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 Aries all day.
- The Moon is waxing; the next Full Moon is October 26.
- Mercury turns retrograde at 3:15 a.m.
- Retrograde: Mercury (until November 13), Venus (until November 13), Saturn (until December 10), Uranus (until February 8, 2027), and Neptune (until December 12).
All times are Eastern (ET). Retrograde: seen from Earth, the planet appears to move backward through the sky, for weeks or months.
Aries
Mar 21–Apr 19
Recheck shared plans, then burn off some energy.
Mercury starts moving backward in Scorpio today, in your 8th house, so anything you've worked out with someone else is worth reading over again before you count on it. Meanwhile the Moon is in Aries, your sign, and it gets along well with your ruler, Mars, in your 5th house, the one for games and good times. Spend some of that spare energy on a game, a run, or a bike ride.
Taurus
Apr 20–May 20
Close conversations may need a second pass.
With Mercury moving backward in Scorpio, in your 7th house, conversations with the people closest to you can take two tries. A detail may get misheard, or an agreement may read differently the next time you look. None of that has to turn into a problem. When someone tells you something that matters, repeat it back in your own words to make sure you heard it right.
Gemini
May 21–Jun 20
Fix the slip-ups now, before they snowball.
At 3:15 a.m. ET your ruler, Mercury, comes to a stop in Scorpio, in your 6th house, and starts moving backward. Everyday tasks and routines are due for checking and tidying. Little errors are easiest to spot early, before they've had time to spread. Go over next week's list this weekend and fix whatever doesn't add up, from double-booked hours to a task you wrote down twice.
Cancer
Jun 21–Jul 22
An old hobby could get a fresh spin today.
Mercury, now moving backward in Scorpio, in your 5th house, brings old creative ideas back to the surface. A hobby you dropped, or something you once enjoyed making, may come knocking again. Saturday is a fine time for it. Instead of starting from scratch, revisit one old thing and redo it your way, whether it's a sketch, a recipe, or a song you used to play.
Leo
Jul 23–Aug 22
Old memories may surface, and some of them can settle something.
Today you may find yourself going back over old ground as Mercury moves backward in Scorpio, in your 4th house. Private matters and memories of earlier times may come to the surface all on their own. Looking back at where you come from, without judging it, can quietly settle a question. A photo, a smell, or an old song may be all it takes to bring a memory back.
Virgo
Aug 23–Sep 22
Double-check the details before you head out.
Early this morning, at 3:15 a.m. ET, Mercury, your ruler, moves backward in Scorpio, in your 3rd house. Replies, plans, and short trips go better when you check them twice. Most of it is about catching what you'd otherwise skim past. It's worth rereading your own messages too. Before you head out this weekend, recheck the time and the address of anything you've planned.
Libra
Sep 23–Oct 22
Take your time sorting out what you really value.
Attention drifts to what you own and what you value as Mercury starts moving backward today in Scorpio, in your 2nd house. How you use what's already yours may deserve a review more than any new plan does. Some things you hold onto out of habit, and some because they matter. Telling them apart takes patience, and the coming weeks give you room for it.
Scorpio
Oct 23–Nov 21
Second thoughts about a plan of your own can be useful.
Mercury in Scorpio, your sign, starts moving backward at 3:15 a.m. ET. How you present your ideas and how you introduce yourself are both up for revision. Doubts about a plan of your own aren't a problem today. They often point to the part that needs work. Rewrite the few lines you use to introduce yourself until they sound like you talking.
Sagittarius
Nov 22–Dec 21
Unfinished business may drift back to mind once things go quiet.
Starting today, Mercury moves backward in Scorpio, in your 12th house, and your thoughts turn inward. Sorting through them in private, at your own pace, tends to help more than talking them over right away. Quiet hours suit you best right now. Keep a notebook nearby this weekend and jot down whatever resurfaces, without trying to solve it on the spot.
Capricorn
Dec 22–Jan 19
You may want firm footing even as plans move around.
Plans with friends or a group may get reshuffled now that Mercury has started moving backward in Scorpio, in your 11th house. At 9:05 a.m. ET the Moon joins your ruler, Saturn, in Aries, in your 4th house, and part of you wants firm footing of your own. The weekend has room for both. Confirm one plan with friends, or move it to a day that suits you better.
Aquarius
Jan 20–Feb 18
Review your goals before you push any further.
Mercury turns and moves backward in Scorpio, in your 10th house, the one for your public life and long-term plans. It's not a weekend for big announcements about where you're headed. It is a good one for some honest notes to yourself. Write down one goal for this year exactly as it stands now, including anything about it that has shifted. Nobody else needs to read it.
Pisces
Feb 19–Mar 20
Fresh eyes on an old belief can teach you something.
An old subject or a long-held belief may be worth another look as Mercury starts moving backward in Scorpio, in your 9th house. Plans for any trip go better double-checked, from dates to directions. It's a nice weekend to follow your curiosity backward too. Look up where a word or a saying you use all the time actually comes from. The answer is often stranger than you'd guess.
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