Today’s Moon:
- The Moon is in Libra until 1:18 AM, after which the Moon is in Scorpio.
- A brief void Moon period occurs from 1:08 AM to 1:18 AM today.
- The Moon is waxing and in its New phase until 1:29 AM, after which the Moon is in its Waxing Crescent phase.
- The New Moon occurred on the 2nd in the sign of Virgo.
Retrogrades:
- Mercury is no longer retrograde and is in its post-retrograde shadow until September 11th (Mercury was retrograde from August 5th to 28th).
- Saturn is Rx, Uranus is Rx, Neptune is Rx, Pluto is Rx, and Chiron is Rx.
**Times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Daily Horoscopes/Astro Highlights for each Sign:
Aries
Early today, you’re in great shape to take care of domestic or personal responsibilities, dear Aries. You may be putting more time or energy into helping others and making things run smoothly in your personal life. The desire to nurture and manage is large today. However, the Sun approaches an opposition to Saturn as the day advances, and it’s a time to see the reality of a situation. Adjustments are necessary! There may be tough questions, a reality check, criticism, or a delay to manage, mainly if you avoided or overlooked an issue in the past. You’re motivated to work and take care of business, but you may need to handle an emotional matter or an obligation to help someone, delaying things a little. If others have yet to appreciate your efforts, you may need a reminder of what you’re doing it all for. You may realize a need to arrive at an improved work-life balance. Consider that pacing yourself can only be for your benefit! Aim to honor and refine routines or draw more explicit boundaries that separate work and rest to your advantage.Taurus
Early today favors agreements or pairing up to take action, dear Taurus. A project or personal interest can be exciting and motivating. However, as the day advances, the Sun heads into opposition with Saturn, and there may be a reality check, delay, or obstacle to clear. While discouraging, it may motivate you to firm up your plans and take care of important details you’ve overlooked. As such, this ultimately works in your favor. Whether you’re feeling a little left out or are in the uncomfortable position of having to discipline or limit someone, you are growing and maturing in the process. It can be empowering to know where you stand, as plans made are sturdier and ultimately more realizable. After all, the limitations you handle now can open you up to freedoms later.Gemini
Early today, it’s easy to follow your passion or become intensely involved in solving a problem, dear Gemini, and it can be rewarding. Feeling on top of your practical affairs frees you up emotionally. Still, as the day advances, the Sun heads into opposition with Saturn, and a new, more realistic look at your work-home balance is necessary. There can be quite a pull to follow the rules and achieve your goals and ambitions, but you also crave family and home time. If others don’t seem especially sympathetic to your cause, then you’ll be in the position to rely on yourself, which is likely to work out just fine in the end! In fact, it’s a great time to discover your own resilience. Remind yourself that you gain strength as you humble yourself to certain realities. Taking a second look at personal plans can be useful now.Cancer
The Moon’s move into your creativity sector early today helps you release tensions through creative, entertaining activities, dear Cancer. As it reaches out to Mars in your sign, you’re especially interested in making things happen. Still, as the day advances, the Sun heads into its yearly opposition with Saturn, indicating a roadblock or reality check. This opposition spreads across your communication and transit sectors. If you’ve let something go or neglected a responsibility or errand, it can now come back to your attention, perhaps with some minor consequences attached! This may also be a time to recognize the limits of time or energy for a project that you began approximately half a year ago. Take this opportunity to make more mature and informed decisions. While criticism may enter the picture, learning from it is possible. For the best results, aim to downsize or pare down rather than take on more.Leo
Early today, you can feel particularly good if you feel on top of your domestic chores or personal life, dear Leo. There is warmth in your approach to others, although you tend to fare better behind the scenes on some level at the moment. As the day advances, the Sun heads into opposition with Saturn, and there may be the need to face a financial or relationship reality before moving ahead. Someone may be disapproving or less than sympathetic, or you may need to draw some boundaries. Delays occurring now may very well lead to better conditions later, so be willing to muster up patience. Indeed, managing problems could prompt you to take better care of your resources. Consider that fine-tuning and adjusting now can send you in a new direction that better serves you in the long term. While this transit can be a bit of a downer, it presents a good time to review how you’re managing your resources and talents.Virgo
Early today, pay attention to what others are saying and sharing, dear Virgo, as there is a strong chance that you’ll learn helpful ways to solve a problem. It doesn’t take much effort to keep exchanges lively and spirited. However, the Sun in your sign heads into opposition with Saturn, and as the day advances, you may need to face up to reality, a restriction, or a responsibility. A relationship challenge could emerge or reach a head, and you may not have others’ full cooperation, but you have the tools to sort things out even without a definite answer from someone. Remember that while critics can be annoying, they may have something to show us. Indeed, it can be a time for shoring up or taking steps to make you feel less vulnerable if you’ve been overlooking or neglecting a matter. If circumstances or a particular person seem to be slowing you down today, consider that you may need to step back and make corrections.Libra
The Moon moves out of your sign, dear Libra, and emotions tend to settle. As a result, you’ll find it far easier to focus on your practical affairs. You notice details that others may be overlooking. An impending Sun-Saturn opposition influences later today, reminding you of responsibilities you may have avoided or neglected or work requiring edits or adjustments. Obligations you’ve forgotten about or avoided may need your attention now, perhaps with some consequences if you’ve let something slide. The Sun in your privacy sector has been encouraging your need for relaxation, and Saturn serves as a reminder of the tasks that need handling most! Tidying things up will help you all around. This transit is about a better balance inside and out, and you owe it to yourself to go there.Scorpio
Early today, the Moon moves into your sign and harmonizes with Mars, dear Scorpio, leaving you feeling pleasantly motivated and competent. A book, idea, or creative medium can inspire and positively redirect you. As the day advances, the Sun heads into opposition with Saturn, introducing a more serious tone to your day. The current Sun transit invites your social side to come out to play and can point you toward new and exciting projects or other happiness goals. However, Saturn’s influence presents some possible restrictions. There can be frustrations, delays, or disapproval in a relationship or with a creative pursuit, or some concerns or anxieties temporarily keep you from thoroughly enjoying yourself for the time being. This transit reminds you of responsibilities, and while this can feel limiting, you can benefit from slowing down and adjusting your plans before going forward. Consider what’s best for you in the long run. It’s a yearly transit that encourages you to realign, tidy up your life or a project, take care of unfinished business, and fine-tune expectations.Sagittarius
You might benefit from a little repose, rest, or work/function on your own, dear Sagittarius, with the Moon’s move into your solar twelfth house. It’s a good time to look into a matter and research a topic more closely. As the day advances, the Sun heads into opposition with Saturn, and this yearly transit can remind you to correct some errors or redirect you if you’ve steered off-course. As this aspect occurs along your solar fourth and tenth house axis, it can be about your work-home balance. Household or family responsibilities, restructuring, or some personal reservations and fears of exposure or risk can interrupt you now, but efforts to make corrections can be highly beneficial to you. This is a time to examine whether you’ve been practical or self-limiting. Most likely, it’s a bit of both! You may find that you’ve wasted too much energy dreading something that ended up much easier than you’d imagined.Capricorn
Early today, partnering can be successful and rewarding, or you might find support for your contributions, dear Capricorn. Still, as the day advances, a Sun-Saturn opposition comes into influence, reminding you of your responsibilities, paperwork, errands, or studies that need your attention. There may be the need to go back to the drawing board with a project. Something may need fine-tuning or editing. Worries, fears of expansion, and insecurities might also limit your experiences if you arrive at a state of indecision. There could be disapproval or criticism that temporarily puts a damper on things, but it might motivate you to tighten up your work or brush up on your skills. If there’s no lesson in it, do your best to discard negativity. Consider ways to put habits that are holding you back from growing, learning, and experiencing life behind you.Aquarius
Early today, you might enjoy a good sense of your goals and what you wish to accomplish, dear Aquarius. You are feeling independent in your work or with your routines, and this pace suits you now. The day can feel a little heavier or thoughtful as it advances and a Sun-Saturn opposition comes into influence. This transit can bring a particular responsibility to your attention or an obstacle to overcome. Blockages related to money or business, and perhaps a stronger need for security and safety, can temporarily disrupt the equilibrium or your enjoyment of a relationship. You could encounter a disappointment or limitation, or if you’ve let something go or procrastinated on a matter, this can be a time to face it. Fear of loss can be at the root of either possessiveness or emotional distancing in a relationship. Still, this can also be an opportunity to find a better balance by fine-tuning expectations and plans.Pisces
Early today, you can feel a stronger desire to express yourself and experience life in a new way, dear Pisces, however big or small that may be. Something motivates you to push a little harder. However, as the day advances, it makes more sense to step back and fine-tune your plans. The Sun and Saturn head into opposition, influencing later today and introducing a delay or obstacle. Saturn is currently transiting your sign, and as it faces off with the Sun, it might bring worries or frustrations to your attention for handling. Fear of not getting what you want shouldn’t prevent you from even trying, and right now, there’s a tendency to refuse to play the game so that you won’t have to deal with the possibility of losing it. Remember that the limitations you encounter now can set you on a new path that is more suitable for you and aligned with your values. In other words, you might benefit from making adjustments. Aim to be as patient as possible, both with others and with yourself, if things are not going how you expected. You may get the sense that you’re dealing with everything on your own, and if so, consider strategies to change the situation.* 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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