Horoscopes September 16-22: Get Ready For A Sneak Preview Of The Next Two-And-A-Half Years

And just like that, eclipse season is upon us…again! No sooner have we found our footing after Mercury retrograde than the sky ramps up and hits the “spin” cycle.

If you’re a mutable sign rising (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius or Pisces), it’s especially interesting. Eclipses always signal abrupt beginnings and endings, but unlike other new or full moons that can be especially potent for manifesting, these are best left to their own devices.

As we enter a few weeks of rapid changes, the key is to stay malleable – detached even – as the goal posts move, and likely move often. As much as you might be striving for a particular outcome, your best course of action is to try and go with the flow and trust that anything that doesn’t come to fruition truly wasn’t meant to be.

Remember to always read for your rising sign, rather than your sun sign to get the most accurate read. Cast your chart at theastrologyofyou.com to learn your sign.

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ARIES AND ARIES RISING

Are you ready to let go of the wheel? Easier said than done for Aries folks but this new series of eclipses kicking off mid-week (18 September AEST and GMT) will be setting the tone for the next two and a half years. The essence of your incoming software update is all about learning to be let go of attachment on the finer details, especially when it comes to your daily schedule. Good enough is good enough, the sooner you allow yourself to accept that managing your time and your wellbeing is a work in process, and not a finish line or a PB to hit, the better.

TAURUS AND TAURUS RISING

The big moment this week is undoubtedly the eclipse (18 September AEST and GMT) which pulls focuses on your attachment to getting things “just so” – especially when it comes to creativity. Perfectionists take note: artistic expression is a process, not an end point. If you have kids, relinquishing the need for everything to be exactly as you imagined it in your mind, and giving up on perfection (especially when it comes to toy clutter and general child-related chaos) will be a strong focus. Don’t panic if that sounds like a lot – you’ve got until early 2027 to figure it out.

GEMINI AND GEMINI RISING

Big Healing Incoming! This new eclipse series has your relationship to work and home firmly in its sights. This first eclipse (happening Wednesday AEST and GMT), will highlight the areas within your life that are ripe for regeneration so pay attention to plotlines that suggest change. If you’re not entirely sure what that means, look to old childhood baggage that you’ve been carrying around (literally or metaphorically) that’s ready to be let go. No small feat, but thankfully you’ve got the next two years to do all the emotional processing around what it means to find a sense of soulful fulfilment in your career and where you live.

CANCER AND CANCER RISING

Release, regenerate and reconcile that’s what this new series of eclipses is all about. As the axis highlighting your connection to something bigger (think spirituality, faith or even far-flung travel) and the ‘smaller’ more immediate areas of life (think: your neighbourhood or even your relationship with siblings), this week’s eclipse (18 September AEST and GMT) opens a new chapter of evolution. Over the next two years, finding a way to accept things – and people – as they are rather than trying to improve the situation will be one of your most profound lessons. Look for the beginning of those storylines as the threads begin to weave together this week.

LEO AND LEO RISING

Spiritual growth and finances may not be two concepts you’d usually group together, but that’s exactly what’s in store for this new eclipse series. Reframing how you see cash as a form of energy, rather than purely an economic reality, might help you make sense of the lessons you’re about to learn. How you share your resources, track your spending or justify what’s worth a splurge will all come under the microscope over the next two years. This week’s eclipse (18 September AEST and GMT) opens the story, highlighting the larger themes that will shape what looks to be a very interesting couple of years indeed. Reserve judgement and let the eclipse do its thing; this is not a time to hustle or try to “make” something happen – all you need to do is stay open.

VIRGO AND VIRGO RISING

The excitement continues for Virgos this week as you get a sneak peek of what the next eclipse cycle which will be underway until early 2027, has in store for you. This week’s eclipse (18 September AEST and GMT) looks especially pertinent, as it highlights old parts of your identity that are ready to be put to bed. It could be something as material as a style overhaul, or it could speak to something much deeper. The key is to (try) and let go of your attachment to outcomes and let your intuition, rather than your “could/should/would” inner voice guide your decisions. Change is coming whether you like it or not, so get supple and prepare to bend and sway with the waves rather than struggle against the rip.

LIBRA AND LIBRA RISING

After two years of pretty intense changes in your life, there’s a glimmer of reprieve on the horizon. While the Aries/Libra eclipses that have coincided with significant relationship changes aren’t over just yet, the introduction of a new eclipse energy (18 September AEST and GMT) hints that the end is in sight (technically next March). This next series marks the beginning of a new two-and-a-half-year period of changes that will be happening in a less activated area of your chart. Your energies turn to wellbeing, health and taking care of yourself in a way that is nourishing not just physically but spiritually. Compared to the disruption of the past couple of years, it should feel like a walk in the park.

SCORPIO AND SCORPIO RISING

Changes are afoot for Scorpios especially when it comes to their social network. With eclipse season highlighting a new area of your life primed for an upgrade, letting go of old expectations or even relationships that don’t nourish and heal will be The Work for the next couple of years. Look for the beginning of the story this week when the full moon (18 September AEST and GMT) writes the prologue to this eclipse series. There’s nothing to do per se, just watch with interest and curiosity and try as much as you can not to fixate on maintaining control of the situation. Letting go is the point, not just a side note.

SAGITTARIUS AND SAGITTARIUS RISING

Ready to shake things up? There’s a whole new world of growth and evolution on your immediate horizon as this new eclipse series (18 September AEST and GMT) ushers in a new age in both your public and private life. Letting go of old versions of yourself, especially in the context of who you are at work, will be a big theme over next couple of years. This week you’re served a preview of what that could look like as the full moon highlights your need to balance idealism with realism. There is room for both – at work and at home – but striking the balance will be an ongoing project rather than a “tick and flick” task to get done.

CAPRICORN AND CAPRICORN RISING

Good news for Caps who don’t like change (read: pretty much all sea goats!); the frenetic shifts happening in the central areas of your life, especially your work and home, are beginning to settle. Yes, there’s still six months left of the Aries/Libra eclipses that have been up-levelling your work/life balance, but this week we get a preview of what the next two and a half years has in store. The good news? It’s a lot less hectic. With this week’s full moon (18 September AEST and GMT) offering a trailer of what’s to come, expect some new challenges around your attachment to perfection – and some tough lessons around being ok with things seeming extremely ambiguous.

AQUARIUS AND AQUARIUS RISING

The big cash lessons continue as this week’s lunar eclipse (18 September AEST and GMT) ignites a new story around how you manage and plan your resources. Finances are a big part of it, but your energetic resources are part of this too. If it all feels hazy and unclear, that’s because it is (thank Neptune), but if you stay open and interested in what’s coming up, you’ll recognise the shape of storylines to come over the next two and a half years. Practicality and perfectionism will clash with a pull to go deep and lose yourself in the moment – striking a balance that integrates both sides of you will be your major work.

PISCES AND PISCES RISING

Almost no other sign (aside from Virgo) will feel the effects of this week’s lunar eclipse (18 September AEST and GMT) quite as strongly as you, little fish. As the moon illuminates a new story around your sense of identity, your most important relationships will also come under the microscope. From now until February 2027 you’ll be preparing to let go of old baggage – and possibly old hurts – as you make way for new growth and deeper connections that value meaning over minutiae or metrics. There’s a lot of work to be done, but not in the rise and grind sense. This deep work is The Work that Pisces were born to do. As Jon Kabat-Zinn (a mindfulness meditation expert) says, “You can’t control the waves, but you can learn how to surf.” Wetsuits on, it’s time to paddle out.