May 2019 Astrological Events include: Full Moon – Blue Moon – New Moon in Taurus – Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower – Asteroid 8 Flora – Scorpiids Meteor Shower –
May 2019 Astrological Events: Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
The planet Mercury is much fainter, lower in the sky than Venus, near the exceedingly thin crescent Moon, with its visibility of only 7%. To see them, unless you’re eagle-eyed and have a very clear sky, you might need binoculars. Mercury is brightening day by day now.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 3 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
The Moon and Venus are always the brightest and second-brightest celestial objects in the night sky. Plus, Venus has been shining near its maximum brightness.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 4 – New Moon in Taurus
We cleanse and replenish as we celebrate new beginnings with a New Moon in the sign of opulent Taurus. The New Moon is when the Sun and Moon are aligned, with the Sun and Earth on opposite sides of the Moon. The New Moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude. As the Moon turns its dark side toward us, turn yourself inward and away from the draining energy of others. It is a time of healing.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 6 – Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
Mercury enters Taurus. The Eta Aquariids is a meteor shower associated with Halley’s Comet. The meteors we currently see as members of the Eta Aquariid shower that separated from Halley’s Comet hundreds of years ago. The current orbit of Halley’s Comet does not pass close enough to the Earth to be a source of meteoric activity. The Eta Aquariids get their name because their radiant appears to lie in the constellation Aquarius, near one of the constellation’s brightest stars, Eta Aquarii. About 30 shooting stars an hour should be seen in clear skies for the yearly Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
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May 7 – Conjunction and close approach of the Moon and Mars
During this time, there is a strong sense of attraction that is at once physical and emotional. However, one person may feel that the other person is insensitive during this time, and this can generate feelings of anger or conflict. Accept that each other’s perspective is different, but not wrong.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 8 – Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus
Mercury governs our intelligence and Uranus is considered the refined and more intuitive and intellectual faculties within us. Expect change, abrupt and unexpected.
May 11 – Moon is at First Quarter
With the growing light of the Sun, more energy is available during the First Quarter Moon, to create vitality. It is a time for action. This is a great time to make on-the-spot decisions about how to proceed when faced with difficult choices.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 12 – Asteroid 8 Floria at Opposition
It is an asteroid close to the Sun. Asteroid Flora represents the Roman Goddess of flowers and spring. Flora became a more important Goddess in Renaissance art than in classical Roman, representing the spirit of that time.
May 13 – Scorpiids Meteor Shower
The Moon at perigee. Annual meteor showers arise when the Earth passes through streams of debris left behind by comets and asteroids. The Moon’s distance from Earth varies throughout its monthly orbit because the Moon’s orbit isn’t perfectly circular. Every month, the Moon’s eccentric orbit carries it to apogee – its most distant point from Earth – and then to perigee – the Moon’s closest point to Earth – roughly two weeks later.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 14 – Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition
At around the same time that 11 Parthenope passes opposition, it also makes its closest approach to the Earth – termed its perigee – making it appear at its brightest in the night sky.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 15 – Venus enters Taurus
Venus is the planet of love and beauty, and traditionally rules both Taurus and Libra. She’s the planet that’s concerned with pleasure, whether that’s pleasure in love or in our physical world.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 16 – Mars enters Cancer
Home and family become the center of our lives with this new phase. Emotions are very intense during this transit, but we also have a good memory and a strong imagination, and they will keep us strong and on the right path.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 18 – Conjunction of Venus and Uranus
Blue, Full Moon in Scorpio. This Moon has also been known as the Full Corn Planting Moon and the Milk Moon. Since this is the third of four Full Moons in this season, it is known as a Blue Moon. Many of us adopt today an ‘all-or-nothing’ attitude. We must stand firm between two kinds of madness: the belief that we can do anything, and the belief that we can do nothing. Sometimes we should choose the middle path, one of acceptance of what is.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 20 – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
This conjunction can manifest itself in two different ways: It is a day when people can either be generous, kind and good-natured individuals who are great hosts, or they can be demanding people who require lot of luxury, care and love. Kindness is a necessity, either way.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 21 – Mercury is at superior solar conjunction and the Sun entering Gemini season begins
Mercury is the ruler of Gemini, so this planet has great vibrations. Starting today, you will find ways to communicate better. This is also best time for short distance travel.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 22 – Conjunction of the Moon, Saturn and Pluto
A Moon Conjunction, when combined with Pluto and Saturn, causes energies to become super-dense. The filtering aspect of Saturn becomes even more demanding and discerning. This is the time when anything false is likely to get forcefully deconstructed. It is a time of sorting and analyzing.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 24 – The Perihelion of Mercury
The theory of relativity predicts that, as it orbits the Sun, Mercury does not exactly retrace the same path each time, but rather swings around over time. This means Mercury is getting closer to the Sun as it advances forward. Mercury is seen as our way of thinking and communication. It is a point of verbal understanding and self-expression, helping us to find a way of explaining our inner truth to the outer world.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 26 – Moon at Last Quarter
The Moon has moved another quarter of the way around Earth, to the Third Quarter position. The Sun’s light is now shining on the other half of the visible face of the Moon. Throughout the month you’ve been hurt, broken, or angered in many ways. It’s under this Moon that you will receive the strength to let go of all grudges and release all anger.
May 2019 Astrological Events: May 30 – Mercury in Gemini Square Neptune in Pisces
This distorting influence of Neptune can have an adverse effect on your relationships. You can misunderstand others and they can misunderstand you. Friends are precious and you must not lose them because of a misunderstanding. Trust is the basis of any relationship and you must not let your trust waver during this influence of Neptune, which can be the storm of misunderstanding.
The Full Moon in June is a powerful time in the lunar cycle when the Moon pours down a tremendous amount of energy. Full Moons stir up our emotions and amplify mystical powers connected to the human spirit. Read about how this month’s Full Moon can yield incredible healing results, both physically and mentally. Full Moons bathe your skin in a soft light, while also illuminating the often overlooked crevices of your subconscious—giving you insights into your spirit and soul.
June 17 – Full Moon in Sagittarius. This Moon is also called the Strawberry Moon
The Moon and Saturn will share the same right ascension and will be visible in this morning’s sky. Saturn, the planet of Karma and responsibility, will fully manifest for the first time in 29 years, being home in Capricorn, the sign which it governs! Karma is the age-old theory of getting what we deserve based on our thoughts and actions. Practice kindness and compassion. Never underestimate the power of good Karma!
June 21 – Summer Solstice and Cancer, the Season of the Crab, begins 
June 25 – The Moon is at Last Quarter
To people who live in Earth’s northern hemisphere, this astronomical event signals the arrival of spring, winter’s end, and the increasingly warm and brighter days that come with the pending arrival of summer.
Take some time to celebrate the new life that surrounds you in nature. Watch the sunrise and/or sunset, go for a walk in the park, take a bike ride, lay in the grass, or take a hike. As you do so, observe all the new life beginning around you.
It is the perfect time to bring acceptance to your life no matter the circumstances or the judgments over what is good and what is bad, and to instead honor the journey.
When Mercury is retrograde, we tend to notice more issues in the areas of communication, in the way we interact with others and in our surroundings and neighborhood. It may also show up in our travel, the way we get around and in our interaction with our siblings.
The March Equinox also brings a distinct shift in energy. In the northern hemisphere, the energy shifts from winter to spring or from an internal state to an external state. In the southern hemisphere, the energy moves from summer to autumn, or from an external state to an internal state. This energetic shift is best seen through examples in nature. In the northern hemisphere the buds begin to bloom, the daylight hours are longer, and many animals have the instinct to mate.
The best time to enjoy a Full Moon – Super Moon, or any other Full Moon, is just after moonrise, when the Moon is close to the horizon. Just before moonset is also a good time. When the Full Moon is low, it looks bigger and brighter than when it’s higher up in the sky. This is called the Moon Illusion, and actually makes more of a difference to what it looks like than the real boost you get from it being a bit closer to Earth.
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one object in the sky moves into the shadow of another. A Lunar Eclipse is when the Moon moves into the shadow of Earth. Lunar eclipses are not totally dark. The Moon will reflect some sunlight that is refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere. The light that is refracted is reddish in color and can cause the Moon to appear a dark red-brown color.
An eclipse of the Moon (or Lunar Eclipse) can only occur at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth’s shadow. That shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped components, one nested inside the other. The outer or penumbral shadow is a zone where the Earth blocks part but not all of the Sun’s rays from reaching the Moon. In contrast, the inner or umbral shadow is a region where the Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.
The pull of the sun and moon add to the tidal effects anytime they’re in line with the Earth. They subtract from the tidal pull when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other from Earth. Because a lunar eclipse only takes place during a full moon, tides are higher during this time.
From general lunacy and medical issues to whether crime rates varied, researchers have tackled a bevy of topics to find out if behavior can change during this phase of the moon. Always surrounded by an aura of mystery, the moon and its possible influence over human behavior has been the object of ancestral fascination and mythical speculation for centuries. While the moon can’t turn people into werewolves, some people do accuse it of causing a bad night’s sleep or creating physical and mental alterations.
Water in our bodies is affected by the movement of the Moon in much the same way as its gravitational pull controls the tides. As the fluid in our body shifts, it is the balance in our minds, which can trigger extreme emotions.
Lunar Eclipses bring new beginnings, new issues, new situations and new people into our lives. They bring issues in our lives to fulfillment. Our emotional levels are raised and drama is likely. We get a cosmic spiritual push to handle matters in certain areas of life. If we choose to get in touch with our feelings under a lunar eclipse and go with the feelings, we will see dramatic positive change.