Horoscope for today
23rd September 2026Your planet of relationships and values, is currently doing a deep dive in your own sign at 6° Scorpio today, making a rather intense square to Pluto, your powerful ruler, who is retrograde in early Aquarius. This is the astrological equivalent of holding a magnifying glass over your connections, Scorpio, and it's asking you to look at where power dynamics might be subtly at play. You might feel a pull to control a situation or a person, or perhaps you're sensing someone else trying to assert their will over you. There's a lot simmering beneath the surface, isn't there?
The Moon in mid-Aquarius is opposing Jupiter in Leo today, stirring up a bit of emotional tension around how you’re seen versus how you truly feel. It’s a waxing gibbous Moon, so things are building towards a revelation. You, a Fixed Water sign, tend to hold onto things, but with the Sun in late Virgo sextiling Mars in Cancer, you actually have a potent, practical energy to address what needs to shift. This isn’t about dramatic upheaval; it’s about strategically and emotionally clearing the decks.
You might be feeling some subtle pressure around a secret or an unspoken truth, particularly around your shared resources or deep bonds. Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, your sector of big goals and community, is working overtime, and with Neptune also retrograde in Aries, there’s a fogginess around what’s truly yours versus what you’re projecting onto others. This is where your famous Scorpio intuition needs to cut through the noise. Are you protecting yourself, or are you building walls that are keeping out genuine connection?
Mercury in Libra, nicely trining the Moon in Aquarius, offers a pathway for fair and balanced communication later today. If there's something you’ve been holding back, perhaps out of a fear of vulnerability or a desire to maintain an upper hand, now’s the time to consider a gentle, strategic reveal. You’re capable of immense loyalty, Scorpio, but also deep suspicion. Today, the cosmos are encouraging you to trust your gut on who truly deserves to see beneath the surface.