Weekly · March 21 – April 19

Aries

The lunar events falling across the week ahead, and what each means for you.

Fri 18 Sep

First Quarter in Sagittarius

Aspect to Aries Trine

Same element. The smoothest combination in the zodiac — mutual understanding without translation, at the risk of never being challenged.

Why this is a list rather than a story

The dates above are astronomy — they are the same for everyone and were fixed long before anyone asked. What is added is the geometry between each lunar position and your sign. Anything beyond that would be invention, and inventing it is what makes most long-range horoscopes worthless.

Computed for the week ahead

The moon changes sign 3 times in this period

Angles and focus below are computed against Aries, so this table differs for every sign. How it is worked out →

1 harmonious angles to Aries — trines and sextiles, where the moon's sign and yours share an element or a temperament.
2 tense ones — squares, oppositions and quincunxes, where the two signs have no easy way to translate between them.
Demanding is how the week ahead tilts for Aries specifically. The dates below are the same for everyone; the angles are not.

Wed 16 Sep · moon enters Scorpio · Quincunx

Intensity, privacy and refusal to accept surfaces. The moon is quincunx your sign — an awkward angle with nothing in common to work from — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 8th house — intimacy, debts, and what is not being said.

Fri 18 Sep · moon enters Sagittarius · Trine

Expansion, honesty and appetite for the unfamiliar. The moon is trine your sign — the easiest angle, and the one you are least likely to notice — and for Aries that meets starts things other people are still discussing. Recovers from setbacks faster than almost any other sign.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 9th house — travel, study and the bigger picture.

Sun 20 Sep · moon enters Capricorn · Square

Ambition, structure and playing the long game. The moon squares your sign, which is friction rather than misfortune — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 10th house — work in public, reputation and ambition.