Weekly Overview
04.15-21.2026
The astrology of this week is hot and hectic! You'll be challenged to communicate and listen in new ways as you confront old versions of yourself with new energy. The New Moon in Aries on the 17th is a powerful time to try new things, plant new seeds and be open. You might find yourself confronted with old versions of yourself or your coping mechanisms that need to be challenged, and the time is right to meet that challenge. Navigating impulse control and rigidity are your biggest challenges this week as Mercury, Mars, and Saturn are all meeting up and rattling some cages. For a detailed and truly helpful breakdown of this week's astrology, listen to episode 618 of my twice weekly astrology show, Ghost of a Podcast, below or wherever podcasts are heard. If you prefer to read, the transcript for the latest episode is right here.
On the 17th there will be a New Moon in your sign, but just about everything else is in your sign at the moment as well and it is a whole lot. You don't need to be perfect, and you don't need to know where things are going or how they will get there in order to be exactly in the right place, Aries. Be willing to bravely confront old versions of yourself with new energy and to choose what's authentic and true over what your fears are trying to redirect you towards this week.
It's really important that you explore what's possible without jumping to conclusions or pushing matters further than they are ready to go, Taurus. You may be itchy to make a change, but it's important that you don't just think of your immediate needs or the immediate needs of your situation. Consider the long term impact of your actions. There are many layers to the truth, and what you choose to prioritize should ideally reflect your deepest held priorities instead of your most insistent impulses this week.
Your boundaries are the linchpin in the change you wish to enact in yourself and, by extension, in your life this week, Twin Star. This is not a time for trying to control or change things, it is one of acknowledging and honoring who you are, your capacity, your needs, and your responsibilities. Grounded reflection is the best approach to the parts of you that would rather obsess and focus on the future and other things that are utterly outside of your control.
There's so much Aries energy in the air that you may find yourself feeling a little jumpy and quick to react. Do your best to spend some time in sanctuary with yourself, Moonchild. This may look like spending time at home, having quality time with people, or in practice of things that you care about. The key here is to be intentional about what you give your energies to, and to invest care, time, and energy into the things you want to see grow in your life.
If you don't trust yourself, then you will end up finding yourself looking outside of yourself for answers which can be both exhausting and demoralizing. This week it's important that you reflect on your motivations and actions before you go off and do anything dramatic. Check in with what you feel, what you want, what you need, and whether the most important parts of those things are what's motivating you. You just may need to let go of what's not serving you in order to create room for what will, Leo.
The New Moon on the 17th is an invitation to nurture what you care about. The tricky part of this astrological shift is that obsessive thought, rumination, and any other form of fixation, is antithetical to hanging out in the present with your big feelings. Resist the urge to turn emotions into theories or to rush to conclusions this week. This might mean that you feel a little extra unmoored, but in that space is the potential for a great deal of insight and creativity, so it's totally worth it, Virgo.
With most of the planets hanging out in your solar relationship house, you're likely to be dealing with a lot of interpersonal activity this week. Do your best to not anchor your self-worth in your perceptions of other people's opinions, Libra. The best way to be in relationship with others is by being authentic about who you are and where you're at, while also listening to and respecting the ways in which other people communicate that information to you.
The astrology of this week is likely to challenge your control issues. There is so much that is outside of your control that it may feel demoralizing or unnerving. Instead of trying to control or direct things, this is a valuable time for meeting the moment and showing up for what is happening here and now. In many ways, this will test how well you know yourself and your willingness to commit to your passions with action, Scorpio.
It's vulnerable to be forthcoming about your wants and desires but this is a good time to lean into those tender spaces, Sagittarius. The real test this week is to your emotional clarity. If you have been pushing yourself too hard, you may find that you are feeling emotionally frayed, and that can lead to defensiveness or power struggles that could be easily avoided. Let go of your attachments and open up to possibilities this week.
This week is burning up with so much Aries energy that it may find you in a bit of a stressed-out place. Instead of obsessing on a past that cannot be changed and a future that is out of your control, do your best to meet the moment as creatively and honestly as you can. This means practicing the embodiment of your boundaries, communicating what you do and don't know, and generally striving to maintain your equilibrium in the presence of whatever emerges.
The pain of loss or disappointment can also be the pain of healing as you sit with the truth and the weight it carries. You’re being challenged to meet the moment in all of its emotionally complicated glory. You will do much better if you are emotionally genuine and present than if you try to force any particular outcome or dynamic. Show up as authentically as you can especially when it gets messy this week, Aquarius.
It's easy to fear change because even when you are making improvements in yourself or the world around you, you are dancing with the unknown and there's no assurance that it will go the way you want. This week your assignment is to actively engage in cultivating the changes you wish to embody. This is not necessarily about what you do, as much as it is about your intentions, motivations, and even your beliefs. Nurture your progress patiently, Pisces.