, we may hurt other people’s feelings, and that is a tough seed to plant. It won’t go away easily. The reaction can be much bigger than the unintended slight. Trust, reliability, managing our own feelings under stress, these are great seeds for the future.
Moon enters Cancer 1:22 AM, Moon square Venus 1:56 AM, Moon square Neptune 1313 AM, Moon sextile the Sun 9:44 PM.
