The 2 ‘troublemakers’ – Uranus and Pluto – are all over the May transits.
May 2026 starts on a Pluto tone with the Full Moon in Scorpio square Pluto, followed by Pluto retrograde. Hello Pluto!
As we move through the month, the atmosphere becomes increasingly Uranian – starting with the New Moon in late Taurus (conjunct Uranus), then followed by Mercury and Sun conjunct Uranus.
At the end of the month, we get back to Pluto, who’s pushing us toward long-overdue spring cleaning of old identities from the Capricorn era.
And if this all sounds a bit much – and it might definitely feel that way – remember that Uranus, now in Gemini, is moving into a trine with Pluto.
These 2 aren’t just wreaking havoc for the fun of it – they have a plan. It all makes perfect sense up there on Olympus.
It will make sense to us too, a little further down the road.
In the meantime, May asks us to trust the process. If something is falling apart, it’s because it was supposed to. If an opportunity knocks, answer the door. Let the Universe do its work – and trust that the chaos has a plan.
But let’s take a look at the most important transits of the month:
May 1st, 2026 – Full Moon In Scorpio
On May 1st, 2026, we have a Full Moon at 11° Scorpio. This Full Moon is T-squaring Pluto, its ruler, Mars, is square Jupiter, and cherry on top, Mercury is conjunct Chiron. That’s a loaded Full Moon chart!
Whatever has been bottling up in your life will now erupt like a volcano, creating a much-needed clearing of the air.
As with any Full Moon on the Taurus-Scorpio axis, themes of give-and-take come into focus. Who’s doing what? Who’s giving more? Who’s been keeping score? This is a moment to look at the balance of your exchanges with others.
With Mercury conjunct Chiron, some of these conversations may touch old wounds, and that’s okay. Sometimes the eruption is also the healing.
May 3rd, 2026 – Mercury Enters Taurus
On May 3rd, 2026, Mercury enters Taurus – and we will all feel an exhale. Mercury has had a rough stretch: retrograding through Pisces, then getting pinballed by all those planets in Aries.
Now he’s finally found a safe house in Taurus, where even Uranus has left the building, having just moved into Gemini.
Enjoy it while it lasts, though. Mercury is already applying to a tense square with a stationary Pluto, pushing for (even more) resolution in the wake of the Full Moon.
May 6th, 2026 – Pluto Goes Retrograde
On May 6th, 2026, Pluto goes retrograde at 5° Aquarius. As usual, when a slow-moving planet like Pluto changes direction, its energy intensifies.
This doesn’t have to be a Plutocalypse – although when Pluto shows up, we know we have no choice but change.
The more we recognize what actually needs to go, the more empowering the process becomes. Pluto only feels like destruction when we’re clinging to something that was already done.
May 14th, 2026 – Sun Conjunct Mercury In Taurus
May 14th, 2026 – Sun is conjunct Mercury at 23° Taurus, which means we are mid-way through the Mercury cycle, and experienced the “Full Mercury” phase of the current cycle.
Early ideas and projects that have been taking root in the last couple of months are starting to show their first real growth above the soil.
May 16th, 2026 – Mars Conjunct Chiron
On May 16th, 2026, Mars is conjunct Chiron at 28° Aries. Since 2018, Chiron in Aries has been helping us heal our wound of identity – and with Mars, the planet of self-assertion joining in, old wounds resurface.
The Mars-Chiron transit can bring back situations where we felt disempowered, bullied, or dismissed. Times when our boundaries were crossed and we either didn’t know how to hold them, or felt we weren’t allowed to.
This is the final Mars-Chiron conjunction in Aries (at least for the next 4+ decades). Looking back now, we can recognize that the struggles – the times we were walked over, treated as if we don’t matter
– and all the stories we’ve been telling ourselves along the way that ‘there must be something wrong with me’ – were never true.
This is where it ends. No more crossing the line. Who we are and what we want matter. And as long as you’re not trampling on someone else’s right to the same, we don’t have to accept anything that won’t let us be ourselves.
That’s what Chiron in Aries has been building toward all these years. Soon, Chiron will move into Taurus and bring other areas to heal.
May 16th, 2026 – New Moon In Taurus
On May 16th, 2026, we have a New Moon at 25° Taurus.
The New Moon is conjunct Mercury and Uranus, and sextile Jupiter in Cancer. The New Moon ruler, Venus, is sextile Mars.
This is one of the more auspicious New Moons out there – strong aspects, supportive flow, and just enough Uranus to shift how we see things.
At the New Moon in Taurus, we begin to see opportunities that were always right in front of our noses, but somehow didn’t recognize their potential.
Now, with a few small tweaks and a reframe, we can make something real out of them. Eureka!
May 16th, 2026 – Mercury Enters Gemini, Conjunct Uranus
On May 16th, Mercury enters Gemini – its home sign – and conjuncts Uranus the very next day.
This is our very first Mercury-Uranus conjunction in Gemini, and it will not go unnoticed.
Whether it comes from the outside, through a surprising announcement, or from within – as a shift in how you see things – things will start to click in a new way.
May 21st, 2026 – Sun Enters Gemini, Conjunct Uranus
On May 21st, 2026, the Sun enters Gemini – happy birthday to all Geminis out there!
This is the first Gemini season in almost 80 years with Uranus in the sign. If you have planets or the Ascendant in Gemini, or if you know people who do, the shift will be quite obvious.
This Gemini season, expect to feel freer, lighter, and less ‘boxed in’, especially in the area of life ruled by Gemini in your chart.
May 26th, 2026 – Mars Square Pluto, Sun Trine Pluto
On May 26th, 2026, Pluto is square Mars and trine the Sun.
This Pluto one-two calls for a deeper kind of spring cleaning. Whatever has been running on ‘I can’t do this’ becomes visible for what it is – an excuse – as we use it to fuel a version of ourselves that no longer needs it.
May 31st, 2026 – Full Moon In Sagittarius
On May 31st, 2026, we close the month with a Full Moon at 9° Sagittarius, trine Neptune and Saturn in Aries, square the Nodes.
Having ‘survived’ Uranus and Pluto, something has shifted – and now there’s space to breathe, to look around, and to wonder.
We may find ourselves in what feels like a completely different place, even if it’s the same living room, the same commute, or the same life.
When our perspective shifts, we stop reacting from where we’ve been, and start recognizing what’s actually calling us forward.
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