This is not a joke! The expansive light of the Paschal or Pink Full Moon in Libra on April 1 (April Fools’ Day) will make an exact opposition to the fiery hot Aries Sun at 7:11 pm US/Pacific. This ushers in a dynamic month filled with the initiatory energy of the ram. We can expect that relational, financial, and social realities will continue to morph and transform.
During this lunation, we may reflect on the interplay between freedom and interdependence. Gears will grind mid-month when the forward momentum of Mars collides with the dense obstacle of Saturn on April 19, also forming an uncommon triple conjunction with Mercury’s communications. We’ll be reminded of the longer game we’re playing and the need to attend to stamina, rest, and retreat. Tapping into Earth elements can bring balance and a more sane, sustainable pace. As the trickster Uranus moves into the adaptable sign of Gemini on April 25, the energetic shift of the three world-shaping outer planets into new signs is complete, and we will begin traversing the threshold of a new epoch.
The Aries-Libra conversation revolves around the dynamic interplay between the self and the other, personal will and collective belonging, and the ability to push an agenda forward versus negotiate with others. Full Moons draw up deep waters from our emotional wells, and we’re likely to gather penetrating insight into our most important relationships when we listen to what the body and the unconscious are trying to communicate this time.
Our thinking mind may want to spin a story to make us feel good (or bad), but our deeper intuitive knowing is a more accurate compass. Fortunately, if we’re in the habit of neglecting our own needs, such habits are likely to feel like steel wool scraping against our souls. Whatever benefits once came from self-abandonment are now giving way to the voice of deeper desires.
♈ Aries Moon
The Libra Full Moon is looking to set the record straight, to rebalance the scales and accord you fairness, Aries Moon. This only works, however, if you address the issue openly. Sneaking revenge behind the scenes could undo you.
♉ Taurus Moon
You may receive some reminders of the importance of joy, fellowship, and life’s sweeter aspects under the influence of this Libra Full Moon. In fact, such pleasures could lessen the danger of mowing down others and undermining yourself in the urgent pursuit of goals.
♊ Gemini Moon
The Full Moon in Libra may touch some young and tender places with you, Gemini Moon. If you call upon the most mature version of yourself to find a good way forward, you could also set yourself free from old pain and release a stunted view of yourself.
♋ Cancer Moon
The light of the Libra Full Moon is cracking apart the dry husks of the past, Cancer Moon, the regrets, the struggles, the unmet needs that you are now free from. A sweet and cozy home in the heart is there for you to take up residence.
♌ Leo Moon
Some great boon is hidden inside this lunation, Leo Moon, if you are able to get out of your own way and bring some efforts to completion. The Full Moon in Libra would like to help you reap the harvest.
♍ Virgo Moon
This lunation is clarifying for your most significant relationships, Virgo Moon, and you may be moved to set down a heavy weight. The Libra Full Moon could give you the strength to admit a difference of values, priorities, or intent.
♎ Libra Moon
This is your Full Moon for 2026, Libra! The good news is that success is at hand. The work, the dedication, the sacrifice to assure it, however, may ask much of you, including the release of some cherished things.
♏ Scorpio Moon
Productivity is in focus under the Libra Full Moon, and while getting down to business may be important, a playful openness to trying new things looks favorable. Be open to a fresh approach, Scorpio Moon.
♐ Sagittarius Moon
It may be tempting to look at your relationships for the roots of issues, but the Full Moon in Libra suggests the call is coming from inside the house, Sagittarius Moon. This lunation could help you find real solutions and become a master of your own house.
♑ Capricorn Moon
A completely different perspective may filter through the Libra Full Moonlight, but it may seem strange. You can crack the code, Capricorn Moon, if you let your heart, imagination, and intuition lead the way. Take a chance!
♒ Aquarius Moon
The Libra Full Moon says to keep long-term goals in sight, Aquarius Moon, while also tending to basic emotional needs. Drive and determination yield success, but it’s ultimately faith that carries you.
♓ Pisces Moon
The Full Moon in Libra looks like you taking a victory lap, Pisces Moon, a taste of the sweet fruit of hard work. You might take some time to reflect on your strengths and all that is going well.
Venus in Taurus
Venus Square Pluto
Any upheavals or breakthroughs that occurred in March are now moving through deep processing, as indicated by connective Venus’ square to transformative Pluto (exact April 3). Venus is in a powerful position in her home sign of Taurus (March 30 - April 23), making her love loyal and steadfast, but the burning intensity of Pluto insists we alter relationships and agreements to make them more suitable to current circumstances. Benefic Jupiter’s dynamic T-square aspect to the Full Moon suggests that all the relational, financial, and other social adjustments are providing necessary freedom.
The Libra Full Moon’s energies could benefit from connecting with the plants, animals, and landscapes we love, and leaning into the spiritual practices that connect us to our bodies and hearts. The only moment we have to act is the present moment, and supporting our own presence can sharpen clarity and diminish confusion.
Mars in Aries
Mars Conjunct Mercury, Saturn & Neptune
To paraphrase the poet Diane di Prima, all wars are subsumed by a war against the imagination, and this lunation provides a clear call to go off script, to venture into the wilds of the imagination and source primal creativity.
How do we live a good, true, and beautiful life?
How do we build together with the beloved Earth community?
The warrior energy of Mars had an easier time contemplating these larger questions during his time in Pisces (March 2 - April 9), but will cross into his home sign of instinctual Aries on April 9 until May 18. Where Pisces might have slowed quick-acting Mars down and allowed us to consider needs greater than our own, Mars in Aries is the picture of individual courage set in motion.
With so many planets in the pioneering sign of Aries this month, we may create space for innovative approaches, trying something new, or taking the risk to stand out from the crowd. Mars’ movement into Aries corresponds to a potent activation of the long-term, world-transforming configuration of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto for the first three weeks of April. This may make it easier to drop our entrancement with shocking revelations in the world and with all that is passing away, and to turn towards a creative response to them. At its best, Mars patrols and protects boundaries while also breaching unjust ones. At its worst, Mars in Aries shoots first and aims later. Impulsivity will be running rampant.
New Moon in Aries
The Aries New Moon of April 17 looks to mark an extremely memorable moment in world history as well as a major beginning point in many of our personal lives. Six planets, plus the vulnerability of Chiron, crowd into the germinating potency of Aries for this New Moon, suggesting both the fear that arises when we are met with something wholly new and the courage that emanates from an open, responsive heart. The fires of awareness are burning brightly as Mercury’s mind, Mars’ passionate mission, and Saturn’s ultimate consequences come together in an exact triple conjunction on April 19. We may contend with difficult news or extreme communication challenges, torn by a simultaneous need to exercise restraint or discipline and to act quickly.
Uranus in Gemini
Venus Conjunct Uranus
Especially with Uranus entering Gemini for keeps the following week, on April 25 until May 2033, the last half of April is radiating high energy. Future-oriented Uranus’ sign change finalizes the mid-2020s transition of all three outer planets to new zodiac signs and the sense of a new epoch. Just as with Uranus’ initial ingress into Gemini in July 2025, the planet of love and reciprocity, Venus, is right there, having made her final conjunction with the rebel Uranus in the final degree of Taurus (exact April 23).
Venus-Uranus symbolizes a love of freedom, an ecstatic pleasure in liberation, an auspicious birth. Scottish writer Grant Morrison recently noted, “We keep telling ourselves the world is ending because we’re afraid to make the future.” The month of April 2026 promises to show us the ways in which the future is already here, offering to join hands with us, inviting us to let love, rather than fear, guide our actions and give us heart.
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