Daily Horoscopes for Thursday 16 April 2026
Aries    Aries   Mar 21 - Apr 19
At some point during your birthday month, when the Sun and Moon align and with the solar and lunar cycles in sync and with their gravitational influence working together, this can propel things forward. This is the point in your birthday month when there is an opportunity for new beginnings, a fresh start and commit to your birthday month and new solar year. The difference, as the Moon returns to begin the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon isn’t just the number of planets in Aries, but the sheer weight and influence this allows you to put into anything you put your mind to.
 
Taurus    Taurus   Apr 20 - May 20
As the Moon returns to a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart to begin the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon, this brings you to a point in the month long wind down of your old solar year where the past, present and future start to overlap. A New Moon is all about new beginnings and looking to the future, yet the Sun and Moon are meeting up in a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart. Over the next few days, this will give the wind down of your old solar year the hurry up while starting to look to the future and your birthday month and new solar year, which is now just four days away.
 
Gemini    Gemini   May 21 - Jun 21
It is just as Mercury, the planet of communication is settling into his first full day in your sector of friendship, teamwork and networking that he is joined by the Moon. This begins the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon, but spending its early hours aligned with Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune, this is a chance to become emotionally engaged and connected with the planets that are already working together to make this a powerful time for connecting. As well as making it easier to connect, it is also by listening to your gut that you are more likely to find yourself in the right place at the right time.
 
Cancer    Cancer   Jun 22 - Jul 22
It is just as Mercury is settling into his first full day in your career sector, that he is not only joined by the Moon, but to begin the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon. Mercury is just one of the now six planets in your career sector and with the Sun and Moon here as well, this has brought you to some of the most powerful points in this professional year. In the meantime, a day after Mercury left your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery, as the Moon leaves today, this leaves keeping a sense of wanderlust, curiosity and adventure alive up to you.
 
Leo    Leo   Jul 23 - Aug 22
In the heart of the working week, the Moon not only joins Mercury as he is settling into his first full day in your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery, but to begin the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon. After staying on to tie up loose ends after Mercury left your financial sector yesterday, something that has left you with both a smart head for money and an intuitive read on money matters, the focus has shifted to the adventurous side of life’s fence. With the Sun, Moon and six planets, half of them some of the most powerful in the solar system lined up, this is something you won’t be able to fight.
 
Virgo    Virgo   Aug 23 - Sep 22
A day after Mercury, the planet of communication not only left your relationship sector but ended all planetary activity on the relationship front for the year, the Moon leaves. Able to stay on after Mercury left, as it leaves today, the Moon not only leaves you emotionally engaged and aware, but better able to keep the communication lines open. Meanwhile, it is just as Mercury is settling into his first full day in your financial sector that the Moon not only returns but begins the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon. The Sun, Moon and six of the most powerful planets in the solar system are lined up and ready for anything this might act as a trigger for or give the green light to.
 
Libra    Libra   Sep 23 - Oct 23
At some point during the Sun’s month long transit through your relationship sector, it will align with the Moon to create a New Moon that can both move things forward and create an opportunity for new beginnings and a fresh start. As the Moon returns to your relationship sector to begin the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon, the timing couldn’t be better. Not only is Mercury, the planet of communication settling into his first full day in your relationship sector, but with Mars in his first week and the Sun four days away from leaving, just as you have all available resources on hand.
 
Scorpio    Scorpio   Oct 24 - Nov 21
Every four weeks the Moon will leave a playful and creative part of your chart and return to your busy work sector, always has and always will. The difference today is that for the first time in eight months, there are no planets left in a playful and creative part of your chart and instead, as the Moon returns to your work sector to begin the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon, it is to find the Sun and six of the most powerful planets in the solar system already there. For the first time this year, you will get no help from the stars when it comes to maintaining a balance between work and play, but not before spending months showing you how to do it.
 
Sagittarius    Sagittarius   Nov 22 - Dec 21
Heart of the working week or not, as the Moon returns to a playful and creative part of your chart to begin the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon, it is to find the Sun and six of the most powerful planets in the solar system already here. While this comes just as there is already something special brewing on the job front, for now this isn’t going to be a challenge, for the planets there are more focused on preparing for developments next week. This leaves you with no excuses but does put more weight on the importance of having the right balance between work and play, because this is here to stay.
 
Capricorn    Capricorn   Dec 22 - Jan 19
A day after Mercury, the planet of communication not only left your communication sector but ended all planetary activity on the communication front for the year, the Moon leaves. The Moon was able to stay on after Mercury left in order to capture his influence and lock in the resolve to keep the communication lines open. Meanwhile, this will see the Moon not only return with a chance to ensure you are emotionally and intuitively engaged and aware as Mercury settles into his first full day in your home and family sector, but to begin the lead up to a New Moon that can give everything already building the green light.
 
Aquarius    Aquarius   Jan 20 - Feb 18
While every four weeks the Moon will leave your income sector and return to your communication sector, always has and always will, it is the timing that makes this significant. A day after Mercury not only left your income sector but ended all planetary activity on the income side of the financial fence for the year, as the Moon leaves today, it is with a sense of where the money is and a chance to capture the smart head for money this has left you with. Meanwhile, as Mercury settles into his first full day in your communication sector, the Moon returns to begin the lead up to a New Moon that makes this the ideal time to draw a new line in the sand.
 
Pisces    Pisces   Feb 19 - Mar 20
When the Sun left Pisces, bringing your birthday month to a close nearly four weeks ago, Mercury not only stayed on but was there before he had even returned. Over two months after returning for what is normally a 14 to 15 day chance to work with the Sun to take a smart and practical approach to choices, decisions and plans for the coming year, Mercury finally left yesterday. As the Moon leaves today, this brings you to the point when you’re ready to embrace the journey ahead. Meanwhile, as the Moon follows Mercury into your income sector, it is to begin the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon and a chance to give everything already ripe with potential the green light.
 
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