Today’s Moon:
- The Moon is in Aries.
- There is no void Moon period today.
- The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Crescent phase until 6:56 PM, after which the Moon is in its First Quarter phase.
- The First Quarter Moon occurs today at 6:56 PM.
Retrogrades:
- Mars is retrograde (Mars is retrograde from December 6th, 2024, to February 23rd, 2025).
- Mars is Rx, Jupiter is Rx, and Uranus is Rx.
Ingresses:
- Retrograde Mars returns to Cancer today (Mars was in Cancer from September 4th to November 4th, 2024 and now returns to it while retrograde and will transit Cancer from January 6th to April 18th, 2025).
**Times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Daily Horoscopes/Astro Highlights for each Sign:
Aries
Today’s retrograde Mars shift takes you back for a second look at a matter, dear Aries. Mars moves back into your home and family sector, where it will spend the remainder of its retrograde cycle (until February 23rd), after which it will continue to influence this area of your solar chart until April 18th. You may be reviewing your living situation or conditions in the coming weeks. Old family issues or household projects may be revisited. Refocusing, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. You might review how you’ve handled your assertiveness on the home front and with family. Today, some lines may get crossed in your communications. However, the Moon spends the day in your sign, and you’re focusing on emotional satisfaction.Taurus
Mars, in retrograde motion, moves back into your communications sector today, dear Taurus, where it will spend the remainder of its retrograde cycle and beyond. Some of the pressure you’ve experienced on the domestic scene releases, and you turn your attention to courses, studies, and interests that may need special attention. Challenges with self-expression, pushing/selling your ideas, or with neighbors and siblings may occur in the coming weeks. However, this is a strong period for fixing problem areas and revising work you did in the past. Mars will turn direct on February 23rd and then continue to activate this sector of your chart, supplying you with the energy and motivation to pursue mental interests, make stimulating connections with others, learn, and share your ideas. The Moon in your soul sector today encourages more time for reflection and rest.Gemini
Mars, as it continues in retrograde motion, moves back into your sector of money and resources today, dear Gemini. It will spend the rest of its retrograde cycle here and beyond. In the coming weeks, there is a strong need to focus on sorting out your finances, as pressures decrease with communications and transportation. Money and security matters require some revising and reorganizing now. This period involves coming to a greater understanding of how you manage your resources and its impact on your confidence. It’s a powerful time for getting to know what drives you and what contributes to your sense of self-worth. After Mars turns direct on February 23rd, it will continue to activate this area of your chart all the way until April 18th, giving you plenty of time to take charge of your resources and finances. Today, the Moon in your social sector inclines you to seek light connections.Cancer
Mars continues its retrograde motion and moves back into your sign today, dear Cancer, where it will spend the remainder of its retrograde cycle, after which it will continue to transit your sign in direct motion until April 18th. The usual channels for asserting yourself, pursuing your desires, and expressing anger are not available or could seem blocked or inappropriate in the coming weeks. Until you find new ones, you could feel a little frustrated. Watch that you don’t allow unacknowledged or buried desires drive your behavior. You may not be as quick to take action, and this is good for you now. Examine the ways anger has helped or impaired your life so that you can find better ways of managing it. Focusing on review, editing, and digesting rather than new initiatives is your best bet now, and may lead to better results down the road. Slow down, rethink, and regroup. Today’s Moon keeps you focused on your longer-term goals and responsibilities.Leo
Retrograde Mars leaves your sign and enters Cancer today, dear Leo, heading into your privacy sector where it will transit for the remainder of its retrograde cycle (and beyond). Once direct after February 23rd, Mars will work its way back through Cancer until April 18th, when it will re-enter your sign. In the weeks ahead, you’ll reassess your approach to your spiritual and emotional worlds and how you go about satisfying these needs. While some obsession with private matters or concerns about the past may need attention, this is a time for better understanding your more complicated, buried drives and desires. Honor your increased need for rest and reflection for best results now. Consider and reconsider plans. Today, though, is strong for philosophizing and looking ahead quite positively. In fact, pulling some of the pressure or attention away from yourself now can be very appropriate and favorable for you now.Virgo
Mars moves back into your solar eleventh house today, dear Virgo, where it will spend its final six weeks of retrograde motion, stirring up friendships, group associations, and long-term goals. Some of you could be dealing with frustrations and buried anger with friends, or you may be reconnecting with people or projects from your past. Moving back over the same ground you covered in previous months is possible now. There may be frustration with goals or dreams not manifesting soon enough, when, in fact, this retrograde period is strong for making necessary edits to your plans. Certain projects may need further attention before pushing them forward. Reconnecting with old friendships, groups, dreams, and plans is possible. These need to be approached in new ways if you want them to succeed this time.Libra
Retrograde Mars moves back into your career and reputation sector today, dear Libra, where it will spend the final six weeks of its retrograde. Some of the recent pressures on friendships or socializing can be released now as your attention turns to practical goals. There can be some second-guessing or reassessment of these goals in the weeks ahead, and part of the process can involve taking a second look at old projects and plans. You may feel as if you are only going through the motions regarding your duties and responsibilities, temporarily lacking ambition, fire, or motivation, until you find ways to get back on track. Refocus, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. It’s an important time to pay more attention to time management. Today, you take renewed interest in a relationship. People help you, and you help them.Scorpio
Retrograde Mars moves back into your solar ninth house today, dear Scorpio, where it will spend the rest of its retrograde cycle and beyond. You may be dealing with waning energy or enthusiasm levels until you recognize that it’s about redirecting energy to the proper channels. Legal or publishing matters can require a second look. Watch that you don’t focus too much on the frustrations of differing belief systems and opinions in your relationships with others. Look for old studies, interests, and passions that may spark a new interest, but if you revive them, be sure to approach them in fresh ways so that they aren’t left unfinished this time. You find much to enjoy in work, service, and daily routines today.Sagittarius
Retrograde Mars moves back into your solar eighth house today, dear Sagittarius, where it will spend the remainder of its retrograde cycle. There may be the need to revisit financial matters, issues of support, and debts in the weeks ahead. Ambiguity with finances, particularly debts and shared money or resources, could dominate now, or financial affairs require a second look. A past relationship that ended poorly may occupy your thoughts, or an old lover may return. There can be a magnification of unexplored desires. This is a time for exploring anger and assertion over deeply buried matters and finding better tools for managing your life on an emotional level. It can be a rich time of emotional discoveries, although some areas of your life can feel slow as molasses! Today’s energies pull your attention to playful and creative pursuits.Capricorn
Mars, moving in retrograde motion, returns to your partnership sector today, dear Capricorn, where it will spend the rest of its retrograde period and beyond. The retrograde period will continue until February 23rd, and Mars will continue to transit this area of your solar chart until April 18th, enlivening close relationships. In the coming weeks, while Mars is still retrograde, you’ll need to pay extra attention to partnerships or relationship needs. There can be a need to reorganize your energy regarding people and partnerships. You could be reassessing how you approach relationships, as well as what it is you want from your connections. It’s a time when you may look to the past to improve the present and your future. Watch for pent-up anger and passive-aggressiveness in your relationships now, and consider ways to improve your approach to compromise and negotiation. Today, focusing on your foundations can bring great rewards, as can finding ways to simplify your life and narrow your focus for now.Aquarius
Retrograde Mars leaves your partnership sector today, dear Aquarius, releasing some of the pressure from close relationships. It’s now dipping back into your work and health sector, where it will spend the remainder of its retrograde and beyond. There can be hidden treasure in old programs, methods, and work projects in the coming weeks. However, if you decide to revive something now, you’d be wise to approach it in new ways rather than repeat past mistakes. This portion of the Mars retrograde cycle emphasizes practical and work matters. It’s a good time to examine your approach to daily routines, work, habits, and health goals. While you can experience delays and changes in plans, these can lead to new and improved methods. Today spotlights your communications and connections. Your curiosity is strong.Pisces
Retrograde Mars moves back into your romance and creativity sector today, dear Pisces, where it will spend the remainder of its retrograde cycle, after which it will turn direct and continue to activate and energize this area of your solar chart until April 18th. This shift can release some pressure from your work and routines. It can be a time for rediscovering old passions and possibly an old flame or special project. There may be some delays in a creative project or even a romance, possibly due to setbacks, indecision, or stalling. However, you’ll have plenty of time to sort out your desires, needs, and goals in the coming months. In fact, delays can lead to a reorganization that ultimately improves your life. Past relationships and/or projects can be strongly on your mind now. You might even bring a past hobby back to life, but it’s important to approach it in a new way if it’s to last this time. Today, you tend to go about your business rather quietly. The power of the present and living in the moment becomes evident today.* Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign (and you know your birth time), you can look it up here.
Astrology of Today – The Details:
If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are some of the factors considered in the forecasts:
Planet Color Key: The longer the bar, the slower the aspecting planet, and the longer the duration of the planet’s transit.
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