Summer is in full swing, and with it comes wedding season — cue the scent of self-tanner on white satin, wilted magnolia blooms, cupcake towers, open bars and extortionate catering bills.
As astrology can help you pick a partner, a sex toy, a sandwich, a college major, an ice cream cone and a vacation destination, so too can it aid you in choosing the right date — for your big day.
On hand to help discern your ideal date for partnered destiny is Iva Naskova, a psychic at Nebula —a platform dispensing astrology and psychic readings for relationship guidance.
Naskova tells The Post: “By aligning your wedding date with favorable planetary positions and astrological aspects; you have the chance to choose a day that beautifully captures the essence of your love story, strengthening the bond and promising enduring togetherness.”
It’s elemental
In general, Naskova explains, choosing a date within the zodiac season that you or your partner were born or met is a favorable choice. This selection supports the belief that astrological influences are more beneficial during a period of solar return.
Naskova also recommends considering zodiac elements when choosing a wedding date.
“The fire signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius are known for their energetic and passionate natures. Their fiery energy makes the summer months ideal for them to consider getting married. The warmth and vitality of the summer season align with their spirited personalities, making it a perfect setting for their celebrations.”
Naskova maintains that earth signs Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn are more likely to find harmonious happenings if they celebrate their weddings during the seasons of spring (March 21st to June 20th) and fall (September 23rd to December 21st).
She advises the zodiac air signs Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius to say I do in the months of June, September, and January, respectively.
Naskova recommends that those born under the stars of water signs, Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, choose a summer or winter hitching. “The allure of water and the magic of snow make these signs feel truly content and at home in their element.”
The Moon and Matrimony
The moody moon changes sign roughly every 2.5 days, and certain moon signs are more beneficial to the tenants of long-time love and merry marriages than others.
Astrologer April Elliott Kent of Big Sky Astrology explains, “The Moon’s sign on your wedding day symbolizes the soul of your marriage – the home you make together, the tempo and rhythm of your daily, domestic lives. What comforts you as a couple and nourishes your relationship?”
Exchanging vows under a Taurus, Cancer, Libra, Leo, Capricorn, or Pisces moon is considered a real boon for stability, nurturing, compromise, fun, investment, and soul enmeshment, respectively.
Generally speaking, Aries, Gemini, and Scorpio moons are considered less favorable for marriage ceremonies, but if you’re a bold b–ch into arguing as foreplay, suspicion kinks, polyamory and poetry (or the poetry of polyamory), carry on my wayward stars, you do you.
The phases of the moon are also important to consider when making wedding plans.
The moon represents our emotional interiority, and each phase carries a different kind of energy.
Full moons are culmination points, when the light is bright, earthly matters are illuminated, emotions are most potent and howling is most encouraged. They are a symbolically beautiful time to hitch your wagon to another wanderer in the wilderness of love.
New moons mark the beginning of a lunar cycle and represent fresh starts, new life, and pure potential. If you view marriage as a powerful point of possibility and embarkment, the new moon is your bag.
Bonus: if you opt for an outdoor wedding, the stars will be more prominent under a new moon.
Planets at play
Regarding planets, Jupiter is the great gas giant of good luck, formidable fortune, and riotous joy. Naskova recommends that the betrothed look to their natal chart to discern when Jupiter is transiting their natal sun, Venus, or Jupiter, as these days are exceptional times to get hitched.
Venus — our planet of love and attachment — is another important luminary to factor in, when nailing down a matrimonial date.
Naskova tells The Post: “For an auspicious wedding chart, Venus should be strong and happy, which typically occurs when Venus is in the signs of Taurus, Libra, or Pisces.”
8 days a week
Naskova also advises those planning weddings to take it a step further and consider not just the date, but the day of the week on which their nuptials will transpire.
“It’s worth noting that the ancient Babylonians organized their calendar around 7 days of the week, with each day corresponding to one of the seven classical planets.”
“According to this tradition, Venus rules Friday, signifying qualities of love and generosity. Hence, Friday is considered an auspicious day for romantic and loving events like weddings.”
” Additionally, Saturday, ruled by Saturn, represents hard work, seriousness, and responsibility, making it a favorable day for solemnizing a marriage. Finally, Sunday, associated with the Sun, is known for its wise, warm, and powerful energy, making it an appealing choice for a vibrant and meaningful wedding ceremony.”
In addition, Thursday belongs to the lucky planet Jupiter, who expands, blesses, and gilds all he touches, making it a great day to make marriage official and also an economical choice as mid-week days are typically cheaper when booking venues.
When should you definitely not have your wedding
Getting married when the moon is void is of course a no-go. Astrologer Estelle Daniels describes this period of time as the moon being “off the clock.” The moon is our emotional epicenter, and it needs the support of other planets to do its bidding, create, maintain, etc. When La Luna goes off the rails, she lacks the momentum and aid required to make things happen or marriages stick.
Daniels explains, “It is not the time to do anything that would have tangible results. Don’t sign a contract, make a commitment (unless you don’t intend to keep it), or buy anything major or long-lasting (groceries are OK, but expect to forget something).”
It is also not advised to get lawfully wed while Mercury is wreaking all measures of retrograde horror. This is not to say that your marriage is doomed if you exchange vows during this transit, but complications and logistical calamities are more likely to transpire, putting a serious hitch in your hitching.
For evidence, see this honeymoon recap.
When planning, remember that the pre-and post-retrograde shadow periods fall two weeks before and after the main event, so look for wedding dates beyond these bounds.
The same goes for getting married during a Venus retrograde.
Retrogrades force us to slow down, reconsider, and renegotiate themes related to the planet. In the case of Venus, our luminary of love, attraction, and attachment, this could translate to a case of cold feet, ennui, or altar dashing.
Blessedly, Venus only goes retrograde once every 18 months for about six weeks, so it’s a short window of avoidance.
Yet, even if your wedding date falls directly in one of these dicey periods, you can rest assured that your union will be blessed and fortified by the fires of adversity.
No matter when you schedule your matrimony, there are no mistakes, only opportunities. No failures, only enriching experiences and slapstick anecdotes.
Here’s to letting love rule and the good times roll.
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience.
