Wedding date astrology • Why does it matter?
So you’re engaged– congratulations! 🎉 As you dive into wedding planning, one of the most crucial decisions you’ll make is setting the date.
People who don’t understand astrology assume that one date is just as good as another. They choose according to weather or travel conditions. Without a doubt, these are important considerations. But we who do understand and use astrology, even a little bit, know that some days are better aligned to success than others. Whether you’re planning a grand wedding, an intimate commitment ceremony, or an elopement in Vegas, the planets will have their say!
Astrological wisdom holds that the beginning of something, whether a human life or a marriage, is a crucial moment which contains within it the seeds of what is to come. Imagine knowing in advance whether there will be a “hallelujah chorus” or a trainwreck in the sky (or something in-between) on the day of your union. As above, so below. While astrology can’t promise that you’ll reach your golden anniversary, choosing a favorable date is excellent insurance that your special day goes smoothly, with the details falling into place.
This good wedding day then becomes the marriage chart for the newlyweds, and the stage is set for a harmonious and joyful marriage.
Ready to align your wedding day with the cosmos? Let me help you start your journey together on the right foot, guided by the wisdom of the stars. -> Wedding date astrologer
Stars Align 💒 Plan Your Wedding with Astrological Precision
If you want to DIY your wedding date with astrology, and you aren’t afraid to get into the charts, I’ll describe my process here and give you some pointers!!
The basics
- The first thing I do is check the synastry between the two birth charts for the astrological “glue” that holds the relationship together.
- I also look for any potential trouble spots.
- My goal is to find a date that supports the “glue,” and does not irritate the trouble spots.
- I am looking for an easygoing day. I want a chart that, if it were a person, would be a kind, gentle, well-adjusted person who would get along well with both members of the couple.
- We all know that there are days when everyone seems to be in an easy mood– my first astrology mentor called them “kiss days”. Other days, folks are more tightly wound, across the board– “quack days”. As above, so below– markers of stress and ease are constantly forming and releasing in the heavens, and we can look ahead to see potential sweet days and trouble spots coming in the astrological “weather”.
- We have individual kiss and quack days as well. As the planets move around the skies, they “zing” areas that are sensitive just for you– shown by your birth chart. Some of these transits are easy, and others are difficult. Look for easy, peaceful transits, and avoid harsh ones for both partners.
- Planets in angular houses are the most powerful planets in the chart. Pick a time for your ceremony when the benefics, Venus and Jupiter, are angular and well aspected in the wedding chart.
Good wedding date astrology
- Waxing Moon trine or sextile Sun, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, or Neptune. Moon conjunct Sun, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune.
- Venus is strongest in the signs of her rulership and exaltation: Taurus, Libra, and Pisces.
- One of the easiest ways to strengthen the wedding chart is to start the ceremony at the time of day when Venus or Jupiter is close to the Ascendant, Midheaven or 7th house cusp of the chart.
- Venus (love) trine or sextile Saturn (stability, endurance and tradition). Other planets in easy aspect to Saturn are also good. Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter.
- Venus, Sun, Moon, Mercury, or Saturn trine, sextile, conjunct, or opposite Jupiter is lucky, optimistic and bounces back from trouble easily. Mars with Jupiter is especially lucky.
- Venus conjunct, trine, sextile, or opposite Mars supports a healthy sex life.
- Venus, Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, or Saturn in easy aspect to Neptune supports compassion and spiritual growth.
Avoid these when planning your wedding date with astrology
- Venus retrograde
- 4th quarter (played out) or void of course Moon
- Venus conjunct, square, or opposite Saturn. Saturn stabilizes but can be like a wet blanket on Venus. It may work if there are other planets in supportive aspects (trine, sextile) to the conjunction or opposition. You definitely don’t want anything else squaring it.
- Moon conjunct or square Mars, Saturn, Uranus, or Pluto.
- Venus in the signs of her detriment and fall: Scorpio, Aries, Capricorn and Virgo. These signs might work if Venus is very well aspected, strongly placed, and in harmony with both natal charts.
- Mars under stress (squares, oppositions, some conjunctions) is passionate and sexual, but can also show fighting and arguments, or challenges from outside the marriage.
- Saturn, Uranus, or Mars in an angular house (unless Mars is conjunct Venus).
Finer points when choosing your wedding date with astrology
- Having the rulers of the 1st and 7th houses in a favorable aspect is good.
- If you can’t time it so that Venus or Jupiter on an angle, see if you can get the Venus/Jupiter midpoint there.
Final thoughts
Unfortunately, we can’t arrange the planets to our liking. We have to work with the calendar, knowing there is no perfect chart. A few klunkers are unavoidable. In fact, a chart without klunkers tends to be weak and lacks focus. Imagine how boring life would be if there were only sweet, and no bitter.
But you don’t want the klunkers driving the bus in your marriage chart. Remember, the angular houses are much more powerful. Planets in angular houses “have the microphone” in the chart. In a harmonious wedding chart, the happier planets hold the mike. In a discordant chart, planets under stress hold the mike.
