Read the Sky
Know Yourself

Saturn retrograde sits at 13°10' in your own sign today, still asking you to finish the work on self-discipline you started months ago instead of performing readiness for an audience. Mars in Cancer, at 18°44', pulls your usual forward charge into your fourth house, so whatever fight you feel like picking is really about home, family, or an old emotional debt. Sun and Mercury both sit in Virgo in your sixth house, at 16°50' and a sharp 27°59', which means before 11am your mind is built for lists, corrections, and fine print rather than big decisions. The Moon in Leo at 25°33' has faded to 3% illumination, a nearly dark waning crescent in your fifth house, so anything about romance, play, or creative risk should wait a few days rather than launch today. Venus at 29°27' Libra, its very last degree before it changes sign, sits in your seventh house of partnership, which makes today the closing argument on whatever relationship question has been open, not another round of negotiation. Neptune retrograde at 3°27' also sits in Aries, blurring your read on your own motives, especially before noon. Handle the paperwork and the overdue apology first, save anything that needs charm or spontaneity for later in the week when the Moon is fresh again.