May & June

Celestial Gateways for May/June 2024

       Jupiter in Taurus

Jupiter in the Taurus Constellation
Jupiter moves into Taurus on April 28 (and dwells here until June 2025)
Jupiter conjuncts the Sun on May 18, Venus on May 23 
Jupiter visits the Pleiades from June 4 - 24
Jupiter visits the Hyades from June 28 – July 15
Jupiter conjuncts Mars on August 14 “in the horns”
Jupiter retrogrades from October 9, 2024 – Feb 4, 2025
Jupiter leaves Taurus on June 11, 2025

Pleiades Gateway Alignments

Jupiter – Uranus Conjunct       April 20
Jupiter moves into Taurus       April 28
New Moon                                May 7
Moon – Pleiades Conjunct      May 8
Moon – Hyades Conjunct        May 9
Sun – Uranus Conjunct           May 13
Venus – Uranus Conjunct        May 18
Sun – Jupiter Conjunct            May 18
Sun – Pleiades Conjunct         May 22 (May 21-22-23-24)
Jupiter – Venus Conjunct        May 23
Full Moon                                 May 23
Venus – Pleiades Conjunct     May 26 (May 25-26-27)
Uranus – Mercury Conjunct    May 30
Sun – Venus Conjunct             June 4
Jupiter – Mercury Conjunct    June 4
Mercury – Pleiades Conjunct  June 4-5
Jupiter – Pleiades Conjunct    June 10 (June 4 – June 21 = slow mover)
Mars – Pleiades Conjunct       July 26  (July 25, 26, 27) 

Sun & Planets Conjunctions
Sun Moon Earth
Jupiter Uranus Venus Mercury
May 13            Sun               Uranus
May 18            Sun               Jupiter
May 23            Jupiter          Venus
May 30            Mercury        Uranus
June 4             Jupiter          Mercury
June 4             Sun               Venus
June 14           Sun               Mercury

Golden Gateway ~ Pleiades - Hyades
Golden Gate of The Ecliptic 
Stargate of Taurus – Between Hyades & Pleiades
Hyades/Aldebaran Heliacal Setting   May 6
​Pleiades Heliacal Setting        May 6
​Moon & Pleiades                     May 8
​Moon & Hyades                       May 9
Sun & Pleiades                        May 22
Venus & Pleiades                    May 26
Mercury & Pleiades                June 4
Jupiter & Pleiades                  June 4 - 24
Sun & Hyades                         May 29 - June 1
Venus & Hyades                     May 30 - June 2
Mercury & Hyades                 June 7 - June 9
Jupiter & Hyades                    June 28 - July 15

May 7 New Moon Opens
​the Pleiades Gateway

On May 7 & May 8 the moon visits (moves right next to in the sky):
  Venus       Tues May 7 at dawn
       Sun        Tues May 7 at sunset 
Uranus      Wed May 8 at dawn
Jupiter      Wed May 8 at noon
Pleiades      Wed May 8 at sunset

Celestial Alignments 2024

Assembled below is an outline of significant celestial alignments, gateways and corridors for 2024

Solar Conjunctions

​January 20      Pluto
February 28    Mercury
February 28    Saturn
March 17        Neptune
April 11           Mercury
April 14           Eris
May 13           Uranus
May 18           Jupiter
June 4            Venus
June 14           Mercury
August 18        Mercury
October 3        Makemake
October 24      Haumea
December 5     Mercury

Planetary Conjunctions

​Jan 16              Venus             Ceres
Jan 27              Mercury          Mars
Feb 5                Mercury          Pluto
Feb 16             Venus              Pluto
Feb 22             Venus              Mars
March 21         Venus              Saturn
April 3              Venus              Neptune
April 10            Mars                Saturn
April 20            Jupiter             Uranus
April 29            Mars                Neptune
May 14            Mercury            Eris
​May 23            Jupiter              Venus
May 30            Mercury            Uranus
June 4             Jupiter             Mercury
July 15             Mars                Uranus
August 6          Venus              Mercury
August 14        Jupiter             Mars
Dec 5               Ceres              Pluto
Dec 7               Venus              Pluto
Dec 8               Venus              Ceres

Seasonal Markers
Equinox, Solstice, Cross Quarter

March 19         Equinox at 11:06 pm EST/3:07 UTC on March 20
June 20           Solstice at 4:51 pm EST/20:51 UTC
Sept 22           Equinox at 8:44 am EST/12:44 UTC
Dec 21            Solstice at 4:21 am EST/9:21 UTC
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Cross Quarter Days*
February 4       May 4      August 6       November 6

*tradition places these dates as fixed  dates of Feb 1/2, May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1 
the dates listed above we reflect the actual sun crossings of the 2024 celestial year - we use them both, more chances to celebrate the wheel of the year :-)

Lunar Conjunctions

​Jan 8                Venus
Jan 9                Mercury
Jan 10             Mars
Jan 14             Saturn
Jan 18             Jupiter
 
Feb 7               Venus
Feb 8               Mars
Feb 8               Mercury 
Feb 10             Saturn
Feb 15             Jupiter
 
March 8           Venus
March 8           Mars
March 13         Jupiter
April 5              Mars
April 6              Saturn
April 7              Venus
April 10           Jupiter
 
May 3              Saturn
May 4              Mars
May 6             Mercury 
 
May 31            Saturn
June 2              Mars
June 5             Jupiter
June 27            Saturn

Moons: New, Full & Eclipses

Jan 11             New
Jan 25             Full
Feb 9              New (supermoon)
Feb 24             Full (micromoon)
March 10         New (supermoon)
March 25         Full - Lunar Eclipse
April 8             New - Solar Eclipse

May 7             New
May 23            Full
June 6             New
June 21           Full
July 5              New
July 21            Full
Aug 4              New
Aug 19            Full
Sept 2             New
Sept 17           Full - Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2               New - Solar Eclipse
Oct 17             Full (supermoon)

Retrogrades

April 1- 25                     Mercury
May 2 - Oct 11              Pluto
June 29 - Nov 15          Saturn 
July 2 - Dec 7               Neptune
Aug 5 - 28                     Mercury
Sept 1 - Jan 30, 2025    Uranus
Oct 9 - Feb 4, 2025       Jupiter
Nov 25 - Dec 15            Mercury
Dec 6 - Deb 23, 2025     Mars 

Pluto Planetary ALignments

Pluto stations in the constellation Capricorn in early 2024, and the neighboring planets dance and plays along the ecliptic with many Pluto Planet conjunctions & alignments in early 2024.

Pluto alignments 

Pluto, Mercury, Mars, and Venus dance together in their sky spots, along with the Sun and the Moon in early 2024...cross coding along the way...

Jan 20             Sun                Pluto
Jan 27             Mercury          Mars
Feb 5               Mercury          Pluto
Feb 15             Mars               Pluto
Feb 17             Venus             Pluto
Feb 22             Venus             Mars

Sun & Pluto - Jan 20

The Sun aligns with Pluto - bringing us messages of...
    - Pluto's Icy Heart
    - Platinum Ray
​    - Plasma Flows
​    - Transformation & Alchemy

Mercury MArs VEnus
​
​meet Pluto 

MERCURY & PLUTO - FEB 5
MARS & PLUTO - FEB 13
​VENUS & PLUTO - FEB 16