Libra 23 September – 22 October

With your ruling planet, Venus, still doing its retrograde dance at 23° Libra, right in your own sign, there's a real spotlight on your relationships today, Libra. You're feeling that classic Libra push-pull, wanting harmony above all else, but perhaps realising that true peace sometimes requires a little disruption. This Venus Retrograde in your sign has been asking you to re-evaluate what you truly value in your connections, and with Venus forming an exact sextile to Mars in Leo, there’s an unexpected opening to act on those realisations.

The New Moon in Scorpio, close to the Sun at 17° Scorpio and Moon at 25° Scorpio, signals a fresh start, particularly in areas you might usually avoid – the deep, sometimes uncomfortable truths. Mercury retrograde at 6° Scorpio only intensifies this inner plumbing, making you rethink finances or shared resources. You’re typically one to skirt around direct confrontation, preferring to smooth things over, but this intense Scorpio energy, especially with Mercury squaring Pluto in Aquarius, is calling out any tendency to avoid a necessary conversation. Someone might be pushing your buttons, and you’re feeling it more acutely than usual.

Here's the tea, Libra: that craving for external harmony might be preventing you from finding internal peace. You’ve been sitting on a decision, or perhaps tolerating an imbalance in a partnership (personal or professional), all in the name of keeping the peace. With the Moon squaring Jupiter and Mars in Leo, you’re feeling an urge to be seen and respected, but also a tension around asserting yourself. You’re a cardinal air sign, meaning you initiate, but sometimes that initiation gets caught in the scales of indecision.

Today, you have a potent opportunity to recalibrate. That Venus sextile Jupiter in Leo, even with Venus retrograde, offers a window to speak your truth with warmth and charm. Instead of bending to accommodate, consider where you can initiate a more balanced dynamic. It’s not about winning, it’s about fairness, and you’re the expert there. By evening, as the Moon moves deeper into Scorpio, allow yourself to honour what feels genuinely right for *you*, even if it means a momentary ripple in the calm waters.