This is the week the sky officially trades its cardigan for black leather, stargazer. Sunday’s First Quarter Moon hands out a firm shove toward whatever you’ve been circling since the New Moon. Tuesday gets intense when Pluto’s square to Venus peaks, and anything you’ve been pretending not to want could come pouring out. Let it spill. Feelings are allowed to be messy. Wednesday’s Pisces Moon follows up with a warm hug and a little perspective.

Friday opens Scorpio season, and Venus cozies up to the Sun that very night, making the whole world a little bit obsessive. On Saturday, Mercury goes retrograde right in the middle of it all, egged on by squares from Jupiter and Mars. So yes, an ex might resurface, and a plan or two could implode. Read everything twice and sleep on anything spicy before you reply. Scorpio season was never, ever going to be boring.

How will your sign fare this week?

Aries: March 21 – April 19

That little typing bubble pops up and then vanishes, and you’re already pacing around the living room. Mars starts squaring Mercury on Thursday, Aries, which turns every slow reply into a test of your patience. You’ll want to send a follow-up, then a follow-up to the follow-up. Put the phone down and let them answer on their own sweet time.

Mercury turns retrograde on Saturday, so expect a few crossed wires and at least one message that gets read the wrong way. Assume good intent before you fire back. By evening, the Moon trines Mars and hands you a burst of energy that needs somewhere to go. Spend it on a long run or a dance floor instead of an argument.

Aries monthly horoscope

Taurus: April 20 – May 20

Ever notice how your body reads someone long before your brain catches up? Venus pairs with Haumea, the dwarf planet of instinct, from Sunday through Tuesday, so trust those gut reactions, Taurus. Pluto’s square to Venus peaks Tuesday too, dragging a relationship’s power balance into the open. Your instincts already know exactly who’s been pulling their weight and who hasn’t.

After that, Wednesday’s Moon trines Venus and makes it easier to say what you noticed calmly, without starting a fight. On Friday, Venus meets the Sun in Scorpio, your opposite sign and the part of the sky tied to partnership. Whoever belongs in your inner circle will be remarkably easy to spot. Hold onto them a little tighter this weekend.

Taurus monthly horoscope

Gemini: May 21 – June 20

A name you haven’t seen in years is about to light up your phone. Mercury stations retrograde in Scorpio on Saturday, and the days leading up to it have a habit of dragging old connections back into view. Curiosity is your love language, Gemini, so you’ll want to dive right in. Before you reply, take a beat and wonder why now.

Jupiter’s square to Mercury can make the good old days look a lot rosier than they were, and Mars adds its own square on Thursday, so old arguments could flare right back up. Late that night, a gentle Moon trine to Mercury helps you sense whether this reunion has a future or just a past. Trust whatever answer you get.

Gemini monthly horoscope

Cancer: June 21 – July 22

The holiday plans are already creeping into family conversations, and it’s barely Halloween. Sunday’s First Quarter Moon in Capricorn asks you to make a call instead of letting everyone else decide for you. Pick where you’d like to spend the season and who you’d like close by. Guilt will try to cast a vote, Cancer. Your comfort counts here, too.

Wednesday is your best day to share the plan. With the Moon in fellow water sign Pisces trining both the Sun and Venus, even the touchiest relative should take it surprisingly well. If someone grumbles anyway, Saturday morning’s Moon-Saturn conjunction helps you stand firm without raising your voice. You can protect your peace and still be the warmest person there.

Cancer monthly horoscope

Leo: July 23 – August 22

Brace yourself for someone who’s absolutely convinced they should be calling the shots. Pluto starts squaring the Sun this week, Leo, which brings out the control freaks in your orbit just as the Sun slides into Scorpio on Friday. Your first instinct will be to out-roar them, and that’s exactly the fight they’re hoping for. So don’t hand it over.

Charm is your better weapon here, especially once Jupiter’s lucky streak fades. On Friday, Venus joins the Sun and makes you magnetic enough to win people over without breaking a sweat. Wednesday’s Moon trine to the Sun works as a warm-up, so test out your diplomacy then. Let them posture. You’ll leave with the allies, and they’ll leave wondering what happened.

Leo monthly horoscope

Virgo: August 23 – September 22

While everyone else panics about Mercury going retrograde on Saturday, you’ll be over here color-coding a backup plan. This is basically your championship season, Virgo. Jupiter’s square to Mercury keeps tempting you to expand every project, so lock down the scope while you still can. Double-check the details on anything important before Friday, and you’ll sail through the reversal smoothly.

Fair warning: everyone will want you to untangle their messes, too. Tuesday’s Moon-Mercury square could leave you frazzled if you say yes to all of them. Help the people who’d do the same for you, and let the rest wait. By late Thursday, even with Mars squaring Mercury, a soothing Moon trine to Mercury gives your overworked brain a well-earned break.

Virgo monthly horoscope

Libra: September 23 – October 22

Half the stuff in your closet was bought for someone you used to be. Pluto’s square to Venus peaks Tuesday, bringing an itch to purge whatever no longer matches your taste, Libra. Go with it. Keep the pieces that still make you feel gorgeous, and pass along the rest to someone who’ll love them. That rule works on habits and plans, too.

Wednesday’s Moon trine to Venus makes the cleared-out space feel like a fresh breath. Friday closes out your season as the Sun moves into Scorpio and joins Venus, resetting what you value most. Think of it as a birthday gift to yourself, wrapped in good taste. Spend the weekend surrounded by nothing but the things and people you adore.

Libra monthly horoscope

Scorpio: October 23 – November 21

It’s officially your season as of Friday, and Pluto has no intention of keeping the welcome party low-key. Now direct, Pluto squares both Venus and the Sun in your sign this week, Scorpio, so expect every feeling to come in at full volume. The overnight Moon-Pluto conjunction early Monday might keep you wide awake thinking about someone you can’t shake.

Pluto’s square to Venus peaks Tuesday, pushing you toward the scariest move on the board: letting them see you without the armor. You’ve spent years perfecting that poker face. Retire it for one night and see what happens. Friday night’s supportive Moon-Pluto sextile makes it feel safer to open up than you’d expect. Not a bad way to kick off your birthday month.

Scorpio monthly horoscope

Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21

Somewhere out there, a stranger is wrong about something, and you’ve already cracked your knuckles. Jupiter’s square to Mercury pours gasoline on every opinion you’ve got this week, Sagittarius. By Tuesday night, when the Moon opposes Jupiter, you’ll be three soapboxes deep and swearing it’s all for the greater good. Your passion is easily half the reason people adore you.

Here’s the problem. Mercury flips retrograde on Saturday, and every scorching take you toss out this week could come back to haunt you, possibly with witnesses. Jupiter’s sextile to the Sun wraps up Friday, too, so don’t count on charming your way out of it. Win the argument the smart way, by asking one good question first. Then torch them, lovingly.

Sagittarius monthly horoscope

Capricorn: December 22 – January 19

Every new person in your life gets a probation period, and someone’s been stuck in yours for months. Sunday’s First Quarter Moon in your sign marks a decision point, and the sky votes for giving them a fair shot. Your frosty first impression is legendary, Capricorn, but it’s starting to cost you good company. Monday evening’s Moon-Saturn sextile makes the thaw easier.

The good news about this one: they keep coming through. Saturday morning, the Moon joins Saturn and puts their reliability in plain view. They’re not running a scheme or angling for anything. Let them carry something heavy for a change. You might be shocked by how good it feels to split the load with someone who clearly wants to help.

Capricorn monthly horoscope

Aquarius: January 20 – February 18

For a professional rule-breaker, you sure follow a lot of your own rules. Never text first. Never admit you liked the popular thing. Uranus is retrograde, Aquarius, which makes this the perfect week to rebel against the one person you never challenge: yourself. Monday, while the Moon sits in your sign and trines Uranus, pick one rule and break it on purpose.

Wednesday evening’s Moon-Uranus square will try to talk you back into the old script. Ignore it. Text first and ask the dumb question. Admit you love the popular thing, even if your inner contrarian twitches a little. The most punk move available this week is surprising yourself. Odds are those old rules were just fear wearing a cool jacket.

Aquarius monthly horoscope

Pisces: February 19 – March 20

Raise your hand if you’ve mentally moved to a tiny seaside cottage at least twice this month alone. The Moon floats into your sign on Wednesday, Pisces, and those escape fantasies are about to get vivid. Let yourself picture every glorious detail, from the creaky porch to the salty air. Daydreams are where some of your very best plans begin.

Friday evening, the Moon meets Neptune in Aries, and that fiery placement wants your fantasy to earn its keep. You don’t have to quit everything and buy the cottage. Pull one piece of the dream into your actual life, whether that’s a weekend by the water or a candle that smells like the ocean. Tiny doses of magic still count.

Pisces monthly horoscope

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Consider this week your permission slip to exhale a little, stargazer. Saturn’s opposition to the Sun ends today, lifting a heavy weight many of us have been hauling around since late September. By Thursday, Jupiter sextiles the Sun and sends a wave of warmth and good fortune through the week. Meanwhile, a fresh square between Jupiter and Mercury makes promises easy to make and harder to keep, so think twice before committing to absolutely everything.

Friday is the main event. Mars and Saturn peak in a trine that morning, pairing drive with the patience to finish what you’ve started. An early preview hits Wednesday afternoon, when the Moon in Sagittarius trines both. Pluto stations direct on Friday too after months of retrograde, and inner change begins rippling outward. Love and money may stay intense as Pluto tightens its square to Venus, but the wind is at your back.

How will your sign fare this week?

Aries: March 21 – April 19

Around the halfway point of every project, your attention starts drifting toward the next shiny thing. This week asks you to stay put and see it through. Saturn and Mars move into a cooperative trine that peaks Friday, Aries, and it turns the unglamorous middle stretch into something you can actually enjoy. Every small win from here on out stacks up nicely.

Expect a short fuse as the week kicks off, and forgive yourself for snapping at the printer. Wednesday afternoon brings a burst of fire-sign energy when the Moon lines up with Mars and Saturn, so save the toughest piece for then. By Saturday, the square between Mars and Venus wraps up, and things with the people you love get less prickly.

Aries monthly horoscope

Taurus: April 20 – May 20

Something you love is in the middle of a makeover, and you never signed off on it. Pluto is squaring Venus harder by the day, Taurus, which is why every tweak to your favorite people and places has you bracing for impact. Your instinct says to plant your feet and wait it out. Before you do, try a little curiosity.

Pluto goes direct on Friday, which means whatever’s evolving will keep evolving with or without your blessing. The upside is that you still get to help steer it. Ask questions and offer your two cents while it finds its new shape. That evening, the Moon sextiles Venus and hands you a cozy little moment to appreciate how good new can feel.

Taurus monthly horoscope

Gemini: May 21 – June 20

Take a long look at your calendar before you agree to one more thing. Jupiter starts squaring Mercury on Monday, and it’ll make every invitation and side project sound irresistible. Your yes tends to beat your schedule to the punch. You can absolutely juggle a lot, Gemini, but even you have a limit, and this week seems determined to find it.

Monday afternoon offers a better move. The Moon joins Mercury in Scorpio, giving you the emotional radar to tell which plans light you up and which ones are just filler. Bow out of the filler gracefully. By Saturday night, a friendly Moon sextiles Mercury, and you’ll be glad you saved some energy for the conversations you actually wanted to have.

Gemini monthly horoscope

Cancer: June 21 – July 22

Good news tends to make you suspicious. When something goes right, part of you starts scanning the horizon for the other shoe. The Moon kicks off the week in Scorpio squaring Pluto, which only feeds that worst-case imagination, Cancer. Those what-ifs are convincing storytellers with terrible track records. Name the spiral when it starts, then go easy on yourself.

Thursday brings the payoff. With the Moon in Sagittarius trining Jupiter and sextiling the Sun, something good is headed your way, and it comes with no strings attached. Let yourself enjoy it fully, no catch-hunting required. If Saturday morning starts heavy under a Moon-Saturn square, that’s just the weekend chores talking, so don’t let them rewrite the week’s happy ending.

Cancer monthly horoscope

Leo: July 23 – August 22

For weeks now, your shoulders have been creeping up toward your ears. Saturn’s opposition to the Sun wraps up today, Leo, so go ahead and let them drop. Jupiter has been warming up in your sign, and its sextile to the Sun peaks Thursday, bringing back the luck and swagger you’ve been missing. That swagger has always looked good on you.

Spend some of that glow on someone else. With the Sun in Libra, your generous streak points at the people you love, so plan something big-hearted for a friend or partner who could use a lift. A surprise outing or a heartfelt letter both count. Thursday evening, the Moon sextiles the Sun, and the look on their face will beat any trophy.

Leo monthly horoscope

Virgo: August 23 – September 22

When was the last time you set a goal that scared you a little? Jupiter begins a square with Mercury this week, Virgo, and it wants you thinking several sizes bigger than your usual sensible plans. Your brain will immediately start listing every reason it can’t work. Let it make the list, then set it aside for a few days.

The details and the logistics can wait. Monday’s Moon-Mercury conjunction in Scorpio helps you figure out what you actually want underneath all that practicality. Write it down somewhere private. Then, once the Moon sextiles Mercury over the weekend, tell someone you trust all about the big dream. It’ll seem a whole lot more possible once it’s out in the world.

Virgo monthly horoscope

Libra: September 23 – October 22

If a friend’s good news left your smile feeling a little forced, welcome to Venus in Scorpio. Pluto’s square to Venus keeps tightening all week, and that green-eyed twinge might catch you off guard, Libra. You pride yourself on being fair and gracious. Envy doesn’t make you a bad friend, though. It’s just pointing at something you want for yourself.

Friday brings Pluto out of retrograde, your cue to turn the twinge into a plan. If their promotion lit a fire, go chase a dream of your own. If their new relationship made you wistful, get honest about what you’re looking for. Later that night, Venus catches a sweet sextile from the Moon, so call them up and celebrate them wholeheartedly.

Libra monthly horoscope

Scorpio: October 23 – November 21

Since spring, you’ve been renovating yourself behind closed doors. Pluto has spent that whole stretch retrograde, Scorpio, turning your attention inward while everyone else went about their business. That changes on Friday, when Pluto stations direct and all that private work goes public. People are going to notice that you carry yourself differently. You might even catch yourself liking what they see.

The instinct will be to slip back into the shadows. With Pluto squaring Venus in your sign, attention can feel uncomfortably intense. Stay visible anyway. Pluto’s long opposition to Mars wraps up Thursday, so the tug-of-war you’ve been having with yourself is finally over. Let the new you walk out the front door and see who’s waiting there.

Scorpio monthly horoscope

Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21

That trip you’ve been talking about for years is officially out of excuses. Jupiter sextiles the Sun on Thursday while the Moon cruises through your sign and trines Jupiter that same afternoon. Luck and timing are finally on the same page, Sagittarius. Your passport has been patient long enough. Make that the day you pick the dates and put down the deposit.

One word of caution: Jupiter’s new square to Mercury makes you want to announce everything before it’s real. Hold off on telling the whole world until the booking is locked in. Early Tuesday, a Moon-Jupiter square might tempt you to upgrade everything. Splurge on one thing that’ll make the memory, and keep the rest of the budget sane.

Sagittarius monthly horoscope

Capricorn: December 22 – January 19

There’s a finish line coming up on Friday, and odds are you’ll sprint straight past it looking for the next race. Saturn and Mars reach the peak of their trine that morning, Capricorn, which means something you’ve been building finally clicks into place. Before you start drafting the sequel, stop and take a good look at what you pulled off.

The Moon slips into your sign the same day, so let yourself feel proud for a lot longer than five minutes. Early Saturday, a Moon-Saturn square will wake up the voice insisting it could’ve been better. Thank it for its input and go do something purely for fun anyway. Your accomplishment can survive one lazy weekend, and so can your ambition.

Capricorn monthly horoscope

Aquarius: January 20 – February 18

Of all the things that could blindside you this week, a plain old, inconvenient feeling ranks near the top. On Wednesday morning, the Moon opposes Uranus and kicks up something you can’t neatly explain with a clever theory. Your first move, Aquarius, will be to analyze it from a safe distance. Try simply sitting with it for a while instead.

Uranus is still retrograde, which makes this a great week for the most radical move available: admitting you care. Tell the person who sparked the feeling, or journal about it privately if that’s too much. Uranus’s sextile with Mars fades out by Saturday, taking the last of that restless energy with it. Give yourself a soft, unscheduled weekend to process it all.

Aquarius monthly horoscope

Pisces: February 19 – March 20

One of those dreams that follow you around all day is on its way. The Moon trines Neptune overnight on Tuesday, Pisces, and your subconscious plans to put on a show. Keep a notebook by the bed and scribble down whatever you remember before the morning rush wipes it away. Buried in there might be an answer you’ve been chasing.

Neptune’s trine with Mars wraps up on Wednesday, so if the dream hands you an idea, take one actual step toward it while the energy’s still there. By Friday afternoon, a Moon-Neptune square may try hard to convince you it was all just silly. Don’t buy it. Your intuition has been right far too many times to dismiss it now.

Pisces monthly horoscope

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