The Week of May 4th, 2026: A confidence boost, courtesy of Mars
Astrology of the Week Ahead with Chani Nicholas
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🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Episode 281
In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.
The astrology of the week of May 4th, 2026, offers a much-needed morale boost. When Mars squares Jupiter, our confidence to take action skyrockets, and our nerve is bolstered by how we’ve handled all the challenges of the last few weeks. And as Mercury squares Pluto, right before the planet of the underworld stations retrograde in Aquarius, we’re asked to identify the problems in our systems and dive into deep conversation about the changes we need going forward. Then the Sun’s sextile to Jupiter reminds us that we can take our time and relish the things that bring us joy. Don’t let this surge of energy go to waste.
This episode covers:
Mars’ square to Jupiter on Monday, May 4th
Mercury’s square to Pluto on Tuesday, May 5th
The beginning of Pluto’s retrograde on Wednesday, May 6th
The Sun’s sextile to Jupiter on Sunday, May 10th
This episode was recorded on 04/27/2026.
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| 0:00.0 | At the beginning of the week, I want you to use every single opportunity that comes your way |
| 0:07.5 | as a springboard for your eventual success. I want you to think as you're going into this week, |
| 0:18.2 | the force is with me. Hello and welcome. This is the |
| 0:24.1 | astrology of the week ahead podcast. I'm your host, your astro bestie, Channy, Nicholas, and yes, |
| 0:32.4 | I used that slogan in that way. May the fourth be with you and be with me and be with all of us. |
| 0:40.9 | And it actually is astrologically speaking because on Monday, May the fourth, Mars, the planet of |
| 0:48.7 | force is in Ares, the sign that it belongs in. And it is squaring, being energized by, causing friction |
| 0:59.9 | with Jupiter, the planet of abundance and making whatever comes into its orb and across its path |
| 1:08.6 | bigger. And Jupiter right now is in cancer. That is the sign of Jupiter's |
| 1:14.5 | exaltation. So it is about the power of the local and how powerful it is to invest in what is right |
| 1:23.3 | around us. And so again, I want you to see every opportunity that is in your path, that is right |
| 1:30.4 | outside your door, that is right beside you, that is neighboring with you. I want you to see |
| 1:39.2 | every opportunity as your springboard for success. And I also say eventual success, because by the end of the |
| 1:48.1 | week, we have another really helpful little moment of astrology. It's the sun making a sex |
| 1:55.8 | style with Jupiter. So we begin the week and we end the week with these signatures of confidence and with |
| 2:03.3 | abundance and with a feeling of being successful in whatever we endeavor. And both Mars and the |
| 2:13.7 | Sun are connected to leadership. And because Jupiter, again, is extolling the virtues, |
| 2:23.3 | is pronouncing the virtues of knowing the power of your local life |
| 2:29.5 | and understanding the power of your local influence, this is a time to think of how you are leading |
| 2:38.6 | in your life in everyday, really simple neighbor-to-neighbor interactions. This is a time to think about |
| 2:48.8 | how you can just take the next small action, the next action that's right in front of you, and how doing so will give you results this week in a really immediate kind of way. |
| 3:04.1 | And I use the phrase neighboring, which is actually a phrase that I heard used by |
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