Aries New Moon: March 21

Being the Master of Moxie

Here are some insights about the opportunities and challenges that the Aries New Moon offers. It includes an overview of this lunation and its unique features, calendar connections, stellar reflection journaling questions, self-care suggestions, and dates and inspirations for Moon Mapping this month. May they help you make the most of this moment.

Since Aries and the New Moon both symbolize blossoming and the ushering in of beginnings, this lunar event may have us feeling pulled towards initiating new things. For example, if you’re looking to kick off a diet or amp up your exercise regimen, the exuberance of palpable energy that the Aries New Moon affords may be a great motivator. Also, if you’ve wanted to tackle a problem but found yourself lacking in the moxie department, the Aries New Moon may give you an infusion of courage and daring that can help you persevere.

A caveat, though. With so much initiating energy around, it may seem as if everyone wants things to happen now, or even before. Since Aries prizes immediacy, impatience and/or bursts of anger—within yourself or expressed by others—may be heightened around this time. While the go-get-‘em energy instilled by this New Moon can help motivate us to take on a challenge, remember not to rush or be too rash, both of which could be serve as prescriptions for stress and minor mishaps.

Aries energy may unleash the warrior in us, the one who will fight for causes near and dear. Used consciously this inspires great fierceness so that we can courageously marshal our will to champion what is inherently important to us. Yet, if we are triggered by unconscious motivations that we don’t clearly identify, we may find ourselves reacting and being defensive in ways that are impetuous, derived more from “fight or flight” fear than dedicated clear aims. If we act in a hurried manner, without aligning our will to our conscious awareness, we could later regret the steps we’ve taken.

Unique Features of this Aries New Moon

This year’s Aries New Moon occurs less than a day after the Vernal Equinox (occurring on March 20). As such, it falls on the cardinal axis. With that, there may be a greater potential for new to erupt on the world stage via events that affect swathes of people.

This New Moon also makes separating square to Mars. Given that Mars is the ruler of Aries, we could find the potential to feel an even greater dose of frustration if our will feel stifled. Taking steps to be in movement—whether in our body and/or taking actions that have us feel that our life is progressing—could help to release stuck energy as well as sidestep the potential for excess stress and annoyance.

Also today, Venus unites with the North Node. There’s an emphasis on the feminine and the evolutionary need to uphold and strengthen its expression. Additionally, we may gather glimpses of the ways that beauty and pleasure can truly align with our sense of deep life purpose.

This month’s New Moon falls at 0 degrees of Aries (the position of the Sun and Moon). While everyone experiences the energies of a New Moon, if you have planets or pivotal points (i.e., Ascendant/Descendant or IC/Midheaven) around this degree in Aries or the other cardinal signs—Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn—it may impact you more intensely.