What’s happening: The Moon enters Virgo tonight around 6:00 PM ET, while Venus is creating a gentle connection with Saturn, the planet of structure. Early on Monday morning, the Moon enters lovely Libra, which is great for getting closer to your special someone, but Mercury Retrograde starting that day means that you’ll be dealing with more miscommunications and misunderstandings with them. The Moon enters intense Scorpio on Wednesday evening, while the Sun harmonizes with fiery Mars, the planet of action and libido.
What that means:
Aries
If you’re already boo’d up, this weekend is great for getting closer to your partner. Whether it’s in or out of bed, there’s tons of romantic potential right now, and you’re able to connect on a deeper, more meaningful level. The astro-weather at the top of the week is better for all of you single Aries people out there. The Sun and fiery Mars are hooking up in the hottest part of your chart, which cranks up your sex drive and gives you tons of stamina and confidence. I encourage you to try something (or someone) new in bed this week. Buy some toys, get kinky with some whips and chains, invite a third person into bed, whatever you want! This is an amazing time to spice up your sex life.
Taurus
This is a great weekend to shoot your shot, but since Mercury Retrograde begins on Monday, you have a very slim window of opportunity. Venus is teaming up with Saturn, the planet of permanence, so if you’ve been waiting to ask someone out, define a relationship, or even propose, I can’t emphasize enough that that is the weekend to do it. But something to keep in mind—with new relationships come a whole new set of triggers, and you’re likely to feel a stronger sense of jealousy, possessiveness, and anxiety about the new partnership. Take things at a comfortable pace, be open with your thoughts and feelings, and you’ll be just fine.
Gemini
Saturn, the planet of authority, is mingling with Venus this week, and it’s urging you to define your relationship. This is a great time for having the “What are we?” talk with your situationship, or even take an already existing relationship to the next level. The Libra Moon on Monday activates the sexiest part of your chart, so if hookups are all that you’re after, you’re feeling very lucky when it comes to getting lucky. With that being said, there’s a bit of drama coming up…Mercury Retrograde is tearing up your chart’s relationships zone, so don’t expect a ton of progress in your love life for a bit. There’s very little forward motion with love with this retrograde, because this is a period where you’re meant to look back and review past relationships. Keep an eye out for your ex, because they’re way more likely to come back around now.
Cancer
If you’ve been wanting to upgrade your relationship status, now’s your golden opportunity! Venus and Saturn are working together this weekend, activating your chart’s relationships zone, and encouraging you to shoot your shot. Take a (calculated) leap of faith, and you can make a lot of magic happen this weekend. Don’t text your situationship “sooo r we dating or what lol.” Instead, plan a nice evening together, do something you both enjoy, and then pop the question. There’s also the possibility that you’re very unhappy with your relationship, and you’re ready to break up. Instead of starting a fight, blowing up on them, or just straight up ghosting them, try to be more Saturnian about it—patient, calm, and practical. Even if they’re a real piece of shit partner, still try to find a way to part ways with them amicably.
Leo
Mars is in your sign right now, cranking up your libido and turning you into a major horndog. Hookups are longer, better, and waaaay more fun right now—that is, if you can find anyone to hook up with. Although Mars wants you to get down and dirty, Venus is in stiff Capricorn, encouraging you to approach your love life with a more serious, practical mindset. This means that the vibe right now is heavy with sexual frustration. There’s a glimmer of hope on Wednesday, when the Sun (which is lighting up the sexiest part of your chart) connects with Mars, but Mercury Retrograde (also in the sexiest part of your chart) makes it so that awkward gaffs, performance issues, and trouble getting it up are much more common.
Virgo
This is a splendid weekend for romance! The Moon in your sign helps you open up and share your feelings, so going deep and having heart-to-heart conversations with your partner can happen way easier right now. That, plus Saturn’s influence, makes this weekend a great time to start a new relationship or reinforce an already existing one. Although things are looking bright this weekend, Mercury Retrograde and Mars are causing a little bit of trouble during the week. If I were you, I’d watch out for your ex right now. Not old situationships, or flings you fooled around with for a couple of weeks, but exes that you have a serious history with. I don’t wanna scare you or anything, but I suggest you watch out for comebacks this week.
Libra
This is a great weekend to tidy up your love life. If you’ve been bouncing around a few different situationships, you’re now discovering that you have a lot of fun with one or two of them, not all six. If that’s the case, time to say “see ya” to the ones that don’t do it for you. If you and your boo have been bickering over something lately, now’s a good time to sit down with them and calmly talk things out. Don’t wait too long, because Mercury Retrograde starts on Monday and it’s ready to tear up your chart’s communication zone. That means that miscommunications and misunderstandings are happening very easily now, so you’re way more likely to start an argument, even unintentionally.
Scorpio
This weekend’s astrology really supports commitment and taking love seriously, but there’s some great potential for you Scorpios out there who are just looking to have a little fun! The Moon and Venus are both activating the most social parts of your chart—going out and finding yourself a nice piece of ass is a breeze right now. New connections come your way easily with this astro-weather, so you’ll definitely be able to schedule a date or two with someone sexy. Saturn is the planet of restriction, and it’s ramming through your chart’s sexiest zone. If bondage is something you’ve been wanting to experiment with, you’re guaranteed to have a kickass time if you give it a shot this weekend.
Sagittarius
Unfortunately, your horoscope isn’t very sexy this week, Sagittarius. Saturn’s being a bit of a cockblock when it comes to hookups, but if you want to upgrade your relationship status, this is the perfect weekend to do so. If you’re single, the social, lovey Libra Moon at the top of the week is great for flirting and mingling with new potential paramours, except… Mercury Retrograde. This go-round, Mercury Retrograde is in your sign, so miscommunications, slipping over your words during serious conversations, getting ghosted/accidentally ghosting someone else, and all sorts of relationship problems are far more common now. The singular key to navigating this retrograde is always thinking before you speak. Even tiny slip-ups have the potential to start major arguments right now.
Capricorn
Venus, the planet of love, pleasure, and beauty, is happily floating through your sign all week long. This turns you into a total babe magnet, and your sex life is way hotter. But this weekend’s Saturnian astro wants you to step away from the flirting and the flings and take your love life seriously for a second. You’re being urged to think hard about what you want romantically right now, and then ensure your actions are lining up with your intentions. If you’re looking for love, this weekend you’re realizing that hookups aren’t the best way to find a long-term partner, and that you should look for dates, not flings. If you’re casually seeing someone, this weekend you’re determining exactly whether or not you want to define the relationship and continue being with them. Maybe you’re in a crappy relationship that you feel stuck in. This weekend, you’re being presented with the opportunity to break it off and move on from them. Decide what you want, then do what it takes to get it.
Aquarius
Venus and Saturn’s influence this weekend has the potential to bring an ex back around, but I wouldn’t expect any major drama—just expect to see them in passing, or to have a short convo. This upcoming retrograde has the potential to do some damage to your love life if you’re single. It’s a time when hookups and dates can happen more often, but miscommunications and drama are also way more likely. If you start seeing someone, be upfront about what you want from them, whether it’s a quickie, a FWB, or a potential love partner. Then, encourage them to be open about what they’re looking for. This retrograde aims to teach you the importance of open communication, so if you’re not clear about this potential paramour from the start, expect to have to deal with big misunderstandings and potentially some heartbreak.
Pisces
This weekend’s lovely blend of astro-weather is lighting up your chart to make some major magic happen in your love life. The Moon in Virgo helps you open up with your partner and share a deeper, more romantic connection, and Saturn’s influence encourages stability and commitment in love, to strengthen your relationship even more. Since Saturn is currently in your sign, you’re being imbued with some major Saturnian energy right now. Saturn is strong, strict, and kind of a hard ass. Use this energy in bed and let out your inner dominatrix, fool around with some S&M, and I promise you’ll have a blast.
Jake Register (better known by his Instagram handle, @jakesastrology) is a Libra and the author of Cosmopolitan’s weekly Sexoscopes. He lives in southeastern North Carolina and loves making astrology content. Follow his IG or Twitter @jakesastrology, and to book a reading, go to Jakesastrology.as.me.