New Moon in Aries - April 17, 2026

On Friday, April 17th at 4:52 AM PDT/7:52 AM EDT, the Moon begins a new cycle in the fiery, self- directed, and passionate sign of Aries and ignites the first New Moon of the astrological year. This moon invites you to go after what you want and to use this highly activated energy to claim what’s rightfully yours. It’s a month where the psyche stops searching for answers and starts creating them through action.

For those born with personal placements in late degrees (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) and those with early degrees of fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius), you are being asked to burn away the patterns of self-sabotage that have clouded your vision. As the smoke clears, the path to your most aligned self is finally becoming visible. It’s time you moved towards it.

For months, we’ve been swimming in the Piscean depths: gestating, dreaming, and perhaps feeling a bit adrift in the fog. But the fog is burning off. What remains is a landscape that demands our presence, our heat, and our action. We are transitioning out of the dark, unconscious dissolution and into the primal spark.

The sky right now is heavily weighted. With eight planetary bodies including Mars, Saturn, Mercury, and Neptune all squeezed into the sign of the Ram, the internal weather feels like a pressure cooker. Aries is the archetype of the Warrior, the Pioneer, and the Infant. It is the raw I am. I’m here. I want. I get. With all of this intense fiery energy bursting forward, we may find ourselves acting impulsively without thinking about the consequences. This short -sighted energy can get us into trouble if we aren’t careful. However, with Saturn and Neptune in the mix, this isn't just blind movement. It’s a complex tension. You may feel a heaviness or a sudden hit of reality (Saturn) clashing with a sense of disorientation or spiritual longing (Neptune).

Aries energy must be moved. If we don't give this fire a constructive channel, it turns inward as agitation, headaches, or sudden outbursts. So use this moment to go for it, but do so with the tactical wisdom of an elder. Ask yourself: Where have I earned the right to take up space?

This New Moon sits in a potent embrace with Chiron (the Wounded Healer) and Eris (the Goddess of Chaos and Discord). This is where the astrology gets gritty and deeply transformative. Eris is the cosmic wild card. She stirs the pot to expose the false niceties we maintain to keep the peace. She wants the uninvited parts of the self to come forward.

When she joins Chiron, the wounded healer, the oldest aches of the soul come into the light: the fear of being too much, to this, to that, and the sting of exclusion, or the shame of our own primal hunger. You’ll want to pay close attention to your anger, how you assert yourself, and where you may need to stand up for yourself more. Eris is urging you to be unapologetic about your desires.

We tend to treat healing as a passive, quiet process. But this Moon suggests that healing happens through doing. Sometimes, the most spiritual act available to us is a firm "No," or a courageous "Yes" to a desire we’ve been taught to ignore. Be ready to take that risk, tell the truth and do the thing even if you don’t feel ready.

How would you move through the world if you felt like you belonged and were good enough to have everything you desired? If your unhealable wound was actually your greatest medicine, how would you offer it to the world?

The days surrounding the New Moon carry a volatile edge. With Mars and Mercury interacting with Pluto and Neptune, words may be used as veils or weapons. You may find yourself in a confusing situation that leads to reckless words. If conflict arises, take a minute to step back and breathe. You might be reacting to something that’s inaccurate or is missing significant pieces of information.  There’s also a risk of self-gaslighting or being lulled into someone else’s illusion. We are especially vulnerable to seeing what we want to see in our relationships and our worth. Stay grounded, or you might find yourself drifting into a story that has no floor.

If you’d like some guidance on how to understand what’s present in your own chart and how to navigate through this energy, let’s talk about what type of session might be right for you.