Moon Alert: Avoid shopping (except for food and gas) and important decisions from 4:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT today (1:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PDT. After that, the Moon moves from LIBRA into SCORPIO.
Happy Birthday for Thursday, April 30, 2026:
You are calm, independent and practical. You are also a perceptive professional and have an excellent sense of humor. This year you will reap the rewards of your past efforts. Expect a promotion, opportunities, kudos and awards. You will be busy. Be ready to seize opportunities and act on them.
ARIES
(March 21-April 19)
★★★
You might feel some tension building up before tomorrow’s Full Moon. Very likely, it will deal with financial matters, especially shared property, shared expenses, taxes, debt or something to do with inheritances and wills. By the weekend, the dust will settle. Tonight: Check your finances.
TAURUS
(April 20-May 20)
★★
Today there’s a build-up of energy before tomorrow’s Full Moon, which is the only one all year to take place directly opposite your sign. This means that relations with partners, spouses and close friends are being tested. The best way to handle this is with patience. Patience is key. Tonight: Be cooperative.
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20)
★★★
Each month, before the Full Moon, problems seem to intensify. After the Full Moon peaks, these same problems diminish and sometimes disappear. Tomorrow is a Full Moon. Today you might feel challenges with your health or when dealing with co-workers and customers at work. Patience. Tonight: Get organized.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22)
★★★
You generally feel the difference in energy, sleep patterns and dealing with others during the Full Moon each month. Tomorrow is a Full Moon, which is why today, you might feel tension when dealing with your kids, romantic partners as well as friends and groups. Be diplomatic. Tonight: Socialize.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22)
★★
There’s a Full Moon tomorrow, which means today you might feel some tension building up ahead of time. This particular Full Moon might create a tug-of-war between the demands of home and family versus the demands of your career and your external world. Cope as best you can. Tonight: Relax.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
★★★
Avoid controversial subjects today, because they will be volatile due to the buildup of energy before tomorrow’s Full Moon. Discussions about politics, religion or racial issues might have too much explosive intensity. Focus on something else. Things are calmer by the weekend. Tonight: Discussions.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
★★★
Financial arguments about your possessions, property as well as how to share expenses or divide an inheritance might arise today. These issues and their energies are building before tomorrow’s Full Moon. Postpone important discussions until the weekend. Tonight: Maintain your possessions.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
★★
Tomorrow the Full Moon is in your sign. This means there’s an opposition between the Sun in TAURUS and the Moon in SCORPIO, which creates tension. Today you might feel this tension with those who are closest to you – partners, spouses and friends. By the weekend, all is well. (This is good.) Tonight: You win!
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
★★★
You’re keen to work and accomplish as much as possible right now. However, your energy might be blocked by others or by your own feelings because of a buildup before tomorrow’s Full Moon. Pull back. Take it easy. Don’t push the river. Tonight: Enjoy solitude.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
★★★
Parents must be patient with their kids today, because they can feel the energy building up today before tomorrow’s Full Moon. This can create tension with romantic relationships, relations with your kids, as well as relations with sports colleagues. Do your best to stay chill. Tonight: Be friendly.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
★★
Relations with parents, bosses, the police and authority figures will be challenged today because a strong energy is building up before tomorrow’s Full Moon. Don’t go looking for trouble; it will find you. Be diplomatic. Seek escape in socializing with others. Tonight: You’re admired.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-March 20)
★★★
This is a mildly accident-prone day for you, so pay attention to everything you say and do. The reason for this is because a strong energy is building up before tomorrow’s Full Moon, which can distract you or cause mix-ups in communications and transportation. Tonight: Explore and learn.
BORN TODAY
Singer-songwriter, guitarist Willie Nelson (1933), actress Kirsten Dunst (1982), actor Steven Mackintosh (1967)