The Moon in Gemini is waning now, moving toward its last quarter phase—a time for discernment, for seeing what has not served us. Mercury sits at 18° Virgo and speaks with precision: this is a moment to separate the signal from the noise, to name what is actually true beneath the stories we tell ourselves. Meanwhile, Venus at 25° Libra is building toward a decision about what we truly value in our relationships and resources. The air feels electric with the need for clarity.
Mars in Cancer pulls our will and our courage toward the emotional center—this is not a day for detachment or intellectual games. The Sun at 11° Virgo is methodical, practical, asking us to tend to what is broken or incomplete. There is friction here between the mind's need for order and the heart's need to feel. We are caught between thinking clearly and feeling deeply, and both matter. This is a day for working with what is real, not what is easy.
The Sky Today
☀ Sun 11° Virgo ☽ Moon Gemini (last quarter) ☿ Mercury 18° Virgo ♀ Venus 25° Libra ♂ Mars 15° Cancer ♃ Jupiter 14° Leo ♄ Saturn 13° Aries ♅ Uranus 5° Gemini ♆ Neptune 3° Aries ♇ Pluto 3° Aquarius
♈ Aries
March 21 – April 19
reckoning with what you have claimed
Saturn sits at 13° Aries in your sign, and on this date it speaks plainly: you are being asked to own what you have built and what you have avoided building. Neptune at 3° Aries softens the edges, but Saturn does not soften—it asks for accountability. The waning Moon in Gemini suggests you are learning something about your own patterns, something you could not see before. What commitment have you been postponing?
Cosmic Homework: Name one promise you made to yourself that you have not yet kept, and write down one concrete action you will take this week.
♉ Taurus
April 20 – May 20
turning inward before speaking out
The waning Moon in Gemini moves through your house of friendship and community, and you may feel a pull to step back from the noise. Mercury at 18° Virgo, moving through a harmonious angle to your sign, is giving you the gift of clarity about which people and groups truly align with who you are becoming. Venus at 25° Libra, in your house of romance and creative expression, is approaching a moment of real decision. This is a day to listen to yourself before you explain yourself to others.
Cosmic Homework: Identify one friendship or group involvement that no longer fits, and sit with that knowing without acting on it yet.
♊ Gemini
May 21 – June 20
the spotlight turns inward
Your ruling planet Mercury sits at 18° Virgo, and it is asking you to think seriously about your direction, your public standing, your work in the world. The waning Moon is in your sign at 7°, and this is always a moment of release and letting go—you are shedding something so that something new can take root. Uranus at 5° Gemini, your other modern ruler, is in your sign too, restless and calling for change. You are not meant to stay small or hidden. What part of yourself have you been keeping off the stage?
Cosmic Homework: Write down one professional or creative goal you have not yet spoken aloud to anyone.
♋ Cancer
June 21 – July 22
learning through distance and reflection
Mars at 15° Cancer is in your sign, giving you energy and will, but the waning Moon in Gemini is asking you to think before you act. Mercury at 18° Virgo is bright and active in your house of travel, learning, and perspective—this is a day when a conversation, a book, or a sudden insight can crack open your understanding of something you have been wrestling with. Venus at 25° Libra speaks to your intimate partnerships and creative collaborations. There is wisdom available through stepping back and seeing the larger pattern.
Cosmic Homework: Ask one person whose perspective you trust for their honest reflection on a situation you are navigating.
♌ Leo
July 23 – August 22
shared resources, shared risk
Jupiter at 14° Leo, your ruling planet, sits in your sign and is at a complex angle to the waning Moon in Gemini—there is abundance here, but it comes with a need for boundaries. Mercury at 18° Virgo is active in your house of shared resources, inheritances, and what you hold in common with others. Venus at 25° Libra is moving through your house of daily work and service. This is a day to ask clear questions about money, about what you owe and what you are owed, about the practical side of intimacy. Generosity is not the same as boundaries.
Cosmic Homework: Review one financial or shared resource agreement and write down one question you need to ask.
♍ Virgo
August 23 – September 22
partnership asks for honesty
The Sun at 11° Virgo is in your sign, and Mercury at 18° Virgo is your ruling planet—you have the clarity now, the ability to see what is true. Venus at 25° Libra moves through your house of romance, creativity, and self-expression, and it is building toward a moment of choice. The waning Moon in Gemini is in your house of partnership, asking what you both really want beneath the daily compromises. This is not a comfortable day—it is a day when you can no longer pretend agreement where there is none. Are you both moving in the same direction?
Cosmic Homework: Have one conversation with a partner or close collaborator about what each of you actually needs from this relationship.
♎ Libra
September 23 – October 22
tending to what is breaking
Venus at 25° Libra is in your sign, and this is a day of real presence and self-awareness about who you are and what you want. Mercury at 18° Virgo is moving through your house of home, family, and the foundation beneath you—there is a practical conversation or repair that needs attention. Mars at 15° Cancer is in your house of daily work and service, and it is asking for honest effort. The waning Moon in Gemini suggests you are coming to the end of something, and that something is showing you what matters most. What small thing, tended carefully, might become resilient?
Cosmic Homework: Repair one thing in your home or address one family matter that you have been postponing.
♏ Scorpio
October 23 – November 21
play and risk and honest feeling
Mercury at 18° Virgo is active in your house of communication, creativity, and self-expression—you have things to say, and this is a day when you can say them clearly. Venus at 25° Libra is moving through your house of home and rest, suggesting that what you most want now is beauty and ease at your foundation. Mars at 15° Cancer is bright in your house of romance and creativity, full of desire and will. The waning Moon in Gemini asks: what have you been holding back in the name of self-protection? Real connection requires you to risk being seen.
Cosmic Homework: Tell one person something true about what you actually want, without explanation or apology.
♐ Sagittarius
November 22 – December 21
value and worth and what you deserve
Mercury at 18° Virgo is active in your house of home, family, and resources—practical conversations about money and care are available now. Venus at 25° Libra is in your house of communication and connection, asking what you truly value in the people around you. The waning Moon in Gemini moves through your house of family and foundation, suggesting you are learning what security actually means to you. Mars at 15° Cancer is steady in your sign, giving you grounded energy. This is not a day for expanding—it is a day for deepening roots and claiming your worth.
Cosmic Homework: Write down your actual hourly rate or market value for your work, and notice what feelings come up.
♑ Capricorn
December 22 – January 19
words matter; listening matters more
Mercury at 18° Virgo is in your house of communication and learning, sharp and clear—this is a day when you can think straight and speak plainly. Venus at 25° Libra is in your house of values and resources, asking what truly matters in your life beyond achievement. The waning Moon in Gemini is in your house of communication, suggesting you are coming to clarity about what you have been trying to say. Mars at 15° Cancer is moving through your house of rest and reflection. Before you act on what you now understand, sit with it. Wisdom is not always about moving forward.
Cosmic Homework: Write three sentences about something true that you have not yet said out loud.
♒ Aquarius
January 20 – February 18
what you have; what you deserve to have
Pluto at 3° Aquarius is in your sign, asking fundamental questions about who you are and what you want to build. Mercury at 18° Virgo is active in your house of resources and self-worth, offering clarity about what you deserve and how to claim it. Venus at 25° Libra is moving through your house of community and belonging, suggesting a choice is coming about where you truly belong. The waning Moon in Gemini is in your house of resources and values. This is a day to notice what you have been undervaluing—in yourself, in your work, in your relationships. What would it mean to ask for what you are actually worth?
Cosmic Homework: Calculate what you need to earn or have in order to feel secure, and write it down without judgment.
♓ Pisces
February 19 – March 20
becoming visible; claiming your name
Mercury at 18° Virgo is in your house of self-expression and creativity, and it is asking you to speak from your own authority. Venus at 25° Libra is in your house of public standing and reputation, suggesting that who you are is becoming more visible. The waning Moon in Gemini is in your house of self and identity—you are shedding an old version of yourself so that a clearer version can emerge. Mars at 15° Cancer is in your house of community and friendship, giving you the will to stand up for what matters. This is a day for stepping into the spotlight, not away from it. Who are you becoming?
Cosmic Homework: Update one way you present yourself publicly—a bio, a photo, a description—to reflect who you actually are now.
