This Month in Astrology
The following are astrological synopses of the month, updated in the fourth week of the previous month, including the month’s highlights, horoscope overviews, monthly aspects timeline, and Void of Course Moon monthly tables.
This Month in Astrology – February 2023
February 2023
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This Month’s Highlights
Inner Planets
Horoscopes for the Month
Void of Course Dates this Month
On January 21st, the New Moon occurred in the sign of Aquarius, stirring a new beginning. This energy sticks with us into February, prompting us to make a clean break or a “fresh start.” We awaken our minds to a need for a vision, socializing and brainstorming, expressing feelings of friendship, and developing more objectivity in our lives. We’re determined to start fresh. In the sign of Aquarius, friendship, brotherhood, group activities, social pursuits, group projects, trying something new, humanitarian efforts, or joining a group are a strong focus.
On February 5th, a Full Moon occurs in the sign of Leo. This lunation reminds us of needs we may have been putting to the side–there can be an urgent or sudden need/desire to express ourselves around this lunation. We are more powerfully aware of our creative, romantic, and expressive urges. Something is exposed or illuminated, prompting us to get in touch with those things in our personal lives that we may have been neglecting or putting off. This Leo Moon is proud and intensely individual.
On February 20th, the New Moon occurs in the sign of Pisces, prompting us to start fresh. We awaken to the need for a spiritual vision or more magic in our lives. It’s time to revitalize ourselves through experiences that require imagination, compassion, gentleness, or that simply represent a “break” from the routine. We may put something behind us in order to begin anew.
On the 23rd, Saturn forms a semi-sextile to Chiron. This is the first of three perfections, the other two are to come on August 15th and November 25th. There can be fears now of not being competent or effective enough to meet our responsibilities, or we could find it hard to strike out on a unique path, again due to fears or insecurities. The desire to break from the status quo is strong, but we may not have the necessary confidence to do so temporarily.
Date | Time (ET) | Event | Position |
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Feb 1 | 12:17 PM | Neptune semi-square True Node | Nep 23 Pis 37' semi-square Nod 8 Tau 37' |
Feb 3 | 2:15 PM | Ceres Retrograde | Cer 6 Lib 59'Rx |
Feb 3 | 5:17 PM | Saturn quintile True Node | Sat 26 Aqu 12' quintile Nod 8 Tau 12' |
Feb 5 | 1:28 PM | Full Moon in Leo | 16 Leo 41' |
Feb 7 | 9:29 AM | Jupiter semi-sextile True Node | Jup 7 Ari 20' semi-sextile Nod 7 Tau 20' |
Feb 7 | 11:43 PM | Vesta enters Aries | Ves 00 Ari 00' |
Feb 11 | 6:22 AM | Mercury enters Aquarius | Mer 00 Aqu 00' |
Feb 13 | 11:01 AM | Last Quarter Moon | 24 Sco 40' |
Feb 16 | 9:31 AM | Pallas Direct | Pal 10 Can 26'D |
Feb 18 | 5:34 PM | Sun enters Pisces | Sun 00 Pis 00' |
Feb 20 | 2:06 AM | New Moon in Pisces | 1 Pis 22' |
Feb 20 | 2:55 AM | Venus enters Aries | Ven 00 Ari 00' |
Feb 23 | 11:31 AM | Saturn semi-square Chiron | Sat 28 Aqu 35' semi-square Chi 13 Ari 35' |
Feb 26 | 9:13 PM | Jupiter quintile Pluto | Jup 11 Ari 27' quintile Plu 29 Cap 27' |
Feb 27 | 3:05 AM | First Quarter Moon | 8 Gem 28' |
(See the the full table for 2023)
See also: This Week in Astrology week to week for more detail.
This Month’s Overview Horoscopes
The following horoscopes outline how the above astrological influences might affect each individual sign.
Overview horoscopes fill in here as I write them, ideally during the week before the month begins. It is not unusual to see some signs temporarily missing as I write the twelve of them over the course of a few days, starting with the featured sign of the month (birthday month).
Aries
February holds good energy for collaboration, sharing, and learning, dear Aries. Friendship is fruitful, and networking is a rich source of ideas and support. There can be pleasant interactions with friends, or your plans and dream projects are moving forward. The Full Moon on the 5th can bring your feelings to the surface. You might acknowledge buried feelings for someone or connect with your true feelings about a special project or pursuit. The need to enjoy and express yourself is strong now. This can be a time of a busy social life or gaining inspiration and motivation to pursue your happiness goals and special projects or interests. If you’ve been approaching a project independently, you might now recognize the need to delegate tasks, collaborate, or start something new. The change is likely to be empowering, even if your first instinct is to resist it. A friend or even a friend of a friend can open a window of opportunity for you, so pay close attention and stay connected. While the month is not necessarily quick-paced, it does feature a comfortable level of forward movement. Conversations open up, and projects gain some momentum. Personal interests and projects, more involvement with friends or the community, and learning pursuits are all in focus and in good form in February. You may be taking the lead, or your participation may increase. You're eager when it comes to these things and quite dedicated, but not as motivated to handle work and chores or other more routine matters. Still, you're finding more time and space to restore, absorb, and digest with Venus in your privacy sector to the 20th and the Sun from the 18th forward. You can enjoy this outgoing phase while keeping some of your feelings to yourself or your love life private. As the month progresses, you're heading into a period of review and reflection. You gravitate to moments alone or, at least, out of the fast lane with the Sun in your solar twelfth from the 18th forward and a New Moon there on the 20th. The best way to truly process and digest recent experiences seems to be through relaxation or retreat. You may need to step back from situations to see the whole story. You are beginning a period best used for emotional renewal, tying up loose ends, and laying low. The better you do this, the more prepared you will be for increasing planetary activity in your sign in March. Even with a more inward focus, Venus moves into your sign on the 20th, and personal charm gets a boost. A partner can be in your corner, and money matters resolve in your favor. You're also hosting Jupiter, Juno, and Vesta, and you're feeling empowered and motivated. Not too long ago, Mars was retrograde, and since turning direct, it has been slowly chugging along. It’s picking up speed in February, increasing energy and motivation levels. This re-energizing influence is perhaps most apparent with your personal goals, studies, communications, transportation, neighbors, siblings, or classmates. There can be renewed interest in learning, connecting, and projects. Fewer obstacles standing in your way can boost your motivation further. |
Taurus
Your career or responsibilities are in strong focus in February, dear Taurus, but planets in your social sector, including your ruler, Venus, ensure a nice balance with happiness pursuits. Support for your career, or a whole new vision of where you want your professional life to go, comes now. You're in a goal-oriented, take-charge frame of mind! Career and money matters can be especially fruitful in February. At the same time, friends and networking can be satisfying. You're drawing upon your wisdom and experience to make better decisions, and it's easier to get around obstacles this month. Communications are clearer. You're making plans for your career, life path, money, or business. There can be increased recognition, an award, or even a promotion. Your ambitions are stirring this month, but you also enjoy contributing to a team or group effort where you can shine. The Full Moon on the 5th reminds you to pay more attention to your home and family life. If you've been spending too much time on your obligations to the outside world, this is a period for returning things to balance. From the 18-20 forward, you'll be considerably less focused on your duties and more interested in fulfilling goals related to your sense of community and personal happiness. There can be surprising happenings with friends or acquaintances and possibly a love relationship after the New Moon on the 20th. Unexpected meetings or changes that point you in a new direction can occur now. Resolve to make the most of friendships and group involvements in the weeks ahead. But even with the Sun's move to your social sector on the 18th, your ruler, Venus, heads into your privacy sector on the 20th. Again, you're in two minds. Especially with a busier social cycle, aim to take frequent opportunities to rest and relax. You may discover an activity that satisfies both your need for new experiences and your desire to lay low. Jupiter, the planet of growth and expansion (and what some might consider luck), will enter your sign for a year-long stay in just a few months. Until then, aim to clarify what you'd like to change, seek, and conquer. You can experience a lovely re-energized feeling with business and financial matters in February. Money matters are improving - you may be getting more control over your income. Mars is picking up speed in your resources sector, and you're pursuing practicals and money more confidently. You can be excited about making improvements and taking on new interests or projects, but it's best to avoid impulsive actions. You may be working your way through tricky problems and challenges with ease. |
Gemini
You're seeking more mental stimulation this month, dear Gemini. You're spirited and self-expressive, and you more readily get fired up about opinions and causes. It's a fine time to expand your mind and break the usual routine. The desire to develop, learn, and grow is real, and you're likely to find satisfying outlets for doing so. Others appreciate your knowledge and breadth of vision. You can make beneficial connections and find it easier to take problems in stride in February. You're also more willing to see the big picture than focus on little problems. Of course, if this is taken too far, you'll fall behind on practical details, and the Full Moon on the 5th can help you find a balance. It wasn't long ago that Mars was retrograde in your sign, and you may have felt sluggish. This month, however, your desire to move something forward builds. Now that Mars is picking up speed as it transits your sign, you're becoming clearer about your individuality, what you like about yourself, and what you want to change. You bring more of what's on the inside to the outside as you strive towards more authenticity and effectiveness. Physical vitality may improve in February. You might restart programs or routines. Your independence and freedom are crucial to you, and your desire nature is potent. Your energy levels run high, and your pioneering instincts are strong. You're also less likely to have to clarify your intentions. Doing your best to tame impulses to overshoot or jump into something without forethought can be the key to success. It's an important month to open your mind and heart to new ideas and find more meaning in your life. At the same time, your ambitions are building. From the 18th, your focus tends to be more organized. If you've been working hard, rewards for your work can come now. Use the power of the New Moon on the 20th to motivate a fresh start with your responsibilities and career pursuits. Your desire to make a difference, do your share, and further your goals is strong. You might come into the limelight in some manner now, or you'll find others are noticing you for your performance and actions. There can be the need to follow the rules or straighten out an area of your life. More frequently as February progresses, your attention turns to your responsibilities, plans, work, and status. You're accountable for what you do and say, and you may take the lead in a particular field or with a unique project. There could be new goals or ambitions. While the 20th brings a New Moon at the top of your solar chart and a stronger focus on career and obligations, it also brings Venus into your social sector. Networking or connections with friends or the community can be pleasurable and beneficial. A healthy balance of work and play seems more achievable. You can find many reasons to feel encouraged and positive about the direction of your life this month. You're hungry to feel inspired, and the good news is that you're likely to get what you wish. |
Cancer
You begin the month with solid energy for introspection, dear Cancer. It's a valuable time to pick up on things you might normally miss. You can get unique insight into an intimate relationship or your own intimate needs, and your perceptions are especially keen. It's a time to get in touch with your innermost desires and to plan and strategize rather than charge ahead, although this can change by the last week of the month. You are a student of human nature this month, including your own! You have little interest in superficial things and relationships. Events and circumstances around the Full Moon on the 5th can demand a change in your spending habits or budget. You are receiving a cosmic push to improve your approach to your money and things. Get organized as much as possible now. If you've been underutilizing a particular resource or asset, including a talent, you'll see this clearly now. You're likely to have a moment of great clarity that helps you to establish your priorities. Shared resources and money, those things jointly owned, and loans/debts or emotional support should be strong in February. It's a good time to improve relationships, especially those with power imbalances or money problems. Transits support mutually beneficial agreements, cooperation, and valuable feedback. Study or research can turn up the answers you need and perhaps some rewards. Focusing on something absorbing and pouring a lot of energy into a project you care about can figure strongly. A refund, bonus, or loan may come through, or there can be an income boost for a partner. There can be excellent opportunities to open up communications about deeper needs and desires this month. Intimate relationships can thrive. Still, when the Sun meets Saturn for the last time in your solar eighth house mid-month, there can be a reminder of a financial obligation or responsibility, or there can be a reality to face in a close connection. It's a good time to finally resolve a long-standing problem in these areas. Opportunities to break out of your routine abound and inspire you this month with Venus in your spirit sector to the 20th and the Sun from the 18th forward. These transits bring an outward focus and encourage learning, debating, and sharing ideas. You find the spirit and motivation to enjoy extracurricular activities. From the 18th, you'll spend less time reflecting and ruminating and more time living spiritedly. You're more boldly pursuing your interests. Even so, Mars spends all of February in your privacy sector. While Mars is no longer retrograde, you're still in a hatching stage. Taking concrete action on important matters should probably wait until after Mars moves into your sign on March 25th. You can magnetize positive things your way on a professional level from the 20th forward. You're more natural and charming in professional or public dealings. While the Sun is now encouraging a more freeform to your life, in general, Venus ensures you pay attention to the practical side of your life and enjoy doing it! It's a great time for your reputation. |
Leo
Partnerships are in sharp focus this month, dear Leo, and can be supportive and spirited. February is a strong month for socializing, connecting, and enjoying the people in your life, but it's also a time when you're ready and willing to go deeper. Absorbing hobbies, relationships, and activities can be a strong draw. At the same time, facing reality on a matter can figure strongly mid-month as the Sun meets Saturn in your partnership sector for the final time before Saturn leaves this area of your solar chart. It's a good time to process what you've learned about others and about yourself through the lens of a relationship. Stimulating friendships and group activities, as well as increasing energy, figure strongly. Friendships or activities with friends resume, and you're more interactive. You can be in high demand. The emphasis is on "us" more than "me" in February. You seem to need the energy and support of others at this time of the year. It's a time of seeking balance through a different perspective or feedback. It's also a strong time for counseling and advice. The Full Moon on the 5th activates an urge to change your personal image to reflect recent inner changes. It happens in your sign, and it pulls up any emotions you've buried in recent weeks. It's a strong month for talking things through with others. Negotiations and agreements are necessary and beneficial now. You enjoy brainstorming and collaborating. Opposing viewpoints help you arrive at a fuller understanding of your own. It can be a good time for opening the airwaves with a partner, significant other, or a good friend. It can also be a busy and energetic time for mental pursuits and interests. From the 18th, you're digging deeper and looking within yourself or to a significant other or pet project for sustenance. Joint ventures can thrive now. The New Moon on the 20th can get the ball rolling on a financial or support issue. It's harder to break your concentration as you are far less sensitive to potential distractions. With this focus, you can move mountains. It can also be a good time for figuring out something about yourself – a buried desire or motivation, for example. You might uncover something missing, lost, or hidden. Friendships can be lively this month, and there can be a second chance to make things right with friends or groups or modify long-term plans. In truth, others may demand much of your time and energy, but for the most part, your involvement is rewarding. You've gained new insights into what you truly desire and what makes you happy. Increasingly, you're excited to work with your ideas and projects or connect with friends. Boosting a key relationship through shared activities or finding a relationship through learning or activities outside of the usual bounds can figure strongly in the last week of February. |
Virgo
February brings special attention to your habits, routines, health, work, and closest relationships, dear Virgo. You're busy, engaged, and dividing your time well. Doing your best work and taking pride in what you do are a focus. You are in a great position to upgrade your daily affairs, whether through improved systems or relationships with people you live/work with (and possibly both). It's a time for thinking up new methods and plans for self-improvement that excite you. Saturn spends its final full month in your work and health sector. This planet of structure and discipline will officially move on in March, and this month, the Sun meets with Saturn. It's a time for taking in, processing, and digesting the lessons of this transit that's been with you for over two years. Ideally, you've tightened your routines for your chores, work, and wellness pursuits. Mid-February, you're ready to go forward with more confidence that you are in a realistic place. Mars is picking up speed after retrograde motion until last month, and you regain motivation for career or life-path pursuits. You're renewing your interest in taking charge and pursuing your longer-term goals. Hard work may not pay off just yet, but you enjoy some progress. You are sharper, more directed, and more focused than usual. It's a fine time to make a real dent in your to-do list. You have planetary support for your efforts as long as you pay attention to the message of the Full Moon on the 5th - you also need to make time for spiritual and emotional renewal. You can see how spiritual health impacts the rest of your life, and it becomes impossible to ignore. If it doesn't come naturally, schedule it in! From the 18th, you begin a more relationship-focused period of the year. In truth, you're primed for this theme all month. However, with the Sun's move into your partnership sector on the 18th and a New Moon there on the 20th, you more fully recognize the need for support and companionship. You're in an excellent position to attract others' involvement and confidence. The path clears for new beginnings in a relationship. Your attention shifts from producing and tidying to companionship and togetherness. More and more, you seek out feedback and company. Fortunately, it’s a great time for relationships that involve advice-giving, agent work, and counseling. A relationship can be pleasantly open or a special project very inviting with Venus in your solar eighth house from the 20th. Benefics in this area of your solar chart boost your intimate and financial life. Charisma in love matters is substantial. You’re finding ways to combine fun and intimacy creatively. If needed, you might successfully sort out matters of sharing and support. There could be a bonus or loan that improves your sense of security. |
Libra
There's more openness and clarity in your interactions this month, dear Libra. You're expressing yourself well and feeling more optimistic. The best version of yourself shines through in your love relationships and business partnerships, especially after the 20th. It's a powerful period for improving or attracting a romantic relationship and finding ways to enjoy yourself more regularly. It can be a time for a positive buzz surrounding your creative projects or ideas, which are catching on well. You're discovering all the things that bring joy to your life this month. Your charm soars, and your romantic life picks up pace. Around the time of the Full Moon on the 5th, a friend may need your assistance, or you may be reaching out to others for help. You're having a great time doing your own thing, but sometimes a little extra support can help you do even better. Energy levels are increasing, and creative abilities are peaking. Highly stimulating conversations allow you to brainstorm and come up with answers to problems that have previously divided you now that Mars is picking up speed after a lengthy retrograde cycle. Monotony is difficult to take this month! You might thoroughly enjoy a new perspective, lifestyle, or culture that expands your mind and opens your heart through a key relationship. Projects surrounding publishing and learning can move ahead this month. It's also an excellent time to pursue intellectual interests and studies, hobbies, and romantic pursuits. Extra-curricular activities can be more satisfying and attractive than usual. Confidence in sharing and expressing yourself more freely is on the upswing. Partnership and family matters combine in more pleasing, creative ways, too. One-on-one exchanges can be particularly beneficial, and a pleasant conversation can figure strongly. Thoughts or musings can take you somewhere special this month. Ideally, you've found ways to bring more discipline and structure to your world of leisure and love in recent years with Saturn in your solar fifth house of recreation, children, and creativity. Saturn is spending its final full month in this area of your chart, and with the Sun and Saturn meeting mid-February, you get the chance to assess how far you've come with these endeavors. If obstacles interfere with your time for relaxation, it's a great time to address them. The 18th forward brings more attention to getting your daily life into order. If your routine is less than satisfactory, you need to look at where you can make improvements, and energy for makeovers is strongest after the 20th. It's time to invest more time and energy into your work and fitness or nutritional programs. You continue to need time and space for exploration and spontaneity, but in the last week of the month, establishing better routines is essential. Sudden events or opportunities can push you in the right direction in your work or with health endeavors. Be open and willing to make necessary changes, but avoid overly hasty or rebellious actions. You're likely to enjoy a comfortable sense of progress this month. With planetary influences pushing for both work and play, you may very well reach an ideal balance. |
Scorpio
February brings a focus on your personal life, home, family, and leisure, dear Scorpio. It's a time to make memories with family and special people in your life. While introspection is in order, you have Venus in your sector of joy until the 20th, and the Sun there from the 18th forward, and you're making time for living life well. Mars is picking up speed in your solar eighth house, reinforcing that looking within and focusing on your inner world can be rewarding. You're also finding time to have fun, break out of the routine, and express yourself in unique ways. Work on or around the home can be more productive, and your motivation to pursue a particular project or relationship increases after some months of uncertainty. You're taking more pride in your domestic world, home, or family, and it shows! Talking through problems with people you love or housemates can be most successful--communications open. You might arrive at an interesting and valuable view of your personal history. With less concern for public approval or meeting societal expectations this month, you get the chance to strengthen from within, and you need this now. Making creative changes in your personal world is satisfying. Of course, career and responsibilities do need some attention, and the Full Moon on the 5th reminds you of this balance. However, the main thrust is toward boosting your home life in February. With Mars picking up the pace in your solar eighth house, your intimate life is also picking up speed, or you have a stronger sense of who you want, and what you want from your relationships. Matters surrounding shared finances, debts, or support can advance further. It's a powerful month to rebuild your strength and confidence. But while a lot is going on under the hood, others are taking notice. People find you especially charming and attractive. New hobbies, creative outlets, and even love interests are possible now. Making pleasant connections can figure strongly, especially after the 20th. Improving living arrangements or conditions can be in focus, or you're strengthening ties with loved ones. Things are moving along at a comfortable pace in February with no major planetary retrogrades. You have some breathing room now! Home life is rewarding and supportive, especially if your goal is to give back and take the time to make your loved ones feel special. You're bringing more energy and pride as well as heightened intelligence to your personal life. These things help you make genuinely valuable improvements. At the same time, Saturn is spending its last full month in your home and family sector before moving on in March, and it's a good time to digest some of the lessons of this transit. Ideally, you see that a more disciplined and structured approach to living helps you in all life departments. You're getting over emotional hurdles. You're gravitating to things that give you joy and inspire you, and especially from the 18th forward, you have a more interactive, outgoing, and playful attitude. Heartfelt activities are in focus. The New Moon on the 20th pushes the matter if you haven't taken the time to explore and share your talents. |
Sagittarius
February brings excellent energy for connecting, learning, and sharing, dear Sagittarius, and improving and enjoying your domestic world. Your projects, studies, and personal interests continue to gather momentum this month, and you can bring more harmony and warmth to your home and family relationships. Partnerships are animated but clearer and more growth-oriented this month. February can often be busy, but you're also making room for downtime, detox, and centering yourself. Various activities, work, errands, studies, communications, and getting around the neighborhood can figure strongly. It's not always predictable, but you've learned to prioritize and structure your daily life better with Saturn's visit to your solar third house. In fact, it's Saturn's final full month of its transit of your communications sector, and February is good for digesting some of its lessons. You're likely better at communicating, although you might decide to work on being more forthcoming as you advance. It's a good time to decide what to cut out to simplify your life. Distractions can eat up far too much time! Aim to manage your energy so that you avoid a hectic environment. There can be plenty of information-gathering and a feeling of being on top of your everyday affairs, ultimately. The Full Moon on the 5th is surprising, but it falls in harmony with your sign, suggesting that the discoveries and lessons of this lunation are easier on you than many others. It can be a time for awakening to true feelings about a course of study or project, which can propel you in a new direction or reinforce your commitment to a path you're already on. The Sun heads into your solar fourth house on the 18th, and a New Moon occurs in the same sector two days later, pointing to a powerful time for a fresh start with home, family, or living conditions and arrangements. Fireworks in a partnership could be in store, or others tend to light a fire under you this month. It's a time to balance your needs with those of someone else. Mars has been sluggish recently, but it’s now picking up speed, and you’re gaining spirit and motivation with others, especially a partnership. You’re in a primarily positive, action-oriented frame of mind, and you can be feeling refreshed and a little braver or more interested in seeing results. It's possible that other people in your life are doing a lot of the directing or leading now. It's temporary and a time for sorting out buried problems in your connections. Fortunately, you're finding mental inspiration and enjoying new interests and projects this month. It's a fine time to sort out problems and make practical adjustments that will benefit you now and later, particularly related to your studies, transportation, communications, and daily affairs. You benefit from word of mouth this month more than usual. There can be new ideas and plans that gain support and momentum. |
Capricorn
Your practical world assumes more importance this month, dear Capricorn, and you're happy to improve your work, money, health pursuits, and routines. You're also beginning to do more branching out, connecting, and learning. Fresh starts with communicating or getting around can figure strongly. The month ahead is excellent for mental acuity regarding practical and financial matters. It's also a time for building and developing more than for new ideas or innovation. Your pride in your things, income, or talents is great, and you may be looking to use your assets more to your advantage. Circumstances raise your mood and encourage positive thinking more frequently in February. With no major players retrograde, projects and pursuits flow more naturally--things are moving along comfortably. You're in perfect shape for thoughts and conversations about money, family, or home life. The month is good for building your resources, purchasing or maintaining your possessions with a long-term shelf life, and dreaming up ideas about how to make or save more money. Pleasures and comforts are more attractive. Jointly-held assets and intimacy may be in strong and sudden focus around the 5th when a Full Moon urges you to get in touch with your true feelings about a relationship or a situation. You may need to straighten out matters of support, ownership, dependency, or debt. With money and belongings, learning where you stand on a matter can be a relief mid-month and can also improve planning and decision-making. You’re finding great value in firming up your routines and meeting challenges head-on. You’ll find that your mind unclutters as you simplify and organize your things. From the 18th forward, you crave more interactivity and mental stimulation. The New Moon two days later can nudge forward a decision to begin a new course of study or end a particular pursuit or project to clear the path for a new one. Different ways to approach learning, sharing, commuting, and connecting can come into play. More transportation options might open up. You enjoy--or create--more free time to get out and about. Relationships with siblings, acquaintances, classmates, or neighbors improve and can be a source of happiness. There can be more success with studies or new interests that inspire you. Mars spends the month in your work and health sector, and it's picking up speed after sluggishness in recent months. This means your motivation to take care of your routines, habits, health, and work is increasing. Pursuing wellness and better routines can be in happy focus throughout February. Daily affairs are not only straightening out, but they’re also strengthening as you’re motivated to get on top of things. You’re finishing up the month more mobile and communicative. |
Aquarius
February is a potentially fabulous month for confidence, creativity, love, and personal initiatives, dear Aquarius. Communications and learning are also in favor, as well as short trips, communications equipment, and transportation. Mars is gaining speed, stimulating a desire to create, produce, and lead. You attract people and opportunities through your ideas, wit, and intelligence all month. Your personal plans are at the forefront of your mind, and you can pretty much count on increased vitality or unique appeal this month. It's a good time to grow something important to you, especially a budding business, website, manuscript, or communications project. You are bolder than usual and motivated to pursue what you want. Generally speaking, things are playing in your favor. Romantic and creative energy runs high--things are picking up. While this can be fun and exciting, it can sometimes frustrate you, especially around the 4th. Still, most of the month, you will likely make this energy work for you. It's a smooth month for moving your projects and interests ahead. Even though this is primarily a month for embracing your independence and paying particular attention to personal needs, incredible power is with you for relationships. Around the Full Moon on the 5th, you more clearly recognize relationship needs, and feelings can come in a rush. This lunation can bring a personal revelation or a relationship matter to a head. Relationship drama is possible--surprises are in store. You might also reach a turning point in a partnership. It's a time when you would do well to consider another's point of view and do some yielding. Input is valuable now. The Sun-Saturn alignment mid-month is the last one in your sign before Saturn moves on from Aquarius in March. You might face reality or take on a responsibility, but this transit can also motivate you to clean up a matter that is best left behind you. You might shed unproductive or unhealthy attitudes that weighed you down in recent months. It's a time to see what's genuinely doable. Don't be surprised if you experience strong instincts to narrow in on particular goals and projects now. It's a time for cutting the fluff. You can be bold and daring in self-expression, and you're also coming across charmingly, especially after Venus enters your communications sector on the 20th. Interesting connections can be made through studies, in your neighborhood, running errands, on the phone, and online. Money, business, talents, and resources are subthemes this month, gaining more power from the 18-20 forward. In fact, as February advances, you're increasingly interested in matters related to comfort, security, finances, and stability. It can be a time of enjoying the moment but also building your nest. You're discovering new business ideas or improved methods to approach your current endeavors. After the New Moon on the 20th, you might launch a money-making project, start a savings program, or commit to developing your talents. Business matters can suddenly move forward or require action. |
Pisces
February is strong for restoring your energy, rest, and reflection, dear Pisces. Still, you're getting attention with Venus in your sign until the 20th and the Sun in Pisces from the 18th forward. Life can be quiet, at least on the surface of things. Aim to gather your energies as you prepare for a new astrological year and build up your energy reserves. Personal charisma runs high, even if you're sometimes withdrawn. Retreating from the world on some level is appropriate, as you need time to reflect on the past and envision what you'd like to do with the birthday year ahead. Some of your ambitions could be on hold just for now. Although some things feel slow, events behind the scenes are at play, conspiring to get you back into high gear. In fact, you'll have plenty of opportunities this month to boost your spirits and emotional health through healing activities, rest, and loving or supportive relationships. The Sun in your sign from the 18th strengthens your resolve and personal presence. Goals in your domestic life are back on the front burner. The New Moon on the 20th can stir you to initiate a new venture or a special activity that requires confidence and good first impressions. You continue to benefit from lovely Venus moving through your sign until the 20th, accentuating your finer, more attractive qualities for more to appreciate. You are certainly not short of admirers! Nevertheless, you can be undecided in general this month, gathering your energies and weighing your options with Mercury and the Sun in your privacy sector to the 18th and Mercury from the 11th. Your emotions frequently turn your attention to the past and unresolved matters until the 18-20, when you're gaining inspiration and motivation to chase your dreams. The Full Moon on the 5th stirs a desire to find more satisfaction from your work, routines, or health and wellness efforts. Any discomfort felt now can motivate you to make changes. With Mars gathering speed and in your solar fourth house all month, you have more energy for home, security, family, and money. These life departments are animated, lively, and progressing along more quickly. Living arrangements and conditions can be clearer. The New Moon in your sign on the 20th is a slate cleaner. Something new begins, and it can feel much like a new chapter in your life story. You are ready to kick bad habits, start fresh, and present a more self-assured "you" to the world. It can be a time for an updated image, a new approach, and personal resolutions. Before this date, focus on review, meditation, and activities that help you purge, process, and release negative energy. You're also uniquely positioned to combine traditional and progressive methods in your personal ventures. Money-making ideas can be golden now, especially later in February. You're discovering new ways of earning, spending, and saving money, and it's exciting! Look for creative ways to develop talents and build your resources. |
Detailed Monthly Horoscopes are here.
February 2023 Aspects TimeLine:
See also: This Week in Astrology for more detail.
See also: Table of Planetary Transits, Sign Changes, New/Full Moons, and Retrogrades for the Month
This Month’s Ephemeris:
This Month’s Ephemeris with extra points and abbreviations rather than glyphs:
Ephemerides with additional points are for Eastern Time. The North Node and Lilith are the True positions. Retrogrades are underlined. Extra points are Chiron, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, and Lilith. These come from the excellent software, Sirius 3.0.
- January 2023 Ephemeris
- February 2023 Ephemeris
- March 2023 Ephemeris
- April 2023 Ephemeris
- May 2023 Ephemeris
- June 2023 Ephemeris
This Month’s Void Moon Dates:
Using the table below: The Moon is Void of Course from the time of its last aspect listed below until the Moon enters a new sign. Generally speaking, these periods are not ideal for launching new endeavors, although they’re not impossible periods, either.
The times given below are Eastern. These should be adjusted for different time zones. For example, for Pacific Time, subtract 3 hours from the given times.
See Void of Course dates and times for the full year.
New & Full Moon Charts:
- New Moon Chart: January 21, 2023, in Aquarius
- Full Moon in Leo Chart: February 5th, 2023
- New Moon in Pisces Chart: February 20, 2023
Looking Ahead:
- Time Line Aspects: March 2023
- Time Line Aspects: April 2023
- Time Line Aspects: May 2023
- Time Line Aspects: June 2023
- Time Line Aspects: July 2023
- Time Line Aspects: August 2023
- Time Line Aspects: September 2023
- Time Line Aspects: October 2023
- Time Line Aspects: November 2023
- Time Line Aspects: December 2023
- Time Line Aspects: January 2024
- Time Line Aspects: February 2024

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See also:
The Astrology of 2023 – Overview
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January 2023
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This Month’s Highlights
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Horoscopes for the Month
Void of Course Dates this Month
On December 23rd, the New Moon occurs in the sign of Capricorn, stirring a new beginning. This energy sticks with us into January, and we recognize that having some boundaries and rules in place frees us up to enjoy ourselves as we meet our responsibilities. This lunation offers us the opportunity to set practical, attainable goals and work on developing maturity, self-discipline, and common sense. We’re prompted to consider and prepare for the future.
On January 6th, a Full Moon occurs in the sign of Cancer. This lunation can bring a sudden need/desire to connect with our families or our own hearts. Something is exposed or illuminated, prompting us to get in touch with those things in our personal lives that we may have been neglecting or putting off.
On January 12th, Mars turns direct after retrograde motion since October 30th, 2022. Slowly but surely, confidence in our ability to assert ourselves and to effect change increases. We begin to rebuild our enthusiasm, projects that have stalled move forward, and we feel more confident and assertive. Mars will leave its post-retrograde shadow on March 15th, 2023.
On the 18th, Mercury turns direct after retrograde motion since December 29th. Information unclogs and delays lift. While Mercury is retrograde in Capricorn until the 18th, we may have little tolerance for small talk and tend to express ourselves after much deliberation. Plans may be considered then reconsidered. We are in a good position to reevaluate professional or life path plans and goals. It’s also a fine time to explore what ambition or our reputation means to us. From the 18th, information unclogs slowly but surely. Mercury begins retracing its steps, now in direct motion, and its shadow ends on February 7th.
On January 21st, the New Moon occurs in the sign of Aquarius, stirring a new beginning. It prompts us to make a clean break or a “fresh start.” We awaken our minds to a need for a vision, socializing and brainstorming, expressing feelings of friendship, and developing more objectivity in our lives.
We’re determined to start fresh. In the sign of Aquarius, friendship, brotherhood, group activities, social pursuits, group projects, trying something new, humanitarian efforts, or joining a group will be a strong focus. New beginnings regarding any or all of these matters are possible now.
Uranus turns direct on January 22nd after approximately five months of retrograde motion. As Uranus gains speed in the coming weeks, our urge to express ourselves uniquely, to take some chances or risks, to rebel, to listen to our own instincts, and to stir up change are re-awakened. We begin to see clearly that we can make changes — that we are not always victims of changes thrust upon us.
Date | Time (ET) | Event | Position |
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Jan 2 | 9:09 PM | Venus enters Aquarius | Ven 00 Aq 00' |
Jan 6 | 2:57 AM | Saturn semi-sextile Neptune | Sat 22 Aqu 58' semi-sextile Nep 22 Pis 58' |
Jan 6 | 6:08 PM | Full Moon in Cancer | 16 Can 22' |
Jan 12 | 3:56 PM | Mars Direct | Mar 8 Gem 08'D |
Jan 13 | 1:31 AM | Juno enters Aries | Jun 00 Ari 00' |
Jan 14 | 9:10 PM | Last Quarter Moon | 24 Lib 38' |
Jan 18 | 8:12 AM | Mercury Direct | Mer 8 Cap 08'D |
Jan 20 | 3:29 AM | Sun enters Aquarius | Sun 00 Aqu 00' |
Jan 21 | 3:53 PM | New Moon in Aquarius | 1 Aqu 33' |
Jan 22 | 5:58 PM | Uranus Direct | Ura 14 Tau 57'D |
Jan 26 | 9:33 PM | Venus enters Pisces | Ven 00 Pis 00' |
Jan 28 | 10:19 AM | First Quarter Moon | 8 Tau 26' |
(See the the full table for 2023)
See also: This Week in Astrology week to week for more detail.
This Month’s Overview Horoscopes
The following horoscopes outline how the above astrological influences might affect each individual sign.
Overview horoscopes fill in here as I write them, ideally during the week before the month begins. It is not unusual to see some signs temporarily missing as I write the twelve of them over the course of a few days, starting with the featured sign of the month (birthday month).
Aries
Responsibilities to the outside world are in the foreground this month, dear Aries. While you can be pretty goal-oriented and interested in performance, there are also lovely opportunities to socialize, mingle, and enjoy yourself in January. Certainly, you are in good shape in terms of popularity in your professional dealings, but as the month advances, it’s more about friendships, networks, and group settings. Until the 18th, there can be some rethinking, redoing, and backtracking on projects, and while sometimes frustrating, it’s essential work that helps you make the necessary edits. From the 12th, your planetary ruler turns direct, and your confidence builds. It's a turning point for your energy and desires. It's also a time to put behind you any challenges with self-expression, pushing/selling your ideas, or with neighbors and siblings. From the 12th, you're more actively fixing problem areas. January is strong for enjoying connecting and nurturing long-term dreams and aspirations. You feel less pressured to perform and produce and more accepted and supported by others. Around the 6-7, you may gain new insight into your life path, direction, or career. This is a time for seeing recent decisions, projects, and events in a new light, and having a stronger sense of what you want from life moving forward. Pay particular attention to conversations or information coming in related to long-term goals, work, and responsibilities. While this is not yet the time for making sweeping decisions along these lines, it’s an important time for gaining a better understanding of your goals and for redefining your expectations to match them. Still, the Full Moon on the 6th brings your attention back to your domestic world. Finding a more satisfying balance between your inner and outer life can be a focus now. Mercury turns direct on the 18th, ending a cycle that involved looking to the past, making refinements and edits to projects, and rethinking problems from a different perspective. With the changeover, there can be some chaos revolving around communications that are misunderstood, lost, overwhelming, or overlooked. Otherwise, there is a satisfying feeling that you’re putting problems behind you. Blockages are lifting! Recent transportation and communication problems are sorting out as January progresses. Take things slowly but surely, and if you find yourself regretting recent decisions, work on fixing them one step at a time. On the 20-22, the Sun moves into your social sector, a New Moon occurs there, and then Uranus, its ruler, turns direct. These events bring great punch to friendships, networking, happiness goals, dreams, and hopes. It's a powerful time for collaboration. You’re capable of tremendous effort to further your personal objectives. Later in January, you remain busy, but in a far more straightforward way - in other words, you can make measurable progress instead of focusing mainly on fixing problems before moving ahead. Daily affairs become more manageable. Your original ideas can capture the attention of higher-ups. Happily, energy and motivation levels return for learning or other personal interests and hobbies. |
Taurus
You can be particularly inspired by ideas exchanged this month, dear Taurus, and enjoy a change of pace. Venturing forth on unfamiliar ground, whether mentally or physically, can bring up opportunities and benefits. Helping others or learning new things can be especially pleasurable. Venus helps boost and preserve your reputation. Nevertheless, there can be some complications with your plans until the 18th, and double-checking your schedule and communications may be in order. Key planets are ending their retrograde phases in January: Mars on the 12th, Mercury on the 18th, and Uranus (in your sign) on the 22nd. While the process is slow, it's steady, and you're coming back into your own and feeling more confident. Delays are lifting, information comes through, and desires become clearer. Educational or publishing matters thrive as plans come together. You can expect more straightforward communications from the 18th and a stronger understanding of your talents, assets, and money situation from the 12th. Until then, there can be a fair amount of indecision and a state of limbo at times. Changes, backtracking, and obstacles tend to redirect you on a more appropriate path — it's mostly a matter of staying flexible. As January progresses, you're naturally drawing success and resources your way. You see more progress with finances and money-making endeavors, and you're getting a better handle on your priorities. From the 20-22, the Sun heads to the top of your solar chart, a New Moon occurs up there, and Uranus, the ruler of this area of your chart, turns direct! These things bring a rush of energy to your career, responsibilities, reputation, and life path goals. They usher in a stronger focus on long-term goals and performance. You are getting a solid sense of what you genuinely value on practical and professional levels. Focus on the unique elements that you bring to your work, and watch as you attract the right resources and people to you as you do. Enthusiasm is on an upward swing. Aim to be on the lookout for old projects that may have relevance to you now. You are more inclined to see opportunities you've overlooked in the past. There can be a turnaround in financial and business-related areas late month. While you likely benefited from some slowing down earlier in January, you're now more forward-looking, direct, and spontaneous. Finances, family and home matters, and personal development are high on your list and are in good shape now. There can be a re-energized feeling with business and financial matters. Aim to share your spirit for advancement and excitement about the future for the best results now. |
Gemini
You're focusing on making inner changes and connecting with your deeper feelings this month, dear Gemini. Special subjects and projects readily absorb your attention, and you're quick to throw yourself into things you love. A desire to change, evolve, and improve is strong. You recognize the need to take better care of yourself and your resources in January. Emotionally, this is a time to take charge and work on changing your life from the inside out. You're more inclined to focus your energy on one or two important projects. You're in good shape for getting into better touch with your inner power and recognizing or building upon support from others. January begins with a strong need for inner change, transformation, and self-mastery. Your focus turns outward later in the month, but the inner work you do is powerful. Slowly but surely, you feel that things are moving forward. Some key planets end their retrogrades, including Mars, currently transiting your sign, and your ruler, Mercury. Until then, it may be better to wait on making big decisions (both financial and emotional). Certainly, there can be a real focus on the past and some roadblocks to clear. Settling matters from the past can be in order. A new perspective on money matters or a close relationship can steer you on an improved course. Perhaps you're seeing that you've been dwelling too much on a past relationship or problem and this has been unnecessarily weighing you down. You are now feeling the need to move past it and move on. The Mars retrograde in Gemini has been crucial for getting in touch with your genuine needs and wants, which have been a subject of review with the Mars retrograde since late October. You may have felt anxious to get going but held back. From the 12th, energy and motivation levels increase. There may be a good turn on a financial or business level. People are backing you up, and this feels good. From the 18th, you'll enjoy even more clarity as well as forward movement related to your relationships, work, health, partnerships, finances, intimate connections, and negotiations. Results or news come in, making it easier to make informed decisions. Solving problems and absorbing research keep you happily occupied this month, but you're more often coming out of your shell and enjoying diverse interests and connections as January advances. Especially from the 20th, you seek more activity, variety, or adventure. It's an excellent time to teach, guide, and learn or share ideas and bond with others as you do. You're in high demand for your insight and perspective. The last week of the month is solid for clarity and motivation. Your confidence skyrockets and your desire for action is also growing. You're clearer about what you desire! The rewards for your efforts are also more evident and motivating. |
Cancer
January features a strong focus on relationships and connections, dear Cancer, and quality projects and activities. Relationships and negotiations are in focus–you’re working on making your connections work. Even with some backtracking, you’re sorting things out and bringing more balance to your life. The Full Moon on the 6th brings powerful energy for coming into touch with buried feelings, needs, and desires. Mercury is retrograde to the 18th and Mars to the 12th, and it’s a time for developing strategies and making adjustments rather than pushing ahead with all-new endeavors. Personal energy levels remain on the low side this month, but your outlook improves as the month advances. It’s easier to turn to others, if needed, as they tend to be there for you. From the 12th forward, once Mars has turned direct, you are less inclined to hold onto resentments, and while further inner work is necessary, it’s clearer what exactly that is now! Mars will stay in the background of your solar chart, directing your attention behind the scenes for a while longer, and it makes sense to reorient yourself. Mars will enter Cancer on March 25th, when you're more likely to push your plans ahead. Venus is in your intimacy sector from the 2-26, and the Sun heads into this area of your chart on the 20th. From the 20-22, your intimacy house enlivens, in fact. Your focus on the hidden, deeper elements of your life strengthens. It’s a good time to look within for answers. Growing a special relationship can figure strongly. In the last few days of January, you're ready to take charge of an emotional matter that may have been long overdue. If there was procrastination or a feeling that you were “on the fence” earlier in the month, you’re now clearer about how to move forward. Circumstances may be such that you consider letting go of a bad habit. Mind you, Mars is still transiting your privacy sector, and this suggests you’re in a hatching phase for projects and plans. You don’t have to be stagnant during this cycle, and you’ll see proof of your desire to get things done now. Being bold in your emotional life can pay off. |
Leo
January brings an emphasis on health, work, and routine, dear Leo, and a focus on close relationships or collaboration. It's a time to get a handle on the "little things" that make your life run more smoothly. You can be dealing with errors made in the past or delays, and you might be waiting on information, but your edits and efforts can help you in the future. The Full Moon on the 6th reminds you to also focus on healing and reflecting so you can bring your renewed self back to your work and self-care programs. You want to be useful and productive. This month's strong themes are getting organized, improving health, increasing efficiency, and harmonizing with others. With Mercury retrograde until the 18th, you can be in limbo or feel like you're falling behind. From the 18th forward, it's easier to handle your work, chores, job, and routines directly and confidently. Mars turns direct on the 12th, and motivation levels improve as you clearly see your desires. Aim to take these slowdowns in stride, and while backtracking isn't always fun, you can make substantial changes and refinements that will ultimately benefit you greatly. While Mars has been retrograde, there could have been some frustration with goals or dreams not manifesting soon enough. Ideally, you go back over old ground, this time with new eyes. Studies and plans move forward from the 12th. Friendships might straighten out, and emotional complications sort out, too. You're learning who is in your corner, and your desires and affections clarify. As with most matters this month, it's best not to expect immediate results. Have faith that, slowly but surely, you'll get where you want to go. A more social theme and a focus on close relationships, and especially partnerships, builds as January advances. You have Venus in your partnership sector from the 2-26, blessing one-to-one connections. With this transit, you seek harmony and agreement. It's a good time to bring more balance to your life, make peace with people, express your interest and affection, and go to greater lengths to understand others. Then, the 20-22 ramps things up: the Sun enters this sector, a New Moon occurs there the next day, and then Uranus, the ruler of your partnership house, turns direct. All signs point to moving forward with others. New beginnings, clarity, and improvement are in focus. Technological projects benefit from improvements in the last week of January. If you can find a way to have fun and make money, teach and learn at the same time, or similar, you should embrace the opportunity. Collaborations with others can be magical now. Your mood is optimistic, helping you bring projects to completion and connect more confidently with others. There's good news for your motivation levels, and re-energizing energy is with you through a partner, friend, or associate. |
Virgo
There is a strong focus on your social and romantic life, creative endeavors, friendships, hobbies, and the need for more satisfying outlets for expressing yourself in January, dear Virgo. You find new or renewed ways to express your playful side or to release tension in pleasurable ways. While there is a strong focus on romance, children, or creative projects, by the Full Moon on the 6th, responsibilities to friends or groups you may have been neglecting will make themselves known. Finding a balance by dividing your time more evenly is important now. It's a strong time for new thinking along romantic and/or creative lines, especially around the 6-7. There could be a reconnection with an old friend that gets you thinking or seeing a past relationship in a new way. You're reconsidering previous conclusions about your needs for romance and pleasure. It can also be a time for bringing back old hobbies and pastimes. It's a playful period when you're discovering your needs for pleasure, entertainment, and positive feedback. You're putting your unique personal stamp on whatever you're doing--a wonderful process of self-discovery. However, there are times when you can feel in limbo or falling behind until the 18th while you wait for news or need to do some backtracking. Fortunately, the editing work you do now can pave the way for happy successes later. Mars ends its retrograde cycle on the 12th, and there can be a pleasant turnaround of confidence with your goals, business, career, debts, support, and practical affairs. Where you're heading becomes clearer. Perhaps more importantly, you know what you want. Motivation levels may have dipped recently, but now, you're more inspired. Another retrograde ends, this time your planetary ruler, on the 18th. Recent complications both in your professional and personal lives are likely to decrease. Career matters pick up the pace, and getting straight answers becomes easier. While responsibilities and work continue to keep you on your toes, there is a stronger focus on moving forward now and less on straightening out problems. Love relationships are far less complicated, and self-expression is more fluid. Venus spends the 2-26 in your sector of work, routine, and habits. Later, from the 20-22, this area of your solar chart gets even more attention: the Sun heads into it, a New Moon occurs there, and its ruler, Uranus, turns direct. There's a pleasant focus on taking better care of your daily affairs and health. You more readily apply yourself with purpose and intent in later January. You're proud of your efforts, motivating you further. Goals seem within reach. After weeks of reassessing your career or life path, motivation is returning to pursue your dreams. You have the desire to take decisive action and the confidence to forge ahead. |
Libra
January brings a stronger focus on home and family life, dear Libra. Your instincts to rest up and improve your sense of security and safety shouldn't be ignored. You're likely to pay special attention to personal matters and domestic affairs, but your penchant for entertainment, romance, and creative self-expression is also strong. You end the month far more interactive than you begin it with the Sun's move into your sector of joy and key planets no longer retrograde. With Mercury retrograde to the 18th and Mars retrograde until the 12th, there can be minor problems and delays to manage, which can undoubtedly slow you down. Remember that the backtracking you need to do now can strengthen plans. The Full Moon on the 6th reminds you to find a balance between attention to home and family life and focus on professional or "outside" responsibilities. Easing up on the pressure you put on yourself to shine in both areas can help. In recent weeks, waning energy or enthusiasm levels may have redirected your energy into different channels. You may have rediscovered old studies, interests, and passions that spark a new interest. From the 12th, you're more confident about what you want. You don't need to put as much effort into getting others to understand, see, and support you and your ideas. There can be an epiphany experienced surrounding home and career. There can be a turning point or forward movement for studies, projects, publishing efforts, legal affairs, or a partnership. Courage, confidence, and clarity are returning now! Projects and personal interests can bring greater rewards. Don't try to take on too much all at once, however. Easing forward is best after a retrograde period. This comes at a time when your social or romantic life is picking up pace, and you're naturally coming out of an introspective period. The 20-22 brings a boost of energy, enlivening you in ways that carry through to the end of January. You're expressing your individuality, unique personality, and ideas in powerful and attractive ways. Creative projects or pastimes help you release stress and tension. You're ready to share yourself, your feelings, and your ideas with others. In the last week of January, you might go to greater lengths or take extra steps to reach out and help others. You are spirited and self-expressive. While you may have been more focused on refining your approach to getting what you want in life than actually pursuing your desires recently, you are becoming more direct and active. It's a great time for pursuing intellectual interests and studies and skill-building efforts. Your love life is more vital and interesting. |
Scorpio
January can be busy for connecting, learning, and communicating, dear Scorpio. It's a time to diversify and follow your curiosity. You might often find yourself immersed in day-to-day affairs. There can be many and varied things to do this month. The Full Moon on the 6th can stir cravings for bigger things or some distance from the mundane affairs of your life, and you'll be seeking some escapes. You'll likely gain new insight into your current interests, projects, and communications around the 6-7. You might rediscover an old interest or conclude that something you've been pursuing is no longer up your alley. This can be the beginning of new thinking on learning pursuits and projects. Ideas now can spark a long-term venture. Mercury is retrograde until the 18th, which complicates things. Delays or misunderstandings can be notable. Further, what you genuinely want to do may be up in the air until Mars ends its retrograde on the 12th. In some ways, the cosmos are asking you to slow down and curb recent excesses so you can get yourself back on track. This way, you can more easily see areas that have been tripping you up, false paths, or where your heart truly wasn't invested. Whether this is about taking on too much or avoiding responsibilities, you'll get a better sense of your next steps. While Mars was retrograde in recent months, you may have explored frustrations and deeply buried matters. Ideally, you've found better tools for managing your life on an emotional level. Retrogrades are about taking a second look at things, and this can be an opportunity or a blessing in disguise. From the 12th, you're clearer about what you want and don't feel quite so tortured by (or tied to) your past! From the 18th forward, there's more clarity with your projects and communications. You can put some editing work behind you, or word comes that moves things ahead. The Sun moves into your home and family sector on the 20th, a New Moon occurs in this area of your chart the next day, and this sector's ruler turns direct on the 22nd. All signs point to a fresh start in your personal life! It's a great time to rest, recover, and find your center. Making improvements in your domestic world can be satisfying. Close relationships get a nice boost. You're getting a handle on problems related to emotional attachments, dependencies, sexuality, or financial support. There are solutions, outlets, or even breakthroughs occurring now that suggest steady forward motion. You have an increased need to be around family or familiar situations. Work on or around the home can be especially productive in the last week of the month. Things flow naturally, and minimal interference makes it easier to take action and make effective decisions. You're more aware of your need to feel secure, and taking steps toward your security goals seems natural now. Perhaps even more notable is your motivation to pursue a particular project or relationship after weeks of uncertainty. |
Sagittarius
You want to establish yourself and build and develop projects this month, dear Sagittarius. Later January brings circumstances that motivate you to reach out, connect, learn, and share. Until then, you're connecting with your ambition regarding business affairs, material concerns, and finances. You may have to rework a money-making idea or your budget, but the improvements made now will take you further in the long run. Fortunately, your astrology encourages a take-it-easy approach this month, and it’s well-timed– you’ll find it more natural than most other signs to slow things down. Money owed can be a focus around the Full Moon on the 6th. An epiphany about your feelings or final word on a financial matter can emerge. Dealings with others haven't been straightforward with Mars retrograde in your partnership sector since late October. Support for your personal endeavors hasn't been at its peak, but from the 12th forward, relationship dynamics smooth over, and your confidence improves. You feel that you can truly begin to move forward. More clarity comes to your love life, and relationships regain momentum. There can be nice developments on romantic and creative levels later in January. From the 18th, you’re more decisive as new or previously delayed information emerges and blocks on your projects or endeavors lift. Recent indecision is likely to clear up, and contemplation pays off. Gradually, you’ll make more informed choices as new information comes in. For the most part, knowing and attracting what you want comes naturally. People seek out your company and desire you more than usual. Venus is in your communications sector from the 2-26, and the Sun heads into the same area of your solar chart on the 20th. These transits encourage you to make connections, branch out, and reach out. Love and communications tie in strongly with one another, emphasizing communicating with friends and lovers, connecting with people with similar intellectual interests, or finding love through telecommunications or learning environments. You're expressing yourself with more charm. Mars turning direct in your relationship sector also improves your confidence in a relationship or with others, in general. Good energy is with you for expanding your personal horizons through creative endeavors or romantic relationships now. Especially in the last week of January, you're regaining motivation and spirit. You’re likely to feel a stronger sense of renewal. Working or taking action with someone can be satisfying and productive. You’re ready to act on a plan or idea and prepared to take on a challenge. You’re likely to feel refreshed and a little braver or interested in seeing results as you close out the month. Connecting can bring unexpected opportunities. |
Capricorn
January can be a month of meaningful changes on both internal and external levels, dear Capricorn. You begin the year with Mercury retrograde in your sign, but the month also brings several direct turns--Mars on the 12th, Mercury on the 18th, and Uranus on the 22nd. As such, you can begin the month looking back, but as January progresses, delays lift and information unclogs. That said, with Mercury retrograde in Capricorn to the 18th and Mars retrograde until the 12th, take your time with big decisions and feel things out. Avoid pushing matters–most decisions don't need finalizing just yet. Work and partnership can be a little more complicated this month, and it's important to reflect on recent projects. The Full Moon in your opposing sign on the 6th brings you into better touch with your feelings, but what to do with them may not yet be clear. Don't put pressure on yourself – let things unfold. You may feel very close to a project or decision only to discover a roadblock, delay, or merely a sense that you're not quite ready for it all to come together. It's your birthday season, which is often a time for grabbing opportunities. This year, you may start slowly, but the month is a time of building ambitions. It's a slower month than usual, but definitely not a loss. In fact, you can get a whole lot accomplished now. Delays with personal plans may be part of your month, but things should be moving more smoothly after the 18th when Mercury in your sign ends its retrograde. By that time, Mars will have also ended its retrograde. With Mars turning direct on the 12th after more than two months of retrograde motion, you begin to see rewards for work and health efforts. Work complications tend to iron out as you move forward. You may feel inspired to work a little harder for the things you love or focus more on health and wellness pursuits with added confidence and motivation. While it's an essential time for pursuing your personal goals, expressing yourself independently, and taking care of your needs, there's a sub-theme gaining traction: the focus is on your money and talents with Venus in your solar second house from the 2-26 and the Sun joining in on the 20th. From the 20th, you can be considerably more content or patient. Problem-solving and new ideas regarding work, money, and health matters can figure strongly in the last week of the month. You're expressing yourself with the kind of ease that attracts new opportunities your way. The drive and desire to get things done ramps up in the month's final days, making you more efficient than usual. An opportunity emerges to combine enterprise and prudence--your specialty! |
Aquarius
You can feel especially in charge of your emotional life, including family and home matters, dear Aquarius. You may also get the chance to showcase your creativity, and studies can be particularly rewarding in January. At the same time, you have a greater need for rest, relaxation, and some level of withdrawal from demanding situations until the 20th. Certainly, the month builds in momentum as it advances. You're turning over a new leaf after the 20-22–the ball is in your court. For one, the Sun enters your sign, and for another, a New Moon occurs early in your sign. Then, your planetary ruler, Uranus, turns direct. It can be a time of personal reinvention if you need a refreshing change. People see you a little differently, so aim to work this in your favor as much as possible. By this time, Mercury and Mars will have turned direct, and you begin a power period for pleasure, personal magnetism, and self-confidence. The first few weeks of the month could involve some rethinking of your plans. It's a time of gathering your resources for the weeks ahead. As much as possible, avoid pushing things. You're often inclined to reflect on recent experiences and absorb their lessons. Looking to the past for insight into the problems of the present is, in fact, very valuable. Still, the Full Moon on the 6th keeps you on the ball with work and health goals--you'll be setting aside time for these things. It's a great time to process recent events and find ways to put dysfunctional matters behind you. As you do, you free up emotional space for inviting new energy into your life. Forward movement with plans or news you're waiting for can arrive after the 12th, when Mars turns direct. This change of direction brings an end to delays and lack of clarity with studies, romance, creative pursuits, and communications. Mercury does remain retrograde until the 18th, but you're gathering motivation and the clarity that comes from knowing what you want. You feel stronger from the inside out, ready to tackle a problem or take on a challenge as the month advances. Venus is in your sign from the 2-26, and others see you as especially desirable and likable, and perhaps more importantly, you treat yourself more gently! Ideally, you've discovered areas where your approach or methods can improve, and now you're ready to make changes. It's a time of gaining confidence about a love relationship or your own feelings. Life tends to speed up, and you worry less about your next move in late January. You may be making some waves, but all in the name of progress! |
Pisces
January brings a continued focus on friends, group activities, collaboration, networking, or long-term projects, dear Pisces. It also introduces a new theme of rest, recuperation, and special attention to inner guidance. You do need to pay particular attention to managing your time effectively, however, with Mercury retrograde until the 18th and Mars until the 12th. Delays and backtracking can be part of the picture. Aim to take a break from too much action, pressure, and decision-making and focus on your happiness goals. You’ll have plenty of time to rework your plans to your liking later, so do what you can to avoid stressing over details. Consider that when Mercury stations---around the 16-18--misunderstandings can magnify involving a friend, dream, or a plan, confusing all involved. After this time, you’ll likely be clearer about your goals, friendships, and alliances. Significant ideas or conversations give you new insight into recent events, decisions, or problems around the 6-7, mainly related to friends and relationships or a plan or dream. The insight you gain now may be a little new or raw but it can help pave the road to new beginnings and attitudes. A conversation with someone from your past or feedback can help you get in touch with your relationship needs. The Full Moon on the 6th can bring a nice opportunity to follow your heart or finalize a creative project. Mars turning direct on the 12th brings forward movement to money, gifts, bonuses, family, domestic matters, and personal talents. Ideally, delays in these areas in recent weeks lead to rerouting that helps you understand your situation and desires more clearly. From the 12th, you have more emotional fuel for enjoying and pursuing your interests. While your personal life remains busy, it’s a straightforward kind of “busy” that you can handle. When problems exist, dealing with them is far easier when you know exactly what they are. Even further, a feeling of being in limbo or on the fence about matters lifts after the 19th. Information comes in that helps clarify things and move life forward. The last week of January brings a more substantial need to withdraw, heal, and catch your breath. It's a period for wrapping up your solar year and making the most of solitude, reflection, and private time. Still, you are well-positioned to both change and stabilize critical areas of your life, particularly emotions, debts, relationships, living conditions, and family. There can be excellent support at home or with family now. It's a great time to sort out your living arrangements and money situation. Home repairs, moves, or other domestic developments can figure strongly. Desires are more explicit, and you feel confident about new launches and new beginnings. |
Detailed Monthly Horoscopes are here.
January 2023 Aspects TimeLine:
See also: This Week in Astrology for more detail.
See also: Table of Planetary Transits, Sign Changes, New/Full Moons, and Retrogrades for the Month
This Month’s Ephemeris:
This Month’s Ephemeris with extra points and abbreviations rather than glyphs:
Ephemerides with additional points are for Eastern Time. The North Node and Lilith are the True positions. Retrogrades are underlined. Extra points are Chiron, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, and Lilith. These come from the excellent software, Sirius 3.0.
- November 2022 Ephemeris
- December 2022 Ephemeris
- January 2023 Ephemeris
- February 2023 Ephemeris
- March 2023 Ephemeris
- April 2023 Ephemeris
This Month’s Void Moon Dates:
Using the table below: The Moon is Void of Course from the time of its last aspect listed below until the Moon enters a new sign. Generally speaking, these periods are not ideal for launching new endeavors, although they’re not impossible periods, either.
The times given below are Eastern. These should be adjusted for different time zones. For example, for Pacific Time, subtract 3 hours from the given times.
See Void of Course dates and times for the full year.
New & Full Moon Charts:
- New Moon in Capricorn Chart: December 23, 2022
- Full Moon in Cancer Chart – January 6, 2023
- New Moon Chart: January 21, 2023, in Aquarius
Looking Ahead:
- Time Line Aspects: January 2023
- Time Line Aspects: February 2023
- Time Line Aspects: March 2023
- Time Line Aspects: April 2023
- Time Line Aspects: May 2023
- Time Line Aspects: June 2023
- Time Line Aspects: July 2023
- Time Line Aspects: August 2023
- Time Line Aspects: September 2023
- Time Line Aspects: October 2023
- Time Line Aspects: November 2023
- Time Line Aspects: December 2023

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The Astrology of 2023 – Overview
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This Month in Astrology – March 2023
March 2023
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This Month’s Highlights
Inner Planets
Horoscopes for the Month
Void of Course Dates this Month
On February 20th, the New Moon occurred in the sign of Pisces, stirring a new beginning. This energy sticks with us into March, prompting us to make a clean break or a “fresh start.” We awaken to the need for a spiritual vision or more magic in our lives. It’s time to revitalize ourselves through experiences that require imagination, compassion, gentleness, or that simply represent a “break” from the routine. We may put something behind us in order to begin anew.
On March 7th, a Full Moon occurs in the sign of Virgo, bringing sudden awareness to our lives, particularly of areas that require more order. Something is exposed or illuminated, prompting us to get in touch with those things that we may have been neglecting or putting off, especially regarding our work, services, habits, health, and routines. This lunation harmonizes with Uranus, and we’re inventive and inspired. Its square to Mars suggests a temptation to rush things or push our agenda too soon.
Also on March 7th, Saturn enters Pisces. Saturn will transit Pisces from March 7, 2023, to May 24, 2025, and then from September 1, 2025, until February 13, 2026. During these periods, there can be some frustrations achieving practical goals until we learn to integrate our material and non-material values. We can feel uncomfortable with big shows of feeling or vulnerability/weakness. However, by not fully allowing ourselves these very human qualities, we end up limiting ourselves. While we will work hard or root for the underdog, we don’t feel comfortable feeling like we are one. We should watch for subtly conveying to others that we don’t need kindnesses, compliments, and support. We can be bothered by people who seem to play the victim, or on another level, are too “out there” with their spirituality. Lacking some faith or trust in our intuition (or life itself), we can frequently feel vaguely fearful. We may feel more comfortable offering tangible help and advice than emotional shows of support.
We should learn to recognize how we may limit ourselves and our experiences if we deny our connection to the more vulnerable, messy, or chaotic side of ourselves. It’s a step by step, slow-but-sure process. Quietly working hard can be a real strength of this position. We’re learning to allow ourselves to be creative and imaginative. We’re also capable of considerable effort and hard work in support and service. It’s easier for us to put our ego aside in order to get things done. See more about Saturn in Pisces.
Jupiter forms a conjunction with Chiron on the 12th. This is a standalone transit that encourages an increased need for greater understanding, wisdom, and awareness, as well as a stronger interest in the healing arts and holistic health. It may be a time when we update our personal belief system. The potential is high for working on ridding ourselves of negative attitudes that have held us back. As it occurs in the sign of Aries, we can be especially interested in dealing with personal demons that have fractured our confidence and ability to assert our boundaries.
On March 21st, Jupiter forms a semi-square with Saturn, and when we think in big terms, or if we have the urge to expand, we confront obstacles or we are forced to face reality. Some re-structuring of our lives and of our business goals is now in order. There is no “easy fix” just now – we need to keep working hard and can make good progress, even if there are fits and starts. It is best to breathe new life into old plans rather than to strike out with a new plan altogether. We should watch for overextension, which can lead to frustration. This is the final of three transits, with the other two perfections having occurred July 21st, 2022 and September 21st, 2022.
On the 21st, the New Moon occurs in the sign of Aries. This lunation brings a “fresh start” to our lives, and challenges us to show a pure part of ourselves to the world. By acting upon our own inner impulses (constructive ones!) without fear, and by abandoning the need to refine these impulses based on what others might want us to do or what others think we “should” do, we learn more about ourselves. If we learn to depend on ourselves, we exude an all-new aura of strength that comes from personal integrity and confidence, as well as a pure and innocent charm.
On March 23rd, Pluto enters Aquarius. Pluto will transit Aquarius from March 23, 2023, to June 11, 2023, later from January 20, 2024, until September 1, 2024, again from November 19, 2024, to March 8, 2043, at which point it will weave in and out of Aquarius and Pisces.
Why so many dates? Pluto is very slow-moving, and with retrograde (effective backward) activity, it advances only about 1-3 degrees per year, depending on the sign. While Pluto flirts with Aquarius in 2023, it won’t consistently transit the sign until late 2024. In all, Pluto will spend between 19 and 20 years in Aquarius.
While Pluto is in Aquarius, we take social structures and politics especially seriously, and we seek major reform in these areas. Unusual, intense, or dramatic happenings are possible with friends and networks.
During this long-term cycle, we are likely to confront issues of control and power related to individuality, equality, friendships, and group associations. We can be on a quest to distinguish ourselves for our progressiveness, scientific minds, ideals, humanitarianism, or unique qualities. It’s also a time when we seek to change and overhaul society through science, inventions, and the mind/ideas. See more about Pluto in Aquarius.
Date | Time (ET) | Event | Position |
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Mar 2 | 5:52 PM | Mercury enters Pisces | Mer 00 Pis 00' |
Mar 3 | 5:24 PM | Saturn semi-sextile Pluto | Sat 29 Aqu 34' semi-sextile Plu 29 Cap 34' |
Mar 7 | 7:40 AM | Full Moon in Virgo | 16 Vir 40' |
Mar 7 | 8:35 AM | Saturn enters Pisces | Sat 00 Pis 00' |
Mar 11 | 11:16 AM | Juno enters Taurus | Jun 00 Tau 00' |
Mar 12 | 2:53 AM | Jupiter conjunct Chiron | Jup 14 Ari 27' conjunct Chi 14 Ari 27' |
Mar 14 | 10:08 PM | Last Quarter Moon | 24 Sag 13' |
Mar 16 | 6:34 PM | Venus enters Taurus | Ven 00 Tau 00' |
Mar 19 | 12:24 AM | Mercury enters Aries | Mer 00 Ari 00' |
Mar 19 | 6:06 PM | Jupiter semi-sextile Uranus | Jup 16 Ari 15' semi-sextile Ura 16 Tau 15' |
Mar 20 | 5:24 PM | Sun enters Aries | Sun 00 Ari 00' |
Mar 21 | 5:26 AM | Jupiter semi-square Saturn | Jup 16 Ari 35' semi-square Sat 1 Pis 35' |
Mar 21 | 1:23 PM | New Moon in Aries | 0 Ari 49' |
Mar 22 | 11:50 PM | Ceres Retrograde enters Virgo | Cer Vir Rx |
Mar 23 | 8:23 AM | Pluto enters Aquarius | Plu 00 Aqu 00' |
Mar 25 | 7:45 AM | Mars enters Cancer | Mar 00 Can 00' |
Mar 28 | 10:32 PM | First Quarter Moon | 8 Can 09' |
(See the the full table for 2023)
See also: This Week in Astrology week to week for more detail.
This Month’s Overview Horoscopes
The following horoscopes outline how the above astrological influences might affect each individual sign.
Overview horoscopes fill in here as I write them, ideally during the week before the month begins. It is not unusual to see some signs temporarily missing as I write the twelve of them over the course of a few days, starting with the featured sign of the month (birthday month).
Aries |
Taurus |
Gemini |
Cancer |
Leo |
Virgo |
Libra |
Scorpio |
Sagittarius |
Capricorn |
Aquarius |
Pisces |
Detailed Monthly Horoscopes are here.
March 2023 Aspects TimeLine:
See also: This Week in Astrology for more detail.
See also: Table of Planetary Transits, Sign Changes, New/Full Moons, and Retrogrades for the Month
This Month’s Ephemeris:
Note for the above ephemeris: While Daylight Saving Time only begins on March 12th in 2023, the ephemeris shows the positions for Midnight in EDT for the entire month. The ephemeris below doesn’t have that issue.
This Month’s Ephemeris with extra points and abbreviations rather than glyphs:
Ephemerides with additional points are for Eastern Time. The North Node and Lilith are the True positions. Retrogrades are underlined. Extra points are Chiron, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, and Lilith. These come from the excellent software, Sirius 3.0.
- April 2023 Ephemeris
- May 2023 Ephemeris
- June 2023 Ephemeris
- July 2023 Ephemeris
- August 2023 Ephemeris
- September 2023 Ephemeris
This Month’s Void Moon Dates:
Using the table below: The Moon is Void of Course from the time of its last aspect listed below until the Moon enters a new sign. Generally speaking, these periods are not ideal for launching new endeavors, although they’re not impossible periods, either.
The times given below are Eastern. These should be adjusted for different time zones. For example, for Pacific Time, subtract 3 hours from the given times.
See Void of Course dates and times for the full year.
New & Full Moon Charts:
- New Moon in Pisces Chart: February 20, 2023
- Full Moon in Virgo: March 7, 2023
- New Moon in Aries: March 21, 2023
Looking Ahead:
- Time Line Aspects: March 2023
- Time Line Aspects: April 2023
- Time Line Aspects: May 2023
- Time Line Aspects: June 2023
- Time Line Aspects: July 2023
- Time Line Aspects: August 2023
- Time Line Aspects: September 2023
- Time Line Aspects: October 2023
- Time Line Aspects: November 2023
- Time Line Aspects: December 2023
- Time Line Aspects: January 2024
- Time Line Aspects: February 2024

Take a peek at the year ahead with in-depth Future Forecast Reports from Cafe Astrology.
See also:
The Astrology of 2023 – Overview

Take a peek at the year ahead with in-depth Future Forecast Reports from Cafe Astrology.
See also:
The Astrology of 2023 – Overview
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