[Fate & Free Will ] Astrology for the Week of February 23 - March 1

This week we are between eclipses (which is great) but Mercury stations retrograde which is a whole other kind of exciting. 

Monday 02/23

• ☽ at 21° 56‘ Taurus ✳ ☿ at 21° 56‘ Pisces | 7:51 am Eastern
• ☽ at 24° 35‘ Taurus □ ♂︎ at 24° 35‘ Aquarius | 12:19 pm Eastern
• ☽ at 27° 38‘ Taurus ☌ ♅ at 27° 38‘ Taurus  | 5:28 pm Eastern
• ☽ V/C | 5:28 pm - 9:28 pm Eastern
• ☽ ▻ Gemini | 9:28 pm Eastern
• ☽ at 00° 52‘ Gemini ✳ ♆ at 00° 52‘ Aries | 10:57 pm Eastern
• ☽ at 01° 09‘ Gemini ✳ ♄ at 01° 09‘ Aries | 11:26 pm Eastern

Monday isn’t exactly comfortable. Whatever last week stirred up is still simmering today but with a combative edge to it or something surprising adding to the stress. 

• Best for: Breaking habits, letting go of what's not working, doing something different.
• Potential Challenges: Stubbornness, picking fights, unexpected changes, restlessness.

Tuesday 02/24

• ☽ at 04° 24‘ Gemini △ ♇ at 04° 24‘  Aquarius | 4:55 am Eastern
• 🌓 First Quarter Moon | 7:27 am Eastern
• ☽ at 05° 54‘ Gemini □ ☉ at 05° 54‘ Pisces | 7:27 am Eastern

Tuesday is the first stress test of whatever last week's eclipse started. 

This new chapter is already bumping up against something and you're figuring out what you're willing to do about it. You probably have an idea of what you want but it may be harder to explain it or believe in it.

• Best for: Working through something complex, figuring out what matters enough to fight for.
• Potential Challenges: Miscommunication, frustration with what you can't put into words, wanting something you can't explain.

Wednesday 02/25

• ☽ at 18° 45‘ Gemini □ ♀︎ at 18° 45‘ Pisces | 5:10 am Eastern
• ☽ at 22° 32‘ Gemini □ ☿ at 22° 32‘ Pisces | 11:33 am Eastern
• ☽ at 26° 20‘ Gemini △ ♂︎ at 26° 20‘ Aquarius | 6:00 pm Eastern
• ☽ V/C | 6:00 pm - Feb 26 at 12:11 am » Eastern

Wednesday is chatty and frustrated at the same time. Conversations could go sideways fast with what you want getting lost in translation. 

If talking isn't working, doing might.

• Best for: Taking action, channeling frustration into productivity, competitive situations.
• Potential Challenges: Miscommunication, saying the wrong thing, wanting something you can't articulate clearly.

Thursday 02/26

• ☽ ▻ Cancer | 12:11 am Eastern
• ☽ at 00° 56‘ Cancer □ ♆ at 00° 56‘ Aries | 1:47 am Eastern
• ☿ ▻  ℞ at 22° 33‘ Pisces  | 1:48 am Eastern
• ☿ ▻  Direct at 08° 29‘ Pisces on March 20, 2026  Eastern
• ☽ at 01° 24‘ Cancer □ ♄ at 01° 24‘ Aries | 2:33 am Eastern
• ☽ at 08° 11‘ Cancer △ ☉ at 08° 11‘ Pisces | 2:03 pm Eastern

Thursday everything slows down. Mercury stations retrograde in Pisces and whatever showed up around desire or connection during eclipse week is about to get a thorough second look over the coming weeks. 

In general, conversations get revisited, plans stall or reverse, and the things you thought you'd decided start looking different. Back up your devices, double check your travel plans, and reread anything before you hit send (for the entirety of the retrograde).

• Best for: Revisiting conversations, reconsidering decisions, slowing down on purpose.
• Potential Challenges: Communication breakdowns, tech glitches, travel snafus, plans stalling, old conversations resurfacing.

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Friday 02/27

• ☽ at 15° 18‘ Cancer ☌ ♃ at 15° 18‘ Cancer ℞  | 2:10 am Eastern
• ♂︎ at 27° 42‘ Aquarius □ ♅ at 27° 42‘ Taurus | 11:20 am Eastern
• ☽ at 21° 39‘ Cancer △ ♀︎ at 21° 39‘ Pisces | 12:59 pm Eastern
• ☽ at 22° 22‘ Cancer △ ☿ at 22° 22‘ Pisces ℞ | 2:13 pm Eastern
• 🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon | 5:34 pm Eastern
• ☽ at 27° 42‘ Cancer ✳ ♅ at 27° 42‘ Taurus | 11:21 pm Eastern
• ☽ V/C | 11:21 pm - February 28 at  3:16 am Eastern

Friday is volatile and oddly tender at the same time. 

Something (or someone) blows up or breaks loose but the people around you are mostly warm and communicative.

Meanwhile, something you thought you'd moved past about what you want or who you want is resurfacing and demanding attention.

At least it won’t be boring.

• Best for: Quick decisions, bold moves, conversations about what you want.
• Potential Challenges: Sudden confrontations, accidents, aggression that comes out of nowhere, old desire resurfacing at an inconvenient time.

Saturday 02/28

• ☿ at 22° 15‘ Pisces ℞  ☌ ♀︎ at 22° 15‘ Pisces  | 12:35 am  Eastern
• ☽ ▻ Leo | 3:16 am Eastern
• ☽ at 01° 01‘ Leo △ ♆ at 01° 01‘ Aries | 5:02 am Eastern
• ☽ at 01° 39‘ Leo △ ♄ at 01° 39‘ Aries | 6:07 am Eastern
• ☽ at 04° 31‘ Leo ☍ ♇ at 04° 31‘ Aquarius | 11:03 am Eastern

Saturday the thing that's been resurfacing about what you want or who you want should be noticeable. 

Last week's big shifts feel more emotionally manageable than they did in the thick of it and you can start to see how you feel about what's changed. But there's an intensity underneath that means coasting isn’t an option.

• Best for: Second chances, letting yourself want what you want, enjoying what's come back around.
• Potential Challenges: Obsessing over what you can't have, power struggles, intensity that catches you off guard. 

Sunday 03/01

• No Transit 

Sunday is quiet. No major transits, just the faintest hint of restlessness building toward next week’s Virgo eclipse.

• Best for: Rest, recovery, enjoying the calm.
• Potential Challenges: Restlessness creeping in by evening.

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Until next time, my wish for you is a rekindling of your wildest dreams. - Robin 💋