Each day's horoscope is for your Sun sign, the sign you were born under. Your full chart, with your Moon and Ascendant, goes much further.
Sign dates are approximate, since the Sun changes signs on a slightly different day each year. If you were born on the cusp, your free chart shows which sign is yours.
The sky on this day
- The Moon is in Libra all day.
- New Moon in Libra at 11:50 a.m.
- The Venus-Mars square (90°) is exact at 5:21 p.m.
- Retrograde: Venus (until November 13), Saturn (until December 10), Uranus (until February 8, 2027), Neptune (until December 12), and Pluto (until October 15).
All times are Eastern (ET). Retrograde: seen from Earth, the planet appears to move backward through the sky, for weeks or months. The degrees in parentheses are the angle between two planets.
Aries
Mar 21–Apr 19
Rethink one relationship today, and put what you actually need first.
At 11:50 a.m. ET the Sun and the Moon meet in Libra, your house of partnerships, for the New Moon. It's a natural point to begin again with someone, on clearer terms. There's friction later, at 5:21 p.m. ET, when Venus, in your 8th house of trust and shared money, pulls hard against Mars, your ruler, and what you want may not match what's fair to both sides. For any agreement that needs new terms, say what you need first and then listen.
Taurus
Apr 20–May 20
Give your everyday routine one small upgrade.
Choose a habit you'd like to keep this week, a walk after lunch or a set time to answer email, and do it once today. The New Moon in Libra opens a new cycle for your routine. At 5:21 p.m. ET Venus, your ruler, pulls against Mars. Venus is in your 7th house of partnerships, and Mars in Leo sits on the home front, so what home asks of you may not match what someone else wants.
Gemini
May 21–Jun 20
Make something today just for the fun of it.
A hobby or a creative idea is easier to begin now than to keep planning: the New Moon in Libra arrives today, in the sign of play for you. The Sun and the Moon meet there, so the day leans toward pleasure. Use your hands or your words. A sketch or a few lines is enough, and it can stay private for a while.
Cancer
Jun 21–Jul 22
Change one thing about how you rest at home.
Your ruler, the Moon, is new in Libra today, in the part of your chart about home and roots. This New Moon sets a starting point for where you live and how you wind down there. Try an evening habit that's only for you, like reading in bed with the overhead light off, and keep it small enough to repeat.
Leo
Jul 23–Aug 22
Start learning something you've had your eye on.
This month's New Moon is in Libra, the sign of your conversations and errands, and it favors a new start in how you talk and learn. At 7:07 p.m. ET the Moon finds an easy angle to Jupiter in your sign, and confidence tends to rise with it. Sign up for a class, or find the first lesson and do it tonight.
Virgo
Aug 23–Sep 22
Decide what this month is for, and let results come later.
The focus moves from you to what you have today. Today's New Moon in Libra comes at 11:50 a.m. ET and falls in your house of values, opening a month about what matters to you and how you use what you have. Pick three things at most for this month, and say them out loud if that helps them stick.
Libra
Sep 23–Oct 22
Today belongs to you more than usual, so begin something personal.
A new cycle starts for you today, when the Sun and the Moon meet at 17°21′ Libra, in your sign. Start a habit that's just for you, or make a decision that's yours alone. Later, Venus, your ruler, and Mars pull hardest against each other at 5:21 p.m. ET, with Mars in your 11th house of groups, so what you want and what a group wants may clash. If a group plan gets in the way of your own tonight, choose yours. No apology needed.
Scorpio
Oct 23–Nov 21
Keep today's new plan to yourself for now.
The New Moon in Libra lands in your house of rest at 11:50 a.m. ET. Start something small and keep it under wraps for now. At 5:21 p.m. ET Venus in Scorpio pulls against Mars, your traditional ruler, in your 10th house of public standing, so what you want for yourself may tug against what duty asks.
Sagittarius
Nov 22–Dec 21
Look to friends and long-range plans today.
Look up a club or a class you've thought about joining. Today's New Moon lands among your friends, and starting something with a group feels natural now. Then the Moon and Jupiter, your ruler, line up well at 7:07 p.m. ET, with Jupiter in your 9th house of big ideas, so bigger plans may start to look possible.
Capricorn
Dec 22–Jan 19
If a goal at work has drifted, plan the next step today.
Today the New Moon lands in your house of work and reputation at 11:50 a.m. ET. It marks a starting point for your goals there. Put a date on whatever comes next, even if it's only an email. Saturn, your ruler, is in Aries, your 4th house of home, so anything you begin still has to make room for life there.
Aquarius
Jan 20–Feb 18
Put one practical detail on a trip or a course you have in mind.
For you, the New Moon in Libra, at 11:50 a.m. ET, falls in the part of your chart that looks far ahead, so study and travel come first. It favors planning and asking questions over leaping in. Check one date or one requirement for whatever you have in mind, and put it on the calendar, where you'll see it again next week.
Pisces
Feb 19–Mar 20
Letting go of something can be a beginning too.
Today's New Moon in Libra arrives at 11:50 a.m. ET in your 8th house, which covers shared money and trust, and letting go. The day favors clearing out over holding on, especially where your time is tied up with someone else's. Pick something you keep only out of habit, an app or a commitment that no longer fits, and delete it or bow out.
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