Your May 2023 Horoscope, From The AstroTwins

The planet of communication and technology will remain in this sluggish position until May 14—a prompt, if not a command, to slow down and make every move more mindful. This could be a blessing in its own way since we're still integrating the Aries solar eclipse from April and the two major planetary moves in March of Saturn and Pluto.

Speaking of Pluto, the icy avenger will turn retrograde this May 1, backing through Aquarius until June 11, then dipping back into Capricorn for one of its final visits before ending a 16-year journey through the Sea Goat's sphere next November.

Pluto, along with the other slow-moving outer planets (Jupiter through Pluto), turns retrograde every year for five months. The impact is more subtle than Mercury's retrograde since the inner planets are closer to the Sun and affect our day-to-day lives much more. 

Mercury and Pluto retrograde already have us excavating the depths, and this eclipse can reveal what our soul-searching has dug up. It's a powerful, transformational moment to come out of hiding. With intensifying Mars in emotional Cancer until May 21, strong feelings could come up today.

On May 16, expansive Jupiter will end a yearlong visit to fiery Aries and bring its celestial supersizing to earthy Taurus, where it will stay until May 25, 2024. Jupiter was last in Taurus from June 2011 to June 2012, so if you can reach back to remember that time period, you may see themes recur.