Lunar Return Aspects #

Aspects in your Lunar Return chart reveal the internal dialogues operating throughout your lunar month. While house placements show WHERE energy flows, aspects show HOW different parts of your psyche interact during this cycle.

Understanding Lunar Return Aspects #

The Moon is always at its natal degree in your Lunar Return, so its aspects to other planets in the Lunar Return chart reveal this month’s key emotional dynamics.

Pay special attention to:

Aspects to the Moon: Color the entire month’s emotional experience
Aspects involving the Ascendant: Impact how you approach life this month
Tight orbs (within 3°): Most powerful

Moon Aspects in the Lunar Return #

Moon-Sun Aspects #

Conjunction: Unified purpose and feeling. New beginning energy. Subjective, focused month.

Sextile/Trine: Will and emotions cooperate. Harmonious month for self-expression.

Square: Tension between what you want and what you feel. Dynamic growth month.

Opposition: Full Moon energy—awareness, clarity, but potential tension between self and others.

Moon-Mercury Aspects #

Conjunction: Thinking and feeling merge. Good for emotional communication.

Sextile/Trine: Mind and heart cooperate. Easy emotional processing.

Square: Head and heart in tension. Integration work needed.

Moon-Venus Aspects #

Conjunction: Loving, pleasurable emotional month. Harmony-seeking.

Sextile/Trine: Pleasant emotions, relationship ease.

Square: Tension between emotional needs and pleasure/love.

Moon-Mars Aspects #

Conjunction: Intense, reactive emotional month. High energy, potential anger.

Sextile/Trine: Emotions fuel productive action.

Square: Emotional frustration requires healthy expression.

Opposition: Emotional dynamics with others intensified.

Moon-Jupiter Aspects #

Conjunction: Emotionally expansive, optimistic month.

Sextile/Trine: Faith supports emotions. Generous feeling.

Square: Restless emotions, seeking more.

Moon-Saturn Aspects #

Conjunction: Serious, disciplined emotional month. Potential heaviness but also maturity.

Sextile/Trine: Emotional stability and groundedness.

Square: Emotional challenges requiring responsibility.

Opposition: Limitations may feel externally imposed.

Other Important Aspects #

Planets Conjunct Ascendant #

Any planet conjunct the Lunar Return Ascendant strongly colors your entire month:

Mars: Energetic, assertive month
Venus: Charming, pleasant month
Saturn: Serious, responsible month
Jupiter: Expansive, optimistic month

Challenging Configurations #

Squares and oppositions indicate areas where this month asks for growth:

Identify the tension
Find creative integration
Use the energy for development

Flowing Configurations #

Trines and sextiles show where ease flows:

Don’t take for granted
Consciously use the gifts
Share the abundance

Using Lunar Return Aspects #

Review your Lunar Return aspects at the start of each lunar month:

Note Moon aspects for emotional themes
Check angular planets for overall approach
Identify any challenging aspects as growth areas
Notice flowing aspects as resources

Generate your Lunar Return chart with our birth chart calculator.