After February 18, the Sun moves into Pisces, energizing your ninth house of travel and higher learning. This is your moment to explore new horizons and embrace adventure. Finally, action planet Mars turns direct in your sign on February 23, putting you back in the driver’s seat with your personal plans and aspirations. With all this fiery energy, you’ll feel unstoppable. Charge ahead with confidence!

Aquarius season spices up your life until February 18

You’ve got a lot going on behind the scenes this month, Cancer. The Sun is making its annual deep dive through Aquarius and your intimate, merging-minded eighth house until February 18. During this time, you might crave more privacy, and you have permission to hibernate in your trademark shell. Cozy!

You’ll be plenty busy in your chambers, Crab, intently focused on emotional processing, a research project or a sexy someone who might just have “soulmate” written all over them. (Lean into those Valentine’s Day trappings, if that’s your thing!)

Relationships of all stripes can go to profoundly vulnerable places, hopefully forging deeper trust. With subterranean Pluto in Aquarius, too, you could do some intense shadow work or emotional exploration that helps you break through blocks and old patterns.

The eighth house also rules long-term finances, particularly the money that we share with others, be they individuals or an institution. Debt, taxes, settlements, passive income, real estate—this month, you could take a closer look at any or all of these areas. If you need support or a better plan for your long-term wealth, reach out to a professional adviser. While deprivation is NOT advised for your comfort-loving sign, Cancers always feel best with security locked in, so keep your eyes on the bigger prize.

Jupiter retrograde ends on February 4, stars clearing fog

Fog lifts, at least partially, on February 4. Expansive Jupiter ends a four-month retrograde slowdown in Gemini and your transitional twelfth house on that day. Since October 9, you may have felt tired and run-down, or preoccupied with some heavier emotional responsibilities.

Jupiter’s actually been in Gemini since May 25, 2024, supercharging your twelfth house of closure, healing and the subconscious. For the past nine months, life may have felt like a waking dream—no microdosing needed.

On June 9, lucky Jupiter enters YOUR sign for a year, kicking off a fresh decade-plus cycle. Until then, you may feel like life keeps teaching you major lessons in letting go, trusting and protecting yourself from people who don’t have your best interests at heart.

Every 12 years, one sign gets to experience this trippy transit, which lasts for 12-13 months. During this time, you may feel adrift—or, on a good day, nomadic, dreamy and serendipitously guided. You’re learning to receive instead of controlling or micromanaging—to stop swimming upstream and just float with the currents. The trick is to surrender to the universe’s agenda instead of forcing your own. If only that were easy for humans to do!

When Jupiter turned retrograde last October, you may have doubled down on your resistance to personal growth, bottlenecking the process with stubbornness or trying to force an outcome. Jupiter retrograde could have dredged up old memories or sidelined you to deal with grief that you suppressed. You may have dealt with a health issue or just felt more tired and run-down if you pushed yourself too hard. There may have been a farewell of some kind.

These challenges are easier to navigate with Jupiter back in direct (forward) motion beginning February 4. Take a moment to acknowledge yourself if you’ve done the inner work and spiritual stretching that Jupiter in the twelfth house requires. Don’t miss the opportunity to end the cycle with some Yoda-like wisdom added to your repertoire!

You’ve got four months to make the most of it, and trust us: This last portion of Jupiter in the twelfth house is usually when the miracles occur. Focus on letting go. Purge, declutter, forgive, grieve. Feel all those Cancerian feelings (maybe not all at once because there ARE a lot of them) and lean into being the “soft-shell Crab” that you are on the inside. Say “I don’t know” and see what or who shows up instead of trying to come up with all the answers. This is the space where magic arises!

The February 12 Leo full moon brings a dose of practical magic

Even while you’re drifting through Jupiter-in-Gemini’s soulful voyage, February 12 brings a much-needed opportunity to drop anchor and deal with practical matters, ones that may have fallen by the wayside since the beginning of 2025. As the year’s only full moon in Leo ascends to the throne in your sensible-yet-sensual second house, your first order of business may involve simplifying a few areas of life that have become unnecessarily complex.

Could you streamline your spending, Cancer? This annual lunation brings an ideal moment to review your budget and set (or reset) your 2025 balance sheet. Security-minded Cancers are naturally thrifty, but watch for scarcity thinking that can land you in the “penny wise and pound foolish” camp. Investing in a few luxe items that you’ll treasure for years to come generally winds up costing the same (and bringing more long-term gains) as filling up on fast-fashion fixes or cheap items that you have to replace over and over. The eye-opening Leo full moon can help you take an unflinching look at your budget. Trim and tweak as you see fit!

Ready for a new gig? Positioned for a promotion? Since the second house rules earned income, some job news could arrive with this full moon. Look back to the August 4 Leo new moon for clues of what might be coming together for you now. If you’ve been working steadily toward an incremental boost to your status or pay grade since then, you could manifest tangible results now.

If a self-defeating habit has you in its grip, this is your chance to crowd it out with a more affirming one. Nothing wrong with loving comfort foods and dessert, but what if you proportioned your plate to enjoy them as sides with a lean protein and veggie instead of the main course? You might even ritualize your routines, making them feel sensual instead of stultifying. For example, if you’re resisting exercise, pick out a new album or podcast that you’ll listen to while you walk or ride your Peloton. You’ll be teeming with fresh cultural references in no time—the perfect icebreakers to help you overcome any social awkwardness when meeting new people.

Call it a comeback! Mars retrograde (in Cancer) ends February 23

If your year got off to a slow or sluggish start, you’ll be ready to charge ahead with confidence again on February 23. That day, Mars turns direct in your sign, putting you back in the driver’s seat with your personal plans and aspirations. Prepare for a turbo-engine boost after a frustrating two-and-a-half-month retrograde that began in Leo and your second house of money and values (from December 6), then dropped into Cancer on January 6.

Since the red planet reversed its commute through your sign, your personal goals may have experienced a frustrating slowdown. Perhaps you lost touch with your passions or a big idea became more stressful and daunting than expected. The mighty planet’s retrograde planted a seed of self-doubt or threw a curveball into your plans. Enough of that! As Mars zooms ahead in Cancer until April 18, you have permission to put your foot back onto the accelerator—and keep it there!

Take a moment to recalibrate your GPS, however. The past couple months may have led you down discouraging detours, but the last thing you want to do now is try to find your way out of them without a map. Temper any impatience and call in expert advice to help you get back to square one and on a better, smarter path.

If you’ve been cranky and irritable, even passive-aggressive, you’ll be better able to convey your feelings once Mars is direct. Mars retrograde could have shortened your temper, and you may have some amends to make. As you regain some of your patience and composure, get ready for smoother relationships all around.

Even when Mars is direct, however, frustration can still be par for the course. Burn it off with the athletic planet’s directive to get to the gym, yoga studio or hiking trails. Moving your body is a must if you don’t want to turn into a total stress case. Plus, that glow-up will make you even more attractive, a bonus with the lusty planet serving sultry energy in your head-turning first house of identity.

Pisces season begins on February 18, shakes off the gloom

Things are starting to look up again, Cancer. On February 18, the Sun enters Pisces and your ninth house of freedom and discovery. Shake off those moody, pensive vibes of the past three weeks and emerge from your shell. Your optimism can grow the more you lean into it. Think of it like a muscle and exercise that positive outlook instead of getting caught up in gloom-and-doom.

We understand that it hasn’t been easy. Since January 6, stressful Mars has been retrograde in your sign, a tense period that ends on February 23 (whew!). Your life force energy will be back, and paired with the inspired and visionary outlook of the ninth house, you could become a beacon of hope for many people—starting with yourself.

Until March 20, focus on taking calculated risks and invest in your personal growth. If you’ve been stuck in a rut, leave it the rearview. Take a spontaneous vacation and explore new vistas closer to home, too. Enroll in workshops, attend cultural events, take a chance on something you haven’t done before. A burst of novelty will energize you now.

If you have a writing project, this is an excellent time to make headway. You may be inspired to sort out your life purpose or dabble in metaphysical teachings. Overall, you’ll start feeling generous and open-hearted—quite a change from the way February began.

The February 27 Pisces new moon features 6 Pisces placements

On February 27, the Pisces new moon prepares your biggest dreams for takeoff. If you’ve been waiting to pursue your most cherished goal, now is the time to start taking action. There may be an opportunity to publish your work or even return to school and further your study in a specialized discipline. Or perhaps you’ll finally roll the dice on a startup venture or deliver a public presentation that wins over hearts and minds.

This is an unusual Pisces new moon, because the skies are hosting SIX cosmic placements in Pisces today: the Sun, moon, communicator Mercury, structured Saturn, imaginative Neptune and the destiny-driven north node.

As a result, everything will feel extra serious—and fated—under these moonbeams. New moons take up to six months to unfold, and this one culminates at a Pisces total lunar (full moon) eclipse on September 7. While you should definitely take a chance on your dreams, think of it as a calculated risk, rather than just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks.

Since you’re captivated by a need for freedom now, you could plan a trip, even if your journey doesn’t happen until later this year. Having something to look forward to is the key! Start researching dream destinations and asking people about their travel experiences. From Marrakech to Mumbai, Seoul to Sao Paulo, a far-flung destination could hold the key to new realms of self-discovery. Who knows? With the north node in Pisces until mid-2026, you might even consider living abroad, whether for a short residency or a total relocation.

Long-distance romance? A cross-cultural spark? On February 1, an enchanted alignment of Venus and Neptune in Pisces stokes the imaginative embers in your expansive ninth house. You could find yourself drawn to someone way outside your usual type or contemplating an arrangement that isn’t exactly conventional. Just don’t get swept away too quickly—Neptune loves fantasy, so take your time before making big commitments. Coupled Crabs should spend some time early this month thinking about your next big travel plan. Even if you don’t book the tickets, just drooling over photos of a resort on the crystal clear seas of Corfu or a food tour through Tuscany will get some wheels in motion.

Your big picture love goals come into sharper focus after February 4, when Venus moves into Aries, heating up your ambitious tenth house until March 27. Romance and professional life could overlap (be mindful here, of course), whether it’s a flirtation at work or a business idea you develop with your S.O. With Venus spending extra time here due to an upcoming retrograde (March 1–April 12), February is your chance to boldly advance before Cupid hits a speed bump at the start of next month. If you’re in a relationship, this transit could bring conversations about long-term goals and how your partnership fits into your bigger life plans.

A buzzy V-Day is in store for Crabs, so summon your playful spirit and go all in for the holiday. With the Virgo moon activating your culture vulture, grab a pair of tickets to a comedy club, live music or a special “experience” at a museum. With Mercury flitting into Pisces on the 14th, too, you could be emboldened to bare your soul. Not that you have to force that into Valentine’s Day. Mercury hovers here until March 3, giving you lots of moments to ‘fess up to your feelings.

The only planet tapping the brakes this month is lusty Mars, retrograde in Cancer until February 23. Normally, Mars in your sign fires up your confidence, but since this backspin began on January 6, you may have second-guessed yourself before shooting your shot. Don’t force yourself to move faster than feels right. Even with the most nurturing, stable partner, you may need to pause and process every romantic development before moving to the next stage of the game. Honor your timing and don’t dysregulate yourself by trying to move at someone else’s pace. Anyone who is meant to be with you will honor your deep sensitivity!

Get back in the game, Cancer! After months of slowed-down retrograde progress, go-getter Mars turns direct (forward) in your sign on February 23, reigniting your motivation. If personal financial goals or job momentum felt stalled, this shift gets them moving again.

Releasing past baggage is also a big piece of this. On February 4, Jupiter turns direct in Gemini, shaking up your twelfth house of endings. This could mark the resolution of an old debt, a settlement, or a financial agreement that clears space for new abundance.

Keep an eye on the Leo full moon this February 12, which activates your second house of income. A financial breakthrough could arrive—perhaps a long-overdue paycheck, a raise, or a profitable opportunity. If spending got out of sync with your long-term goals, this is a chance to reassess and make strategic shifts. As Mars gains speed in your sign after the 23rd, your earning potential skyrockets. Time to take bold steps forward!

Love Days: 18, 23

Money Days: 2, 12

Luck Days: 9, 27

Off Days: 7, 21, 26

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