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In April Neptune wrote the script that human actors performed. It was a month of chaos and vague, deceptive mixed messaging. The key players created confusion and a very uncertain state of affairs. Donald Trump was a cavalcade of contradictions; investors believed his lies; and everyone who drives a car felt the impact of the oil crisis. US-Iran peace talks were all hype, Iran learned that the Gulf of Hormuz was its ace card, the price of oil shot up and down, and airlines economized and cancelled flights. With Mars poised to go rogue Saturn’s fear opted for guardrails and restraint. It’s a situation that’s likely to be around for at least 308 days with an energy crisis, higher food and commodity prices and inflation or stagflation posing major problems.
In May the new Mars, Saturn and Neptune cycles will settle in and the world will adjust to their new normal.
Major in-sky astro-events in May 2026
Saturn is conjunction Neptune
Mars conjunction Neptune ends May 4
Mars is square Jupiter May 5 > event forecast period is April 19-May 20
Mars conjunction Saturn ends May 14
Jupiter parallel Pluto ends May 25
Mars is square Pluto May 26 > event forecast period is May 14-June 8
Uranus is trine Pluto July 18
America’s Mars cycle chart progressed to May 1
Chart data is April 12, 2026 at 1.24pm EST: 38N53; 77W01
Mars (strife, war, conflict, violence and military) is in house 8 (tariffs, taxes, Trump’s cabinet and death). It’s conjunction Mercury (vacillation and controversy), Saturn (security, economy, fear and loss), sextile Uranus (sudden change and radical moves) in house 10 (Trump and his administration), conjunction Neptune (schemes, confusion, chaos and exaggeration) and sextile Pluto (groups, cooperation and disinformation) in house 6 (workers, sickness, police and army and navy personnel).
Progressed Mars transits house 9 (trade, shipping, aviation, the law, Supreme Court, universities, advertising, radio, television and internet) all month.
May 1: Mars is square Jupiter in house 11
May 8: Mars is sextile Moon in house 7
May 9: Mars is conjunction Sun in house 9
May 12: Mars is parallel Sun in house 9
May 14: Mars is semisextile Mercury in house 8 > activates their conjunction
May 18: Mars is semisextile Uranus in house 10 > activates their sextile
May 21: Mars is semisextile Mars in house 8
May 22: Mars is semisextile Neptune > activates their conjunction
May 26: Mars is square Pluto in house 6
May 28: Mars is semisextile Venus in house 10
Major astro-events May 2026
April 17: Aries new Moon at 11.52am GMT > Moon is square Pluto (groups, coercion, threats, intimidation and disinformation) > ends May 16
America’s Aries new Moon chart
Chart data is April 17, 2026 at 7.51.30am EDT: 38N53; 77W01 (Washington)
Sun and Moon are in house 12 (backroom negotiations, secret enemies, restrictions, disappointment and self-undoing). They’re square Pluto (coercion, threats and disinformation) in house 10 (Trump and his administration). House 11 (Congress) dominates.
Progressed Uranus trine Mercury in the Uranus cycle peaks May 7
Progressed Pluto inconjunct Moon in the Pluto cycle peaks May 7
Progressed Uranus square Neptune in the Uranus cycle ends May 9
Progressed Uranus parallel Pluto in the Uranus cycle ends May 22
Progressed Saturn parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle peaks May 23
Progressed Jupiter parallel Pluto in the Jupiter cycle ends May 29
Progressed Neptune semisextile Sun in the Neptune cycle peaks May 30
Progressed Jupiter parallel Sun in the Jupiter cycle peaks June 6
Progressed Pluto parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle peaks September 24
Progressed Pluto parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle peaks September 6, 2027
May 1: Progressed Mars is square Jupiter in the Mars cycle; and progressed Saturn semisextile Mercury in the Saturn cycle starts <> peaks May 10
**May 6: Progressed Moon sesquisquare birth chart Jupiter in the United Nation’s chart starts > peaks June 1**
May 7: Progressed Uranus sextile Uranus in the Uranus cycle starts > peaks May 24
May 8: Progressed Mars is sextile Moon in the Mars cycle and progressed Mars parallel Sun starts > peaks May 12
May 9: Progressed Mars is conjunction Sun in the Mars cycle
May 10: Progressed Saturn is semisextile Mercury in the Saturn cycle > ends May 20
May 14: Progressed Sun parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle starts > peaks May 18; and progressed Mars is semisextile Mercury in the Mars cycle
May 16: Taurus new Moon at 8.01pm GMT > Moon is conjunction Mercury (controversy, science and journalists), sextile Jupiter (finances, prices, trade and shipping), semisquare Saturn (economy, farmers, fertilizers, storms and floods) and conjunction Uranus (unexpected developments, unrest and protests) > ends June 15.
America’s Taurus new Moon chart
Chart data is May 16, 2026 at 6.01EDT: 38N53; 77W01 (Washington)
Sun and Moon are in house 8 (taxes, tariffs, investors, Trump’s cabinet and death. They’re conjunction Mercury and Uranus. The chart augments the US Mars cycle chart. Progressed Sun is conjunction Mercury May 19 and conjunction Uranus May 22.
May 17: Progressed Uranus semisextile Jupiter in the Uranus cycle starts > peaks June 3
May 18: Progressed Sun is parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle > ends May 23; and progressed Mars is semisextile Uranus in the Mars cycle
May 19: Progressed Sun is conjunction Uranus in the Sun cycle; and progressed Jupiter opposition Sun in the Jupiter cycle starts > peaks May 24
May 21: Progressed Mars is semisextile Mars in the Mars cycle; and progressed Jupiter semisquare Mars and trine Neptune in the Jupiter cycle start > peak May 26
May 22: Progressed Mars is semisextile Neptune in the Mars cycle
May 23: Progressed Saturn is parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle > ends July 8
May 24: Progressed Jupiter is opposition Sun in the Jupiter cycle > ends May 30; and progressed Jupiter inconjunct Saturn in the Jupiter cycle starts > peaks May 30
May 25: Progressed Neptune parallel Saturn in the Neptune cycle starts > peaks July 4
May 26: Progressed Sun is trine Pluto in the Sun cycle; progressed Mars is square Pluto in the Mars cycle; and progressed Jupiter is semisquare Mars and trine Neptune in the Jupiter cycle > end June 1
May 28: Progressed Mars is semisextile Saturn in the Mars cycle
May 29: Progressed Sun is square Mercury in the Sun cycle
May 30: Progressed Jupiter is inconjunct Saturn in the Jupiter cycle > ends June 4
In our fast moving, steroidal charged world the in-sky Mars-Uranus conjunction in June and July will be here in a nanosecond.
Major events in the Aquarian Age chart
Progressed Moon trine birth chart Moon ends May 12
Progressed Moon parallel birth chart Sun ends May 25
Progressed Sun semisquare progressed Saturn peaks July 29
Progressed Sun sextile birth chart Saturn ends December 9
Progressed Mars sesquisquare progressed Uranus peaks February 2027
Progressed Mars parallel progressed Uranus peaks October 2027
Progressed Mercury parallel progressed Sun peaks March 2028
Progressed Mercury parallel birth chart Mars ends June 2029
Progressed Jupiter conjunction progressed Neptune peaks September 2030
Progressed Sun parallel birth chart Mars peaks 2031-2034 with Sun at 23N27 and
Progressed Venus parallel birth chart Neptune peaks January 2033
Major events in America’s chart May 1, 2026
Chart data is July 4, 1776 at 12.14am LMT, Philadelphia (74W08, 39N57)
Progressed Moon square birth chart Sun in house 2 (finances and banks) peaks May 22 > progressed Sun square birth chart Mars is stimulated
Progressed Venus in house 12 (disappointment and restriction) is sesquisquare birth chart Neptune in house 5 (entertainment, stock market and sport) peaks March 2027
Progressed Sun (the power crowd) in house 11 square birth chart Mars (strife, violence, conflict, military action and policing) in house 1 (the people) peaks May 15
Progressed Midheaven sesquisquare progressed Uranus peaks c June 16
Progressed Sun in house 11 parallel birth chart Saturn (safety, security, economy and loss) peaks July 30
Progressed Venus sextile birth chart Jupiter ends August 8
Progressed Sun in house 11 parallel progressed Mars in house 5 peaks September 20
Progressed Venus semisquare birth chart Mars ends October 1
Progressed Sun in house 11 parallel birth chart Neptune (schemes, booms, chaos, uncertainty, oil and drugs) in house 5 ends June 2027
Progressed Venus parallel birth chart Moon peaks January 2028 and
Progressed Sun in house 11 parallel progressed Neptune in house 5 peaks February 2028
Major events in Donald Trump’s chart May 1, 2026
Birth certificate data is June 14, 1946 at 10.54am EST (40N41; 77W48)
Progressed Moon square birth chart Mars ends May 16
Progressed Moon square progressed Mercury peaks May 18
Progressed Moon parallel progressed Midheaven ends June 28
Progressed Moon parallel birth chart Midheaven peaks August 8
Progressed Mercury conjunction birth chart Mars ends May 3
Progressed Venus conjunction progressed Jupiter peaks May 24
Progressed Midheaven conjunction progressed Pluto ends July 14
Progressed Venus square birth chart Venus peaks July 16
Progressed Sun semisquare birth chart Saturn ends October 2
Progressed Sun sextile birth chart Mercury ends October 18
Progressed Sun semisextile birth chart Pluto peaks December 26
Progressed Jupiter (excess, over-indulgence and higher prices) square birth chart Venus (scandals, friends and his reputation) peaks March 2027 > in April 2026 his popularity shrank and his waist line expanded.
Progressed ascendant square progressed Saturn ends March 2027
Progressed Mars semisquare birth chart ascendant ends May 2027
Progressed Mercury parallel birth chart Mars ends November 2027
Progressed Mars parallel birth chart Jupiter ends May 2029 and
Progressed ascendant parallel birth chart Mars peaks September 2030
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