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Aquarius: A water bear. Testing a theory about teacups.
A water bear. Testing a theory about teacups.

The Monthly Paper

Aquarius monthly horoscope

Jan 20 to Feb 17

A month for looking further off

The Sun in Libra spent most of October in your far places corner. It gave you the urge to read about somewhere, or argue about philosophy with a person who only asked about the weather. Good. Pluto in your sign turned forward on October 16 after months going the other way, and you may have felt something settle: an old idea of who you are, finally done with. Mars opposed Pluto on October 3, so the month opened with a partner or close friend pushing hard against that same thing. You pushed back. Fair enough. Uranus, your ruling planet, is retrograde in Gemini, in your fun corner, so old hobbies are returning. Since October 23 the Sun has been in Scorpio, in your career corner, with Mercury retrograde beside it. So work took over the last week, and everything needed checking twice. End the month with the Moon in Cancer, in the part of your chart about daily work, by sorting one small thing. Your desk will do.

The sky behind this

  • Sun08°19′ Libra on Oct 1, your 9th house, until Oct 23
  • Moon09°31′ Cancer on Oct 3, your 6th house, until Oct 4
  • Mercury20°56′ Scorpio on Oct 23, your 10th house, until Dec 6
  • Uranus05°31′ Gemini R on Oct 1, your 5th house
  • Pluto03°07′ Aquarius R on Oct 1, your 1st house
  • Mars opposition Plutowithin 0°01′ on Oct 3

Worked out for noon UTC, and dates are UTC days. Houses count from your sign, so they say nothing about your own birth chart. An R means the planet looks like it is moving backward. How we calculate

Next up: November 2026

Someone close has a big idea

Your month centres on the person across the table. Mars and Jupiter are both in Leo, opposite your sign, and on November 16 they meet there, exactly. A partner, or a close friend, or a rival you secretly enjoy may arrive with a very big plan. Listen to all of it. It may be right, and you can change the second half later. Work asks for patience first. The New Moon in Scorpio on November 9 falls in your career corner, and it brings a chance to start something new. But Mercury is retrograde there until November 13, so wait for that date before you announce it. Uranus, your ruling planet, makes an exact friendly angle to Pluto in your sign on November 29, and that is the quiet highlight of the month. Your odd ideas and your deep ones are lined up for once. On November 22 the Sun enters Sagittarius, in your friends corner, and you get your social life back. Good.

The sky behind this

  • Sun00°11′ Sagittarius on Nov 22, your 11th house, until Dec 21
  • Moon06°59′ Scorpio on Nov 8, your 10th house, until Nov 10
  • Mercury16°05′ Scorpio R on Nov 1, your 10th house, until Dec 6
  • Mars18°52′ Leo on Nov 1, your 7th house, until Nov 25
  • Jupiter24°22′ Leo on Nov 1, your 7th house
  • Pluto03°07′ Aquarius on Nov 1, your 1st house
  • New moon in ScorpioNov 9
  • Pluto trine Uranuswithin 0°00′ on Nov 29
  • Sun enters SagittariusNov 22

Worked out for noon UTC, and dates are UTC days. Houses count from your sign, so they say nothing about your own birth chart. An R means the planet looks like it is moving backward. How we calculate

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