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 Cancer all day.
- The Moon is waning; the next New Moon is November 9.
- 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
Staying in and going out both have their pull today.
Someone close may want to go out just as the couch starts looking best, or the other way around. The Moon in Cancer, in your 4th house, and Venus in Libra, in your 7th house, want different things, and both have a point. A Saturday that mixes a little of each, like an early dinner out and a quiet evening after, tends to suit everyone better than a contest over which wins.
Taurus
Apr 20–May 20
There's no rush to settle anything with one person this weekend.
Mercury is moving backward in Scorpio, in your 7th house, until November 13. Between now and then, an agreement or a conversation with one person can come back for another round. The Moon in Cancer, in your 3rd house, keeps the tone gentle today, so going back over it feels less awkward than it might. If something was left unclear, ask what they meant and take the answer at face value.
Gemini
May 21–Jun 20
A simple treat close at hand beats a fancy one today.
What sounds fun and what feels worth the effort may not agree this Saturday. The Moon in Cancer, in your 2nd house, is at odds with Venus in Libra, in your 5th house. A big outing can lose its shine halfway through. Spend an hour on a pastime you already have everything for, whether that's a puzzle on the shelf or a guitar you haven't touched in a while.
Cancer
Jun 21–Jul 22
Keep a few hours of this weekend just for you.
What you want for yourself and the wish to keep things calm around you can pull in different directions later today. At 5:59 p.m. ET the Moon in Cancer, in your 1st house, runs up against Venus in Libra, in your 4th house of roots and privacy. Smoothing things over may mean setting aside what you'd actually like, and over a whole weekend that trade gets old fast.
Leo
Jul 23–Aug 22
Your messages can wait while you take a slow Saturday.
The Moon in Cancer, in your 12th house, pulls you toward rest, while Venus in Libra, in your 3rd house, keeps the friendly pings coming. A lively group thread can wait a few hours, and so can most small invitations. Your phone can spend an hour in another room while you read or nap. Answer only the messages that matter today, and leave the rest for Sunday or even Monday.
Virgo
Aug 23–Sep 22
Say yes only to the plans you're actually looking forward to.
Friends may have more ideas for the weekend than you have hours. The Moon in Cancer, in your 11th house, pushes against Venus in Libra, in your 2nd house, and your sense of what your time is worth gets sharper. Some plans sound better when you make them than when the day comes. An invitation you accept out of habit can eat up an afternoon you'd rather spend on something you love.
Libra
Sep 23–Oct 22
Ideas you sort out today are worth keeping for the weeks ahead.
November starts tomorrow, which makes today a natural moment to take stock. The Moon in Cancer, in your 10th house, works smoothly with Mercury in Scorpio, in your 2nd house, and what you value and where you're headed are easy to think about side by side. Write down one thing you'd like more of in November, and keep the note somewhere you'll see it.
Scorpio
Oct 23–Nov 21
Keep today's plans loose.
A trip across town or a new exhibit can sound exciting right up until it's time to put your shoes on. The Moon in Cancer, in your 9th house, rubs against Venus in Libra, in your 12th house. Plans with a fixed start time feel heavier than they should. Leave room for some of each, maybe a morning wandering a bookstore and an afternoon with nowhere to be.
Sagittarius
Nov 22–Dec 21
A quiet weekend is good for sorting what's on your mind.
With Mercury moving backward in Scorpio, in your 12th house, until November 13, old questions have a way of resurfacing when things go still. The Moon in Cancer, in your 8th house, gets along with it today, so looking at them is gentler than you'd expect. Write a page about whatever keeps coming back to you, and see what it says once it's on paper.
Capricorn
Dec 22–Jan 19
Duties can tug at you even on a Saturday.
Venus in Libra, in your 10th house, chafes against the Moon in Cancer, in your 7th house, at 5:59 p.m. ET. Someone close may want your attention right when a responsibility starts nagging at you. Both can feel urgent, though only one of them usually is on a Saturday night. If a duty can wait until Monday, let it, and give the evening to the person in front of you.
Aquarius
Jan 20–Feb 18
A little planning now buys you a lighter Sunday.
Practical thinking comes easily today. The Moon in Cancer, in your 6th house, is in step with Mercury in Scorpio, in your 10th house. Next week's errands and appointments line up in your head almost on their own. Once they're on paper, the rest of the weekend is yours. Give twenty minutes to planning them, then close the notebook and leave it shut until Monday.
Pisces
Feb 19–Mar 20
Plans to learn or travel may need a fresh draft.
A subject you dropped or a trip you only half planned may start calling to you again, with Mercury moving backward in Scorpio, in your 9th house, until November 13. The Moon in Cancer, in your 5th house, makes returning to it feel almost playful today. Reopen a book you never finished and read just one chapter, starting wherever you stopped.
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