Today’s daily horoscopes

A task you can do alone may be a better use of your energy than waiting for someone to agree with you. Mars still has support from Saturn, so the effort ought to have somewhere to land. Begin, Aries. You’ve allowed one irritating person a remarkable amount of influence over work you insist has nothing to do with them.

Before you explain what someone ought to appreciate, ask whether they wanted the favour in the first place. Venus is closing in on its square with Pluto, and generosity can carry some demanding conditions. You may have done a great deal for them, Taurus. If you meant it as a purchase, you should have checked what was for sale.

Leave the unanswered question alone for a while. Mercury in Scorpio can keep you looking long after you’ve stopped learning anything. Your next inquiry may be less discreet than you imagine, Gemini. It’s possible to convey considerable suspicion while congratulating yourself on how casually you’ve asked. People do occasionally hear you.

There is unfinished work, and apparently you’re the only person who could possibly do it. A Capricorn Moon makes responsibility feel compelling, Cancer. Be clear about which part is yours. If you’re hoping someone will notice the sacrifice and send you home, you’ve left the least reliable person in charge.

Let someone else handle a visible part of the work. Mars in Leo gives you plenty of appetite for taking charge; you can put some of it into making room. You may have to watch them succeed without your intervention. Bear up, Leo. Their competence needn’t be a personal setback, although you seem willing to explore the possibility.

Correct the small error and let the matter rest, Virgo. Mercury in Scorpio lends itself to useful examination, though you could easily carry on until you’ve discovered a larger offence to be annoyed about. It would be pleasant to benefit from your attention without also having to defend yourself against it.

Someone may be accustomed to your agreement. A change of mind could therefore be awkward, especially if you’ve spent weeks making the arrangement sound delightful. Say what has changed, Libra. Venus under pressure from Pluto exposes the cost of keeping approval at any price. You’re allowed to disappoint them. They’re allowed to notice the late announcement.

Another person’s freedom may feel unusually difficult to leave alone. Venus and Pluto are in a tightening square, stirring the wish to know exactly where you stand. Ask a fair question if you must, Scorpio. Requiring a more reassuring answer every time you feel uneasy will eventually teach them that reassuring you has no useful effect.

There may be more pleasure in a familiar place than in the elaborate escape you’re considering. Let an ordinary day be enough for a few hours, Sagittarius. You can still be interesting when nothing remarkable is happening to you. If your own company needs constant distraction to remain bearable, the scenery may be receiving rather too much blame.

You warned them, Capricorn. It seems they’ve gone ahead anyway. Consider whether you still want the thing to go well. Saturn’s retrograde passage invites a look at the standards you insist everyone ought to share. If success now requires them to struggle first, perhaps the difficulty was never your chief concern.

A commitment you made may need a little more care than you’ve given it. You have enough patience to put that right today. Do so without opening a debate about the principle of obligation, Aquarius. The person relying on you has a practical interest in whether you’ll turn up. Your position on freedom is less immediately useful.

There may be satisfaction in finishing a small piece of something you care about. The Capricorn Moon favours tangible progress; give your imagination a modest amount of work to do. You can preserve the grander possibilities for later, Pisces. They’ve been very well preserved already. I’d be interested to see what happens when you risk completing one.