The New Moon in Aśvinī in Aries Before the Saturn-Mars Conjunction

AI generated image of Aśvinī twins

The New Moon in Aśvinī is one of the triggers in the month of April that helps us move forward, but that only takes us close to the Saturn-Mars conjunction. However, Aśvinī, associated with the Aśvin twins, will eventually indicate speed, agility, and endurance, but on the flip side, it can also indicate problems in follow-through of what we start or initiate. The New Moon is a good moment for us to plant some seed at an internal level because now is not the time to announce or start something externally. It is good to create an internal shift that is mindful and helpful at a psychological level.

The Ṛgveda, in hymns 1.118 and 1.119, offers a very vivid picture of how the Aśvins operate. They are invoked as those who respond immediately when called, arriving in a swiftly moving chariot that bridges distance almost effortlessly. In one verse, they are praised for restoring one who had fallen into decline back into vitality, almost as though reversing time itself. In another verse, they are described as rescuing someone from a place of danger and bringing them safely across, suggesting not just healing, but transitioning from a state of vulnerability into one of movement and continuation. This new moon is useful for us to break stagnation. 

There is also a recurring theme of repair. What has been broken is made functional again. What has been delayed is set back into motion. Yet, these acts are rarely portrayed as permanent resolutions. These are gradual and continuous processes that culminate at some point during the course of the year because every lunation has a story to tell that leads us towards fulfilment. They are interventions that allow life to continue in the way we want so that we can make progress. The emphasis is on restoring the ability to move forward, not on completing the entire journey in that moment. Like I said, every lunation shows the unfolding of the larger story.

This is where the nature of Aśvinī becomes clearer. The impulse it gives is real and necessary, but it is not yet fully formed into something stable because it just initiates. The Aśvins do not linger and waste time. They arrive, act, and move on. In the same way, whatever begins around this New Moon may feel energised and immediate, but may require conscious effort later to sustain and structure.

We should think of this lunation less about outcome and more about activation or breaking stagnation. This lunation is less about outcome and more about activation. It is about responding to an inner call without overthinking the entire path ahead. The internal seed you plant now does not need to be fully articulated or externally validated. It only needs to restore a sense of movement within you.

If there is a seed within you waiting to take shape, this may be a fitting moment to perhaps give it direction through spaces like Meghna Bhagat’s Vision to Form, where inner impulses are slowly and meaningfully brought into expression. This is probably the best event to register during this moment, which is very typical of this New Moon in Aśvinī which I am sure you will eventually feel as if you have gifted yourselves something precious! 

Meghna Bhagat is an exceptional speaker, currently offering a course through Kepler College called "Speak to Shine: Master your Astrological Voice", where she shares her invaluable insights. As another New Moon in Aśvinī gift, you can grab this opportunity by initiating a deeply internal process that is destined to culminate in an external manifestation.

Enjoy a YouTube video on this subject with one of my friends to be published on 16 April 2026.

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