Aries (March 21 – April 19)

Pack your bags, dear Aries, as it looks like you’ll be hitting the road. With graceful Venus, the mighty Sun, new moon all crowded into your third house of quick travel, and with the new moon in Gemini, 14 degrees, a double-bodied sign, you may be taking two trips, or one long airplane ride, but driving to two cities once you get there.

Neptune will be up to his old tricks, causing confusion at this new moon, so be sure you have accurate addresses, solid directions, and a paper map in case your GPS is not working properly. The ruler of Gemini, Mercury, will be in your earned income house, so it appears you will be traveling for business. You may be able to make overtime money, or if you are in sales, you will come back with the order. Mercury was retrograde last month, but is now moving direct, and will be receiving beams from generous, jovial Jupiter, a wonderful sign of success coming from your trip and the actions you take on it. A new moon will always affect you for two weeks, but the closer you plan your actions on or after the date of the new moon, the stronger the moon’s energy will be for you, and in this case, the happier you will be. Work, however, will be interfering with your meticulous plans for a holiday, and the load seems heavy. Saturn will oppose that moon, so you may feel frustrated that you have to complete much before you can head out the door.

On one of your trips, you may travel to see your sister or brother, as Gemini rules both. This would be great fun, and perhaps, because good fortune Jupiter is singling out Mercury for special attention, you might stay at a luxury resort (or your sibling’s house may be so pretty you will feel like you are staying at a resort.)

If your birthday falls on April 3, plus or minus five days, or you have Aries rising 14 degrees or a natal planet at 14 degrees (plus or minus five degrees) in Aries, Leo, Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius, you too will feel this new moon and can benefit from it. I did not list Sagittarius at 14 degrees for a reason – Saturn will be close enough to pass overhead of that planet. I don’t have your natal chart, so I am not sure how that might work out for you if you have a natal planet in Sagittarius 14 degrees. In all the cases I did list, watch the ten days that follow the new moon of June 4.

On June 2, Saturn will be opposed to the Sun, a hard aspect that can make you feel completely overworked, tired, or emotionally deflated. This aspect peaks on June 2, but you will feel it on June 4 too. This happens once every year, and this time Saturn will be in your long-distance travel house, so if you are working, it appears the job you have to handle might be strenuous. If anyone criticizes you, it may be because they are feeling their own pressures and that person is simply spilling off in every direction, not just you. Have faith that in two or three days, you will feel like a new person. Try to get enough sleep because that will help you cope with anything that comes up.

This same day, June 2, will not be the best day for your love life either if you are single and dating, for your fifth house is ruled by the Sun and under siege by Saturn. This same area of your chart, your solar fifth house, also rules pregnancy, children, and the care for them, as well as your artistic, creative expressions. None of these areas may go right, and if you plan an event, things may go haywire and not work out in the way you had hoped. Saturn can make expenses rise, too, so don’t plan your big event for this set of days. I do have an idea for you, and here it is.

By mid-month, you have two outstanding days for travel and for love. Put a big gold star on the long weekend of June 11-14, when Venus in Gemini and Uranus in Aries will be setting out flirtatious, charming vibrations, setting the scene for an unexpected chance meeting in matters of the heart. This day is just the opposite in outlook for the rather heavy cloud cover (emotionally) of June 3, the date I had mentioned earlier, that might make love interactions difficult. Remember, the Sun is the natural ruler of your fifth house of true love. In contrast, on June 11-14, when Uranus sends silvery beams to the Sun, Cupid will be out and about, working hard to help you make that fateful first meeting.

Mars will remain in your financial house this month, a place it moved into by retrograde on May 27. In the coming weeks, until August 2, you will be spending more money than usual, mostly on credit cards, but perhaps you have planned for those expenditures.

Mars will finally move direct on June 29, a big relief to you, for plans and projects will finally get Mars’ force behind them. Mars won’t ramp up to full, former strength until August 22. That’s fine – each day Mars will give you greater strength. You will notice more energy around you – ringing phones, more meetings – your agenda is perking up, and you’ll have more control over your life. You won’t have to wait until August 22 to launch important ventures. Once you get past June 29, you can start thinking of being involved with competitive situations again, and day by day, Mars will grow stronger and stronger. Mars helps you win, the reason you need Mars in good shape and not retrograde. This year, you might have felt like for every step you took forward, you had to take two steps back, and it was hard to make progress. Now those days are over, thank goodness, and the opportunities you see ahead will be much better, with greater progress. In fact, I feel the hard part of 2016 was January through May – you have now arrived at the BEST part of the year!

The full moon this month is an interesting one, coming June 20. It will again be in Sagittarius, the sign last month’s full moon appeared. While occasionally we will see two full moons in the same sign, it’s rare. Think back to what you were doing at the full moon May 21, plus or minus five days. You were finishing up something that involved travel, the attainment of higher education (college mainly), a court case, or a very important media project. Now, Part 2 to that venture will be finalized.

This full moon, June 20, will be in sweet angle to Uranus in Aries, from your solar first house of personality, so you should like the events around this full moon, and feel you have some control over how things go. (That’s new!) You may be traveling, or concluding your travels, at this time. You may be graduating, finishing up a book or broadcasting segment – there will be plenty to celebrate at this full moon.

If your birthday falls on April 19, plus or minus five days, you will feel this full moon the most. The same would be true if you have Aries rising at 29 degrees, or a natal planet in Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius, minus five degrees – in all cases, you too will notice the benefits of this full moon.

On this same date, Saturn will oppose Mercury, so it’s not a date to sign a contract or to make any binding commitments. If you do, resulting profits are likely to be low, so wait to put your signature on papers until July 1.

Most of the special aspects happen at month’s end. The biggest and the best will come on June 26, when Jupiter and Pluto are in sync. This is a fantastic aspect for financial negotiations. Jupiter is in your assignment sector, and Pluto is shining in your tenth house of honors, awards and achievement. What a day for career success! This is a rare aspect, and nothing as strong as this one will occur again until Jupiter and Pluto conjunct on April 4, 2020. By then, Jupiter will have moved into a new sign, Capricorn, and will be conjunct Pluto for an even more wonderful breakthrough for your career. There is no need to wait until April 2020! You have a gorgeous day this month in June 26, and it is as rare as diamonds – if you have a meeting or presentation on this day or take any other chance on hitting it big, you can make it!

The future of your work with that person or team is likely to grow as big as Jack and the Beanstalk’s beans – straight to heaven. You may think not much of that day, but later, looking back, you may say to yourself, it all began with our talks June 26.

Make the most of Sunday, June 26, by scheduling a vital meeting, presentation, or interview for Monday, June 27, when the moon will be in Aries. (It is unlikely that any business will be conducted on a Sunday.) Mars will still be retrograde until June 29, so if you have a competitive launch or major interview, schedule it for July 1, the very best day for making a final deal, especially anything involving real estate, even a lease. (Concerning real estate, you may have difficult news at the new moon June 4, but by month’s end, you may find a way to untangle things.) I love that two financial planets, Venus and Jupiter, will be in ideal sync on July 1. If the deal involves real estate, you’ll get a double dip of luck, but all financial talks will do so very well. With Pluto in your tenth house of fame, your status is likely to rise, and you are also likely to love the resulting assignments.

Monday, June 27, will also be special for another reason – Venus and Neptune will be in perfect harmony, making it a romantic time for a first date after work (say, in a coffee shop) or to have a romantic dinner with your established partner.

Speaking of love, you will especially enjoy Venus while in Gemini, until June 17. At this time, travel will fan the fires of love, and you are most likely to go to a location that is near a big city and not far to get to by car.

As you see, dear Aries, this is a good month! August will be even better!