Overview: Happy New Year! No, I didn’t get the date wrong: on Monday the Sun enters Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, marking the beginning of the astrological new year. On Thursday, Pluto entered a new sign for the first time since 2008. This will be one of the biggest astrological changes in recent memory, as Pluto will remain in Aquarius for the next 20 years. On Saturday, Mars enters Cancer and remains there until March 25, prompting us to guard our home and emotional security.
Read your Sun/Rising Horoscope:
ARIS
Happy Birthday, Aries! Your season starts on Monday and put your dreams at the top of the universe’s priority list. On Thursday, Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled community sector for the next 20 years and helps you find a greater sense of purpose and power within friendships. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled home sector on Saturday, helping you find people and places to turn to for emotional security.
TAURUS
Take a break, Taurus. Monday Aries begins your month calling for some healing downtime, rest, reflection, and retreat. On Thursday, Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled career sector and remains there for the next 20 years, providing you with a career of purpose and meaning. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled communications sector on Saturday, helping you to speak your truth more effectively in conflict.
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Gemini
Clock out, Gemini! Aries beginning on Monday ends your hyper-productivity and reconnects you with your friends and social life. On Thursday, Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled knowledge sector, where it will remain for the next 20 years, accelerating your learning in powerful ways. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled avatar sector on Saturday, prompting you to integrate what you think, feel, and want into your behavior.
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You’re the MVP, Kirk! When Aries season begins on Monday, you’re taking your career uphill in amazing ways as you step into leadership. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled intimacy sector on Thursday and stays there for the next 20 years, helping you find meaningful relationships. Mars enters your zodiac sign on Saturday and bestows you with energy, passion, enthusiasm and bravery to chase your dreams!
Leo
Bon voyage, Leo! Aries starting on Monday have expanded their horizons through both education and travel. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled romance sector on Tuesday, transforming your relationships for the next 20 (!) years. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled closure zone on Saturday, empowering you to free yourself from limiting beliefs, patterns, and behaviors that keep you stuck.
Virgo
What’s your truth, girl? Aries beginning on Monday inspires you to understand authenticity through intimacy, sensuality, and self-disclosure. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled wellness sector on Thursday and remains there for the next 20 years, giving you a new context for health. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled friendship sector on Saturday, inspiring you to lead your community in a meaningful way.
Libra
Love is in the air, Libra! Aries season begins on Monday, the most romantic time of your year, when you learn from your adversaries. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled competence sector on Thursday and stays there for the next 20 years, helping you find confidence from the inside out, not the outside. Employability, leadership, and career independence.
Scorpio
Take a baby step, Scorpio. Aries beginning on Monday helps you move slowly and carefully towards greater well-being. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled home sector on Thursday and remains there for the next 20 years, inspiring you to develop more powerful views on belonging. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled knowledge sector on Saturday, prompting you to explore new countries and campuses for growth.
Sagittarius
Express yourself, Sag! The beginning of Aries on Monday prompts you to strengthen your strengths of truth-telling, courage, and emotional disclosure. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled communication sector on Thursday, reshaping your cognition and language skills for the next 20 years. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled intimacy sector on Saturday, prompting you to view emotional security as an aphrodisiac.
Capricorn
Happy Homecoming, Capricorn! The beginning of Aries on Monday puts you in touch with people and places that feel like home. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled income sector on Thursday and remains there for the next 20 years, prompting you to rethink your relationship to financial security. On Saturday, Mars enters your Cancer-ruled romance sector and helps you leverage conflict as a bridge to closeness.
Aquarius
Use your words, Aquarius! Aries starting on Monday helps 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 remain for 20 years, bringing you life-changing changes. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled wellness sector on Saturday, prompting you to understand and protect your references for emotional security.
Pisces
Center yourself, Pisces! Aries beginning on Monday inspires you to buckle down, develop mindfulness, and be present. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled closure zone on Thursday and stays there for the next 20 years, holding you back. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled courage sector on Thursday, prompting you to speak your truth in a big way to those who need to hear it!
Colin Bedell
Colin is a literal Gemini Twin astrologer from Long Island, New York and a two-time graduate of The New School with a Bachelor of Literature from Eugene Lang College and a Master of Fashion Studies from Parsons School of Design. A passionate student of astrology, a course in miracless, and other systems of personal-development, Colin founded Queercosmos to meaningfully contextualize queer identities in the zodiac and universal spiritual disciplines. Additionally, Colin leads horoscope columns with private natal chart readings and international publications. For more information, visit QueerCosmos.com.