Overview: Happy New Year! No, I didn’t get the date wrong: the Sun enters Aries‚ the first sign of the zodiac on Monday and begins the astrological new year. On Thursday, Pluto enters a new sign for the first time since 2008. This will be one of the biggest astrological changes in recent times because Pluto will stay 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 emotional security.
Read your sun/rising horoscope:
Aries
Happy birthday, Aries! Your season begins on Monday and puts your dreams at the top of the universe’s priority list. On Thursday, Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled community zone for the next 20 years, helping you find a greater sense of purpose and power in friendships. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled home sector on Saturday, helping you find people and places of emotional security.
The bull
Take a sabbatical, Taurus. The start of Aries season on Monday begins your month off for some healing downtime, rest, reflection and retreat. On Thursday, Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled career zone and stays there for the next 20 years, offering you a career with purpose and meaning. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled communication zone on Saturday, helping you speak your truth in conflict more effectively.
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Hang in there, Gemini! The start of the Aries season on Monday ends your hyper-productivity and reconnects with your friends and social life. On Thursday, Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled wisdom zone, where it will remain for the next 20 years, accelerating your learning in powerful ways. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled embodiment sector on Saturday, inspiring you to integrate what you think, feel and desire into your behavior.
Cancer
You are the MVP, Cancer! As Aries season begins on Monday, you’ll elevate your career in amazing ways as you step into leadership. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled intimacy zone on Thursday and will stay there for the next 20 years, helping you understand meaningful connection. Mars enters your sign on Saturday, giving you the energy, passion, enthusiasm and bravery to pursue your dreams!
Leo
Have a nice trip, Leo! The start of the Aries season on Monday has you expanding your horizons through both education and travel. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled romance zone on Tuesday, transforming your relationships for the next 20 (!) years. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled closure zone on Saturday, giving you the opportunity to free yourself from limiting beliefs, patterns and behaviors that hold you down.
The virgin
What is your truth, Virgo? The start of the Aries season on Monday inspires you to understand authenticity through intimacy, sexuality and self-disclosure. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled wellness zone on Thursday and stays there for the next 20 years, giving you a new context for health. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled friendship zone on Saturday, inspiring you to lead your community in a meaningful way.
The weight
Love is in the air, Libra! Aries season kicks off on Monday ushers in your most romantic time of the year as you get to know your opposites. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled dignity zone on Thursday and will stay there for the next 20 years, helping you find confidence from the inside out, not the outside. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled career sector on Saturday, encouraging you to step into self-employment, leadership and career freedom.
The Scorpion
Take a small step, Scorpio. The start of the Aries season on Monday will help you move slowly and carefully towards greater well-being. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled home sector on Thursday and stays there for the next 20 years, inspiring you to cultivate more powerful 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 of truth-telling, courage and emotional disclosure. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled communication zone on Thursday, reshaping your cognition and language skills for the next 20 years. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled intimacy sector on Saturday, motivating you to see emotional security as an aphrodisiac.
Capricorn
Happy homecoming, Capricorn! The start of the Aries season on Monday puts you in touch with the people and places that feel like home. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled income zone on Thursday and will stay there for the next 20 years, motivating you to reframe your relationship with financial security. On Saturday, Mars enters your Cancer-ruled romance sector, helping you harness conflict as a bridge to closeness.
Aquarius
Use your words, Aquarius! The Aries season start 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 stay for 20 years, bringing you life-changing transformations. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled wellness zone on Saturday, motivating you to understand and protect your relationships for emotional security.
The fishes
Center yourself, Pisces! The start of Aries season on Monday inspires you to ground yourself, practice mindfulness and stay present. Pluto enters your Aquarius-ruled closure zone on Thursday and will stay there for the next 20 years, freeing you from what’s holding you back. Mars enters your Cancer-ruled courage zone on Thursday, motivating you to speak your truth in a big way to people who need to hear it!
Colin Bedell
A literal Gemini Twin Astrologer from Long Island, New York, Colin is a two-time graduate of The New School 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 across zodiac signs and universal spiritual themes. In addition, Colin conducts private birth horoscope readings and horoscope columns with international publications. For more, head over to QueerCosmos.com.