Your Monthly Horoscope Is In — And It Has A Record Number Of Retrogrades

From the delta variant to devastating weather patterns, we're all feeling this tough retrograde summer and early fall. We'll spare you a world events recap (you have a news app) and look overhead at the skies for guidance instead.

Pondering a sweeping life change? Not so fast. Until October, all of the lumbering outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto—are powered down in their annual retrograde. Read: This is not the month to make any big shifts that haven't been fully considered, from pros to cons to everything in between. 

Take a big step back and look at your options. Think of how any weighty decision might affect you by the end of the year, a year from now, and several years down the line. Set any reactive feelings aside as best as you can and take this macro look.

After nearly a month of these cosmic shenanigans, messenger Mercury also makes a U-turn from September 27 to October 18, its final retrograde of 2021. That brings the planetary count to six, leaving only Venus and Mars (the love planets) moving at their normal (direct) pace. 

The September 6 Virgo new moon could be a bright spot. This refreshing energy could give us a sharper look at our fall plans, as motivator Mars and transformational Pluto form a healing trine in stabilizing earth signs. With these two seismic powerhouses teamed up, powerful breakthroughs are possible, especially around money, political negotiations, and an area of life in need of a bold, fundamental change.