Aquarius 20 January – 18 February

With the Sun and Moon both at 16° Scorpio today, ushering in a New Moon, there’s a potent focus on deep emotional currents, especially in your career and public image, Aquarius. This Scorpio energy, usually a bit intense for your airy, detached nature, is amplified by Mercury retrograde at 7° Scorpio, hinting that some crucial conversations or insights about your path might be circling back. You might find yourself intellectualising a feeling about a project or a professional relationship, rather than truly sitting with it.

Your ruler, Uranus, retrograde at 4° Gemini, is creating a beautiful trine to Pluto at 3° Aquarius, and a sextile to Neptune at 1° Aries. This forms a fascinating energetic triangle that's all about deep, transformative shifts in how you express your independent spirit. It’s a powerful push for authentic change, but with Mercury and Venus both retrograde, and Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune also in reverse, the process is internal and reflective. You’re being asked to redefine what true freedom means for you, especially in your closest connections.

Venus retrograde at 23° Libra, forming exact sextiles to Mars at 22° Leo and Jupiter at 25° Leo, highlights your relationships – particularly friendships or group affiliations. There’s a delicious, almost magnetic energy around social connections, but also a feeling that you’re re-evaluating what you truly value in them. This is where your fixed air quality comes in; you’re loyal, but you also need space. Are you pushing people away in the name of independence when what you actually crave is a deeper, more genuine bond? The Mars-Jupiter conjunction in Leo adds a bold, expansive flavour to your social sector, urging you to be courageous in expressing your desires for connection, even if it feels a little vulnerable.

Later today, as the Moon conjoins Mercury, watch for those "aha!" moments about your communication style. With Mercury also squaring Pluto in your sign, there's a real opportunity to uncover hidden motivations or power dynamics in your professional life. It’s time to lean into that Aquarian insight and look at what’s truly beneath the surface. Don’t shy away from the emotional depth required; it’s key to your growth.