Today's, weekly, monthly and yearly horoscope

A daily horoscope built from today's actual sky

Most daily horoscopes are written by hand, often weeks in advance, and the link to what the planets are doing on that particular day can be loose. Ours start from the other end. Every daily horoscope, weekly horoscope and monthly horoscope on this page is built from the real positions of the Moon and planets for that date, calculated with the same ephemeris we use for birth charts. Pick your sign above to read today's horoscope; the weekly, monthly and yearly versions are one click away on each sign's page.

How each horoscope is put together

A Sun sign horoscope has a basic problem: it can't know your birth time, so it can't know your houses. Astrologers solve this with solar houses. Your Sun sign is treated as your first house, the next sign as your second, and so on around the zodiac. If you're a Gemini, Cancer is your solar second house and Sagittarius your solar seventh. It's an approximation, but a consistent and transparent one.

With that frame in place, each horoscope looks at a different layer of the sky:

Daily horoscope: the Moon moves through a sign roughly every two and a half days, so it's the natural timer for a single day. We look at which of your solar houses the Moon is crossing, plus any new or full moon, sign change or station that happens that day.
Weekly horoscope: Mercury, Venus and Mars move slowly enough to set the tone for a week: where your thinking, your relationships and your energy tend to be focused.
Monthly horoscope: the Sun spends about a month in each sign, so it marks the main theme of the month, together with Mercury, Venus and Mars and that month's new and full moons.
Yearly horoscope: Jupiter (about a year per sign) and Saturn (about two and a half years) describe the slower themes, along with the year's eclipses and Mercury retrograde periods.

Times of events are shown in your local time zone. Because the positions are calculated, not invented, two people reading the same sign on the same day see the same sky described. The interpretations themselves are written in advance by our editorial team and matched to each configuration by fixed rules, so they're consistent rather than improvised.

What's in the sky right now

The line at the top of this page shows where the Moon and Sun are at the moment. For the bigger picture of 2026 and 2027, a few slow movements form the backdrop to every sign's horoscope. Saturn and Neptune have both moved into Aries, Uranus entered Gemini in April 2026, Pluto continues through Aquarius, and Jupiter, in Leo since June 2026, moves into Virgo in July 2027. Mercury goes retrograde about three times a year for around three weeks each time. The astrology calendar lists all of these with exact dates and times.

How to read your horoscope (and what it can't do)

A Sun sign horoscope is written for one-twelfth of everyone, so it has to stay general. A few habits make it more useful:

Read it for your rising sign too. If you know your Ascendant, the horoscope for your rising sign uses houses that match your actual chart more closely. Many astrologers recommend reading both. You can find your rising sign with the rising sign calculator.
Treat it as a theme, not an instruction. "The Moon in your sixth house" points to routines and practical tasks. What you do with that is up to you.
Look at the longer periods. The weekly and monthly horoscopes describe trends that are easier to notice than a single day's mood.

What a horoscope can't do: it can't tell you what will happen, and it shouldn't be the basis for decisions about your health, money, work or relationships. Astrology isn't a predictive science. We offer it as a symbolic language and a moment to reflect.

From your sign's horoscope to your own transits

The difference between a horoscope and a personal forecast is the birth chart. Your Sun sign gives you one point; your full chart gives the exact degree of every planet and the real houses for your birth time. When astrologers look at how today's planets interact with those exact points, they're looking at transits, and those are specific to you.

Start with your free birth chart to see your own placements.
The personal transits report covers six months of transits from Mars to Pluto to your chart, with exact dates.
The year ahead report looks at the year's main themes in your houses.
Membership keeps your personal transits up to date and adds them to your calendar.

Horoscope questions

How is today's horoscope calculated?

We calculate the Moon's position for today and find which of your solar houses it's passing through, counting your Sun sign as the first house. We add any lunar phase, sign change or planetary station that falls on the day. The text for that configuration is then selected by fixed rules.

Should I read my Sun sign or my rising sign horoscope?

Both, if you know your rising sign. The Sun sign version uses solar houses; the rising sign version uses houses closer to your actual chart. Many people find the rising sign horoscope fits a little better.

When does the daily horoscope change?

Each day's horoscope uses the sky for that calendar date. The Moon can change sign during the day; when it does, the page shows when, in your local time.

Are horoscopes accurate?

The planetary positions are calculated accurately from NASA JPL ephemeris data. The interpretation is symbolic and very general, because it applies to everyone with the same Sun sign. It isn't a prediction and there's no scientific evidence that horoscopes forecast events.

What's the difference between a horoscope and transits?

A horoscope describes the current sky for a whole Sun sign. Transits compare the current sky with your individual birth chart, down to the degree, so they're personal. You can explore them through the personal transits report or membership.