September is buzzing with conversations and connection! With the Virgo Sun illuminating your convivial third house until the 22nd, your calendar fills with neighborhood hangouts and impromptu ideas that actually turn into plans. Whether you’re pitching an idea, streaming your latest hot take or writing poetry, your voice carries weight now. Meanwhile, lusty Mars keeps charging through your sign until the 27th, giving you a magnetic presence. Channel that energy into passion projects and personal goals before it slips away. 

On the 10th, the year’s only new moon in Virgo lands in your communication zone, sparking new opportunities for writing, teaching or mediamaking. Someone you meet through a networking event or on a group text could turn out to be a key collaborator before 2026 is through. Also that day, disruptor Uranus pivots retrograde in Gemini and your twelfth house of closure and healing. Over the next five months, give yourself permission to shed baggage and tie up loose ends. 

Until the 10th, Venus lounges in Libra and your domestic sector, making nights in feel like the sweetest luxury. Then it glides into Scorpio and your playful fifth house, turning the dial up on creativity, romance and fun. Dive into a DIY project, host a dinner party with a theme or swipe right with curiosity. Just know that from October 3 to November 13, Venus will be retrograde, which may disrupt your romantic groove a bit. Build momentum now so you have a cushion later. 

The fall equinox on the 22nd ushers in Libra season, pulling your focus back to home and family. On the 17th, Chiron slips into Aries and your career-driven tenth house, highlighting the need to heal old patterns around leadership and ambition. And by the Aries full moon on the 26th, your professional path reaches a crossroads. Recognition may arrive—or you might decide to shift lanes into work that feels more aligned with your soul.

The Sun is in Virgo until September 22: Look who’s chatting it up!

Out you come, Crab! The Sun is making its annual visit to Virgo, activating your third house of community and communication until September 22. After a summer that pulled you inward, your mind is suddenly buzzing with things to say and 

In late June, outspoken Jupiter left your sign after spending the year in Cancer. That was an adjustment already, but then you weathered communication planet Mercury being retrograde in your sign for much of July. Adjusting to these shifts may have left you feeling a bit destabilized.

The lightness of Virgo season should bring a refreshing change of pace. Make the rounds at your neighborhood hotspots and reconnect with contacts and colleagues who’ve been away for the summer. You may be surprised how much you missed the easy, no-pressure banter!

A fun twist on back-to-school could also make Virgo season feel more vibrant. With your third house of intellect activated, your mind is this alert and curious. Put it to good use! Immerse yourself in brainstorming sessions at work, sign up for a class or workshop you bookmarked months ago, or start the Substack you’ve been mulling over. Virgo season sharpens your already quick thinking, making this a great time to channel it into ideas worth sharing.

Uranus retrograde in Gemini begins September 10: Loosen up energy blocks, change the way you deal with others

Hard reset, Cancer! On September 10, radical changemaker Uranus slips into its annual five-month retrograde, taking you offline for a beat. Uranus will reverse through Gemini and your reflective, healing twelfth house until February 8, 2027, giving you time to power down so you can power up later. 

Disruptor Uranus settled into Gemini and your twelfth house of closure on April 25, a transit that only happens every 84 years. While this energy is still very new to you (Uranus hasn’t been in Gemini since the 1940s, but you got a taste of it during a brief preview in 2025), you’ve certainly felt its impact. Are you discovering some part of your life that’s reached its expiration point, or a natural time of transition? That’s Uranus in your twelfth house.

The Uranus retrograde period is a powerful time for meditation and spiritual work. Revolutionary Uranus plumbs the depths of your psyche and loosens up energetic blocks. Take a conscious step back from any toxic ties, codependent relationships or self-sabotaging situations—practice makes close to perfect and you have five months to put yourself first in these energy zapping dynamics you find yourself in.

We’re not saying you’ll find all the answers. Uranus is here for a long time! If you’re searching for direction, allow clues to arrive through intuition and divine intervention, and give your overworked mind the rest it needs. In other words: don’t try to force an outcome. Do your part, too, by being upfront about your desires, needs and limits instead of being indirect. Give yourself permission to shed baggage and tie up loose ends.

The September 10 Virgo new moon awakens your curiosity

Spark up some synergies, Crab! When the Virgo new moon arrives on September 10, an opportunity to join forces with a kindred spirit could arise. A meeting of the minds could turn into a bigger project that unfolds over the next six months, at the corresponding Virgo full moon on February 20, 2027 (which is also an eclipse). 

No need to rush, since these connections take time. But if you feel an extra charge of potential, don’t ignore it!  You could explore your chemistry slowly using a low-risk trial to test whether your working styles truly mesh. 

At this new moon, a sibling, neighbor or colleague may also figure into events. Open the door to having more honest conversations. If you’ve been talking a lot lately, ask questions. Or if you’ve been keeping things to yourself, open up. With la luna squaring unpredictable Uranus in your twelfth house of secrets, surprising confessions could come tumbling out. Or, you might be privy to some lesser-known information that helps inform a key decision. Stay alert!

Looking for some new places to hang out or even to live? Explore different neighborhoods at the Virgo new moon. Head to a concert or a daytime festival, or sign up for a workshop to sate your curiosity. Lead with a sense of discovery and openness and you’ll magnetize exactly what’s needed.

Chiron retrograde switches from Taurus to Aries on September 17, helps you heal blocks to success

Are you pursuing your goals from a sense of purpose or from old feelings of inadequacy? On September 17, wounded healer Chiron (retrograde in Taurus since August 3), slips back a spot on the game board into assertive Aries. Until January 6, 2027, Chiron continues its reverse journey, this time through your tenth house of career and prestige.

This summer was Chiron’s first retrograde in Taurus since 1983, a cycle that stirred ancient pain around money, stability and your sense of belonging. Chiron’s retrograde through Aries asks you to unpack old traumas and finally process them so they no longer stand in the way of your ascent.

Feeling bored with your work or idling at a professional plateau, Cancer? Shift out of cruise control in your career and find a way to put more soul into your goals. From mid-September on, Chiron retrograde in your house of leadership and ambitions means you can change not only what you do but your emotional connection to your work. 

As an empathic Cancer, it’s not enough for you to collect a paycheck. You want to feel like you’re helping people or bettering their lives in some way. Between now and January 6, Chiron retrograde in Aries will support you in an exploration of what’s most important to you. Own a business? It’s a perfect time to hire an executive coach or a branding pro.

When Chiron retrograde ends on January 6, 2027, it begins the final lap through Aries, a transit that began on April 17, 2018. Until Chiron enters Taurus for seven years on April 14, 2027, get ready to remove what stands between you and the pursuit of leadership and your greatest potential. Chances are, repairing that is more of an inside job than something you can change in the external world. Do that vulnerable work now and by Q2 of next year, you could be poised for a professional quantum leap!

Libra season and the fall equinox arrive September 22

Whew! You’ve been out among the people without a pause, and you might be ready to crawl back into your cozy place. Good news, Crab: Calmer days arrive on September 22, when the Sun burrows into Libra and your domestic fourth house (Cancer’s native soil) for a month. 

Nest, rest and putter around the house—or fling open your doors for a cozy dinner party/movie night with a carefully curated guest list. Family takes top billing now through October 23, so make time to catch up with loved ones.

Libra season also ushers in the fall equinox, launching a solar-powered month for partnerships and dynamic duos, in both business and love, for all of us. But start your efforts early, since Libra’s ruler Venus, the planet of peace and harmony, will turn retrograde from October 3 to November 13.

Impatient Mars is also in your sign until September 27, which could add both motivation and stress. Take deep breaths when relatives or roommates push your buttons. Don’t rush into home renovations. If you’re looking to move or redecorate, Libra season is a great time to peruse the real estate listings or start pinning interiors onto an inspiration board. But do your research before leaping into anything new, and definitely well before Venus starts its reversal early next month!

The September 26 Aries full moon boosts your career plans

Your professional plans are front and center at the end of this month, Cancer. On September 26, the Aries full moon floods your ambitious and successful tenth house with its powerful beams. It’s time to step into your most purpose-powered path! A project you’ve been working on since as far back as the April 17 Aries new moon could come together or finally get the recognition it deserves. 

Are you craving a new professional path or a change of direction? These transitional moonbeams could bring an exciting new opportunity. A promotion, leadership role or status-boosting initiative could have your name written all over it.

Look back to Aries new moon for clues of what you could come together today or over the next two weeks. Full moons can bring endings and transitions. You could be ready to depart one professional path for a new, more fulfilling one. It never hurts to circulate your resume or refresh your LinkedIn profile.

This year’s full moon in Aries also sits shoulder-to-shoulder with dreamy Neptune, dialing up your manifesting powers. Creative visualization and intention setting will have extra potency with this spiritual moon-Neptune alliance.

Love & Relationships

Feather your love nest, Cancer, and personalize it to your seductive specifications. Romantic Venus is in Libra as the month opens, fluffing up the crochet pillows in your domestic fourth house. Just the way you like it, Crab, your coziest moments happen behind your closed doors. Otherwise they probably won’t happen at all!

There’s a soft filter overlaying the start of September as the love planets, Venus and Mars, linger in sensitive and sentimental zones of your chart. Romantic Venus is in Libra and your affectionate, homey fourth house until September 10, while sizzling Mars is in YOUR sign until September 27!

With red-hot Mars spending nearly all month in Cancer and your first house of self-advocacy, your assertiveness could tip into combativeness at moments. But if you can regulate your stress, this cycle also brings a strong surge of heart-centered energy.  Energizing Mars returned to Cancer on August 11, its first visit since 2024!, cranking up your sex appeal and head-turner status. YOU are the zodiac’s “It” person, just in time for the start of fall. It might be harder to actually leave the house when the Sun sneaks into Libra and your domestic fourth house on September 22. 

Thankfully the Sun in your Virgo is activating your third house of community and communication until September 22. Make the rounds at your neighborhood hotspots. Host late summer barbecues or hop between gatherings. Immerse yourself in conversations. You might stumble into someone new at one of your usual places.

From September 10 to October 25, Venus slinks through the Scorpio and the sexy savannah of your fifth house, the zodiac zone associated with new love. Whether you’re feeling feral for someone new or reigniting the fires with your long-term love, make sure you elevate every experience while Venus hovers here, especially since a retrograde might interrupt your efforts next month!

Caution: Venus turns retrograde from October 3 to November 13, backing up through these most relationship-oriented zodiac signs it’s already visiting this summer (Scorpio from October 3 to 25 and then Libra from October 25 to November 13). Venus retrograde cycles, which last for six weeks, can complicate matters of love. They’re also a chance to put old stories to bed and to write a fresh chapter for your heart. We’ll explore this more in your horoscope next month. For now, try to get clear on what you need or feel resentful about, before you let any hair-trigger reactions hijack your better judgment.  

Money + Career

Get your ideas out to the world, Cancer. With the Sun in Virgo and your expressive third house until September 22, this month is ideal for meeting with prospective clients, polishing your online presence and sharing your message with the world.

While the bottom line is always important, focus on other essential things this month with the Sun lighting up your interpersonal third house. You’ll be on-point with your ideas, and your insights will hit their marks, winning you new fans, friends and followers.

One of these connections might have the potential to spark a professional venture. Let people know what’s on your mind directly, or at least drop some obvious hints and see who picks up on them. A good day for that is the Virgo new moon on September 10, which could draw a perfect partner to you like a moth to a flame.

One of the most auspicious days of the year is September 26, when the year’s only full moon in Aries electrifies your ambitious tenth house. This could bring great fanfare to a project you’ve been developing for the past several months, or herald a major career shift. Aries energy can be impulsive, so think about where you want to be in six months, and make sure any decisions you make now support that vision! With the full moon synced to spiritual Neptune, you could ritualize it with a vision board or some kind of intention-setting practice.