The Moon continues in the practical Capricorn, but it could be that you encounter someone who is much more adhered to how things have usually been, just at a time when Mars in Aries, your ruler, is pushing you to lead your life very much on your own terms. And that could create a tension point between what you really want to do and what they expect of you.

Tiny Pluto's status as a planet may be debated by some, but its influence is undoubted, and now it goes into its annual five-month retrograde. For you, Aries, this can prompt you to carefully consider your long-term direction, alliances, and network. With Mercury in a tense square to Pluto, some distance from certain people may, though, suit you today, however.

Your friendships and social situation are supercharged today as the Moon glides into the friendly Aquarius and links with the potent planetary powerbroker, Pluto. This can give you a lot of incentive to connect with those who are really meaningful to you, but it can also make you much more mindful of when group politics unhelpfully complicate things.

You are likely to roar into May, Aries, with great confidence because your ruler, Mars, is squaring up to Jupiter, the planet of expansion, through the first ten days. Mars in Aries gives you a tremendous appetite for action and to make things happen. Yet there is a Full Moon on the very first day, and that is going to ask you to marshal your financial resources carefully, and become more conscious of your long-term plan, especially around income. With Mercury moving into Taurus on the 3rd, that will certainly help. And the New Moon on the 16th, also in Taurus, is conjunct Mercury, and you can use your quick wits to make some very shrewd decisions. On the 18th, Mars joins them for the following six weeks, and the desire to improve this part of your life is going to get even stronger. Mars also forges two lots of influences to Venus this month, the planet of relating. And in week two, this could get quite flirty. However, in the second part of the month, you can find yourself wanting to use your energy to improve your home space and make it more comfortable. The pace of life really picks up from the 21st, however, as the Sun zips into Gemini and merges with Uranus for the first time in nearly 80 years. Anything that is stimulating and interesting can really capture your attention. As the month draws to a close, there is a Blue Moon, and that is going to ask you to be conscious of any spending decisions linked to a new vehicle or perhaps a travel plan.