Overview: Happy New Year! No, I didn’t get the date wrong: The Sun enters Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, on Monday, ushering in the astrological new year. On Thursday, Pluto enters a new sign for the first time since 2008. This is one of the biggest astrological changes in recent memory, as Pluto remains in Aquarius for the next 20 years. On Saturday, Mars enters Cancer and stays there until March 25, motivating us to protect our homes and our mental security.
Read your sun/rising horoscope:
Aries
Happy birthday, Aries! The season starts on Monday and puts your dreams at the top of the universe’s priority list. On Thursday, Pluto enters Aquarius’ community zone for the next 20 years, helping you find greater purpose and power in friendships. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled home sector on Saturday, helping you find people and places for emotional security.
Taurus
Keep the Sabbath, Taurus. The start of Aries season on Monday begins your month off for healing breaks, rest, reflection and retreat. On Thursday, Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled career zone and will stay there for the next 20 years, offering you a purposeful and meaningful career. Mars enters your communication zone ruled by Cancer on Saturday and helps you speak your truth in conflicts more effectively.
Gemini
Clock out, Gemini! The start of Aries season on Monday ends your hyper-productivity and connects you with your friends and social life. On Thursday, Pluto enters the zone of wisdom ruled by Aquarius, where it will stay for the next 20 years, accelerating your learning in powerful ways. Mars enters Cancer-ruled embodiment on Saturday, inspiring you to integrate what you think, feel and want into your behavior.
Cancer
You are the MVP, Cancer! As Aries season begins on Monday, you’re going to elevate your career in incredible ways as you step into leadership. Pluto enters Aquarius-ruled intimacy on Thursday and will stay there for the next 20 years, helping you realize a meaningful connection. Mars enters your sign on Saturday and offers you energy, passion, enthusiasm and courage to make your dreams come true!
Leo
Have a good trip, Leo! The Aries season starting on Monday makes you expand your horizons through both education and travel. Pluto enters the Aquarius-ruled romance zone on Tuesday and will change your relationship for the next 20 (!) years. Mars enters your closed zone ruled by Cancer on Saturday, empowering you to free yourself from limiting beliefs, patterns and behaviors that keep you stuck.
Virgin
What is your truth, Virgo? The start of Aries season on Monday inspires you to understand authenticity through intimacy, sexuality and self-disclosure. Pluto enters the well-being zone ruled by Aquarius on Thursday and will remain there for the next 20 years, giving you a new context for your health. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled friendship zone on Saturday, inspiring you to lead your community in a meaningful way.
Horizontal
Love is in the air, Libra! The start of Aries season on Monday ushers in your most romantic season as you learn to form your opposites. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled worthiness zone on Thursday and will stay there for the next 20 years, helping you find confidence from the inside out, not the outside in. Mars enters the career zone ruled by Cancer on Saturday and encourages you to step into yourself. employment, leadership and career freedom.
Scorpio
Take a small step, Scorpio. The start of the Aries season on Monday will help you move slowly and carefully towards better well-being. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled home sector on Thursday and will remain there for the next 20 years, inspiring you to develop more effective ideas about belonging. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled wisdom zone on Saturday, motivating you to explore new countries and campuses for growth.
Sagittarius
Express yourself, Sag! The start of Aries season on Monday inspires you to strengthen your strengths in telling the truth, being brave and revealing your feelings. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled communication zone on Thursday, reframing your cognitive and language skills for the next 20 years. Mars enters Cancer-ruled intimacy on Saturday, motivating you to see emotional security as an aphrodisiac.
Capricorn
Happy homecoming, Capricorn! The start of Aries season on Monday puts you in touch with people and places that feel like home. Pluto enters the income zone ruled by Aquarius on Thursday and will remain there for the next 20 years, motivating you to reshape your relationship with financial security. On Saturday, Mars enters your Cancer-ruled romance sector and helps you use conflicts as a bridge to intimacy.
Aquarius
Use your words, Aquarius! The start of Aries season on Monday will help you use clearer, more direct speech for clarity and connection. On Thursday, Pluto enters your sign for the first time in 250 years, where it will stay for 20 years and give you life-changing changes. Mars enters Cancer’s well-being zone on Saturday, motivating you to understand and protect your context for emotional safety.
Pisces
Focus on yourself, Pisces! The start of Aries season on Monday inspires you to ground yourself, develop mindfulness and stay present. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled exclusion zone on Thursday and stays there for the next 20 years, freeing you from what’s holding you back. Mars enters Cancer-ruled boldness on Thursday, motivating you to speak your truth in a big way to the people who need to hear it!
Colin Bedell
Colin is a literal Gemini Twin astrologer from Long Island, New York and a two-time New School graduate with a BA in Literature from Eugene Lang College and an MA in Fashion Studies from Parsons School of Design. A passionate student of astrology, A Course in Miracless and other systems of personal growth, Colin founded QueerCosmos to meaningfully contextualize queer identities between zodiac and universal spiritual themes. In addition, Colin runs private Birth Chart readings and horoscope columns with international publications. For more information, visit QueerCosmos.com.