Libra Horoscope for May 2025

This is another somewhat dicey month for you, Libra, with outer planet overtones that spell transformation and greater other-dimensional understanding including the recognition that the 3D world of the senses in no way represents All that Is! This tracks to the potent Taurus New Moon of a few days before the advent of May which featured Venus, your ruler, in close conjunction with Neptune, on one side, and with the Lunar North Node and Saturn on the other. This is a heady and heartfelt stew that implies dedication to forming a better understanding of these mysterious trans-personal realms as relates to your day-to-day experience. The New Moon, which governs almost all of May, also featured Mars opposed to Pluto, with implications for key relationships to shift according to the exigencies of your current developmental arc. There is also dramatic change that is lurking in your creative self-expression and related activities in terms of projects and fun plans along with any children that you might have in your life. All these areas are subject to a process of greater inclusion in your evolving choices of your innermost principles and values to which you are committed. The Scorpio Full Moon of the 12th potentially serves as a culmination to all these shifts and brings up issues of self and other and active participation in civic matters also. With the Last Quarter Moon of the 20th, there could be surprises as well as unexpected enlightenment, factors that have been building since mid-month and can be to your great advantage the more you can remain open to their message.

The following was written by our wonderful in-house astrologer, Leslie Benson. You can find her at Astrology for Awakening.

The month opens downstream of the April 27th New Moon in Taurus, which initiates a new cycle in your eighth sector of intimacy, shared resources, and psychological transformation. This lunation formed a tense T-square with Pluto in Aquarius and Mars in Leo both in square the Sun and Moon position, bringing a charge to your vulnerable spaces and urging you toward deeper authenticity and inner reflection. Themes around trust, emotional interwinding, and energetic reciprocity may arise, prompting reflection on where in relationship you give too much, or hold back, out of fear. Something in you may be called to shed old emotional armor and step into a more empowered experience of creativity and connection, both with others and within yourself. The New Moon also featured a stellium in Aries, your opposite sign, and your partnership sector, including your ruler, Venus, perched n its edge at 28° Pisces in conjunction with Saturn. This could therefore be an important month for you in terms of partnering, with life lessons to the taking and interesting novel revelations on the horizon as May continues to unfold.

Venus move forward, enters Aries, and meets Neptune on May 1st and 2ndfurther activating your seventh sector of one-on-one relationships. This pairing can feel like a romantic or dreamy fog – filled with longing, beauty, and sometimes confusion. With Neptune beginning a ~14-year passage through this part of your chart, your understanding of love and union is entering a profound evolution. Venus adds sweetness and desire and may draw you into tender connections or idealistic visions of existing or future partners. Let this be a moment of inspiration, but also one to stay tethered to your truth. Idealizing others can be intoxicating, and yet clarity may come more readily when you remember to check in with your own emotional center, and take things slow.

On May 4th, Pluto stations retrograde in Aquarius in your fifth sector of joy, self-expression, and creativity. This continues the influence of the New Moon’s T-square, especially for the week or so around this date, and invites you inward to explore how power, passion, and authenticity show up in your creative life and romantic world. Are there ways you've dimmed your light to be more palatable? Pluto may unearth deeper drives that have been waiting beneath the surface. This transit supports shedding outdated versions of self-expression and reclaiming the raw, radiant energy that fuels your inner fire.

Mercury re-enters Taurus on May 10th, continuing a storyline in your eighth sector around shared resources and psychological depth. You may find yourself engaging in conversations about finances, inheritance, emotional boundaries, or energetic investment in key relationships. There could be insights that emerge slowly, especially as Mercury helps bring deliberate reflection to this area of life. This is a time for thoughtful integration and honest communication about what you need—and what you're no longer willing to carry.

The Scorpio Full Moon lands on May 12th in your second sector of personal resources, values, self-worth, and embodiment. Opposite the Sun in close proximity with Uranus, this lunation may bring sudden shifts in your financial landscape or revelations around how you value yourself. It is also possible that inner wounding in the context of relationship might arise and come to greater consciousness for potentially positive outcomes and eventual healing. These issues reflect on hurt places within you that have long been walled away and isolated, so that more and more loving attention and acceptance is one major key. Emotional tides may rise in other ways as well, especially if you’ve been holding tension around security or sustainability. This potent lunation is a powerful moment to reconnect with your inherent worth and to let go of beliefs or patterns that have undermined your confidence.

On May 20th, the Sun shifts into Gemini and your ninth sector, expanding your perspective and inviting a renewed curiosity. This is a season of learning, travel, and philosophical exploration, and a time when your mind may feel lit up with new possibilities. Questions about your beliefs and worldview could take center stage, and you may be drawn toward studies or experiences that widen your lens on life. Let yourself follow what inspires you; your intellect and intuition are both active and alive now.

Then, on May 24th, we have a major astrological shift arriving, as Saturn enters Aries, joining Neptune in your seventh sector and beginning a new, long-term restructuring of how you approach relationships. These two will travel within two degrees of each other until mid-September. Saturn brings focus and accountability, while Neptune invites vision and soul connection. Together, they challenge you to bring your dreams of authentic partnership into tangible form. Over the coming months, you may begin to redefine what commitment means to you, what you’re building in partnership, and what you need in order to feel truly met.

The month concludes with the New Moon in Gemini on May 26th, in your ninth sector of wisdom and higher vision. Conjunct Mercury and trine Pluto, this lunation supports planting seeds that align with your truth and growth. Whether it’s embarking on a new course of study, planning a trip, or recommitting to a spiritual practice, this is a time to reconnect with your guiding light. What larger story are you choosing to be a part of? Let this be a moment of renewal – an open sky where your ideas can stretch their wings and begin to soar.

After a first quarter of 2025 that was heavily shaped by the slow, inward pull of Mercury, Venus, and Mars all moving retrograde at various points, May offers a sense of subtle forward motion – like the first breeze after a long stillness. It may not arrive all at once, but in moments of clarity, connection, or creative spark that remind you of your own aliveness. Perhaps this month opens the door to a new rhythm in your relationships, a renewed sense of purpose in your learning, or a soft reawakening of trust in life’s unfolding. May you move through this time with grace and curiosity, open to the beauty of becoming, and held by the truth that your innate presence, just as it is, is a precious tendril woven into the greater tapestry of life.

Libra Horoscope for May 2025

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