Daily Astrology, May 2022: Daykeeper’s Daily Success Guide

 

Free Daily Astrological Forecast, May 1–23, 2022

Daykeeper’s free daily astrological forecast is updated each Monday. 

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Except as otherwise noted, all interpretations in this astrological forecast are based on a natural chart, using the beginning of Aries as the ascendant.

SUNDAY, MAY 1

Still in the eye of yesterday’s Eclipse, Venus perfects her sextile to Pluto. Opportunities arise for transformation of relationships, self-esteem, and finances. With Pluto retrograde, these opportunities can be healing.

Someone influential can be decisively supportive: knock on a key door. We can make positive changes in business, in financial administration, with a profitable investment, or through a connection that leads to improvement in the above areas. Since we’re on the Eclipse portal, it’s best not to come on like a storm or put our life savings in a new venture just yet. Take a small but firm step to set things in motion.

This is the last full day Venus will be in Taurus, earth sign of her rule. Also, Moon is on a roll tonight, triggering harmonies to romantic Neptune, fortunate Jupiter, powerful Pluto and Venus herself through dawn tomorrow. So if we have the stamina (or enough strong coffee), we can stay up into the wee hours and do business, journal for healing, create a dream board, write affirmations for prosperity, connect with angels, message with our honey, or make love.

Affirmation:
Divine love is at work in all my situations, and only good can come from them now.

MONDAY, MAY 2

The tone shifts as Moon leaves mysterious and sensual Taurus, at 3:47 am (6:47 ET), entering bright and busy Gemini, and joining ruler Mercury at 8:50 am (11:05 ET).

Communications flow. We can study, take care of paperwork, connect with neighbors, colleagues and siblings, promote something, close a deal, craft words.

We’re in a vortex of power portals that include the Solar Eclipse, yesterday’s sextile from Venus to Pluto, and tomorrow’s sextile from expansive Jupiter to Pluto. Try to stay focused on priorities and avoid frittering the precious energy away on gossip, distraction, or superficial connections.

At 7:10 pm (12:10 ET), Venus, goddess of love and values, enters assertive Aries, combining with Moon in Gemini to favor communications for sales and promotion.

Affirmation:
I visualize new good, and hold a quantum space for its manifestation now.

Tuesday, May 3

The Eclipse portal is still in effect, bringing opportunities to move on our path of power as Jupiter, planet of expansion, fortune, and new horizons, perfect his sextile to intense Pluto.

Courageous, bold initiatives can open doors. We can move past blocks to long-standing challenges. Despite shyness, resistance, or self-doubt: reach out to a coach, someone you wish to reconcile with, or a potential colleague, patron, or market.

This influence can also be applied to deepen our spiritual gifts, although tomorrow’s sextile from dynamic Mars to erratic Uranus will be moving us to take brilliant action.

Moon in Gemini stresses communication.

Affirmation:
Spirit moves me in confident, successful action now.

Wednesday, May 4

We can make great headway in work or something practical.

Bold Mars in dreamy Pisces sextiles wild and brilliant Uranus. This is a day to go off the beaten path and try a different approach to meet our goals. Pause to review options; listen to intuition. An alternative approach can bring a breakthrough.

Morning and midday are particularly good for communication, that is. before 1:37 pm (4:37 ET), when Moon goes VOC. Take a break to do wordles or crossword puzzles, send messages to friends, or read for pleasure. After 4:05 pm (7:05 ET), Luna enters Cancer, a placement that adds to the already intuitive mix and—like the rest of today’s energies—also favors business. Or, we might also organize the home or family activities.

Nighttime favors romance and sweet connections in general, as Moon squares Venus, planet of love.

Affirmation:
I am firm in manifesting a divine outcome and my decision strengthens my actions and opens all doors now.

Thursday, May 5

It’s Cinco de Mayo, and a conjunction from Sun to rebel Uranus stokes our revolutionary spirit, or at least our need for independence.

This transit makes an interesting combination with Moon in domestic Cancer and today’s adventuresome numerology of 5. With it, we can:

• Break out of a family role
• Have an adventure with relatives
• Work on self-empowerment
• Embark on a new field of metaphysical or scientific study
• Look for a new place
• Declutter our existing one
• Move the furniture or try something new related to our living space.

Affirmation:
Angels of evolution, please direct my inner and outer progress and move me to the best context for my current phase now.

Friday, May 6

Today’s numerology of 6 carries an optimistic Jupiterian influence that favors everything from partying and romance to business and enjoying family.

Mercury in Gemini, air sign of its rule, sextiles Venus in passionate Aries, putting energy, fire and charm into our connections.

Today’s Cancer Moon harmonizes with creative Sun, assertive Mars, and psychic Neptune, we can act on behalf of a loved one or a marginalized group, express our feelings or promote a spiritual or artistic project.

Nighttime is particularly favorable for meditation, prayer and connecting with spirit guides, dear ones that have moved on, and angels.

Affirmation:
The love I radiate triggers true connections that appear naturally, here and now.

Saturday, May7

Today great for connections in love, business, teaching or artistic or cultural pursuits. At 4:50 am (7:50 ET), Moon enters passionate Leo. Leo’s ruler, Sun, makes a wee-hour sextile to assertive Mars, while Moon harmonizes with diplomatic Jupiter, expressive Mercury and sweet Venus, activating our full relationship potential.

Don’t just sit around waiting for things to happen—this is a day to follow an intuitive attraction for positive chemistry or shared ideals, and to stretch our confidence muscle as we reach out to others.

Also, this is the last day for great communication before fortunate Jupiter leaves Pisces, domicile of his dignity, next Tuesday. Let’s make those connections!

If you plan to celebrate Mother’s Day, today is more propitious than tomorrow.

Affirmation:
Guardian Angel, please move me to connect in loving, effective ways now.

Sunday, May 8

If possible, celebrate Mother’s Day early—as in, yesterday—since today’s transits can stimulate productivity, but(!) they’re about as fun as cleaning the garage and as delectable as medicinal tea for your liver. Moon in “It’s me” Leo makes tensions to ruler Sun, feisty Mars and Uranus, the activist planet.

Stubbornness, arguments and cold self-interest may raise their ugly heads. The best thing is to focus on an independent project that takes willpower, or on armchair activism.

We can also research alternative viewpoints, do weeding, or clean the oven. The only “goodish” time for people connections is morning before 10:41 am (1:41 pm ET), when the Sun-Uranus squares starts today’s fires.

Moon reaches her Second Quarter at 5:21 pm (8:21 ET). This lunation favors a review of the intentions we set at last week’s Eclipse. The Sabian symbol for today’s lunation at 18-19 Leo says:

A HOUSEBOAT PARTY. FREEDOM FROM SOCIAL RIGIDITY.

Affirmation:
I give thanks for the time I have to work, pray and play, now and always.

Monday, May 9

If there’s a key connection to make or action to take, do it before 5:39 am (8:39 ET)—when Moon goes VOC—or after 3:53 pm (6:53 ET), when she enters Virgo.

The hours in between are good for journaling, doing art therapy, playing table games, taking in a funny movie, and enjoying one’s inner child.

After 3:53 pm (6:53 ET), we focus on self-care or follow through on work, a service initiative or pending communications.

Affirmation:
Spirit renews my wellness, and I pause to connect with my divine healing now.

Tuesday, May 10

Mercury stations to go fully retrograde, while Jupiter is on the last, “anaretic” degree of Pisces until 4:22 pm (7:22 ET). Both influences accentuate intuition. We can consult a medium, our favorite oracle or our spirit guides, and apply our guidance in action steps. Moon in Virgo facilitates practical efforts and her contact to sweet Venus blesses our minds and relationships with loving energy.

Today’s numerology of 1 is strongly assertive, while Mercury retrograde is great for retrieving something we started previously. With Venus involved, that something might be a monogamous relationship, or other people-connections.

After Jupiter enters Aries, we can do follow up on promotional or sale efforts we began previously.

Affirmation:
Divine substance manifests promotion of my services, here and now.

Wednesday, May 11

Moon in focused Virgo makes predominantly tense aspects that favor independent efforts to troubleshoot, work, and reorganize and complete old projects.

Luna’s early opposition to Mars can be irritating. If you can’t postpone people connections until tonight or tomorrow, the best window is the three hours starting at 7:02 am (10:02 ET), when Moon is trines Sun in grounded Taurus.

At 3:17 pm (6:17 ET), Luna makes an opposition to sensitive Neptune, setting the tone for prayer, angel connections and other modalities of spiritual healing. The number eleven opens a portal for angels to collect the love radiated by humans and use it to lift the planetary frequency, and this opposition fuels compassion and other forms of spiritual kindness.

At 9:00 pm (12:00 am ET), Moon goes VOC, entering sweet Libra at 11:34 pm (2:34 am ET), harmonizing relationships and favoring cuddles and passion.

Affirmation:
I use my heart to love, and angels use this vibration in perfect ways now.

Thursday, May 12

This is a great day for people connections. Moon in socially adept Libra harmonizes with Mercury the messenger and connects with fortunate Jupiter and ruler Venus.

Good feelings flow, and benefit romance, socializing, teamwork, negotiating, handling a legal situation, or getting a good response for our ideas and social initiatives. See friends, send flowers, take someone out to dinner, make love.

Affirmation:
I give thanks that angels bless my relationships with harmony and happiness, now and always.

Friday, May 13

Moon in Libra, sign of beautification, makes some minor tensions to feisty Mars, rebel Uranus and purposeful Sun. These aspects can dampen Libra Moon’s charm and accent her feisty side. People connections aren’t necessarily bad, but social waters may be a little choppy.

Independent, creative activities go great, as do efforts to decorate or beautify our space or add a special touch to our work.

Affirmation:
Divine love permeates my world and generates beauty around me and through me now.

Saturday, May14

At 1:07 am (4:07 ET), Moon goes VOC, entering Scorpio at 3:34 am (6:34 ET).

We are in the portal of Sunday/Monday’s Lunar Eclipse.

Moon makes tense aspects to ruler bold Pluto, to Jupiter and to Mercury, accenting the antisocial side of her placement in Scorpio. We may feel bold, but our communications may not be kind or effective. What does go well is digging: in our garden for weeds, in our family history for hidden information, in a channeling session for messages from beyond, at an archeological site, and within ourselves for patterns to be healed—with therapy, journaling, positive prayer, dream interpretation and/or shadow work.

Affirmation:
Let the truth be revealed in this situation now!!!

Sunday, May 15

On tonight’s Eclipse portal, Full Moon in Scorpio deepens our emotional experience.

We feel courageous, but since Eclipses can be drastic, it’s advisable to give ourselves a breather before doing something rash. However, Scorpio’s deep perception can help us face a problem, and—asking for guidance—take simple action to set a solution into motion.

Sun makes a square to Saturn, a stern aspect that can trigger guilt trips and that is somewhat offset by Sun’s lovely sextile to magical Neptune, which fuels creativity and—with Sun in fertile Taurus—brings opportunities for positive manifestation.

Altogether, it’s a constructive day for creativity, re-organization and tangible progress towards manifestation.

The best hours for people connections (preferably constructive, creative, or spiritual) are from the Neptune sextile at 12:15 pm (3:15 ET), until Moon trines pushy Mars at 6:02 pm (9:02 ET), when we’re better off retreating into our own, quiet space, working in the garden or taking a distance coaching session.

The Eclipse is exact at 9:14 pm (12:14 am ET). In the chart for this lunation, Moon harmonizes with ruler Pluto, magical Neptune and fortunate Jupiter, facilitating freedom from limitation, dark secrets, hidden wounds and long-standing karmic issues.

However, Mars is sneaking up on Neptune, and we may discover that rather than Prince Charming, we’re sleeping with the enemy. Aggressions can be sugared-coated, or an apparently nice situation can turn slippery. Avoid crowds, driving on wet highways, swimming in a shark zone, participating in a seance, or walking in a dark alley. Save partying, using mind-altering substances or visiting a stranger’s loft for another occasion.

At 25-26 Scorpio, the Sabian symbol says:

AMERICAN INDIANS MAKING CAMP AFTER MOVING INTO A NEW TERRITORY… The ability to adjust swiftly to a new situation by tuning in to its requirements… She who lives in harmony with nature, moving on as new needs arise, finds herself intuitively at home everywhere. She does not make demands upon life, for she has identified herself with the great rhythms of the biosphere and she functions at peace with what they produce. This is the message of the American Indian culture which European invaders so wantonly and meaninglessly destroyed nearly everywhere. Western man has lost faith in life because he wants to dominate and enslave manifestations.

Affirmation:
My world is made of divine substance, so I’m in the best place, now and always.

Monday, May 16

Moon goes VOC at 3:28 am (5:28 ET), entering expansive Sagittarius at 4:50 am (7:50 ET), making an emboldening combination as she perfects her harmonies to Pluto and Jupiter. Last night’s Eclipse activated the South Node, related to the past. We can finish something, close a cycle, move on to a new phase. Be bold, but gentle.

The harmonies begin early, at 3:28 am (5:28 ET), making morning the best time to connect with others, before 10:19 am (1:19 ET), when she makes an opposition to Mercury, planet of communication.

Affirmation:
I am worthy of confidence and success, so I move on my path of power now.

Monday, May 16

Moon goes VOC at 3:28 am (5:28 ET), entering expansive Sagittarius at 4:50 am (7:50 ET), making an emboldening combination as she perfects her harmonies to Pluto and Jupiter. Last night’s Eclipse activated the South Node, related to the past. We can finish something, close a cycle, move on to a new phase. Be bold, but gentle.

The harmonies begin early, at 3:28 am (5:28 ET), making morning the best time to connect with others, before 10:19 am (1:19 ET), when she makes an opposition to Mercury, planet of communication.

Affirmation:
I am worthy of confidence and success, so I move on my path of power now.

Tuesday, May 17

Morning connections from Moon to independent Uranus and Venus, planet of love and money, facilitate business and people connections that resonate with our new, chosen direction.

Moon in Sagittarius triggers optimistic vibrations, combining with power-number 8 to favor: work on trade, a promotion, correspondence, a legal matter, diplomacy or holding a business meeting.

Around 8:00 pm (12:00 am ET), Moon’s squares to Mars and Neptune can bring conflict, and after that, Moon will go VOC. Leave key actions and connections for another day and focus on low-profile, independent Sagittarius activities like enjoying nature, a hot tub, prophetic dreaming, or study.

Affirmation:
Divine love flows through my life path like a river, touching me through the best and highest channels, now and always.

Wednesday, May 18

Moon in resourceful Capricorn helps ground the potentially slippery influence of sharp Mars as he joins mysterious Neptune. Present in Sunday’s Eclipse chart, as we said about it then, “aggressions can be sugared-coated or an apparently nice situation can turn slippery. Avoid: crowds, driving on wet highways, swimming in a shark zone, participating in a séance or walking in a dark alley. Save partying, using mind-altering substances or visiting a stranger’s loft for another occasion.”

On the upside, this conjunction is great for promoting something related to spirituality, healing or creativity. Mars can give fantasy-prone Neptune some needed testosterone; we can release perfectionism and share our inspiration. Add a pinch of Capricorn strategy and put your ideas out just like you have ‘em—you can always go back to fix and correct. With Mercury retrograde, you probably will anyway.

Affirmation:
I call on the angels and goddesses of protection to shield me in their protective, blue light, here and now!

Thursday, May 19

On this high-energy day, we can make progress in business, enjoy loving exchanges, use words to promote something, and have high-vibrational prayer.

Sun in prosperous Taurus trines godfather-planet Pluto in Capricorn, infusing us with confidence and courage that we can apply in practical ways.

This morning, Moon in executive Capricorn trines innovative Uranus—also in Taurus—blending with the Sun-Pluto trine to thrust us ahead on our evolving path, particularly in relation to the material world and our personal empowerment.

At 1:02 pm (4:02 ET), Moon squares Venus, planet of love, awakening heart energy, sweetening our vibrations, and harmonizing our connections. This is a great afternoon to share with family, with a loved one, or in nature with plant spirits. Communications and encounters have a special magic, as do metta and other heart-centered meditations and affirmations.

Perhaps the most beneficial of all today’s aspects is a sextile from Mercury the messenger to can’t-shut-‘m-up Jupiter. Our thoughts and words flow with ease. We can study, teach, give a talk, make a presentation, hit and inspire the right audience… This harmony is great for promotion and communication of all kinds. Mantras, affirmations and prayers open doors of higher beliefs and connect us with spirit guides and angels.

Affirmation:
I call on plant spirits everywhere to spread their healing energies around the planet now.

Friday, May 20

At 5:00 am (8:00 am ET), Moon goes VOC in Capricorn, entering curious Aquarius at 5:53 am (8:53 ET).

The rest of the morning and midday are great for communication, giving a presentation, going live on social media or promoting something. Moon trines Mercury the messenger and sextiles outgoing Jupiter, planet of publicity and good will.

Afternoon favors connecting with friends, going to a new place, thinking outside the box, trying a new way of doing things.

At 6:23 pm (9:23 ET), Sun shifts from Taurus, sign of manifestation, to Gemini, sign of communication.

Affirmation:
Archangel Michael, please touch my throat chakra and unleash my voice of power now.

Saturday, May 21

This morning and midday, creativity is high and people connections may be difficult. Moon in rebellious Aquarius squares ruler Uranus. We can get in touch with our own authentic feelings and focus on self-care, contemplate and explore our options, come up with original material, or throw ourselves into research for an impending move, a career change, or home refinancing. Our rebellious spirit surges and can help us gain clarity for limits we can set, and close a cycle.

This somewhat radical influence tends to throw the baby out with the bathwater, which is why it’s better to process, create, and work on our own. At 12:18 pm (3:18 ET), socializing gets easier as Sun in loquacious Gemini joins ruler Mercury.

Tonight, things get sweet, as Moon makes a sextile to Venus, planet of love. We can have a heart-to-heart or enjoy a romantic interlude.

Affirmation:
I turn to my inner well of peace and leave the rest to Spirit, here and now.

Sunday, May 22

At 12:19 am (3:19 ET), Moon goes VOC. Focus on low-key, creative activities or enjoy a good read with your coffee or tea, until 8:49 am (11:49 ET), when Moon enters sensitive Pisces. This placement makes an inspired atmosphere for this afternoon’s sextile from Mars to Pluto, a locomotive transit that facilitates courageous action and powerful progress. Get focused on your true priorities, those that inspire and lift you to a new level of confidence and fulfillment. If necessary, journal or consult a coach for this. Take some kind of action to get it in motion. Today’s numerology of 22 favors a service orientation and can expand the reach of our actions to touch the masses.

Focus on something you’ve had going for a while, or that you started before Mercury entered pre-retrograde shadow on April 23.

At 11:43 am (2:43 pm ET), Moon reaches her Fourth Quarter, beginning the last week of her cycle, a time to finish things, wrap them up, and rest.

Affirmation:
Angels of consolidation, please release me from distraction and move me to finish what I start, now and always.

Monday, May 23

This can be a highly productive day, good for independent action, creative inspiration, assertive communication and building lasting ties, values and financial improvement.

Sun makes a sextile to good-natured Jupiter, boosting our confidence, increasing our charm and infusing us with the ability to inspire and convince. Moon makes a sextile to innovative Uranus: follow your intuition to pursue cutting-edge trends in business, write down your brilliant ideas, and connect with original thinkers. Mercury the messenger makes a sextile to dynamic Mars, suggesting that we knock on doors, release perfectionism, and do assertive follow-up on communications, campaigning or sales and promotion we began sometime before April 23.

It’s worth focusing on relationships and business activities that matter. Venus, planet of love, approaches a sextile with firm Saturn, precipitating opportunities for lasting improvement in love, self-esteem and finances.

Affirmation:
My seeds of faith bring a full harvest now.