Moon Alert
After 2 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The new moon in Capricorn is at 4:17 a.m. Chicago time.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today’s new moon occurs at the top of your chart. Examine your attitudes to authority. Do they affect your work? This is also a good time to look at where you’re headed. Where do you want to be five years from now and what do you want to be doing?
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a good day to take stock of your education. What further learning would enrich your life? What about travel? What are your thoughts about your belief systems? Thinking about this might help you understand your attitudes.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today’s new moon is the perfect day to look at your involvement with the financial resources of others. Is there a balance between your reliance on your own resources and your reliance on other people? How are you handling your debt? Are you in over your head, borrowing on tomorrow?
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is the perfect day to look at your expectations about committed relationships. What are your beliefs about committed relationships? For example, how would you finish this sentence? “Whenever I get involved in a relationship___ ...”
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
This is an excellent day to examine your attitudes to work. How do you work best? In your job, do you get by with doing as little as you can? Or do you find personal rewards in doing a job well? Take stock of your health. Do you take care of your body?
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
The new moon is an excellent time to think about the role that romantic relationships play in your life. Likewise, creativity might not be something you worry about, but do you appreciate your creative talents? Your artistic talents can bring you pleasure.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Each new moon is an opportunity to make resolutions. Today’s new moon is time to think about your personal security. What makes you feel safe? How are your relations to family or parents? Do you try hard to conform to or defy your parents’ expectations?
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
What kind of communicator are you? Today’s new moon is the best day all year to think about your style of communicating with others. Are you afraid to discuss your needs in case this will drive people away? If you don’t communicate, you cut yourself off from humanity.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
This is an excellent day to take stock of your feelings and attitudes about money. If you believe that money is a root of all evil, you will unlikely seek it or hold on to it for very long. If you think, “Easy come, easy go,” then money will be coming and going.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is the only new moon in your sign all year. Take personal inventory. What kind of first impression do you create on others? How do you come across? Think about how you carry yourself and how others regard you. How can you create a better impression?
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
The new moon today falls in a hidden part of your chart, which means you have a chance to examine your repressed or secret emotions about things. What areas of your life are you the most self-defeating? Do you undermine your own best interests? (We all do.)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
This is the perfect day to inventory your hopes and wishes for the future. What exactly are they? What concrete steps are you taking to achieve them? Be specific or else they will be a cloudy vision rather than a tangible reality.
If Your Birthday Is Today
Pearl Jam lead singer and guitarist Eddie Vedder (1964) shares your birthday. You are magnetic and charming. You have excellent communication skills. You are also focused and determined, which allows you to overcome challenges. Your personal freedom is important this year because you will undergo exciting changes. Make new friends. Travel is likely.
