Your weekly horoscope is here: May 1 - May 7

Every week, our resident astrologer Narayana Montúfar brings you your weekly horoscope—so here's what the cosmos has in store for you May 1 - May 7...

We’ve arrived at one of the most intense weeks of 2023! Major movements will take place in the sky, reflecting here on Earth as unexpected changes, surprising events, and karmic adjustments. Rest, moving slowly, and cultivating patience will help us now—so give yourself room to change your schedule as well as your mind! 

Power planet Pluto kicks off the week as it goes retrograde, initiating a subtle but significant psychological process for many of us. Since March 23, Pluto has been unrooting us from the preconceived notions that have been installed in our psyche for the past 15 years. As Pluto takes a nap in the skies of Aquarius, from now until July 9, we get a break from all this accelerated change. The beginning of the week is a wonderful time to ask ourselves: Is the direction I’m heading towards positive for my soul?

Towards the end of the week, the full moon lunar eclipse in Scorpio shakes the foundations of our lives! Bringing the power of three full moons in one, it will unleash energy that has remained stuck for the past six months. The focus will be on relationships, accelerating adjustments and endings that we’ve been hesitant to perform. If an important situation needs to be addressed, it's crucial to know that we will all be feeling super-sensitive and even shocked. So, if you can wait for the dust to clear, that might be your best option.     

Read your horoscope below for your rising as well as your sun sign—and if you need more, check your May 2023 horoscope and your 2023 horoscope predictions too.

Meet the expert: Narayana Montúfar

Narayana Montúfar is an astrologer and an expert in the astrological studies of the Moon and the author of Moon Signs: Unlock Your Inner Luminary Power. She was one of Medium.com’s Authority Magazine 2020’s Strong Female Leaders and one of Vogue’s 13 Astrologers to Follow in 2021. 

 

Weekly horoscope: what does this week have in store for you?

Aries weekly horoscope

You could spend a lot of your energy focused on other people, Aries. As Pluto enters retrograde, you’re being invited to rethink the ways in which you’ve interacted with your community in the past few months. How can you become more socially involved in the future? Even deeper questions arise at the eclipse. If you’re in a committed relationship, talks about money or intimacy might need to happen. While intense now, these talks could translate into a more comfortable home life down the road.

Taurus weekly horoscope

Pluto retrogrades in your career sector, Taurus, asking you to create awareness around the true reasons that fuel your ambition. Over the next few months, you get to adjust the strategy you’ve been recently working on. Then around Friday, a relationship goes through a climax moment by reaching a new level of commitment. Under this “fated eclipse” energy, some Taurus natives might get proposed to and even married! Alternatively, a business partnership could be sealed now or taken to the next level.

Gemini weekly horoscope

When it comes to your professional relationships, Gemini, act with full awareness. A funky clash between Venus in your sign and Neptune could instigate confusion between you and a boss or colleague. And while the conversation could get heated, you will soon find out that the “facts and the figures” being analyzed are most likely wrong, as confusion reigns this week. Armed with this information, try keeping your cool, which will most likely help you down the road.

Cancer weekly horoscope

Get ready to wear your heart on your sleeve, Cancer. Pluto going retrograde in your intimacy sector could awaken unexplored sexual desires within you. Regardless of your current status, don’t hide from them—investigate them, as they are meant to teach you something about your approach to pleasure and intimacy. Following this, the eclipse might help you realize that you’re due for more exploration of this part of your life. This weekend, try focusing only on things that bring you joy.

Leo weekly horoscope

Relationships of all kinds will request your attention, Leo. Pluto going retrograde asks that you create awareness around something that has changed in the way you relate with other people, since March. Are these changes positive or negative? Try answering this question between now and July 9. This week’s full moon lunar eclipse unearths a misbalance between your career and home life. Finding a way to balance things is key now, as your career will be even more demanding as time goes by.

Virgo weekly horoscope

Communication could be tricky for you this week, Virgo. While certain things can’t be delayed—if you feel weird about an important meeting, try to re-schedule it. If it can’t be moved, know that a lot of the information being presented to you will be wrong or blurry, meaning it is not a primed time to make decisions. Fortunately, some of the information you were hoping to find will most likely become available at week’s end or the beginning of next week!

Libra weekly horoscope

This could be a confusing week, Libra. As much as possible, move slowly and make any imminent decisions with your full awareness. Since you’re bound to feel mental fog when having meetings or conversations with colleagues, it’s crucial to take notes and double-check any projects you deliver. A financial situation could reach climax under the May 5 full moon lunar eclipse, when it might be crucial to have a conversation with a romantic or business partner, in order to figure out how to move forward.

Scorpio weekly horoscope

This week’s impactful full moon lunar eclipse is occurring in your sign, Scorpio. Expect to experience the entire spectrum of emotions, as you are coming to the end of a super-important journey along your path. Since the beginning of 2022, you’ve been shedding all kinds of habits, people, and ways of thinking. And at this eclipse, you could be feeling like there’s nothing left. Honor your personal evolution, and trust that the universe will soon fill what feels like a huge empty space. Great things are coming!

Sagittarius weekly horoscope

Embrace introspection and solitude, Sagittarius. Intense interactions with a friend or romantic partner occur this week, putting you in a very pensive mood. If things seem too complicated to be figured out, know that you don’t have to make a decision now. While your career might be requiring your full attention, allow yourself to have the time off you need to rest so you can process your emotions. Taking care of your body and psyche is the most important thing now.

Capricorn weekly horoscope

Pluto—the planet of power and psychology—entered your sign in late March, kicking off an immensely powerful and long transformation for you. As Pluto goes retrograde on Monday, take some time to ruminate about what has transpired for you since then. Chances are, you’re noticing a disinterest in your current job or would like to take your career in a different direction. Think this deeply at the Friday full moon lunar eclipse, which will assist you in gradually making the changes you desire, over the next six months.

Aquarius weekly horoscope

Pluto—the planet of power and psychology—entered your sign in late March, kicking off an immensely powerful and long transformation for you. As Pluto goes retrograde on Monday, take some time to ruminate about what has transpired for you since then. Chances are, you’re noticing a disinterest in your current job or would like to take your career in a different direction. Think this deeply at the Friday full moon lunar eclipse, which will assist you in gradually making the changes you desire, over the next six months.

Pisces weekly horoscope

Under this week’s intense astrological weather, get ready for your personal beliefs to be tested, Pisces! An interaction you have with a partner or family member could bring confusion and sadness—however, don’t feel like you must act now. Wait for a few days for the dust to settle. At a deeper and more positive level, you could be realizing that your ways of seeing life are becoming outdated. And this week’s eclipse invites you to begin adopting new ones.