During February, the heart of winter, the focus is on staying warm and sharing messages of optimism and love. From Groundhog Day to Valentine's Day and President's Day, it's natural to seek optimism and inspiration to light the path through the month's shorter, darker, chilly day

Valentine's Day is easy to love or hate, often depending on your relationship status. When you're single, you might be all about embracing Galentine's Day with your BFFs. Attached? Maybe you're looking forward to receiving a breathtakingly colorful bouquet from your partner or sh

Finally! March is here, mixing dark, blustery days with teasing hints of sun and warmth, encouraging some serious spring fever. It's a time to slowly come out of hibernation as you turn the clocks forward and find all the excuses to be festive (hello, St. Paddy's Day and Purim!). If the

From impeachment to a volatile primary season, the coronavirus to Meghan and Harry's rejection of official royal life, and even Pilot Pete's endlessly aggravating season of The Bachelor, the early days of 2020 have been packed with discord, uncertainty, and Mercury retrograde-fueled confus

For people who generally go into an office, work-from-home days might feel like the adult version of a snow day—but instead of sipping hot cocoa and watching movies, you're glugging multiple cups of coffee and rushing to join video conferences with co-workers. Now, in the face of a globa

After a long winter, we've reached the first full month of spring. April, with its soft sunshine, rainy days, and sprouting blooms, often feels as though it's brimming with both showy hope and quiet optimism—two emotions you might be striving to hold onto now more than ever. That&ap

The transition from spring to summer generally brings with it a hefty dose of sunshine and hope for what the warmest, most playful season will bring. Curiosity about what lies ahead is at an all-time high, as is the desire to dive in and enjoy life's most basic, heartfelt pleasures. This year,

When summer is in full swing, and every day is long, bright, and full of possibility, it's hard not to feel a strong desire to make the most of every moment—just like you did as a kid as soon as school was out. And when you're stuck doing anything but having fun—including the

When the earth offers a wakeup call at 6 a.m., thanks to the big bright sun making its daily debut in every nook and cranny of the world, you know you're swimming in the heart of summertime. And as the days get even hotter and drippier, it's easy to find yourself daydreaming of nothing mor

When the days range from hot and sweaty to teasingly crisp, evening breezes get a bit cooler, and you begrudgingly begin to kiss a sun-filled season goodbye, you know you're on the bridge between sultry summer and sweet fall: September. If you feel like you're enjoying both the call to dil

Whether you say you're an unconventional, eccentric Aquarius who was born in early February or a charismatic, go-getter Leo who came into the world in late July, the zodiac sign you identify as is likely based exclusively on the sun. The luminous celestial body spends roughly four weeks in each

Though 2022's been off to a sleepy start, this is the week you could begin to feel a bit more forward movement, thanks to a couple of exciting sign shifts — and Venus, the planet of love, finally ending its retrograde. And it bears noting that this is all going down in industrious Capric

Thanks to a new moon in futuristic Aquarius and Mercury going direct following its first retrograde of the year, this week could feel like the beginning of an exhilarating new chapter. For starters, on Sunday, January 30, the confident sun in Aquarius squares off against Uranus in Taurus, heightenin

Whether you're watching the Super Bowl, celebrating Valentine's Day, or bearing down bomb cyclones by sipping hot cocoa bombs with your S.O. or besties, February can be social, optimistic, and full of romance. For that, you can thank its astrological hosts: people-oriented fixed air sign A

If your love life has felt stagnant for the past month and a half, rest assured that there's more than just the winter doldrums to blame. From December 19 to January 29, Venus, the planet of love, was retrograde in industrious cardinal earth sign Capricorn, requiring us to do internal work on

After months of rumors swirling about whether or not Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were officially dating, a simple glance at their birth charts could have confirmed what everyone had been dying to know. Of course, they're dating: They're an astrological match made in heaven. A$AP Rocky finally p

With a new moon and Mercury finally going direct, last week offered up day after day of intense energy. This week promises to be a bit quieter, although it's marked by a few big planetary match-ups that could spike passion and drum up power struggles. On Sunday, February 6, fiery Mars in Cap

While last week offered a respite from lots of astrological action, this Valentine's Day week is anything but a snoozefest, thanks to several power-playing planets bringing the drama and romance. On Monday, February 14, Mercury, the planet of communication, moves into Aquarius, where it last sp

Every year, the sun's trip through Pisces bridges the gap between a cozy, sleepy hibernation period that is the tail end of winter and the earliest days of springtime. And this astrologically quiet week may serve as a reminder that we still have quite a bit of low-key wintertime to go before it

On the heels of an astrologically low-key, mid-February snooze, this week will not only kick off a whole new month but also host a mystical, spiritually-charged new moon in Pisces. Leading up to the new moon — in the late Pacific coast hours of Tuesday, March 1 and early a.m. hours of Wednesd