Aries 21 March – 19 April

With your ruling planet Mars currently in early Cancer, you might be feeling a little off-kilter, Aries. Your usual head-first charge is meeting some resistance, as Mars at 5° Cancer squares Neptune retrograde at 3° Aries. It’s like you’re revving the engine, ready to go, but there’s a fog over the road, making it hard to see your destination clearly. This isn't the day to push through sheer force of will, especially when it comes to home or family matters. You're a Cardinal Fire sign, always keen to initiate, but today’s energy is asking for a pause, not a pivot.

The Sun at 27° Leo, sitting in your fifth house of self-expression and joy, is in a tense square to the Moon at 25° Scorpio. This First Quarter Moon phase is all about taking action, but the square can feel like a direct challenge to your inner world. You might be fiercely protective of your creative projects or romantic interests, but others could be probing beneath the surface. Resist the urge to snap back; your natural competitive streak is well and truly activated, and your impatience could cause a kerfuffle you’ll regret.

Here’s the tea, Aries: Saturn retrograde at 14° Aries and Neptune retrograde at 3° Aries are both chilling in your sign, pushing you to slow down and reflect, even though it feels completely unnatural. Today, Venus at 12° Libra is opposing that retrograde Saturn, highlighting relationship dynamics where you might feel like you’re doing all the heavy lifting, or where someone else’s expectations are weighing you down. You want to lead, but this aspect is calling for balance and compromise – a concept you often find... challenging.

Instead of charging blindly, use that Mercury at 19° Leo to articulate your desires clearly, even if it feels like you're speaking into a void. Later today, with Jupiter at 11° Leo offering a helpful sextile to Venus, there’s an opportunity to find common ground, especially in your one-on-one connections. Your impulsive nature is a superpower, but today, consider where that fire would be better aimed. Listen more than you speak, and you might just find the clarity you've been looking for.