January 16 2023

Monday, JANUARY 16

The Moon transits perceptive, deeply feeling Scorpio all day. While it’s not always easy to get a good “read” on others today with the Moon’s opposition to Uranus and square to Venus, it’s a fine time for exploring the layers of situations.

As the day advances, we approach a Mercury-Mars quincunx, pointing to the potential for too-quick judgments, statements, and decisions. Anxiousness to put something behind us can lead to rushing decisions. This potential is greater due to Mercury’s current and Mars’s recent retrograde. We can experience aggravation if we’re not understood or can’t seem to get where we want to go fast enough. What we do and what we think or communicate can be at odds. Instead of listening to others, we may interrupt them and make assumptions. It’s not a good time for making important decisions, and we should watch for impatience.

Mercury is heading to a station on the 18th, and this aspect will form again shortly after it turns direct–on the 20th. Effectively, this transit influences us until the 20th.