May 2025 Horoscope: The Age of Reinvention

Your May 2025 horoscope astrology overview

May 2025 opens with the grounded glam of Taurus season, inviting us all to slow down, savor life’s little luxuries and secure our footing—especially when it comes to our creature comforts. But don’t get too cozy in your curated calm! On May 4, Pluto begins its annual five-month retrograde in Aquarius, sending ripples through our collective consciousness. 

The Pluto in Aquarius transit (lasting until October 13) whispers one major theme: it’s time to rethink the systems and structures that hold power in our lives, especially where technology, community and innovation intersect. Expect radical reckonings, especially in how we wield our influence—and who we let into our inner circle. Where could we as citizens of this planet treat each other better? Raise your hand if you’re ready for a mass awakening on THAT topic.

Life, and the way we structure it, gets a bold cosmic reboot on May 24 when Saturn makes a historic move into Aries. This is Saturn’s first visit to the Ram’s realm in nearly three decades, and it joins dreamy Neptune (also in Aries) in a magical mashup of ambition and idealism. Saturn in Aries ends September 1 this year, but will return for a longer visit in early 2026. Prepare to reckon with the paradox of hosting the cosmic boundary-hound (Saturn) and the boundary-dissolver (Neptune) in the same part of your life.

This odd-couple duo in Aries sets the stage for personal revolutions—think fearless reinventions, new boundaries, and a no-apologies pursuit of purpose. But with such powerful players in the zodiac’s first sign, this is more than just a vibe shift. It’s a full-on identity renaissance. 

Once the Sun twirls into breezy Gemini on May 20, the mood lightens a bit. The later part of the month is made for mingling, multi-tasking and sharing ideas. Flex your communication skills and embrace fresh perspectives. Is there a part of your life that could benefit from a calculated risk? This is the last time for more than a decade that lucky, expansive Jupiter and the Sun will commune in Gemini. Between now and June 9, aim your arrows a little higher than you think you can reach. As hockey legend Wayne Gretzky (an Aquarius) famously said, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”

May 2025 Horoscope highlights and hotspots

5 months of Pluto retrograde: power struggles in team efforts

Pluto begins its annual five-month retrograde in Aquarius, the sign of collaborations, on May 4. As this calculating planet goes into snooze mode until October 13, you might notice stagnation in the way your squad operates or how your goals are progressing. In your zeal to change the world, did you bite off more than you can chew?

Pluto is solidly in Aquarius until 2044, so release that pressure valve and try a phased approach. What could you achieve by the end of 2025 without tearing yourself (and your team) apart with stress in the process? Remember: One win builds upon the next. Read more about Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius.

The full moon in Scorpio on May 12 makes things spicy

Choose a safe word because trust and lust are mutually exclusive under these sensitive moonbeams. Watch out for jealousy and possessiveness, too, which could flare up under the slightest provocation. Maybe you’re overreacting, maybe you’re not, but either way, nothing gets resolved in the heat of anger. Do your best to deescalate, even if that means taking a timeout when emotions get hot.

Get ‘nosy’ this Gemini season (it’s encouraged!)

Unleash your journalistic curiosity as the Sun sashays into inquisitive Gemini for a month, starting May 20. This buzzy, intellectual solar cycle makes us want to interact and know all the details about one another. Ask the questions, yes, even the nosy ones, in the name of getting to the bottom of who you’re dealing with. The only catch? If you plan to pry, be prepared to have other people in your business, too.