The Moon sits in the last quarter phase in Aries this morning, a waning crescent that is asking us to release rather than initiate. We are four days away from the New Moon, which means the light is thinning, and with it comes clarity about what we no longer need. Meanwhile, the Sun moves through Gemini at 19 degrees, lighting up curiosity and connection, while Mercury in Cancer speaks from the heart instead of the head. There is a gentle collision here: Gemini wants to talk, to ask questions, to dance across surfaces. Cancer wants to go deeper, to feel into what matters. Both are happening at once.
Venus and Jupiter are conjunct in Cancer at 25 degrees, sitting together like two people leaning toward the same important conversation. This is a day of generous feeling, of wanting more from relationships and from life itself. But Saturn in Aries, standing firm at 12 degrees, whispers caution. It reminds us that wanting more doesn't mean grasping. Mars in Taurus moves slowly and deliberately, asking us to build something that lasts rather than chase what gleams. You are caught between expansion and restraint, between feeling everything and protecting what matters.
The Sky Today
The Moon wanes in Aries as the Sun illuminates Gemini, while Venus and Jupiter meet in Cancer's emotional waters, tempered by Saturn's steady hand in Aries.
☀ Sun 19° Gemini ☽ Moon Aries (last quarter) ☿ Mercury 12° Cancer ♀ Venus 25° Cancer ♂ Mars 16° Taurus ♃ Jupiter 25° Cancer ♄ Saturn 12° Aries ♅ Uranus 2° Gemini ♆ Neptune 4° Aries ♇ Pluto 5° Aquarius
♈ Aries
March 21 – April 19
choosing what to keep
The Moon in your sign is waning now, which means you are naturally moving into a phase of release and clarity. Saturn sits just a few degrees away from the Moon, asking you to be honest about what you've been carrying that no longer serves. You know the difference between what you want because it feels true and what you want because you are afraid to be alone. This is a day to notice that difference without judgment.
Cosmic Homework: Name one thing you have been holding onto out of habit rather than genuine desire, and tell one trusted person why you are considering letting it go.
♉ Taurus
April 20 – May 20
energy for connection
Mars in your sign moves with steady intention, but today the real pull comes from Venus and Jupiter in Cancer, lighting up the part of your chart that governs friendship and community. You are being invited into conversation, into group energy, into the kinds of connections that expand your world rather than contract it. The last quarter Moon in Aries is asking you to release old ideas about who you need to be in order to belong. You belong because you show up, not because you perform.
Cosmic Homework: Send a message to someone you have been meaning to reconnect with, and suggest a specific time to see them in person.
♊ Gemini
May 21 – June 20
visibility and responsibility
The Sun is in your sign, and with it comes the impulse to be seen and to make things happen. But Mercury in Cancer is urging you to speak with feeling rather than just cleverness, and Venus and Jupiter in Cancer are shining a light on the part of your chart that governs work and public standing. You are being asked to consider how your ambitions serve not just yourself but the people and commitments you care about. The waning Moon in Aries suggests that the time for proving yourself is past; now is the time for building something that matters.
Cosmic Homework: Identify one professional goal that also serves someone else, and write down three concrete steps toward it.
♋ Cancer
June 21 – July 22
abundance and risk
Venus and Jupiter are conjunct in your sign, a rare meeting of pleasure and expansion that happens only once every thirteen years. This is a day when generosity, hope, and genuine joy are available to you in larger-than-usual measure. Mercury also sits in your sign, giving you permission to speak what you truly feel without filtering for safety. But Saturn in Aries is asking you to distinguish between recklessness and courage. The question is not whether to go for what you want; it is whether you are willing to do the work it requires.
Cosmic Homework: Tell someone close to you something you have wanted them to know about how much they matter, and do it without waiting for the right moment.
♌ Leo
July 23 – August 22
private reckoning
Venus and Jupiter are shining in the hidden part of your chart, the realm of what you process alone, what you need to feel safe, what you are still becoming. This is not a day for public triumph but for private deepening. The waning Moon in Aries illuminates the part of your chart governing home and family, suggesting that something is ready to shift or be released in that realm. Mercury in Cancer is asking you to listen—not to fix or manage, but to genuinely take in what someone close to you is trying to tell you.
Cosmic Homework: Spend time in a place that makes you feel genuinely at peace, and notice what it feels like to simply rest there without needing to improve or explain anything.
♍ Virgo
August 23 – September 22
words and fellowship
Mercury in Cancer is in the part of your chart that governs communication and connection, asking you to speak from your gut rather than your head. Venus and Jupiter in Cancer are lighting up friendship and community, suggesting that the conversations you have today matter more than you might realize. The waning Moon in Aries is nudging you toward clarity about what you actually want to say, versus what you think you should say. You are being invited to take a conversational risk: to tell the truth in a way that also honors the other person's humanity.
Cosmic Homework: Have one conversation with a friend where you say something you have been afraid to be honest about.
♎ Libra
September 23 – October 22
resources and values
Venus and Jupiter in Cancer are illuminating the part of your chart that governs home, security, and what you actually value in a life well-lived. This is a generous moment, but it is asking you to be generous with yourself first: to invest in what truly matters rather than what merely looks good. Mars in Taurus is moving slowly through the part of your chart governing finances and resources, suggesting that this is a time for patient building rather than quick gains. The waning Moon in Aries is asking: What are you willing to release in order to have what you really want?
Cosmic Homework: Look at one area of your spending or your time allocation and redirect it toward something that actually reflects what you claim to value.
♏ Scorpio
October 23 – November 21
expression and becoming
The Sun in Gemini is lighting up the part of your chart that governs self-expression and creativity, asking you to take up space and say what is yours to say. Venus and Jupiter in Cancer are amplifying this impulse, filling your words and presence with warmth that draws people toward you. Mercury in Cancer is asking you to speak not just cleverly but truthfully, from the place where your real voice lives. The waning Moon in Aries suggests that the time for hiding who you are is ending; something newer is ready to emerge.
Cosmic Homework: Create or share something that shows people who you are becoming, not who you have been.
♐ Sagittarius
November 22 – December 21
grounding and return
Venus and Jupiter in Cancer are shining on the foundation of your life—your home, your roots, the people and places that hold you. This is an invitation to come home to yourself, to tend to what you have built, to acknowledge what you actually need in order to feel safe. The Sun in Gemini is lighting up a quieter part of your chart, asking you to slow down enough to process what has been moving through you. Mars in Taurus moves methodically through the part of your chart governing daily life and health, suggesting that this is a time for small, consistent acts of self-care rather than dramatic transformation.
Cosmic Homework: Do something concrete to improve the physical space where you live, even if it is small.
♑ Capricorn
December 22 – January 19
speaking and listening
Mercury in Cancer is in the part of your chart that governs communication, asking you to speak with your whole self rather than just your rational mind. Venus and Jupiter in Cancer are amplifying connection and conversation, suggesting that your words carry more weight and warmth than usual. The Sun in Gemini is lighting up curiosity and the desire to learn, while the waning Moon in Aries is asking you to let go of the need to be right. There is something you need to hear from someone else, and there is something they need to hear from you.
Cosmic Homework: Ask someone a genuine question about their life and listen without planning your response.
♒ Aquarius
January 20 – February 18
value and worth
Venus and Jupiter in Cancer are shining on the part of your chart that governs resources, money, and what you believe you deserve. This is a generous moment, but it is asking you to be honest about your own worth and to claim it. The Sun in Gemini is lighting up creativity and self-expression, while Mercury in Cancer is asking you to value your own voice and insights. Mars in Taurus is moving through the part of your chart governing pleasure and creativity, suggesting that this is a time to invest in what brings you joy, not just what brings you status. What would it look like to spend your resources—time, money, energy—on what you actually love?
Cosmic Homework: Make one purchase or commitment today that is purely for your own pleasure or growth, without justifying it to anyone.
♓ Pisces
February 19 – March 20
becoming yourself
The Sun in Gemini is illuminating the part of your chart that governs self-image and personal presence, asking you to step into a newer version of yourself. Venus and Jupiter in Cancer are amplifying this impulse with warmth and generosity; people are drawn to you today. The waning Moon in Aries is asking you to release old versions of yourself that no longer fit, to shed the skins you have outgrown. Mercury in Cancer is asking you to speak about what you want for yourself, not what you think you should want. This is the beginning of something, not the end.
Cosmic Homework: Describe yourself to someone as if you are the person you are becoming, not the person you have been.
