Your Daily Horoscopes for Tuesday, August 18th

 

Aries

With the Moon in your opposite sign all day today and tomorrow, dear Aries, you may not be at your energetic best, but your social life can get some much-needed attention. Your need for others, certainly, is enlivening. Don’t let insecurities and fears drive your behavior later today, as career or concerns about your responsibilities can sometimes take you away from the moment. It’s important to recognize your need for others, or to make adjustments to your plans in order to accommodate important people in your life. Let people you love shine – listen without using what you hear as a launching point for your own stories. Invest yourself in your relationships today.

Taurus

When the Moon visits the sign of Libra, as it does today and until Thursday morning, dear Taurus, you are more inclined to seek out balance in your daily routines and work. You tend to hone in on details, problems, and flaws, which can serve an excellent purpose if you use this Moon position to your advantage. If systems or structures in your life need some editing, fixing, or tweaking, now is a good time to pay them attention. This is not the time for big-picture thinking or ground-breaking creativity, but rather for practical application. A poor use of this transit would be to allow yourself to fret over small problems that you can’t or won’t fix. Today and tomorrow are special for communicating in positive ways with children or a love interest. People are opening up to you.

Gemini

All day today and until Thursday morning, the Moon in your expressive sector of romance and fun brings you out of your shell and ready to share, dear Gemini. This can certainly boost your mood, although at times you may be coming across more playfully than you’re feeling, and in this way you might set yourself up for hurt feelings or a sudden mood swing. If in the past few days you’ve been entertaining negative thoughts or acting from a place of insecurity, then today you may be a little too worried about gaining attention than you are of sharing your happiness with others. Otherwise, this can be a wonderful time for feeling that you’re moving forward and enjoying your life.

Cancer

Now is a natural time to spend more time with family or close loved ones, dear Cancer, or with yourself in comfortable settings – the more comfortable and familiar the better. You’re not as adventurous on an emotional level, but you are very courageous, particularly when it comes to protecting the people you love. If it’s possible, take a breather, reconnect with your roots, and build faith in yourself in the process. Another theme today involves a very nice rapport with a sibling, classmate, or even a neighbor and a nice ability to slip into someone else’s shoes. You can gain knowledge or some other form of power on an intellectual level today that brings rewards.

Leo

There is a tendency to throw energy around today, dear Leo, although it’s not necessarily a negative thing. In fact, it’s time to do some branching out, connecting, and learning about what’s going on around you. You’re at your happiest today with a little bit of variety – you’re not interested in lifeless routine right now. Your attention span may be a little short, particularly with distractions and concerns later today, but there remains a good chance of filling your need for more stimulation and variety. If you can fit it in, it’s a good day for learning something valuable or having a conversation about your money, resources, or talents.

Virgo

Your personal experiences and goals have been in high focus with the Moon moving through your sign in recent days, dear Virgo, but today, you’re more interested in slowing down in order to appreciate what you have. It’s more about building, rooting, and nesting than about innovation and excitement. You are in need of a more predictable and secure pace, and you’re attracted to earthy, simple, and sensual activities and experiences. Whether you’re productive or happily unproductive, whichever you are in need of most, this is a day for seeking out comfort and satisfaction.

Libra

The Moon is in your sign all day today and until Thursday morning, dear Libra, and this is a time to learn about your needs and desires, as they become very clear to you now. However, it’s also important to exercise patience, knowing that emotional needs may be experienced as far more pressing or urgent than they actually are. This is because your emotions are heightened today, and there can be some level of exaggeration. If you do choose to ask for what you want from others, you can avoid drama and misunderstanding simply by stating what you want clearly and confidently, and to avoid making assumptions about what others are communicating to you. You are regaining your initiative now, and can be quite spirited today.

Scorpio

You have been in demand recently, dear Scorpio, and you are now very much in need of some down time, extra time for arriving at decisions and conclusions, and more privacy. With the emotional Moon in the sector of your chart that works behind the scenes, you are a little less noticeable and more inclined to withdraw from the demands of everyday life. You may need more time than usual to process recent events and trust that it’s a natural time, today and tomorrow, for reviewing your feelings and finding ways to renew and refresh yourself spiritually. While there can be a tendency to brood if your needs remain unanswered or you are brushed off later today, you can reconcile these feelings and become more comfortable by tonight.

Sagittarius

Now is the time to ease back a little on professional and public matters and put more of yourself, emotionally, into more humanitarian or happiness goals, dear Sagittarius. Too much is too much, and the Moon’s transit through the twelve sectors of the chart in a month’s time teaches us to be moderate – the Moon spends only two to two and a half days in one sector of the chart. Today and tomorrow, focus on lighter, more social experiences. You can remain in rather high demand as you have been lately, but now more in terms of friends and acquaintances than for fulfilling responsibilities. Worries about having enough resources can interfere with your happiness at times today, but overall there should be a freer feeling now that supports you. Even so, it’s a good time for communicating with people in a professional capacity or about practical affairs.

Capricorn

Much of your attention turns to career and public life today, dear Capricorn, or your responsibilities and performance. Others are more aware of you, particularly in terms of what you have or haven’t done and less so on a personality level. In this way, you can feel as if you are under some pressure, or if it’s felt to be uncomfortable, you could feel judged. While you can be especially sensitive to this now, you also have the chance to turn this around by simply doing your best and answering to yourself. In this way, you regain power or control. As well, this can be a strong time for tending to your practical affairs, which is important and empowering on its own.

Aquarius

Today and the next few days, more outgoing, adventurous emotional energy is with you, dear Aquarius. You’re more interested in experiencing life without worrying about the particulars. Instead of nursing your worries and concerns, and possibly your suspicions as you’ve been inclined recently, nurse your needs for adventure and knowledge. You are more willing to move forward. A one on one conversation can be especially revealing. There can be a good feeling of fairness, of dealing with people as true equals, in your interactions today.

Pisces

When it comes to dealing with the deeper recesses of your personality, there is a general tendency to want to find a balance, dear Pisces, and this trait is strong right now. Consider spending time actually feeling and experiencing your deepest feelings instead of simply trying to sort them out. It’s not as tidy, but can certainly help get you in touch with what truly motivates and moves you. While you’re inclined to keep some things to yourself today, it’s a good time for connecting with someone mentally. A fair and balanced give and take can occur that leaves both parties feeling stronger.