Today’s Moon:
- The Moon is in Scorpio until 1:20 AM EDT, after which the Moon is in Sagittarius.
- A void Moon occurs today from 12:51 AM to 1:20 AM EDT.
- The Moon is waxing and in its New phase.
- The New Moon occurred on the 1st in the sign of Scorpio.
Retrogrades:
- Jupiter is Rx, Saturn is Rx, Uranus is Rx, Neptune is Rx, and Chiron is Rx.
- Mars is NOT retrograde, but is in its pre-retrograde shadow (Mars will retrograde from December 6th, 2024, to February 23rd, 2025).
**Times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Daily Horoscopes/Astro Highlights for each Sign:
Aries
Learning about your more profound needs, desires, and ambitions can help clarify your long-term and career goals, dear Aries. With today’s opposition aspects, you could learn about yourself through conflicts. You might experience a struggle between personal and professional responsibilities today, and working on finding a better balance will be particularly helpful. Power struggles within the family circle or buried problems can emerge with a Mars-Pluto opposition. It can be difficult to relinquish control even if you know it’s for the best! Work or family matters can be heated and serve to rile you up. You may recognize you’ve been clinging too tightly to your objectives, and relaxing them just a little may help bring you back to a better work-life balance. With a Venus-Jupiter transit also in play, there can be great ideas and enthusiasm, but you may want to watch for overshooting. Urges for out-of-the-ordinary experiences can lead you to focus on material or empty pleasures rather than what you truly need.Taurus
With your planetary ruler, Venus, in opposition to Jupiter today, dear Taurus, there can be great ideas and enthusiasm, but you may want to watch for overshooting. Differences in opinions can also be loaded today. Transits tend to trigger insecurities or fears about losing someone’s admiration, or they pull up fears of making changes. Holding onto an idea too tightly now will prevent you from progressing, growing, and moving on. If someone can’t see what you’re seeing, avoid pushing the matter. However, if you need to get something out of your system, then a confrontation may force the issue. The best thing you can do for yourself today is to aim to let something go or to release it and get over a hump, as resentment can rob you of essential commodities–happiness and energy! Before indulging yourself or making quick decisions, consider what’s best for you in the future. You might also vacillate between wanting more intimacy and preferring to handle things independently. It may be best to center yourself and discern which feelings are truly yours, aiming to shed those you’ve adopted as your own.Gemini
With today’s Venus-Jupiter opposition, dear Gemini, setting too high or unrealistic expectations or reading too much into what your loved one says can temporarily inflate your balloon, but when it deflates, it can be quite a downer. Another opposition in play can point to people misinterpreting your intentions and actions. People can be defensive and trying to prove themselves. Arguments over ownership, money, core values, or boundaries can emerge. Money or support problems that may have been weighing you down could reach a turning point, but conflicts over money or possessions may disguise deeper issues. If you’ve been feeling undervalued, frustrations can arise now. Keep in mind that compromise would be ideal, but getting there involves giving a little, so be willing if the other side is ready to meet you halfway. Reacting with extravagant moves won’t make things better. Before indulging yourself or making quick decisions, consider what’s best for your “future self.”Cancer
You may feel challenged regarding your plans today, dear Cancer. You could resent it if someone tries to direct you since you’d much rather be free to express yourself spontaneously. Conflicts emerging today can give you insight into the hidden forces at work in your life that may be undermining your progress and keeping you from moving on and forward. Buried frustrations may erupt or come to a head, and it can be tricky, but bringing something that seems dark into the light may very well be a surprising relief. Touchiness is likely, but it can be a highly revealing time if you’re willing to get through it and learn something in the process. It makes sense to avoid putting too much into what is promised or appears to be promised today since we may be overestimating our capabilities now. You could experience challenging decisions and the temptation today could be to escape or mask it by overdoing pleasures. Of course, this is a very temporary fix. A Venus-Jupiter opposition encourages you to reach a little higher with your work, services, or support. The key is to do so in moderation and to avoid going over the top with this.Leo
Minor issues can irritate you more than usual today, dear Leo, but the real problems are likely to run more deeply. There is a competitive feel to the day, and it doesn’t always feel healthy! Stubbornness is likely to frustrate you, and ego wars or power contests can be part of the picture. Keep in mind that confrontations can be messier than usual today. A Mars-Pluto transit has a way of bringing buried matters out into the open. It would help if you had a chance to think and rest outside the routine, but strong ambitions can make it hard to unwind. Avoid allowing over-attachment to your methods to hijack your day. Instead, make plans to improve your routines and workload so that you have the chance to unplug and shut things off from time to time. A Venus-Jupiter opposition is also in play today, and through disagreement or dilemmas and perhaps some stretching of your imagination, you’ll arrive at a better understanding of a situation. In the meantime, pushing your limits is a temptation. You can experience exaggeration or drama with friends or lovers but should watch for overstating.Virgo
Today’s transits can produce misunderstandings and even misgivings, dear Virgo, but they can also lead to greater understanding. Buried problems seem to appear, perhaps disruptively, and you might consider whether you’re holding onto something so tightly that it can’t breathe. Remind yourself that this can only serve to keep you stagnant and stuck. The goal now should be to empower yourself. People can demand a lot from you, but if you look more closely, it’s really about their insecurities and fear, as these things are likely to be driving their desire to control. You don’t need to prove yourself in the face of unreasonable demands, as calm reassurance is best. You may need to unpack and explore your emotions before you get to the heart of a matter. If your personal life and professional life seem pitted against one another, it’s not about choosing but finding a balance or compromise. It may be that you need to stretch or overreach before getting to a place of balance. However, pulling back a little and reassessing what’s important to you can lead to beautiful ideas for improvement.Libra
With Mars opposite Pluto today, dear Libra, fears of being caught unaware can end up driving decisions. Buried frustrations that have been simmering just below the surface can emerge. Disputes today tend to be about who has the upper hand, and you dislike these kinds of games more than most people. Don’t allow someone to try to control or manipulate you, but know how to approach the situation with care. Aim to unload rather than dig in your heels and resist learning and growing. Another challenging aspect occurring now involves your ruler, Venus, and Jupiter. If you’re too invested in others’ responses today, it can be a restless time. Watch for overreaching and pinning your hopes on things that, even if you achieve them, won’t really satisfy you. It can be difficult to know exactly what you’re seeking today, but if you dig deep, you may discover that it’s about meaning, fulfillment, and purpose.Scorpio
Today’s Mars-Pluto opposition might pull up buried problems, dear Scorpio. With this transit in play, fear of change or being in the dark on a matter is likely at the root of disagreements or tensions. Conversations or exposure to different or new ideas, opinions, and methods challenge you to grow today. They help you reframe your thinking rather than hold onto an idea or belief for dear life. When it’s this easy for people to touch upon your sore spots, you’ll find it just as easy to learn about your vulnerabilities and deeper desires. There is confrontational energy with us that can lead to a significant release, but try to be mindful of what you say and how you say it for the best results today. Consider that something that begins too quickly is likely to burn out almost as fast. The key to balance is to avoid taking on too many responsibilities or additional projects as you seek more meaning or enjoyment from life.Sagittarius
Venus in your sign opposes Jupiter today, dear Sagittarius, and you can go from feeling inflated to deflated (and vice versa) at a moment’s notice. A conflict might pit closeness, represented by Venus, against freedom, represented by Jupiter. However, with opposition aspects, there is a compromise or middle ground to work towards, even if it’s not initially apparent, and an opportunity to reach a satisfying conclusion is there for the taking. Getting in touch with what you truly desire is complicated, particularly with other aspects at play that compound matters further, but if you commit to it, it can be rewarding. It’s best to avoid impulsive moves or words today. Ownership or sharing of power and duties can lead to a tug-of-war situation with no winners. Money, resources, and relationships can be a little more sensitive to ups and downs. Under tense aspects, it’s all too easy to choose poorly, and it makes sense to second-guess things or wait out bigger decisions.Capricorn
Expectations can play with your mood today, dear Capricorn, and relationship dynamics can be complex. Mars opposes Pluto in your sign, and any buried issues that have been brewing in your interactions can emerge. This is the last time this aspect will occur while Pluto is still in your sign, as Pluto is moving on shortly. As such, it may be best to wait and see or observe the atmosphere around you before addressing sensitive topics or making risky moves. The chances are high that matters require a delicate touch right now. Even so, it’s possible that the release of frustrations can be cathartic, and this transit gets things out in the open. Aim to focus on your own growth rather than worry about what others are saying and doing for the best results. The tendency runs high for getting carried away with ideas that aren’t viable, so adopt a wait-and-see attitude. With a Venus-Jupiter opposition also active, watch for the temptation to overcompensate or overdo to resolve problems of restlessness or discontent. Try to nip this problem of overreaching in the bud.Aquarius
Today isn’t ideal for decision-making, dear Aquarius. Inner restlessness can be an issue, but it can also stir you to great things if you let yourself go there. Creative or romantic feelings are strong and challenging to direct. Excess or overindulgence can be a problem now if you’re tempted to look outside yourself for happiness, meaning, and purpose. Without a plan or self-awareness today, there can be some missteps, but discontent can motivate you to make beneficial improvements. An epiphany or turning point may occur in a romantic relationship or friendship. Challenging aspects also tend to trigger fears of being out of the loop. Frustrations about schedules, duties, obligations, and lack of time to yourself can reach a head. It’s all too easy to end up dwelling on old hurts, and it’s best not to take this too far. Aim to learn from what irritates you today and work on a plan to tackle it gradually rather than succumb to pressures to deal with things immediately. Long-term problems often require long-term solutions! Be open to learning about your hidden desires if jealousies emerge.Pisces
A Venus-Jupiter opposition today can bring about an epiphany or turning point related to your career or home life now, dear Pisces. Mars also opposes Pluto, and interactions can be intense. Aim to learn about vulnerable areas that are easily triggered. It’s possible that a power struggle occurs, and it can be about not receiving enough attention or recognition. Money or boundaries could also be an issue. There can be frustrating energies where nobody budges or truly wins. If you’ve been overdoing your attention to both your personal and professional life, you might now recognize that too much is too much, even if you’re doing things you love! If you crave more satisfaction from your pursuits, count this desire as valid and make a plan, but try not to go overboard pushing for temporary fixes.* 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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