The Moon will begin a new phase with the Sun at 6 Gemini on May 26, at 8:02 p.m. Pacific time. This lunation highlights the element of air, the power to think new thoughts, and to dream new dreams.
Gemini is our mutable air sign. Its symbol looks like a Roman numeral two, and that’s one of Gemini’s signature qualities: duality. It’s the sign of twins, of this-and-that, of of juggling two or more identities at once, of multi-tasking. Gemini basks in insatiable curiosity. Gemini wants more and more and more information and wants to share it in ways that are witty, entertaining, charming. Gemini wants to make friends, even if that’s just for a short while.
Mercury is Gemini’s ruling planet. Mercury travels close with the Sun, never more than two signs away. What makes this New Moon particularly exciting is the Moon’s conjunction with Mercury in Gemini. By May 29 and 30, the Sun and Mercury will meet up in an exact conjunction (the Moon will have moved on, to Cancer). When a planet, such as Mercury, is said to enter into “the heart of the Sun,” it’s an astrological moment called cazimi, a refreshment of the planet’s symbolic missions.
Mercury’s domains include writing, researching, and business networking. The time around the New Moon and the days following it is an excellent time for indulging one’s curiosity in wholesome subjects.
In myth, Mercury is known as the Messenger of the Gods and a “psychopomp,” a being who carries souls to the realms of the afterlife. When Mercury is in the heart of the Sun, it’s wise to consider what about one’s life is ready to pass away, and what is to be reborn.
At the May 26 lunation, Mercury at 2 Gemini is also making an out-of-sign conjunction with Uranus, now at 27 Taurus. Uranus is a force of unpredictability, of breaking out of norms. Mercury’s conjunction with Uranus lends an iconoclastic tone to thinking and speaking.
Also at this New Moon, there’s a harmonious trine in play between the Sun/Moon/Mercury and Pluto at 3 degrees of air sign Aquarius. Pluto is the planetary force of power—not necessarily power over or against anyone else, but power within, like a volcanic eruption that can turn one thing into something completely different.
A New Moon is a time to set one’s intentions. It’s a chance to start over. With the Sun, Moon, and Mercury in Gemini, harmoniously aligned with Pluto in Aquarius, the May 26 lunation is like a breath of fresh air.
It may be tempting to think of the air element as something ungrounded, like someone who’s “spaced out.” My experience in working with the air element isn’t like that. Each element (earth, water, fire, air) offers means of stabilizing oneself. One can “ground,” no less with air than with earth. Air adds inspiration to meditation practices including chanting, mindfulness of sound, mindfulness of thoughts as they arise and pass away, mindfulness of the expansive nature of the sky, and of course, all manner of breathing exercises.
Lest all of this sound a bit ambitious, this Gemini New Moon conjunct Mercury is an ideal time to commit to a spiritual practice. Mercury is currently aligned in an encouraging (60-degree) sextile aspect with Saturn (structure, rules, discipline) and Neptune (dreams of ethereal realms). Saturn and Neptune have both now entered action-driven Aries. They’re one degree apart.
Neptune entered the sign of Aries on March 30, Saturn on May 24. The Saturn/Neptune conjunction is in play all the rest of this year. (It will “perfect” in February 2026.) The Saturn/Neptune conjunction brings many possibilities, from personally maturing (Saturn) in one’s idealism (Neptune) to dissolving boundaries, to building a whole new vision for oneself and society. Saturn and Neptune at the start of a new cycle is one of the major planetary sign changes of 2025.
Another one is Jupiter, which changes signs about once a year. Jupiter is now in the late degrees of Gemini. This past year, with Jupiter in Gemini, there has been a collective focus on data, including how powerful entities gather massive data with intent to misuse it.
On June 9, Jupiter will shift into Cancer for the coming year. Astrologers will have plenty to say about Jupiter’s transit through Cancer, classically the sign of Jupiter’s “exaltation.” Jupiter is known as the Great Benefic, bestowing good fortune on all. Cancer is the sign focused on family, home, emotional attachments, ancestry, and nationalism. Jupiter’s transit through Cancer is expected to bring blessings to matters of family and home.
We shall see. Jupiter’s manifestations are as complex and as mysterious as everything else in astrology.
Recently, I read and reviewed a fantastic new astrology book, By Jove! The Meaning of the Astrological Jupiter, by Jungian astrologer Liz Greene. She’s been studying astrology, mythology, and psychotherapy for a good 60 years. Greene writes that Jupiter’s role in astrology is not so simple as just making things better or bigger. Jupiter in a natal or transit chart highlights one’s life purpose and social contributions. Jupiter symbolizes our quest for meaning.
When Jupiter enters the sign of Cancer on June 9, it will form a tense square with Saturn and Neptune at 0 and 1 degree of Aries. This square may call into question the areas in life where one is not (yet) strongly disciplined, where one doesn’t (yet) know how to make one’s dreams a reality. Jupiter in the home-body sign of Cancer may sensitize one to the areas of life in need of self-care.
Setting the stage for Jupiter’s sign change into Cancer is the May 26 Gemini New Moon, bringing possibilities for changing minds and seeing things in new light.
Blessings for the Gemini New Moon!
~ Sara
Sara R. Diamond, an astrologer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a life-long student and practitioner in several esoteric paths. Her style of astrology combines modern-psychological astrology with insights from traditional astrology. Sara is also an estate planning attorney. In addition, she has published four books on right-wing movements in the United States and earned her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. You are invited to contact Sara via her website at www.SaraDiamondAstrology.com.
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